Shanghai, Jan. 17.
August 21, 1938, an authorized statement was' published in the columns of this paper, relative to the foundation of an International Committee for granting relief to European Refugees. The aims of this associ culminated in the endeavour to contribute and to collect funds for the purpose of supporting European immigrants coming to China, until these had found positions locally. 'This was done without diser' ination as to the beneficiary citizenship, nationa ty, race, faith, or political creed.
Before the' organization of the International Committee a society for assisting German Jews landing in China had been funetioning.
As the aims of both associations were similar in scope, it was decided to work in close ce-operation. Monthly subseri combined with donations obtained from local sympathizers, were thought to be sufficient for modestly housing and feeding needy refugees landing in Shanghai However, already in August Jewish organizations in Vienna were informed that Shanghai was unable to take care of large numbers of refugees from foreign lands, seeing that China was suffering from the effects of an extended war and that it had already to cope with a serious native refugee problem.
When the influx into Shanghai of emigrants from Central Europe continued unabated the already ex-{sting local Jewish - organizations spontaneously offered their services and" close ce-operation, "Simultaneously. all facts and factors sur Founding the urgent problem of re-Tugeo relief faced by' the associations referred to were communicated by Telter, and subsequently by cable, to the relevant organizations in London, Now York, Paris, Singapore, ete.
ought to be realized. that the charity associations abroad, to. whom Appeals for help were directed, had their own. perplexing problems contend with, mainly' the support of Hundreds" of" thousands in Central Europe, who had lost everything they possessed; equally had they to bear {he cost of organized emigration {vom those districts of people finding room abroad, Th consideration of these handicaps only small sums could be obtained by Shanghai, namely £500 from' London, U$:$2,500 from New York and about local $6,000. from Singapore, apart from a fow thousand Toeal dollars from Hongkong.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.