The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-16
FIVE POWERS TO CONFER ON JEWS
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 In view of President Roosevelt's condemnation of the Naz outbreak and the recent activity of Ambassa- dor Joseph P. Kennedy on behalf of refugees, it was believed the United States would welcome the sugges- tion of the hope of helping Ger many's 100000 Jews. Diplomatic con- Sultations among the five powers were in progress today.
 Those Who May Attend
 The meeting would be that of the vice chairman's committee, composed of Lord Winterton, Myron, 0. Tay- Tor of the United States, Henry Ber- enger of France, and one member each from the Netherlands and Brazil.
 Taylor is in the United States but presumably would be represented until he could arrive here. The cabinet met for two hours to- day and discussed the Jewish prob- lem as well as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's plan for com pulsory national registration to as- sure speedy mobilization of the rla- tion's technical skill as well as mili- tary strength in the event of war. Although too late for editorial comment, newspapers "made-over" final editions with such banner lines as Roosevelt lashes Jew baiters." Ambassador Kennedy's Plan The Daily Mail said that Ambas- sador Kennedy had prosoped the es- tablishment of Jewish refugee set- dement's in sparsely populated parts of the American continent and the Bristish empire.
 Kennedy had been given the Brit ish viewpoint of the refugee question l and might possibly sail for the Uni ted States to consult with President Roosevelt personally, the newspaper said.
 The Mail said the plan under con sideration envisaged the withdrawa of all Jews for Germany.
 A number of Jewish children un. der five might be admitted to Bri- tain if Jewish organizations woult find suitable homes for them ane insure their maintenance, the Mai said.
 Kennedy was reported to be deter. mined to cut diplomatic red tap with bold measures in an effort tt obtain outlet for Jews in British do. minions, colonies and mandates.
 But it was believed that his results thus far had been disappointing.
 How Other Nations Feel
 Likewise, the Netherlands appea to Britain, France, Denmark, Bel. gium and Switzerland to seek mean! of finding safe refuge for German Jews abroad had not inspired mucI optimism.
 One we'll informed source saic that the British, had replied to Ken. nedy's original inquiry by saying that Britain would gadly offer tenn porary shelter to the Jews if thu United States and other countries later gave them permanent homes.
 Kennedy was reported to have pointed out that the United States was able to offer refuge only within the limits of immigration quotas which restrict the number of Ger man immigrants to less than S000( annually.
 The German quota for the year ending July 1899, already was filled he added.
 Tn turn Kennedy then suggested that some accommodation for the Jews might be found in the sparsely populated stretches of the empire The details of the Netherlands proposals were not known. However 1t was assumed that the Dutch were willing to offer the Jews temporary refuge also, if other countries gave them permanent homes.
 Britain Admits More Britain has quietly admitted more 1 refugees than the government has admitted publicly. Therefore the home country was said to be near the "saturation point" The govern rnent may be able to offer homes to a number of families in northern Rhodesia, Kenya and possibly Tan ganyika, but these possibilities are limited.
 Australia has been quietly absorb ing some German refugees, but Afri- ca and Canada have declined to take them.
 France. Belgium, Switzerland and other European countries announced they had reached the satura ton point.
 The inter-governmental commit tee inquired Into the possibility of settling refugees in Latin America