Shanghai, June 21. 'AVING investigated the matter fully and having learned that the Chinese Government and the Provincial Government of Yunnan are prepared to allow 100,000 emigrants to settle in China under certain conditions, Mr. J. Berglas, noted German industrialist, called a press conference at the Cathay Hotel yesterday after noon in order to give more details on the proposed scheme.
The plan, which for the time being is in its infancy, would call for settling of certain parts of China, particularly Yunnan province, by emigrants of the whole world, irrespective of nationality, ereed or political affiliations who, carefully selected as to thei abilities and provided that they can furnish amounts sufficient for feeding and shelter over a period of one year approximately, would enjoy the same rights of residence and work as the Chinese, enjoying governmental protection with the same rights and responsibilities as Chinese citizens A ce-operative banking institution would be pleased to be relieved and a committee consisting of all the the responsibility of having to guaran-presidents of emigration committees tee relatives who plan to make their home in the United States, by con-all over the world would supervise the scheme, which would be run tributing a comparatively smaller amount to this new scheme, which according 19 an economic plan to be would be almost certain fo ensure a established, whilst the committees in all parts of the world would charge future to those in quest of a new themselves with the intellectual ad~ country. vaneement as well as special and Questioned with regard to the physical training to prepare future sphere of activities most likely to be Of interest to mew settlers, it was gelllers for their new sphere of In-pointed out that alt skilled labour ere: would be employed, whilst a huge Self-Supporting in One Year field of activity lies practically un-[explored in the transportati According to the communal plan, try, which is steadily growing owing will be possible for the average to ihe increased number of highways emigrant to. corn a decent living and other means of communications within a year, all the more so if ort that are at present under construce cient training' is being afforded them. tion.
Ttis therefore presumed, according to Mr, Berglas, that the emigrants thus Premature soiled, should be able, over a period Chungking, Sune 23, of one oF two years, to establish Commenting on a report from themselves in some vocation or other.
Shanghai of a proposed large scale view of the fact that nearly all settlement of Jewish refugees from countries of the world have either Germany, informed quarters in the losed their doors: to emigrants Chinese capital state that it is highly rely, or have rendered entry ex-premature to discuss the matter. It ceedingly diMeult, the opportunities believed by neutral observers that presented by this scheme, should not Yunnan province can absorb at the be belittled, according to Mr, Berglas, highest 10,000. in future. More who is of the opinion that in China Urgent needs for the present are for it Is possible to attain a high standard doctors and professors. for hospitals of living with comparatively small Jand schools as well as for about 500 means, Whilst he opines that opporimechanies. Details are, however, not tunities of reconstruction at the discussed since the project is con-conclusion of the Sino-Japanese hostilities will be even greater in this immense. country.
China would also benefit by the scheme, Me, Bergias continued, and would render a great service to those
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