The possibility that Captain Herman Goering, president of the Reichstag, and Dr. Wilhelm Frick, National Socialist leaders, notorious for the extreme anti-Semitic views they hold, will be included in a new cabinet to be formed under former Chancellor von Papen, is forecast by the Ullstein press.
The forecast is causing considerable anxiety to the Jewish population in view of the attitude of the two Nazis to the Jews and their repeated pledges of severe measures against the Jews once they secure power.
Goering, according to the reports, is slated for the post of Minister of Interior and Premier of Prussia, while Dr. Frick is slated for office as Minister of Justice.
Although Jewish leaders believe that von Papen as Chancellor would seek to preserve an impartial attitude toward the Jews, they fear that the Nazis would infect other members of the cabinet with their own anti-Semitic views. Goering, in particular, would hold a key postion to internal affairs were he named Minister of Interior.
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