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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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tha paxphilet, issued by the cewtlttee on Rafurces of tha Amorioon
Frionds Service Comaitica, of siniel i. Robert Yarnall 4a chairnon, varricg
a Lorevord by ur. hufua li. Jones, chided gf the rrienda, and Clarence
Pickett, exseutdive aicretary, Nefarece Postal oxpliing the Saker Interest
din hganitarten wore dn behalf of childrun, ond. reese lia that caring the
four yeors lollewing the “orld Var, the Fateuds, supported Ly émrican
jamrusity, fed a nexicua of 1,200,000 Gernuy children a day.
"The pamphlet provided stutistdonl Anformition to refute several
popularly held miscoaceptions nbout refuscad, It polnts outs
"Marine the six-jyjoar porked thet rourhly approztntes the years af
the Hast rocines da Cerminy, 4,427 more ellony departad thin ware adnitted
to tha Untied oteteop.,
tharaga only 24,952 fiederents were adaltted for porminant residence
during this cane efy-yers period, thea quota laws pervitted a total
Amaieretion af 922,048. ‘thug, only about 264 of tha quota allovanse
netuablly catered.
"Por tha LAsenl year anding dune 30, 1938, tha year of the larpoast
refuree. immigration, there wea net dimigration ints this country for
permanont residence of only 49,695, In 1c), there was a net Incraneo
for pemasnent yrosidance of 210,4753 dn 192h, the net dinersase was 630,107.
In obhoer words, ti nob 19209 dovisvation sag only one-fifth that of
Ayzg and one £iftaenth thut of 1924.
"Pased upon a populetion of 120,000,000, the 1938 net innipration
_ to this country represented lesa than 4/100 of one per cent of cur population,
tlt is necessary to atress onca more 4 fect which tha frmrican
public hag even yet not, underctood sulfictintly, nandly, that these refupasy
from Germany are not all dexa by relipdou ~ far from it. In 193%, about
onsethird (323) of all refugees fron Ceraany vera Christian. In the
yeore befors that tha proportion was hipher. And the proportion of
Gindtatdans among, those who ere still dn Geneeny, sustria ond Creche Lovabta,
but vould Ile to Iceva, is sth hinher,.. dccordin: to the best catinctes
vvallible there are aout £60,000 deus ty religion otill in Cerminy end
about 700,000 noneArgan Chrdletdiiang, that is Chrintians wlth come
percentye of Jewish bleed.
"fhe Introduction by Ur. Jones and Vr. Pickett poluite: out bist
the Amerieun Priends fervice Com lttee ogain ragponda to tha ery of
bua mucfuring ab tt did following Lhe tar. Joday ve Lbeten apeia
Lo the append for fellowhip, for succor, and for a hom, The Sorvice-
Comittee Lo not ony acaieting wlth relief, unere nasoraaryy but La”
etloupLint to 2dd- thoue why rat lesve Geruany and go out to obhor
yarba of the vorld. :
"Th dn also oud of the accholas that offers a vervics of hospitality
and plncenent for come of tho rofupeae ho can enter Whis cawitry undor
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