Wealthy Semites to Pay for Damages Done Extra Levy to Murder Indemnity Berlin, Nov. 14. NO, Jess than 160 wealthy Jews were convoked by order of the Government today and each handed a slip of paper showing the sum of an assessment for windows smashed during Thursday's anti-Semitic riots. Payment is demanded immediately. The total amount of damages is not known, but one rich widow was assessed Rin, 50,000 and a Jewish manufacturer was commanded to pay Rin, 130,000. Payment of these sums does not affect the victims' liability for a contribution to the milliard marks levy for the von Rath murder.
The attitude of the Berlin public towards the Government's anti-Jewish measures and the mob destruction preceding them is in the main, one of shocked ama: wzement, as far as can be judged from talks with individuals. On! ly a very few express complete agreement, and even members of the Nazi Party have admitted to foreign pressmen how very distasteful they have found them. There is undoubtedly, however, a minority who approve of what has occurred, and a handful who would welcome more drastic steps against the Jews, The people living in provincial towns seem to have been more influenced by anti-Semitic propaganda. Many more of the general public, apart from bands of hooligans, appear to have joined the provincial demonstrations.
There was one example in which the wreckers included such public servants as tox officials, postmen and employees of the local power station and other business.
Jews are forbidden to operate on the Berlin Bourse for the time being. 'This {8 0 prevent a slump following heavy. Jewish selling of investments in order to pay contributions to the millinsd Mark. indemnity.—Jewish holdings may be taken over by the Bourse Committee, 'The' vigorous anti-Jewish campaign, conducted by the press, the radio' and from the public platform, has not been without its effect on a section of the German public.
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