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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 22, 1938.

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GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS LABOUR RESOLUTION Outspoken Labour Attack On Anti-Jewish Policy Sir Samual Hoare CHANGSHA RETURNING On "Evil Movement" TO NORMAL AFTER In England

London, To-day.

GREAT HOLOCAUST

CHANGSHA, TO-DAY, POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS BE-

An outspoken attack on the anti-Jewish policy of

the German Goyernment was made by Mr. TWEEN CHANGSHA AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD, WHICH Philip Noel-Baker (Labour, Derby) in the WERE DISRUPTED RECENTLY OWING TO THE FIRE DIS- House of Commons yesterday.

Mr. Noel-Baker was moving a resolution-noting with concern the deplorable treatment of cer- tain radical, religious and political minorities in Europe.

ASTER, HAVE NOW BEEN RESTORED.

Two temporary postal offices have were not damaged are now thrown been established at the East Station open to accommodate the large and Tsewumenkow in the city to number of refugees. handle the incoining and outgoing A greater portion of the ma- mail. '

chinery in the power plant was not The Central News Agency yes-damaged and repair work is two telegrams, feverishly being done with the ex-

and fourth 80 fer received in operations within the next three Changsha since the conflagration.. weeks.

The resolution requests an immediate concerted

effort among nations, including the United terday received States, to secure a common policy to deal with refugees.

which were said to be the third pectation that the plant will resume

New telephone and telegraph poles are being erected throughout the city. Many of the houses which

Mr. Noel-Baker recited a list of "Whilst few if any members look revolting details of anti-Semitic in-ipon this problem differently from cidents in Germany, which he as-myself, I have to be careful to avoid serted he could guarantee

of were anything in the nature true.

immigration which might lead to cent events, described the aim of

mass

He declared that all the attacks | growth of a movement which we cited were organised in advance all want to see suppressed. and claimed that the events were "In the period when refugees not the spontaneous indignation of have been leaving Austria and Ger- a people but consummation, or many, 11,000 have been taken in perhaps the penultimate stage, of without damage to employment." a long-term plan whose spirit and| (Cheers). — Reuter, purpose were plain.

Mr. Noel-Baker said that the

OPPOSED TO QUOTA drastic measures against the Jews Sir Samuel Hoare stated that the were not now supported by the Foreign Office had established Offices German people, while it was no in Berlin and Vienna through crime of disloyalty or treason which visas were issued. which brought this fate on the Jews.

They had shown self-restraint in Germany, as in Palestine, which was almost superhuman.

MOTION

the

The machinery had recently been strained to breaking point and up to 70 a day had been issued, though a comparatively small number had reached Britain, probably having been stopped somewhere en route.

He said he did not intend put-

STORES OPENED

To provide daily necessaries for the rapidly returning populace, several co-operative stores have been established.

News of the execution of the Nazi policy as not to condemn the officials responsible for the fire dis- Jews to death but to make it im-aster was received by the people with great excitement. Huge possible for them to live.

He recalled the successful large-crowds gathered to read posters scale settlement carried through in announcing the execution.

During the conference of the Palestine inspired by a no less de-

Hunan Provincial Government held termined spirit. '.

No British government, he said, on Sunday, a Changsha Fire Dia- had the right to leave the German aster Emergency Relief Commission Government in doubt so long as the was formally organised with Mr. martyrdom of Jews, Socialists, Yi Jen-sien as Chairman and Mr. Protestants and Roman Catholics Tien Han, well-known Chinese

writer, as Vice-Chairman. continued impossible.

Mr. Hammensley (Conservative, The relief funds were tentatively Mellesden) maintained that the fixed at $500,000 of which $200,000 position was a challenge to the in-will be appropriated by the Na- herent humanity of the British race tional Military Council and $300,- which it could not ignore.

000 by the Hunan Provincial Gov- ernment. RETALIATION

It was also decided in the meet-

but be allowed to retain his duties. --Central News.

