Premier Skladkowski, replying to protests of American Jews against treatment of their co-religionists in Poland, declared today the Government would not “yield to pressure from Jewish organizations abroad seeking to influence us.”
His address came at the conclusion of a debate in the Senate during which Senator Malinowski had asserted that anti-Semitic disturbances in Polish universities were “already echoing in America.” The remarks were taken as an answer specifically to the conference of Jewish organizations in New York last Sunday called by the American Jewish Congress which indicted the Polish Government for its treatment of the Jews.
Premier Skladkowski said that “Count Radziwill is right in declaring the Jewish problem can be solved partly by the Government, however, also partly by society.” He continued:
“Beck (Foreign Minister Josef Beck) has already declared the Jewish problem is not based on racial and religious hatred, but is exclusively an economic affair. We must have a free hand. Both sides must not be nervous.
“We practiced calmness in the Bialystok district and applied against organizers of anti-Jewish excesses the same measures as against organizers of general excesses. We sent their leaders to Kartuz-Bereza (the Government concentration camp) and warned other leaders they would be personally responsible for excesses.”
Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all. Your donation to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency powers the trusted journalism that has connected Jewish communities worldwide for more than 100 years. With your help, JTA can continue to deliver vital news and insights. Donate today.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
