Br "NED. Speclat Correspondent tu Japan, Tokyo, Dec. 2. CONSIDERABLE uneasiness continues to prevail among German and Austrian Jews in Japan owing to thais fear that their living in this country will be made precarious or perhaps impossible due to the policy of the German government and its close relationship with Japan, It is reported that one German Jew, an educational instructor, has been dismissed from three Japanese schools in succession during [the past year or so. On the other hand it is suggested that perhaps his dismissal was due to grounds other than national or race, Another matter is that passports held by German Jews are subject to The third party, he said, also com-frequent submission to the German ing via Siberia, arrived on November authorities in Japan, and some of 29, and consisted of 30 Jews, They them are very uneasy lest on one of are now in Harbin. All the foregoing these occasions their passports may have German passports.
Rot be returned. to" them. What All these people were allowed to altitude the Japanese government Jenter Manchoukuo or to go through would take in regard to such persons that country in accordance with the whose passports had been. taken up stipulations of its emigration "law, has not yet been announced, In this Me. Kawai stated, matter also, however, it is suggested Tu the case of Japan likewise, he that the action of the German officials continued, the qualification of forelgn= here would be determined, in a ers, including German Jews, will be foreign country like Japan,.on the settled according 10 the terms of the basis of individual merits, and. that immigration law. in respect of their the Japanese official attitude would entrance into the country or thelt be similarly based. passage through it, The feeling among the Jews was Mr. Kawai said'the Japanese gov-intensified by the conclusion of the ernment does not contemplate appl Japan-German cultural pact ing racial discrimination—against, November 25, but some of them have persons desiring to enter the country, told your correspondent that they but Is likely to refuse admission to felt greatly relieved in this respect those who Seem undesirable due to by the statement by Mr. Tatsuo the possibility of their disturbing Kawai, spokesman of ithe Foreign peace and order or to their not have 'OMce, that the new agreement with ing sume lent means of support, Germany has nothing whatever to do added this wil be strictly applied to with the Jews. Mr. Kawai made this Persons proposing to anier zones in Geclaration soon after the signature China" where special conditions of the pact. prevail, No Racial Discrimination U.S. Naval Building At his interview with foreign news:
The Foreign Office spokesman made a fresh declaration regarding the correspondents yesterday Tear Admiral Kanazawa, spokesman of the Jewish question this morning, In Navy Ministry, told your correspon. reference to reports that German dent that the Japanese navy docs not Jews were being debarred from Japan look upon the American aval conand Manchoukuo on the basis of disferimination against them on account struction programme as an aggressive policy directed specially ayainst for their race or national origin, Japan, Mr. Kawai stated that no. racial However, he added, "naturally we Jdiserimination whatever is being imare fully aware of the great mobility posed by cither the Japanese or of modern naval forces, and from Manchoukuo government against Jew this" point of view we' regard the refugees in respect of their entrance United States' big navy plans. with Into Japan, Manchoukuo, or the areas save concern." in China under Japanese occupation, Admiral Kanazawa said he docs not reply to your correspondent, Mr think the American naval programme, Kawai stated categorically that there possibly in conjunction with. similar has been no case of such persons construction in Great Britain, is, having. been refused admission into specifically directed against a. om-the territories mentioned as a result bination of the Japanese, German and racial discrimination.
Italian navies, as hax been reported.
The spokesman proceeded He pointed out that in existing world describe the circumstances. attending conditions public opinion everywhere the recent arrival of three parties of over-sensitive, and that responsible [Jewish refugees. He said that the statesmen should not be swayed 100 first such arrival, the exact date of much by it which he did not know, was of six 'Admiral Kanazawa's assistant, Jews at Manchuli. OF these, two are Captain' Ogawa, added his own, ow staying in Harbin, while four opinion that the American navy is went to North China through Man-already big enough to defend both choukuo territory.
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