Polish Concession Law Will Go into Effect, Government States

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)

The concession law, which threatened the economic existence of 30,000 Jewish families, the carrying out of which was postponed at the request of the Jewish deputies in connection with the Polish Jewish agreement, will be carried into effect. This statement was made by the Ministry of the Interior in reply to an interpellation introduced into the Sejm by Deputy Poliakewicz, who was active in bringing about the enactment of the law last June.

The work of revision in connection with the concession rights for the sale of articles taken over by the Financial Monopoly Act, promulgated by President of the Republic on December 27th. 1924, has not been cancelled and all financial chambers are engaged in preparing for this work of revision of the concession rights, the government stated.

The revision requires much work on the part of the financial authorities, especially in Little Poland, where during the war period large numbers of concessions were granted by the political authorities and the arrangements are therefore taking a long time. The work of revision, however, will be carried out within the prescribed period, the government stated.

In view of the urgent representations made at the time by the Jewish Deputies, the Government gave assurances that the law would not be carried into effect for some considerable time and that meanwhile the whole situation in regard to it would be reviewed.

Justice Gustave Hartman, of the City Court, was re-elected unanimously as president of the Israel Orphan Asylum. He has been president of the organization since its organization and is starting his fourteenth term. Vice-presidents elected were Moritz Neuman, Joseph Homser, William M. Engel and Mendel Schapira: treasurer, Oscar Schlesinger, and secretary, David Baum.