Directory Asked to Note Lithuànian Sacrifices Kaunas, Jan. 24.
Herr Viktor Gailius, the new Governor of Memel speaking at' the inauguration of the new Memel Directory, said he hoped that its activities would be in conformity with the Memel Statute. He asked the Directory to bear in mind the sacrifice and far-reaching concessions made by the Lithuanian Government.
By fulfilling the Statute loyally, Herr Gailius declared, Memelland could be made the connecting link between Lithuania and Germany.
Herr Willy Bertuleit, Nazi President of the Directory, whose members are also Nazis, emphasized, in reply, that the basis of the Directory would be the Memel Statute and case of a woman a rest of only two or three days is necessary."
When the subject of eugenic sterilization was brought up for discussion recently in Japan a great flurry was stirred up in various quarters opposed to it. Officials of the Ministry of Welfare cordingly decided to handle the issue gently and to pursue a discreet study of the subject without promoting legislation, Dissatisfied with this careful approach, two members of the Diet have decided to go ahead and pose the issue directly before the Diet. They are prepared to take the floor to explain and defend their measure, which will be called the Racial Eugenie Protection Bill The proposed legislation provides for sterilization of an individual whenever a proper official, head of a family or guardian applies for it, and only after a supervisory committee approves the action. The provision of a committee is intended to guard against abuse of the principle of sterilization, which, the sponsors claim, will result in no ill-effect on the marriage relationship—Reuter.
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