SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1949-04-21

'P'oN>N SOho TANl VI
l9S, it will be remembered, pro-
sides that between July 1, lo43,
and June 80, 1850, 50 per cent
the German and Austrian quotas
shall be available exclusively to
persons of German ethnic ori.
gin" who yere born in Czechc-
slovakia. Hungary, Poland, Ru-
mania, or Yugoslavia, and who on
June Is, l948. resided in Germany
or Austria. The Department OF
State on March 80 issued the fol.
lowing definition of the term.
|"German eH,nic origin" for the
guidance of American consular
officers in Germany and Austria :
"ln order to qualify for an i'm
migration visa under the German
ethnic origin portions of the Ger
man and Austria quotas the bur-
den OF proof shall be upon each
applicant to establish that he is
not subject to exclusion from the
United States under any provi-
sion of the immigration laws and
to establish the following quail
fcations as a person of German
ethnic origin as itended by Con-
gress in enacting the provisions
of Section II of the Displaced
Persons Act of June Is, 1913:
|. That he was born in Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Ro-
mania or Yugoslavia. The statue
specifically requires this as an
element of classification.
?. That he resided in any part
of Germany or Austria on June
Is, 1913, when the Displaced Per-
sons Act became effective. This
rs also specific statutory re-
quirement.
3. That he does not come under
the jurisdiction of the Interna-
tional Refugee Organization. The
statute classi6es as displaced
persons certain alief.s who are
under the jurisdiction of the In
ternational Refugee Organiza-
ton, and provides as special pro-
cedure for dealing with them as
eligible displaced persons.
1. az That he is German ex-
pellee, or the accompanying wife
or minor child of German expeI-
lee, pursuant to the Pitsdam
Agreement OF August l. l94S,
from Poland, Czechoslovakia, or
Hungary, or (b- that he is a
refugee. or the accompanying wife
or minor child of refugee from
Poland. Czechoslovakia. Hunga-
ry. Romania, or Yugoslavia.
5. That he is characteristically
Germanic. status which is to be
determined upin the basis of the
following combination OF fact
ors, the presence or absence of
any particular one OF which will
not, in itself, be considered as
conclusive. but any combination
Of which may he considered as
providing satisfactory evidence
of German ethnic origin:
az Antecedents emigrated from
Germany.
b. Use of any of the Germaa
dialects as the common langu-
age of the home or for social COM
munications.
9 Aesided in the country Of
birth in an area populated pre-
dominantly by persons OF Ger
manic origin or stock who have
retained German social charact-
eristics and group homogeneity
as distinguished from the sur
rounding population.
d. Evidences common athri-
butes of social characteristics OF
the Germanic group in which he
resided in the country of his
birth, such as educational irrstitu.
tions attended, church affiliation
social and political associations
and affiliations, name. business OF
commercial practices and associ
ations. and secondary anguage.
or dialects.
e. Any person who fails to qua
l 1ify ,,ndor or - c.,<,,to.:1, -,