Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-15 | Page 1 | Nations Study Help for Jews

I I NATIONS STUDY HELP FOR JEWS U. U S. S Envoy Proposal Is Consid Considered red TilE THE HAGUE Netherlands Nov No 15 UP UP The The Dutch government govern govern- ment will ill organize two t camps for several thousand German Jewish refugees Prime Minister linister Henrik Colijn told the second chamber of parliament today LONDON Nov 15 UP The The British BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish government today gave urgent consideration to a bold scheme under under un un- un- un der dec which the United States and the British empire would find homes for thousands of German Jews seeking seeking seek seek- ing lag refuge from violence viorence and restrictive restrictive re restrictive re- re laws in Germany United States Joseph Ambassador P Kennedy who has been working wording day and night on the tha problem since wave of Jewish anti violence vio vio- violence lence began was believed to be le the theauthor author o of tie tie- t e plan It was understood on the highest authority t that at Prime ri e Minister nister Chamberlain an and Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax after a A. long session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion with the Ambassador had agreed to cooperate Although Kennedy declined to re- re Continued on 11 rape Page Two Column Colum One NATIONS STUDY HELP FOR JEWS Continued from Page One veal details of the plan it was was understood understood un un- un- un J it called for efforts to tomoe move not merely a few thousands but the majority of the Jews Jews estimated estimated at out out of the reich British dominions dominions- colonies and mandated territories countries of South America the United States France Belgium and the Netherlands Netherlands Nether Nether- lands would be asked to assist The cooperation of the Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Nether Nether- lands was considered assured since Premier Hendrikus Colijn told the lower chamber of parliament today his government already had approached approached approached ap ap- other countries on the problem of Germanys Germany's Jews Chamberlain weighed the plan as Increasing signs developed of dissent dissent dissent dis dis- sent within his own Conservative party from his plans for understanding understanding under under- standing stan ing with Germany already hampered by British resentment at atthe atthe the nazi Jewish anti-Jewish campaign Kennedy spent last week end with Malcolm MacDonald secretary for I colonies and dominions who is concerned concerned concerned con con- immediately with Britain's vexed problem in Palestine and the general refugee situation Yesterday K Kennedy also saw Sir Horace Wilson the close adviser who accompanied Chamberlain on his historic visits to Germany to confer with Adolf Hitler In government circles it was said the tho American ambassador was influencing influencing influencing in in- the British government toward taking the lead in dealing with the plight of the Jews The The- Kennedy plan it was understood understood understood un un- aims aims' at moving Jews by t tens ns of thousands into the British empire and into North and South America Every major nation will be asked to take as many German Jews as possible in an effort to move most of f the the- Jews Jews' out of Germany Some Jews may be moved at once Into British colonies and the United States The support of France and the Netherlands has been sought