The Polish Government has given its sanction to demands of Senate leaders for mass emigration of Jews, adding that international action was necessary to bring it about.
Replying to addresses by Prince Janusz Radziwill, president of the National-Conservative bloc, and Count Michal Westworowski, the Minister of Interior, Ladislow Raczkiewicz. asserted that the Government looks with great favor upon an increase in emigration of Jews from Poland.
The question does not “lie within the competence of the Polish Government,” but demands international action, he stated.
Parliament circles were stirred by the demands of the two prominent senators that Britain increase the quota of Palestine immigration certificates for Polish Jews. Prince Radziwill stated:
“If Germany has by anti-Semitism obtained a high quota of certificates, the Polish anti-Semites might wish to follow Germany’s example.”
Addressing the Senate budget committee, they demanded that the Government start diplomatic negotiations with Britain for Palestine certificates and approach American and British organizations to expatriating Polish Jews.
Senator Westworowski indicated he thought 1,000,000 of the more than 3,000,000 Jews should emigrate. While condemning anti-Semitic excesses, he asserted that there are no prospects for amelioration of the Jews’s plight because “the economic development of Poland tends toward the ousting of Jews from employment.”
He declared that perhaps a territory other than Palestine could be found for settling Jews which was “less dependent on the caprices of English politics.” England holds the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine.
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