HE British Government will London, June 18. continue to insist that Germany replies to the four demarches made өn the subjects of the revived persecution of Jews in Germany, authoritative circles declare. Britain will recall that Berlin has given Italy explanations on the exact meaning of the new rules concerning Jews, the same quarters assert.—Havas.
Berlin, June 18. Berlin restaurants usually fre-quanted by questionable characters have, Trans-Ocean learns, A series of police raids on
resulted in the arrest of a great number of criminals and persons of allegedly dubious pursuits. The first "razzia" took place on May 31 when 339 persons including 317 Jews were taken into custody in two large cafes on thi e Kurfuerstendamm.
After a cross-examination of these persons, it is now announced that 76 of those arrested were engaged in criminal activities, On the basis of material collected in this first raid, further police raids have been carried out, the latest being on June 16 when a number of persons were taken into custody by the secret police for questioning, including 143 Jews. Of these 26 were without nationality, 51 were foreigners not possessing valid passports and 66 Were German Jews.
It is emphasized in informed circles here that the object of these raids is to rid Berlin of criminal elements who have been engaging in nefarious practices and is not in the nature of action against the Berlin Jews as such. That a number of Jews have been placed in protective custody is however admitted. the reason given being that the influx of. Jewish criminal and other elements into Berlin from the provinces has been so great that public indignation has been aroused and anti-semitic demonstrations have taken place. It is a known fact that Berlin's number of unwelcome characters has increased during recent months,'as the possibilities of living and carrying out criminal auf nefarious activities in a large city are greater than in smaller towns,—Trans-Ocean,
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