Another correspondent asked when ther the Chinese Government had sanctioned the scheme, whereupon he was, told that from information gathered at Chungking and other places, the Government is prepared to consider the scheme favourably.
All emigration groups in the varis parts of the world were informed of the scheme a few days ago and their replies and suggestions are at present being awaited before any definite date will be set for the commencement of the settling of Yunnan province, the first colony being most likely established near the Burma frontier, although no definite site had as yet been chosen, The German authorities, it revealed, have been informed of the scheme and view it favourably, whilst it was believed likely that the Chinese Government would make known its official opinion about the proposed scheme in the not too distant future.
Mr, Berglas, it was pointed out at the meeting, at which several members of the local Refugee Committee attended in an official capacity, gone to a great deal of expense to visit the various parts of China which would eventually be considered as sites and had the opportunity to discuse the whole plan with national and provincial authorities who were stated to view the plan with interest.
The financial problem which would have to be studied before these set-tiers could take up their proposed new spheres of activities, is a dificult one, but as Mr. Berglas pointed out, there are for example about 100,000 unused affidavits for the United States and many persons there would be pleased to be relieved of the responsibility of having to guarantee relatives who plan to make their home in the United States, by contributing a comparatively smaller amount to this new scheme, which would be almost certain fo ensure a future to those in quest of a new country.
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