News Brief

The attitude of the Political Commission of the Cabinet in raising, during the discussion preceding its decision to give effect to a number of points in the Polish-Jewish Agreement, the question whether the Polish-Jewish Agreement concluded by the previous Cabinet binds the present Government, and to leave the question of principle open until it has been decided by the Clubs of Deputies of the various Parties constituting the present Coalition, is commented on in statements made to the Press here by Deputies Loon Reich, I. Gruenbaum, leader of the Opposition in the Club of Jewish Deputies, and Drs. Insler and Reizes.

Deputy Dr. Reich in his statement said: “It is the custom in political life that a new Government has the right to repudiate something that has been done by its predecessor. In the Governments of the Great Powers, however, it is traditional to maintain a centimuty of policy. What the Government now intends to do casts a shadow upon the traditions of Polish polities. But in actual fact there will be no great changes, since after all, everything depends not on the promises but on the realization. Even if the present Government accepted the Agreement but did not carry out its provisions the situation would be in no way changed.

“The Prime Minister, Conner Skrzynski, must in any case feel himself bound by the Agreement, of which he was one of the creators, Furthermore, in his statement of policy in the Sejm on assuming the Premiership, he gave assurances that he would cary the agreement into effect. He must as a man of political integrity, and also in my opinion for the good of the State, carry out the consequences of the situation which has been created.

“The Club of Jewish Deputies will make its attitude towards the Government dependent on the concrete steps which it will take towards realizing the obligations of the previous Government towards the Jews.”

Deputy Gruembaum, the leader of the Opposition in the club of Jewish Deputies declared: “These decisions have not come to me as a surprise. They only show how ### and politically unwise have been these who concluded the Agreement with a Government which was not even able to hold by the condition of the Agreement. The creators of the agreement should in my opinion bear the full responsibility for what they did, I am only surprised that the people who concluded the Agreement are bring allowed to continue to conduct Jewish political affairs in Poland.”

“Since the Agreement is to be submitted for consideration to the various clubs composing the Coalition Government the question arises whether the police Jewish Agreement still exists Dr. Mosler declared ###############.

Deputy Dr. Reizes said: “one thing stands out as ### of the attitude of the present Government. The Minister of Education. M. Grabski puts the question of the numerus clausus against Jewish students at the Universities in a very nebulous fashion. The numerus clausus is being enforced with some ### at present. At a time when the whole world is ### against the numerus clausus ### has been raised before the league of Nations, it is impossible for us to be friendly or even ### a Government which supplies the ###### us.”

JEWISH COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES

Seventy five thousand dollars were subscribed to the joint campaign of the United Palestine Appeal and the United Jewish Campaign in Jacksonville, Fla.

Four hundred persons attended the banquet at which the joint drive was launched.

Steps will be taken by the Baltimore Zionist District to combat the activities of the Agudath Israel in that city, it was decided at a meeting of members of the Zionist body.

The Agudath Israel, it was stated by speakers, is in direct opposition to all successful work in Palestine.

The twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Derech Emunoh Synagogue of Arverne, Long Island, will be celebrated on Febranary 14 at a banquet.

Samuel Brandler is President of the Congregation.

The Jewish Theatrical Guild, which was organized three years ago, staged its first benefit performance Sunday night at the Manhattan Opera House. The receipts were announced as more than $50,000. The money will be used as the nucleus of a fund for the erection of a memorial ball in the theatrical district.

The completion of the Inwood Hebrew Congregation’s new synagogue was celebrated Sunday night at the Hotel Pennsylvania.

Rabbi Abraham Botstein is the spiritual leader, Louis P. Rocker, president, and Harry E. Wasserthal, secretary. The synagogue was erected at a cost of $100,000.

BREVITIES

An alien visiting this country on a temporary permit who marries an American citizen would be permitted to remain in the United States as a non-quota immigrant under a bill introduced in the House by Representative. Oliver of New York.

“Under the law,” said Mr. Oliver, “if a male citizen of the United States while abroad marries an alien he is entitled to bring his wife over as a non-quota immigrant. If, however, an alien is visiting here on a temporary permit for a period of six months and while here is married to a citizen of the United States, the law campels her to leave the country at the termination of her temporary permit and to apply to a Consul in a foreign country for a passport as a nen-quota immigrant.

“Nothing is gained by imposing this inconvenience and expense on the wife of an American citizen.”

A bill has been presented by Representative Black of New York to permit the child of an American citizen who was deportable for any reason to remain under bond in the sum of $10,000 to $50,000 to guarantee that such child should not become a public charge.

Lady Swayabling. who arrived in this country from London last week was the honor guest at a reception given by the National Directors and New York Committee of the English-Speaking Union of the United States. Lord Swaythling and his daughter, the Hes, Joyce Montage, also were guests.

By the will of Isaac M. Oppenheimer probated in the Orphans’ Court, Baltimore. Md. $10,000 was bequeathed to the Hebrew Hospital and Asyl### Association and $3,000 to the Hebrew Orphan asyl### both as a memorial to the testator’s father, Moses J. Oppenheimer. The Jewish Home for ### was left $1000 and the Chink Amuno###### The rest of the estate was left to the testator’s brothers and sisters and other relative.