GOVERNMENT ACCEPT

Mr. Mander (Liberal), who also Replying to

ting a limit on the number of peo-wished to see Britain play a large ing that Mr. Hsieh Teu-lin, Mayor debate, Sir ple, and he was going to admit that part in conjunction with the Unit of Changsha, be dismissed from his Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary, he was opposed to anything in the ed States and other countries in post for negligence of his duties announced that the Government nature of a quota.

aiding the settlement of refugees, accepted Mr. Noel-Baker's motion.

He was prepared to look favour-developed the point that some pres- He was opposed to interference ably on proposals for refugees re-sure might have to be brought to in the affairs of other powers, but

the bear both to limit the size of the the anti-Jewish measures in Ger- quiring a temporary home on

else-problem which one state was creat-soluble except through the kind of many forced them on the attention understanding that they go

international effort Mr. Neol-Baker where permanently.

ing for all others and to secure of other countries.

that leave was given to the perse- had described. cuted to seek refuge.

"However deep our sympathies, this problem must be inter- national," Sir Samuel declared.

TERRIBLE DILEMMA For example, for settlement in the Colonial Empire, refugees require

Sir Samuel Hoare recalled the He suggested various retaliatory Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech "Whilst we are perfectly prepar-

an extensive training. We should measures of a financial and police in Wales on Friday, and said while

proposals ed to take our full share of solving look favourably on

to character which could be used for they all condemned the senseless their that purpose.

crime in Paris, it would not be or mitigating the problem, it is a keep refugees here during

A co-ordinating Mr. Butcher (Conservative, Bos-honest to conceal the depth of feel- problem for all the thirty-two training period. countries at present members of committee for training Jewish boys ton) likewise stressed the value of Engs aroused at the suffering in- and flicted upon thousands of men and the Evian Committee."

and girls was prepared to bring here measures against Germans Active enquiries would be made all children whose maintenance German property in outside coun- women who had had mo connexion among those states, and Sir could be guaranteed. The Home tries as an argument which would with it. Samuel hoped that steps would be Office was prepared to provide all appeal to those in Germany who He spoke as a great believer in taken in the immediate future when facilities (Cheers).

had it in their power to put a Anglo-German friendship and -the committee meets in ten days' Parents remaining in Germany check upon persecution, and staunch supporter of the Munich

that in the matter Agreement, but for that very rea time.

were faced with terrible dilemma, claimed ANTI-SEMITISM IN ENGLAND but he understood that they were of succour for suffering, Brit-son he must speak his mind frankly.

Sir Samuel, dealing with United almost unanimously in favour of ain could never yield her place to Kingdom immigration, pointed out parting with their children rather any other. that we were thickly populated, than keeping them to face unknown with a large number of unemploy-dangers in Germany-Reuter.

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The issues raised by the measures against Jews in Germany forced DEPTH OF FEELING themselves on the attention of other. Sir Archibald Southby (Conser- countries.

The Prime Minister, in his state- SHOCKED RESENTMENT

vative, Epsom) said the vast ma- Rightly or wrongly, there was an

London. To dây. jority of Germans were not consentiment that afternoon, had given a underlying current of suspicion of Support for Mr. Noel-Baker came ing parties to the present treatment picture of the way the Government

hoped help. anxiety about big-scale immigre- from all parts of the House for of Jews in Germany.

He insisted on the necessity of tion.

generous, vigorous and comprehen-

He had not mentioned the Do- "Below the surface, as I know sive action in association with other collaboration between states if the minions, which were separately re- from my own experience, there is nations to bring relief to the suf- problem of refugee settlement were presented at Evian, but Sir Samuel the making of a definite anti-Jewish forings, at which a number of to find a solution.

Hoare added, he could atate that movement.

speakers expressed shocked resent-Sir Samuel Hoare said he did each of the Dominion Governmenta ment.

not regard the problem as insolu- was giving very urgent attention to Mr. Baker, after a review of re-ble, but he did think it was in-the question.British Wireless,

"I do my best as Home Secretary stamp upon evils of that kind..

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