The Archive · 1938

U.S. Committee to Fight Anti-Semitism

Messrs. Lehman, Ickes, Frank Knox and Al Smith Join

New York, Nov. 28.

An influential committee of men and women has been formed to combat anti-Semitism.

It includes Mr. Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Into: Mr. Herbert H. appointed Superintendent of all gaols. He retired in 1931.

Within two months of arriving in Shanghai, Mr. Sims was instrumental in quelling one of the worst revolts in the history of Ward Road Gaol. He and others on duty were forced to draw their pistols on the mob and several men were killed, including the ringleader of the revolt, Van Kah-den, a brother of Van Mo-mo who was notorious at the time. In 1927, the staff led by Mr. Sims prevented a similar attempted break after an Indian warder was killed and several men were wounded.

In 1905, there were 400 prisoners at Ward Road. When Mr. Sims left Shanghai in 193: there were 6,700. In all Mr. Sims' experience there was never a successful gaol break. He spoke several local dialects and w the founder of the Prisoners' Aid Society.

He was a prominent Freemason Lehman, Governor of New York; Mr.|and the Founder and ye örk: being a member of the Tuscan Lodge Worshipful party for disposing of the present! Incident and discuss various measures for stabilizing the situation.

"The agreement to be concluded in this case will be what may be called a basic agreement concerning the adjustment of Sino-Japanese relations, but not a peace treaty.

"It will be a special new international agreement stipulating the rights to be possessed and obligations to be assumed by the two countries concerning the creation of a mew order in East Asia, and will constitute a declaration of new principles for the mutual linking of the two countries in the political, economic and cultural fields."—Reuter.

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