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NAZI RELIGIOUS
SMOVES
Swastika Flown on
Some Churches
TALK WITH VATICAN
(Published in "The Times")
BERLIN, July 2.
Most of the Prussian Protestant
Churches have now expressed Nazi senti
ments. Today the ulain-spoken sermon
of conscientious pastors alternated with
services of thanksziving. nrescribed by t'
authorities for the orospoet of a new re
lirious life.
Sometimes the swastika flag and the
Imperial flag were hoisted on churches
with the concurrence of the clergymefi.
The reading of a declaration prepared by
Dr. Muller. leader of the new Germar
National Evangelical Church. superseded
the sermon in some pulpits.
MANY COUPLES REMARRY
Escorted by bands and banners. 48 uni
formed Nazis marched to church today.
where a mass marriace was performed in
the nresence of the Minister of Public
Enlightenment ,(Dr. Goebbe.s). Only two
of them were previously unmarried. - The
others wished to confirm their -married
state by a second ceremony. in accordan
with the Christian ritual of tho new Ger
man Church.
The Munich correspondent of "The
Observer" says that Herr ?Iitler's merci
less attempts to secure uniformity in the
German Protestant Church naturally
roused great suspicion at the Vatican.
where it was feared that German Catho-1
lies would be approached in the same
spirit. Toallay these suspicions the Vice
Chancellor (Col. von Papen) was sent to
Rome.
DEMAND FOR UNITY
Already N azi university professors are
iiourianSng their hatchets and crying for
blood. The notable phlosopner Prof.
rrnst Bergmann demands a single Ger
man Church. compriisimg Lrtestants ind
Catholics, but the Vatican will fight such
a possibility to the death.
ROME. July 2.-It is understood that
Carainal Pacelli and the German Vice
Chancellor (Col. von Papen) have reached
a concordat in principle between the Vati
can and uermany, linking the existing
Vatican agreements with Prussia,-Bavaria,
and Baden. It is presumed that Herr
Hitler will give adequate, assurances about
Catholic education.
BERLIN, July 2.-A gang of Nazis
marched to the house of Dr. Eiserle, f.r
merly of the People's Party but now Nazi
publicity chief in Munich They stoned
the house and demanded the owiner.
Dr. Eiserle barricaded the doors and
telephoned for the police emergencye
squad. The. police arrived with NaTi
storm troops and repelled the demor.stra
tors. They arrested Dr. Eiserle to pre
vent an attack by t-he crowd. 1who-spat
at him. crying. "Catholic scoundrel."
"Turncoat."
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