For more than three years Jewish pedlars from Congress Poland have been complaining of the difficulties put in their way in Polish Upper Silesia, by the application of an old German law by the authorities there, prohibiting non-residents of the province from peddling within 15 kilometres of the frontier. As almost the whole of Upper Silesia is not more than 15 kilometres from the frontier, Jewish podlars coming from Congress Poland were not allowed to sell their goods in Upper Silesia.
Deputy Wislicki, one of the Jewish members of the Government Party, intervened with the Governor of Upper Silesia, who issued special permits last year to a number of Jewish peddlars giving them the right of free movement in the frontier districts. The dis### is still applied, however, against the majority of the pedlars.
Following renewed intervention by Deputy Wislicki, the Governor has now issued an order that all pedlars who are Polish citizens are free to move and trade freely in all parts of Upper Silesia, without any hindrance.
The new order has given great satisfaction to the Jewish pedlars.
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