(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
New negotiations with the Club of Jewish Deputies to secure its support for the changes in the Polish election ordinance were begun by representatives of the Polish Right parties.
It was stated that the basis for the new negotiations is a proposal that a compromise will be made. The ordinance, it was stated, was drafted with a view to limiting the number of representatives of the national minorities in the Polish legislative bodies. This is to be brought about by the creation of such election regions where the minority votes would be drowned by the majority Polish population.
Communal elections are taking place in the Eastern Provinces of Poland. In the city of Pinsk ten Jewish groups have submitted ten lists of candidates. The same situation prevails in other towns where the Jewish population is split into various political groups and factions.
Deputy Hartglass, president of the Club of Jewish Deputies, initiated a movement to unite the various Jewish factions into one election bloc.
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