Thousands of Jewish families are in danger of losing their livelihoods in Lithuania because of a new plan proposed by the government which will eliminate Jews from trading in grain.
This plan is considered of such serious import by the Jews that a meeting of grain merchants was held here today to decide upon measures to counteract the intentions of the government.
The government plan provides that the entire grain trade be concentrated under a few big cooperatives. If this project is carried out, it will mean in effect the complete elimination of Jews from the grain trade and the consequent economic ruin of thousands of Jewish families.
The grain industry is today practically the only field which has not yet been monopolized by the government or by cooperatives for generations in grain trading and in the export of grain abroad. The elimination of Jews from this field will not only affect the Jewish grain traders but also Jewish peddlers who deal with the peasants on the basis of bartering their goods for grain.
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