Pressburg, Oct. 15.
The Slovak Minister of the Interior and Deputy Premier, M. Ferdinand Durcansky, who returned to Press-burg on Thursday from a visit to Germany, declared in an interview thet he was glad to say that the Slovak people were highly respected in the Reich.
"Economic ce-operation with Germany means good prospects for the future of Slovakia," the Minister said, as Slovakia had large natural resources but not sufficient capital for their exploitation. The capital and the economic powers of the country were mostly in the hands of Jews, he added. He expected that Slovaks end Jews will be clearly dissociated in future, All Freemason Lodges throughout Slovakia were dissolved yesterday amd their property confiscated. The ting of the ban of Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf," and of German newspapers in Slovakia indicated which way the Slovak Government intended to go in future, M. Durcansky stated.—Trans-Ocean.
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