STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43 Page 40 · 40 of 329
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43
English Translation
The Swedish paper "Aftenposten" writes that a system which must resort to such means cannot be called strongly. In Poland, the Nazis want to be masters of the situation with the help of special judges whose establishment is now announced. The special courts are directed against crimes described by the foggy term "public agitationmextitrxxg". A death sentence has already been handed down by one of these special courts. Also in Austria, the unrest against the Nazi regime is increasing. In some places, in the spirit of Otto Habsburg's invitation, flags were hung out in Austrian colours. a The Vatican station reported that brutal religious persecution had taken place in the parts of Poland occupied by Russia. Churches were closed and one had been turned into a stable. The wearing of priestly costumes was strictly forbidden. From a Comminiqué / author incomprehensible / it is clear that the German troops used poison gas in the campaign against Poland. Polniseh Red Cross Sisters have testified that they were providing assistance to Polish wounded people who had suffered from the consequences of Phosgen and Yperit. A Polish refugee in Buda pest testified that he was witnessing how Polish war-absorbed Yperit bombs had to be loaded for the Western Front. Recorded: Zw.