PALESTINE POLICY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 161, 9 June 1939, Page 7

PALESTINE POLICY

MANDATES COMMISSION. LEAGUE COUNCIL REPORT. WHITE PAPER CONCERN. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright.) Received June 9, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, June 8. The Premier (Mr Chamberlain) was asked in the House of Commons to-day whether Parliament would have a further opportunity of discussing the Palestine White Paper, if the Permanent Mandates Commission reports that it is inconsistent with the Palestine mandate. He replied in the negative. The Premier explained that if the Permanent Mandates Commission had any comments to make upon the A\ hitc Paper these comments would bo embodied in its report to the League Council next September. At that meeting of the Council there would be a British representative to give an} 7 information that might be required concerning the policy for Palestine which already had been approved by the House. The Government was satisfied that this policy was in conformity with its obligations under the mandate anil would explain its view, if required, to the Council. BRITISH REPORT. TO BE HEARD ON WEDNESDAY. Received June 9, 9.5 a.m. GENEVA, June S. The Permanent Mandates Commission has decided to hear the British report on Palestine on June 14. INVITATION - DECLINED. TO COMMISSIONER’S GARDEN PARTY. Received June 9. 8.5 a.m. JERUSALEM, June 8. Many Jews declined to attend the garden party of the High Commissioner of Palestine (Sir Harold MacMichael) on the occasion of the King’s birthday because “of the _ Jewish mourning over the British policy.” Tho .synagogues compromised with prayers for Their Majesties. FIRMS COMPLAIN. WHITE -PAPER RESTRICTIONS. JERUSALEM, June 7. British banks and insurance companies complain that the White Papers restriction on land sales is losing them hundreds of thousands ol pounds. Further, the bombings have caused a re-imposition of the curlew in cafes. UNWANTED JEWS. POLISH-GERM A N EXPU LSIONS. RETALIATION WARN.INGS. WARSAW, Juno 8.

Jews of Polish descent spent their last night in sheds and railway carriages on tiie German-Polish irontier unwanted by Germany _ and disowned by Poland. Hie latter claims that they forfeited their nationality when they tailed to register as Poles during tho Nazi round-up last November. A Berlin message says that several thousand Polish Jews have been ordered to leavo Germany voluntarily or he taken across the frontier forcibly. The time limit varies from two to five weeks. The majority 7 arc in a dilemma because they have been in Germany so long that they have foregone Polish citizenship. The incident recalls the expulsions at the end of October. Poland has warned Germany that tho attempts at the new expulsion will result in retaliation. A thousand prominent Germans throughout Poland are reported already to have boon arrested under a threat to Germany if the Jews me expelled. GERMAN PEASANT PARTY. The German Peasant Party, in three German newspapers, has published a declaration oi their loyalty to their country of residence. They declare that the interests of the German minority completely agree with those of Poland.