Polish parliament, declared in a statement issued today.
“I do not wish to make a Jewish case out of this affair,” Rabbi Thon said. “So far the declaration has not hurt us, since we derived no benefit from the minority treaties and this affair is therefore an unessential aggravation for us.
“Although the minority treaties were never fulfilled where we were concerned, we never sought the protection of the League and never contemplated submitting to it Jewish grievances based on the minority treaties. Nevertheless I consider Colonel Beck’s step a faulty infringement on untouchable international treaties.
“Furthermore this step is momentarily inappropriate and may have unexpected consequences. I fail to see an advantage from the Polish standpoint, either immediately or in the future.”
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