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CORRESPONDENCE 'WITH THE PRUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 207
, ual does not enjoy equality before the law, and freedom of
speech and teaching.
Further, I described the present state of affairs in Germany
as a state of psychic distemper in the masses and made some
remarks about its causes.
In a document which I allowed the International League for
Combating Anti-Semitism to make use of for the purpose of
enlisting support and which was not intended for the Press at
all, I also called upon all sensible people, who are still faithful
to the ideals of civilization in peril, to do their utmost to prevent
this mass-psychosis, which manifests itself in such terrible symptoms
in Germany today, from spreading any further.
It would have been an easy matter for the Academy to get bold
of a correct version of my words before issuing the sort of
statement about me that it has. The German Press has reproduced
a deliberately distorted version of my words, as indeed
was only to be expected with the Press muzzled as it is
today.
I am ready to stand by every word I have published. In return,
I expect the Academy to co=unicate this statement of
mine to its members and also to the German public before
which I have been slandered, especially as it has itself had a
hand in slandering me before that public.
Two COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PRUSSIAN ACADEMY
Berlin, April 7, 1933
DEAR Sm:
As the present Principal Secretary of the Prussian Academy
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your communication dated
March 28 announcing your resignation of your membership of
the Academy.
The Academy has taken note of your resignation in its
plenary session of March 30, 1933.
While the Academy profoundly regrets the turn events have
taken, this regret concerns the fact that a man of the highest