Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare announced in the House of Commons tonight that the Government unreservedly accepted a Laborite motion deploring persecution of Jews in Germany and calling for a united international policy on the refugee problem. Sir Samuel made the announcement in reply to debate from the Government benches on the resolution. The debate was opened by Philip Noel Baker, Laborite, with a severe denunciation of the German pogroms.
The motion reads: “That this House notes with profound concern the deplorable treatment suffered by certain racial, religious and political minorities in Europe, and, in view of the growing gravity of the refugee problem, would welcome an immediate and concerted effort amongst the nations, including the United States, to secure a common policy.”
Sir Samuel, in declaring the Government accepted the motion, said: “We all condemn the senseless crime that led to the death of a German diplomat at Paris. We should not, however, be honest with ourselves or with the world if we concealed the depth of our feelings at the suffering inflicted on thousands of men and women as a result of a crime with which they had no connection whatever.”
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