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British action is not dictated by any objection to journalistic activities. The proposed reprisals will not deceive the outside world into the belief that the affair is simply due to Great Britain': desire to fetter the liberty of the Press, ey ough that commodity does not exist in Germany. British people have no concern with the machinery whereby the N: organization firds it necessary to work. The know that it demands the existence of special representatives of the party who in various parts of the world where German communities are, as in Germany itself, act as reporters to the Party Headquarters with the object of ensuring that Nazi ideals and methods prevail. This work entails much the same supervision of officials and non-officials alike as has marked the "party" discipline of Communism in Russia and Fascism in Italy. Non-Germans Study this diagram—see how the tufted end of the Pro-phy-lac-tic Perma-Gripreaches in ndaround every purt of the teeth. gan have no quarrel with it, in so far exclusi concerns Germans and i cognized by them as suitable to the requirements of their totalitarian regime, No doubt Germans in England have to keep in touch with these Nazi agents and so long as they are
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It has been evident, however, that certain German residents' in Great Britain who are either refugees from their former country or who are not en rapport with *the present regime, have been subjected to-a form of Eighty percent of tooth decay begins with the back teeth. Why? Becau ordinary tooth brushes do not reach and thoroughly el oan these bardo-getat back molars, The endiuft of the Prophylactic Perma-Grip reaches it every tiny crevice, dislodges and removes every food particle—protects against ache and decay. All your teeth are clean when you clean them with a Brophy-lacctic Perma-Grip Tooth Brush.
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It seems probable that the Home Office's action has been dictated by considerations of this kind. No, doubt it is difficult for the German Government in its present form to understand the distinctions thus drawn between legitimate journalistic enterprise and propagandist activities which have no connection with journalism, for although there are many able, fair-minded and responsible German journalists the\ iron control over the Press to which they belong makes it impossible for their professional ability to find full nave the poor consolation that their difficulties evoke the warmest sympathy from their colleagues of other nations and a lively admiration for their gallantry. The situation seems unfortunately inclined to develop, for Mr. Norman Ebbutt's reputation makes the German Government's action particularly open to criticism. The denial that "The Times" has been asked to send a more amenable correspondent is not likely to affect that journal's decision, for, in present cireumstances, the appointment of a successor to Mr. Ebbutt would in effect give tacit endorsement to the notice of expulsion. Correspondents of "The Times" do not pretend to infallibil any more than other members of their profession, but as the "News-Chronicle", with the generosity to be expected of a paper of its traditions, bluntly puts it, the standards and standing of such correspondents are well-known the world over and in applying the rigour of its conceptions of journalistic ethics to so conspicuous an ornament of a distinguished staff, the German Government cannot expect to receive much support from the world outside. It is to be?hoped: that the decision will be reconsidered, for great importance has been attached to the recent improvement in relations between Germany and Great Britain. The report that the expulsion of other journalists is being contemplated does not encourage hopefulness, but perhaps the meeting of the Foreign Press Association will result in the formulation of ews which may guide the German authorities to a way of escape from an embarrassing position. One thing is clear: whatever may be the merits of the Nazi "reporting" system in German eyes as a contribution to the solidarity of the German national front in Germany itself, it is not acceptable as an exotic associate in British politics. It is to be feared that German authorities are inclined to over-value the idiosyncrasies of certain British journals which pose as. ostensible admirers of the Nazi creed. Big circulations do not necessarily connote extensive influence, If a careful study were given to the record of the journals which have been courting Nazi smiles, the patriotic German might be inclined to pray that his Government should be saved from lits friends. The acrobatics of the Rothermere Press, for example, have long been a standing joke in Fleet-street and Westminster. In the effort to fly through the totalitarian air with the greatest of ease, its charming young men on the flying trapeze of proprietorial whims cut remarkable figures—but precious little ice.
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