Evening star., 1933-11-26
an Etching by Stanley Andersen

THE EAR.
From an Etching by Stanley Anderson
| elaborated to open university for the
exiles IN Santander. Recently, how
ever. the republic has made the imni-
grafton regulations stringent. Now
only those are admitted who can prove
| their Spanish Jewish origin, and the
number of these in Germany has never
been large.
In the United States there are as yet
only handful of German emigres
The University in Exile, connected with
which some of the lights of German
sociology and philosophy have found
temporary employment, Is already in
operation. Although the American i'm
migrant quota for those born in the
Reich is liberal and far from being ex-
hausted, German refugees as a whole
! do not seem able to obtain admission
/ to this country.
Since the majority Of the refugees
are Jews, 1t was an obvious thought to
| try to settle a large number of them
in Palestine, the Jewish homeland. The
idea was all the more obvious because
! in the midst Of the depression Palestine
has managed to remain prosperous.
| The suggestion was made that $50, 900
German Jews could be settled in the
Jewish National Home. Even the
Hitler government seemed to like the
| idea. probably because it confirms its
contention that the Jews are sepa-
rate nation. Germany, therefore. has
liberalized the regulations governing
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| grants to Palestine.
Sudden Influx Feared.
Sir Herbert Samuel. first high COM
missioner for Palestine, speaking in
New York, expressed the view that In
less than half century the Jewish
population of Palestine could be in
creased by about a million. At the
same time, he warned his audience. a
sudden influx Of hundreos of thousands
would create a serious problem The
very idea OF an increased immigration
has aroused the resentment of the ma
tive Arabs to high pitch.
Up to the beginning of October about
5000 German Jewish refugees had been
admitted to Palestine. according to M
Ussiskin, president of the Zionist Land
Fund. and tracts Of land have been set
aside for the German Jews between
Hatfa and Arka, where they will derive
benefit from the proximity of the har-
Dor. railway line and the Irak pipe
line. In the northeast of Palestine they
will be afforded an opportunity to en-
| gage in vegetable gardening. For the
partial costs of the settlement approx
mately s150,000 will be turned over
to the American Palestine campaign
out Of the proceeds Of the 20 perform
ances of the great Jewish historical
pageant recently held in New York
| There are very few countries that
have offered permanent asylum to the
German refugees. Among these coun-
tries are Turkey and Persia, which Of
fered to admit German physicians and
| teachers If they would learn the Ian
guages of their adopted countries. Some
of the smaller nations have hastened to
grab what seemed to them excellent bar
/ gains. Prof. Blumelthal is establishing
IN Belgrade what will probably be the
largest cancer institute of Europe
Budapest, the Hungarian capital, al
ways interested in music and theater,
was delighted to welcome Gitta Arpad,
who had made name as q star of
operetta.
SOutn America q Haven.
Where can the wandering German
| find a home? The South American
countries are comparatively liberal in
admitting them if they have some cap
nal not only to finance their trip but
also to set themselves up in business.
Brazil allows families of five to land
if they have $3.50 in their possession.
In France there was much discussion
| about colonizing the German, especially
| German-Jewish refugees in the de-
populated provinces of the south where
entire villages have been abandoned
German Jews in Paris know Of an
American offer of $25,0O0,000 to colo
niZe them In the French Provence, on
condition that they remain in compact
Jewish settlements. Against this prof.
ect the French Jews are said to have
serious objections. They are French
men and they feel as Frenchmen, un-
willing to have new Jewish problem
injected into their national life.
Another French plan was the coloni-
zation of the German Jews on the
northern slopes of the Atlas Noun
pointed out that the natives of those
regions. who show their dislike Of for
eign intrusion by periodical resort to
arms, could not be expected to grow
fond Of the German Jewish settlers. A
more serious suggestion has been made
to admit German refugee physicians to
practice In the French African pos
sessions. 1t was pointed out in that
connection that there are only 800
physicians for an African population
of 100000. At present German physi-
clans are tolerated as assistants to
French doctors only in a few African
villages; they are not admitted to prac-
tice in the towns.
Desert Plan Offered.
More adventurous are the plans to
settle the refugees in the deserts of
North Australia. Two English COM
panies are said to be considering the
possibility of retaining 100000 square
miles of nearly uninhabitated territory
with an initial investment of some
f200 100000 While many German
refugees are eager to learn agriculture,
nearly all of them are city dwellers
whose usefulness in uncivilized regions
would be problematical.
France. as the most important ref
ugee country, deserves our special at
tention. The first German refugees in
Paris received hearty welcome. Were
they not the champions Of liberty
against the Hitler terror? Were THEY