FLIGHT FROM AUSTRIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 April 1938, Page 6

FLIGHT FROM AUSTRIA

?. ALIENS IN BRITAIN s;e [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS] d RUGBY, April 15. The question of aliens in the Unid ted Kingdom was debated in the ; House of Commons on the motion for ir adjournment. .” In replying to the debate, Mr. Geof- -- frey Lloyd said that the House and e the country had approved of the acs tion taken by the Home Secretary p (Sir John Simon) regarding refugees e from Austria.- The question of girls y and women coming to Britain and takI ing up domestic service was amply covered by the existing regulations, which did not permit them to do so without permission. Every case of an alien applying for permission to land, was carefully examined at the-port of arrival, ahd that applied also to refugee's, the fact that they were refugees not involving any relaxation of 'the regulations against aliens who were personally undesirable. If any alien was found to be engaged in activities in any way inconsistent with the purpose for which he was admitted, steps would be taken, if neces- , sary, to get rid of him or exclude him 5 when he wished to visit this country. ’ On the general question whether there was any surveillance on Germans in Britain by foreign agents, he ’ could only repeat what the Home ’ Secretary had assured the House, that the position was being very closely watched, and if there was any evidence of unlawful acts being carried ’ out, action would certainly be taken. As for the position of Austrian subjects, the question of nationality was very complicated. If they refused to register at the German Consulate as Germans, they could, under German law, be deprived of German nationality and apparently they became Stateless. AUSTRIAN COMMERCE VIENNA, April 15. An Austrian Provincial Government law, which has been approved by the Reich Government, provides for the appointment of commissioniers empowered to administer commercial undertakings until October, if considered necessary, in the public interest. Austrian branches of foreign firms are not exempted. The proprietors are deprived of all rights during the com- ’ missioners’ control, but they must bear all expenses. Another law stipulates that permission is required before the founding of new industrial enterprises and the enlargement of existing businesses. This particularly appl’es to foreign firms. BULLYING THE JEWS. (Received April 18, 11.30 a.m.) VIENNA, April 17. Despite the victim’s appeal for a postponement until l the religious ceremonies were ended, Nazi Storm Troopers dragged twenty-four Jewish men and women from a. Passover dinner, and forced them to wash street hoardings, and scrub school floors, entailing carrying buckets of water for half a mile.