(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The effects of the compulsory Sunday rest law on business conditions in Lithuania were depicted in a statement issued here by the Chamber of Commerce.
The number of business houses which applied for government licenses for 1927 was 3,000 less than the number of applications received in 1926. The houses which applied this year have smaller capital than those of 1926. This shows the breakdown in Jewish business life in Lithuania.
The Chamber asks the government to abolish the Sunday rest law, the observance of which compels the Jewish business men to keep their stores closed two days a week, resulting in the destruction of Jewish trade.
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