To the Editor of the Sin,—Relatives of European Jewish refugees can' travel via" Siberia. to Shanghai, if the Entry' Permit 1s Issued by the Japanese authorities, in such a case the Consulate of Manchoukuo will grant the necessary visa, obtain an entry permit for Hongkew is more or lasa Impossible "my own application for my wife! and my boy has been filed. since November 1939, without myself having received the slightest notification to its possible success—whilst the SMC, issues permits on a more Henlent scale, with the. regrettable drawback however, that the validity for same is for four months only and a prolongation rather difficult to obtain, 'A short while ago the fact was published that with a~ entry permit of the SMC. It would be possible 1 via Siberia as well, wgements have been made beand the respective governments, s0 that also those relatives, who are in possession of an S.M.C, permit could travel via Siberia and' afanchoukuc Since May 19, cables are arriving from Europe, however, that this possibility is' void again and that, unless the Japanese legalization is granted, the permits of the Munielality are of no use at all or one must be in the "position to. pay 'US$300 approximately for the voyage to Shanghai by a steamer of the Lloyd Triestino, In such a case no ogalization by the Japanese is required, The experiences we Jewish Refugees "had in Nazi Germany are well-known and I do appreciate it enormously that shelter has been given to us, But why, for heavens sake, is it made so dificult for even ur hearest relations to join us? Why is a way opened today and closed again after a short while? Is this a new game, being tried on us? How Jong can our nerves stand such teasing? Where is the possibility to overcome this difficulty and who can help me to get my family out of Germany, before the Nazis have [starved them to death?
One Pensoxaucy Concent, Shanghai, May 22,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.