Evening star., 1938-03-25
j. s. REFUGEEPLAN
REACTION AWAITED
New Hull Proposal to Offer
Jews Haven Is Declared
Dependent on Nazis.
BY the Associated Press.

By the k5socia ted Press.
The success of Secretary Hrlls pro-
posal for evacuating political refugees
from Germany and Austria, informed
persons agreed today. will depend
largely on what restrictions are laid
down by the Nazi government.
Germany, they said, has followed
the practice of permitting emigrants
to take little or no money with them
This policy has the effect of dis
couraging the refugees and also raises
the question in other countries of
whether to welcome penniless persons.
Mr. Hull sent kilograms to nine
European and 20 American nations
yesterday, proposing the setting up
of an international committee to fa-
clitate the emigration through
financing by private organizations.
Reaction Awaited.
The reaction from Germany was
awaited with particular keenness
since it became evident Mr.. Hull's
proposal had not been communicated
to Berlin.
The German Embassy said here it
had received no advance notification
Attaches declined to comment.
State department officials did not
anticipate that Germany would offer
much objection to emigration in itself,
since most of the refugees would be
Jews and therefore unwanted to Nazi
states.
Germany's quota under the immi-
grafton act of 1924 has been less than
half filled in recent years, due partly
to Nazi restrictions on emigration
and partly to more stringent Ameri-
can supervision.
Officials calculated that if the un-
filled portions of the quotas of Ger
many and Austria were combined
about $4,000 persons could be brought
into the United States between now
and June 80
First evidence of support for Mr..
Hulls evacuation proposal came from
London. where it was received sympa-
thetically in informal discussions.
Welcomed in France.
Hull's suggestion won warm well
come in France, where the foreign
Office said favorable reply would be
sent to Washington shortly.
Officials said Foreign Minister
Joseph aul-Boncour and the rest of
the Government supported the pro-
posal enthusiastically and hoped the
United States action would bring re-
suits.
Italian officialdom remained silent
on the proposal. The Italian public
learned of it through a Washington
dispatch of the German official news
sgency, distributed in Italy by the
Italian official news agency.
From League of Nations quarters in
Geneva came a suggestion that the
committee suggested by Washington
should join forces with the emigration
clearing Office established in connec-
ton with the international labor Office
March T.
The World Federation of Polish Jews
appealed to Poland to extend protec-
ton to 10000 Jews of Polish extrac-
ton in Austria. The United Palestine
Appeal began a United States cam
paign for $4,500000 Since the Nazi
3cSlulc OtSdll III SiIIldQy, OFFICIALS
said, the organization has settled 35,-
COO Jews in Palestine.
Meanwhile, Germany's operations in
Europe drew comment from Senators.
Chairman Pittman, Democrat, of
Nevada of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee said Prime Minister
Chamberlain's policy pronouncement
in the British House of Commons yes
terday had given Chancellor Hitler a
warning that may go long way to
preserve world peace.
Mr.. Pittman indicated he believed |
Mr.. Chamberlain's statement forecast |
an approaching agreement between |
Great Britain and Italy.