The Polish Government was reported today to be preparing to introduce in the Seum (chamber of deputies) on Dec. 15 a far-reaching series of anti-Semitic laws, as an anti-Jewish Boycott gained ground in various parts of the country. The anti-Jewish proposals were rumored to include a numerous Clausus on Jews in certain economic and cultural fields. A resolution to prohibit completely Jewish ritual slaughter, now under partial proscription, Has already been introduced.
National Democratic (Endek) members of the Poznan Provincial Council introduced a proposed amendment to the by-laws which would prohibit civil servants from buying in Jewish shops and proposes to the Warsaw Government a similar law to be adopted by all provincial councils. The bill would also prohibit Jews of Polish citizenship deported from Germany from settling in the province or receiving public relief and would bar Jews from receiving, licenses as traders.
The Brzesc-Litewski division of the Government party, Camp for National Unity, proclaimed a “Week Without Jews” featured by propaganda meetings and church services aimed at “Polonization” of trade. At the same time the party’s youth division started picketing of Jewish shops in various sections of Poland. Picket lines were also thrown around non-Jewish shops buying merchandise from Jewish wholesalers. Members of the National Radical Party carried out excesses in the town of Piascezano near Warsaw, demolishing market stalls, wrecking houses and wounding seven Jews. Several of the attackers were arrested.
The Polish Government was understood to be preparing to appoint commissars to control offices of Bund (Jewish Socialist) trade unions after police had yesterday raided, searched and sealed the office of the unions’ central committee in Warsaw and three other offices. The police arrested 150 persons who had no identity papers, most of whom were later released.
The first military synagogue was inaugurated by Chief Rabbi Moses Schorr and the senior chaplain of the Polish forces, major Szetenberg, in the presence of a delegation of officers from all Warsaw military formations and representatives of the civil authorities and Jewish organizations. The ceremonies were followed by a luncheon at the Officers’ Club House.
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