London Parley Urges Poland to Restore Jewish Rights

A resolution expressing “horror at the persecution of the Jews in Poland” and calling on the Polish Government to “restore full rights without discrimination” to the Jews was adopted last night at a mass meeting of the Federation of Polish Relief Organizations.

Messages from political and religious leaders to the conference were read. Daniel Frankel, Member of Parliament, said in an address he was convinced that Nazi Germany was influencing Poland in its anti-Jewish policy.

Dr. Moses Gaster, who presided, expressed the hope the meeting would be the beginning of agitation from town to town and country to country in behalf of the Polish Jews.

Messages were received from David Lloyd George, British wartime Prime Minister; the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Durham and Liverpool, Clement Attlee, Laborite leader, Viscount Cecil, George Lansbury, Herbert Morrison, Capt. Victor Cazalet and Sir Archibald Sinclair.

Mr. Lloyd George’s message said:

“The Polish Republic owes its existence to the victory of the Allied and Associated Powers in the World War. Having sustained the terrible conflict to establish international rights and justice, the Poles were anxious for the creation of now states not to give birth to new racial and religious oppressions.

“Their statesmen insisted on inserting in the peace treaties clauses protecting the rights of minorities. It cannot, therefore, be a matter of indifference to us if the Jewish minority of that country suffers degradation of status through the failure of the Government to fulfill its treaty obligations.

“I share with the vast majority of my countrymen the hope that the Polish authorities will not delay in restoring to its Jewish citizens full protection and the equal rights guaranteed by the peace treaties.”