Evening star., 1938-12-05
100000 Reich Jews
May GET Refuge
Abroad in 1889
Success Dependent Upon
Germony's Transfer
Of CopitoI
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Late in October Germany er-
PEELED thousands Of Polish JeUs
Tho. it ,Das feared, toould become
public charges as result of neD
Polish citizenship la,0s. Families
we're ruthlesslv broken up, male
members being shipped across
border. In reprisal for this
young Polish JeW, Herschel
Grynsxpan, killed Ernst Vom
Rdth. German diplomat in Paris.
touching OF toaue OF anti-Je1Oish
otolence IN Germany.
BY WILLIAM H. STONEMAN,
chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-Approximately
100000 Jews will be evacuated from
Germany during the course of 1899
If Germany can be persuaded during
the next few weeks to transfer 4
minimum amount OF capital to pro-
vide for their resettlement in other
lands.
Conversations between representa- =
tives of the Evian Committee and
the German authorities have already
made some progress behind the
scenes and it is now hoped that
. workable arrangement for the
transfer of capital can be agreed
upon by some time in January. II
An agreement is reached in principle.
George Rublee, American director
OF the Evian Committee, will prob
ably go to Berlin and DR.. Hjalmar
Schacht, president Of the Reichs-
bank. may come to London. The
fact that meeting of the full COM
mittee is expected to be called in
January indicates that those ac-
quainted with the negotiations ex-
pect to have results by that time.
Driblets First Year.
$ The first years quota will be alb
sorbed in driblets by large number
OF countries, some of which may take
only few hundred refugees. The
exact number to be taken by most
Of the countries will not be decided
upon until Germany has finally fixed
the amount of capital which each
will be allowed to transfer to his
new home. In the case Of Australia,
which has agreed to absorb $1,000
over a three-year period, at least
$3.50 per head must be guaranteed
there by the Germans or by private
Jewish agencies. Most of the other
countries which have agreed in
principle to accept quotas Of refugees
will require them 10 bring at least
that much apiece.
e During the first two or three years
Of the evacuation plan, which ulti-
mately must care for approximately
500 900 people from Germany alone,
the bulk of the refugees will be alb
sorbed by the civilized countries.
Only later, less desirable refugees
who have neither training nor funds
may be settled in large numbers in
such places as British Guinea, Dutch
Guinea. Madagascar and certain un-
developed spots which may be made
available by the South American
countries.
Spirit of Cooperation.
With the exception of the Soviet
oAAiohA AAAOoS VI LllC SOuAlVA lCS NJ
preached by the Evian committee
have shown a greater spirit of CO.
operation than they did when the
Cvian conference met earlier this
year. Despite their natural reluc-
tance to accept fresh immigrants
and their fear OF repercussions at
home if they make too much noise
about it, most governments have
agreed to take small numbers each
year which, added together, promise
refuge for good part of Germany's
pogrom victims. The Soviet Union
simply refuses to accept any fresh
foreigners.
Extreme precautions are being
taken by the Evian committee not
To jeopardize the negotiations with
Germany by giving them too much
publicity. Consequently, it is i'm
possible to know to what extent
Germany. under the guise of trans
ferring Jewish capital abroad. will
be able to compel foreign countries
not only to shelter her unwanted
citizens, but to accept large quanti-
ties Of her unwanted exports.
(Copyrieht, 1898, by the Chicago Daily
News, lnc.)