Jewish Deputies Seek Way out of Political Crisis

Organ of National Democratic Party Threatens Opponents of Polish Jewish Agreement (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The crisis within the Club of Jewish Deputies in the Polish parliament continues to hold the attention of Jewish and non-Jewish public opinion in the Republic of Poland. The crisis came as a result of the firm decision of Dr. Leon Reich and Deputy Rozmarin, president and vice-president of the Club, to resign from their posts following a vote of confidence on the question of the effectiveness of the Polish Jewish agreement, in which the leaders of the Club received only a small majority.

The meeting of the Club, at which final action will be taken, will be held on Thursday. It was declared that a way out of the crisis will be sought through the establishment of a praesidium, instead of the office of president. The praesidium will consist of representatives of all the groups which participate in the Club.

The events in the Club are commented upon in the Jewish and Polish press today. Under the headline, “Gruenbaum Desires War,” the anti-Semitic “Gazeta Warszawska,” the organ of the national democratic party, attacks the oppositional group within the Club, terming them opponents of the Polish Jewish agreement. “The opponents of the Polish Jewish agreement strive to enhance the fight of world Jewry against Poland,” the paper declares. It concludes by declaring that “The Gruennbaumists must, however, know that in time of war, the law of war prevails.”