Agitation for Retrial of Acquitted Nazis

Chronicle (Levin), 5 October 1946, Page 5

Agitation for Retrial of Acquitted Nazis

Press Assn.-

REVENGE REPLACES JUSTiCE

By Telegraph .

-Coyyright

Received Rriday, 9.0 p.nf. "LONDON, Oct. 4. ''A saddening spectaele" is how tlie Tinies Berlin correspondent describes the agitation now being fomented for the retrial before a Oerman court, of the three acquitted at Nuremberg. The correspondent adds that it proves wliere iiiifortuiiately 110 proof Avas needed, how far the Germans, even those speaking in the name of democraey, are from understanding tlie processes of democraey. The moral of Nuremberg as a demonstration of the victors putting justiee before revenge, hasbeen completely lost 011 them. Tlie three Na/.is acquitted of war crimes — Scliaclit, von Papen and Fritsche — are to enter the British Zone in Germany. Eeuter's Nuremberg correspondent says that the Deputy-Military Governor of the United States Zone (General Lucius Clay) agreed to provide sate conduct for the three men. They wilJ enter the British Zone under an armed escort. p Defence counsel for the men announced that tliey would go to Hamburg by a secret route tonig'i, or tomorrovv. The three were g ung to the British Zone because they were ari'estcd there. Schacht would later go to his liome in Schleswig-llolstein. The (iennaii police, who this morning surrounded the gaol at Nuremberg, were witlulrawn this afternooii on superior orders. Meanwhile, the Ansti'ian Minister ot .Justiee (Mr. Josef Geroc) has sent a telegram to the chief United Stares prosecutor at. Nuremberg asking for tlie extradition of von Dapen antl, Schai ht. A Berlin message says that the majority of tlie German political parties, botli Kiglit and Lel't, demanded ihal Ihe three acquitted men be delivcred to German Courts i'or trial. The Social Democratie. l'arty in the British Zone has sent a petition to the Allied Coutrol Council for the establishment of an independent German Court, authorised to try and judge the political activity of persons and organisations whereby Jfitler gained help and power. The Berlin trade uiiions organised a ten-minute transport strike this afternooii as a protest against the leniencv of ihe sentences, especially against the acquittals. The strike was orderly and tliere was no intervontion by the Militrirv Government. A cable which Frau .Todl sent to General Kiseuhower requesting him to intercede on belialf of her hnsband was relurned marked, ' ' Addressee has travel:. led away without leaving any new address. ' ' At a Press conferenee in Wasnington today President Truman described the Nuremberg verdicts as a good tbing for the world. Questioned about the acquittals, iie declared that he thought the trials had been fair. The Colombian iSeuat'e has decided to appeal to the Allied Control Council for clemency for tlie 11 Nazi leaders sentenced to death. The resolution declared: " Commutation of the death' sentence would gain the admiration of' posterity as a sublime act of generosity. "