The British Legion, composed of veterans of World War I, today rejected a demand that it urge the government to refuse retail trade licenses to German refugees in England.
The demand was voiced at the legion’s annual conference by a delegate who objected to the government’s alleged plan to allow one-third of the refugees to remain here permanently. He said that since 8,000 of the refugees had served in the Pioneer Corps, and been subject to “British discipline,” they should be returned to Germany to assist the inter-Allied commission.
Another delegate described the resolution as one of the most dangerous to appear on a conference agenda in many years. Pointing out that the refugees had come to Britain to escape Nazi oppression, he said that their remaining in the country would not menace the jobs of returning servicemen.
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