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HE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER

ISSUE OBSCURED BY SYMPATHY AND INDIGNATION German Official Commentary On Jewish Question

SOLUTION IN. "REALPOLITIK"

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Mr. Chamberlain's Statement Under Discussion

London, To-day. :

Mr. Chamberlain's statement on the question of Jewish emigrants is the subject of lengthy comments in the press. Most of the papers point out that in spite of all good will there is but only little room for a settlement of Jews in the British Empire.

Berlin, To-day. Describing the House of Commons' debate on the Jewish problem as illuminating in many res- pects but motivated by a wave of sympathy and indignation which ignores entirely the pro- blem, the "Deutsche Diplomatisch Politische Korrespondenz" suggests that the solution of the problem lies solely along the line of real-The Times" says that Mr. Chamberlain did the best politic with corresponding measures of practi- cal character."

The Labour Party motion made it clear that the Jewish problem is not purely a German affair but one affecting the whole of Europe, says this commentary, and it goes on to point out that half a million Jews in Germany form only a relatively small percent of the total of four and half a million Jews who are expected to leave Europe in the future.

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he could in this question but that he could na- turally not expose the British Empire to the risks and dangers of unrestricted emigration. There were only a relatively few territories suitable for a settlement of Europeans, for climatic as well as other reasons.

Of the territories within the tish Empire would promptly be British Empire where a settlement forthcoming from the U.S.A. might be possible, British Guiana -The Liberal organ "News would in view of "The Times," be Chronicle" rejects the suggestion the most suitable one for a settle- that Jews should be settled in ment of a relatively large number Tanganyika, the former German" of emigrants.

East Africa.

Jews now settled here would be-

The Jewish problem has been tary, admitted that the vast extent acute in other European countries of the Empire entailed for Britain The paper declares that it could for many years so that Germany, a responsibility in this matter. It not be expected from a single come homeless again if the Colony says the semi-official German com- should therefore be an easy task country that it solves the question was returned to Germany. It was mentator, is justified in expressing for the Anglo-Saxon world, adds of the Jewish emigrants from unlikely, moreover, that Germany its surprise that it required the the German commentator, to accom- Germany.

would allow Jews" to leave the recent measures taken in Germany modate Jews obliged to emigrate France had also large colonial country for Tanganyika. Trans- to bring the matter to the notice of from the restricted territories of possessions and Madagascar might | Ocean. London and Washington.

other countries Trans-Ocean. perhaps be suitable for a large GERMAN COMMENT

scale settlement. The best pos-

Berlin, To-day. sibilities for such a settlement, Commenting, upon the House of however, existed in South America, Commons' debate on the Jewish where large areas of good land are question, the German press to-day · almost uninhabited and waiting emphasises that many fine and for cultivation.

sensible words were said but that no country was drawing the neces- sary consequences and that British Parliament also shunned a positive contribution.

If, according to the British view. the Jewish problem should be seen, in the light of a minority issue, then it deserves to be pointed out that since Versailles oppression of minorities has been going on for 20 years without arousing the sym- pathy of certain politicians.

SPANISH SILVER

U.S. AID

Paris, To-day. Thirty tons of Spanish silver bars arrived in the French town of According to "The Times," the In the House of Commons, Mr. Ceret yesterday afternoon in ten hope that the U.S.A. might increase Hammersley, Conservative, sug-motor lorries, it is reported here. the immigration quota from Ger- gested that World Jewry was in a The silver is from Republican mafiy is unjustified. There were position to finance immigration on Spain and will be stored in the indications, however, that private a big scale.

vaults of French banks. Trans-financial help for any well-organ- Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secre-Ocean.

ised settlement project in the Bri-

The "Berliner Tageblatt" won- ders why Mr. Chamberlain men- tioned above all Tanganyika, the former German East Africa, as a settlement area for Jews as if no other possibilities were to be found in the vast British Empire.

Mr. Chamberlain had mentioned Kenya only quite briefly and Uganda' not at all although the British Government was free to dispose of these territories, where- as. the former German East Africa was a Mandate territory of which the British Government was not free to dispose..

The "Volkischer Beobachter" does not believe that the huge Bri- tish Empire could absorb only a "small part of Jews from Ger- maňy."-

In view of the vast financial re- sources of world Jewry, a settle- ment of Jews even on the largest scale could not meet with serious difficulties if international Jewry was actually willing, the paper declares. — Trans-Ocean.

Rellef workers and officers of the B. and ton with supplies for refugees.

$1,500 LOSS

A Chinese woman, Cheung Kong- wel, of No. 218, Hennessy Road, has informed the police that at about 8 am, this morning, her, residence was entered and finger" ring, valued at $1,500, stolen.