RAISING FUNDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23203, 24 November 1938, Page 13

RAISING FUNDS

AMERICAN MOVEMENT GERMANY DENOUNCED HERBERT HOOVER SCATHING ATTACKS RUSSIA AS WELL By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received November 23, 10.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 23 As protests against Germany's treatment of Jews and Catholics continue unabated, there appears the first crystallisation of opinion regarding the methods Americans must pursue to rescue refugees. A nation-wide wireless broadcast, which was headed by leading GermanAmerican citizens, including the publishers of tho chief German language newspapers, called on the American people to distinguish between Herr Hitler and the German people, insisting that the German Government does not represent tho latter, Mr. Herbert Hoover, speaking in Toronto, scathingly denounced the Russian and German Governments. He called the Nazi persecution of the Jews "most hideous." Movements to raise funds to aid refugees have already begun. Decorators, both employers and employees, in New York, for instances have donated a number of hours of work, and a well-known merchant in Boston inserted a full-page advertisement in the newspapers, on 1000 individuals to contribute 1000 dollars each to bring 1000 Jewish families from Germany. Other unusual proposals include a step taken by a group of Harvard students to create a national foundation to bring in refugees, enroll them at American universities, and provide sustenance until ,their studies are completed. NEED FOR TACT NEWSPAPER'S WARNING HITLER ARBITER OF FATE MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S ERROR (Received November 23, 10.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 23 The New York Daily News, in a leader, expresses the hope that a concrete and workable plan for handling the German refugee problem may soon be the outcome of the world-wide discussion of the subject, but declares imperative the need for tact on the part of the statesmen and nations attempting rescue. "It looks as if nothing but tactful, careful and polite negotiations with Herr Hitler on the part of the nations interested can save the German Jewish minority," says the News. "Without German co-operation nothing can be achieved, and Mr. Chamberlain erred in mentioning Tanganyika, which has only caused further reaction against the Jews in Germany." The New York Sun calls the Jewish expropriation a "Nazi grab for money," and warns that contributions to funds from other countries to help the German Jews will enable the Nazis to make a further levy on the Jews and after that on tho Cathqlics. It concludes: "To what degree Germany can pursue this course to strengthen by extortion its financial structure is problematical." The Common Weal, the leading Catholic publication in the United States, urges the immediate modification of the immigration laws to permit the entry into the United States of Jewish and Christian refugees from Germany.

MIGRATION PROBLEM

DANGER IN DELAY IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED LONDON, Nov. 22 Describing Mr. Chamberlain's proposals in regard to Jewish refugees as a long-term policy, the Rev. M. L. Perlzweig, member of the World Jewish Congress, said that tens of thousands of Jews could not hope to survive until emigration schemes matured. He urged the nations to facilitate the immediate migration of large numbers, for which Jewish communities were willing to make themselves responsible. About 5000 German Jews have so far been admitted to Belgium. Many children have hcen placed in institutions. The Minister of Justice, M. Phollian, said that Belgium is willing to receive more refugees until they can ho settled overseas as farmers. In the meantime, she has established an agricultural training centre. The first batch of 500 Jewish refugee children are expected in Britain from Germany within a fortnight. EVENTS REGRETTED UNDERSTANDING DELAYED (Received November 23, 0.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY. Nov. 22 The council of Anglo-German Fellowship has issued a statement to tho effect that it deeply regrets recent events, which have set back the development of a better understanding between the two nations. The council, however, will steadily prosecute its efforts to maintain contact with Germany as being tho best means of supporting Mr. Chamberlain in his policy of appeasement and as the most useful way of encouraging those friendly relations upon which peace depends. MAY ADMIT JEWS SOUTHERN RHODESIA Independent Cable Service (Received November 23, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 23 It is stated officially that the Government of Southern Bhodesia is considering tho admission of a number of Jewish refugees, says a message from Bulawayo. TREK INTO HOLLAND THE HAGUE, Noy. 22 The Netherlands Government is preparing to admit a number of Jewish children and middle-aged people. Already more than 1000 have been admitted, who have wandered across the frontiers in the last fortnight*