Officials of the University of Warsaw, which has been closed for more than a week as a result of anti-Jewish riots, today flatly rejected the demands of Endek students that restrictions be imposed upon Jewish students and failed to set a date for reopening of the university.
The officials made their position known at a conference between the rector, college deans and student representatives, called to discuss preservation of order after the schools are reopened.
The Endeks (members of the anti-Semitic National Democratic Party) repeated their ultimatum that they would not agree to keep the peace unless a numerus clausus were imposed upon Jewish students, the Jews were segregated in separate laboratories and had their subsidies cut to conform to their proportion in the population.
This the officials refused to agree to, declaring that the university was open to all citizens.
When the authorities threatened disciplinary measures if the disturbances are repeated, the student representatives gave assurances that they would use their influence for the maintenance of order.
The conference closed, however, without a date being set for the reopening.
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