The Denver Jewish news., 1919-06-04
POGROM QUESTION RAISED
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

fUGhOM- QUESTION RAISED IN
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Formal Interpolation in House Of
Commons Concerning Reports Of
Ma sacres in lao Polish and Cali
elan Towns, and as to Steps Taisen
by British Government to Prevent
Recurrence.
The Zionist Organization of Ameri-
Gu has received text of an official in
terpeliatiOn in the British lIousa of
Commons on Monday last concerning
the pogrOms in Poland ind the en-
PLANTATION by Under Secretary .G.cil
Harmsworth of the steps being taken
by His Majesty's Government to asccr
tain the truth of these reports and to
prevent the recurrence, of the mns-
sacres.
James Kilcy, NJ. p, lose TO inquire
Of the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs IL he was aware that since
Poland had regained her indeIen-
dence there have been pogroms in over
40 towns and villages In Poland and
Galicia, involving considerable loss Of
Jewish life and property. and that
massacres had just taken place in
I'insk, Ida anu wilma. Mr.. Kilcy
Majesty's Government will take action
to prevent continuance Of these per-
secutions of the Jews In Poland.
Under Secretary Cecil Harmsworth
replied: 1.-The attention of His Ma
jesty's Government has been drawn TO
the reports of aafi-Jewish posroms In
Poland and Galicia, as well as to mas
sacres in Pinsk, Ida and wilma, re-
ferred to, and inquiries have been ad-
dressed to His Majesty's representa-
t;ves at Warsaw, with instructions to
make urgent representations to the
Polish Government il they are found
to be true"
The following day Col. Josiah
wedgewoOd asked the Foreign Secre-
tary whether he had received any in
formation as to the massacre of SO
Jews ut Pinsk by Polish soldiers, anl
whether His Majesty's Government had
made representations to the Polish
Government that pogroms must cease
or all British assistance to Poland
would come to an end. Under Secre
tary Harmsworth replied that the GOV;
trnment had received information of
the shooting Of "a Jews on that date.
According to Information from Pol
Ish authorities these persons had been
implicated In plot to seize small
Polish outpost on the eastern frontier.
As to the alleged pOgrom at Wilma, the
British Minister at Warsaw has re-
ported that he has no information.
Col. wedgewood then put the follow
ing inquiry:
Els the Under Secretary aware that
these Jews were in meeting ut the
town OF Pinsk considering questions
of Red Cross administration when they
were fallen upon by these Poles and
that the major in command of the
Polish detachment was reprimanded
by the Polish authorities, but that
nothing further came Of it? Under the
circumstances would the Under Secre-
tGry see to it that representations be
made to the Polish Government that
Great Britain views with extreme re-
gret the present action OF the Poles in
instigating murder of Jews?"
Farmers and military recruits or
;,anized pogOm in Kolbuszowa, West
Galicia. on May 9th, killing 0. wound
ing about hundred, and carting off
huge quantity of loot. The village
chief Of WOlbrOmie OH the same dny
iucited the recruits against the Jews !;
many were injured. On May 2nd and
ard. pogrom ragged at Ksisze wielki !;
16 were wounded. number of them
ere at deaths door. The pogrom was
brought to an end by the interven-
ton of the village priest. who COM
pelled the Warsaw Government to is
sue orders to Gen. Szanotta. Military
Commander of West Galicia to sup
press this pogrom. On May 9Th, there
was pogrom at GlucOw, causing dam
age amounting to one and II half mil
lion kronen. At TarnOw, the local
Polish paper, edited by DIR. Dziama,
il filled with inflamatory articles, as
result of Which, Jews are beaten and
plundered by soldiers of Gen. Haller's
army who are guarding the railway
station.
The Copenhagen Zionist Bureau ca
| t,;as that II has received the first list