Berlin, Feb. 12, The big drive against the Cathoilé Youth Organization, which began last Saturday at Dusseldorf with the arrest of the President of the organization, Father Welker, has affected almost every district in Germany.
In Berlin alone, about 150 persons, Including priests and laymen, have 0 far been arrested by the secret police.
The secret police tot the ball rolling by a visit to the house of the organiza tion's vice-president, Pastor Rosser, where, it Is alleged, they discovered: papers proving the pastor's close connection with Communists, Cardinal Schulte, of Cologne, sent 2 vigorous protest to-day to the Relchsfuehrer, Herr Hitler. No reply has yet_been received.
"The campaign against the organtzation' Is said to be due to alleged opposition by the Nazi youth move-mint—Reuter,
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