London, June 13.
The Home Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare, was asked in the House of Commons today by Mr. Tom Williams, Labour Member for Don Valley, Yorkshire, whether attention was drawn io the plight of the 900 German refugees on board the St. Louis, who have been refused permission to land in Cuba. The vessel has now returned to European waters and the refugees have sent the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, a cable.. asking for asylum in England.
Replying on behalf of Sir Samuel Hoare, Captain O. Peake, Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, stressed that it was of first importance that arrangements for the emigration of refugees should proceed under an orderly programme.
In the present case, however there appeared to be exceptional circumstances which might justify the admission into England of a proportion of these refugees, pending arrangements for their ultimate emigration. Arrangements to this effect; he added, Were being made accordingly He understood that the Governments of Holland and Belgium were also willing to take a share in providing temporary asylum.
Captain Peake emphasised that the special arrangements in this case were not to be regarded as a precedent—Reuter 29,000 Since 1933
London, June 13.
Figures published here today show that 29.000 political refugees have entered England since 1933. Of these, 4.000 subsequently departed for other countries. The bulk of the refugees landed in England since January of this year.—Trans-Ocean.
Patience Urged Deposit for Each "Preparations are now being made by the Japanese authorities concerned to carry to realization the best possible measures in this con-
Paris, June 14.
The precise distribution of the 900 Jewish refugees aboard the Hamburg-Amerika liner St. Louis, has been nection, "We are well aware that local Japanese residents, confronted with the question of the Settlement and of the Concession every day, are feeling impatient, but they should be cautious in action and in their speech, showing their reliance upon the wisdom and the strength of the authorities thus to display a serenity worthy of the representatives of a decided.
This solution, it is understood, became possible as a result of the action of the American Jewish Refugee Committee which declared its readiness to deposit with the respective governments a sum of $500 in respect of each of the refugees Tran-Ocean.
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