Measure Viewed as Election Stunt of Anti-Semites (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The move of Polish nationalist elements in the Warsaw City Council to bring about the prohibition of Schechita, the Jewish method of slaughtering animals, is considered here an election measure calculated only to have a political effect, it being extremely doubtful whether sufficient support would be found to put the measure through.
The move was made at a meeting of the budget commission of the Council when it considered the estimates concerning the administration of the city slaughter houses. The proposal was introduced by Dr. Zawadzki, a Warsaw physician of Jewish extraction affiliated with the national Democratic Party. The resolution urged that the schechita be prohibited and instead electric stunning of animals be made obligatory. The Jewish members of the commission protested against the introduction of the resolution, arguing that the system of slaughtering has nothing to do with the budget question. The proposal, however, was carried by a majority vote.
When the resolution was adopted, the Jewish members representing the middle classes left the session as a sign of protest. The councillors representing the Jewish labor groups Bund and Poale Zion remained. The resolution would have to pass the plenum of the city council and be ratified by the Ministry of the Interior. It was stated on good authority that the measure has no chance of being passed.
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