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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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cur imaipration lar, These sorvices are rendered with the convlation
. bha ub Af wine ond careful plocenent dan be aantiyrad dn thid country,
ee iraderanta, mavanted dn Germany, my prove to be a valiiblo aonotb
te our jmerican Use, “e have angaunterad rrave migumierctanding of
the probloa ef the refugee as it exists today, fter erreful regeareh
ve are publichtng these facta with the hope that they may contribute
to the rentication thet the acceptances of refugees prarente an
oppor bund ty for enrliehing Anerican Life both commercially and caltura Ly.
nattar referring to Tiyland' sxporiende with refucees, 11,000 of
nhom gave employment to 15,000 Pritonn, tho Cvoker pemphlet ainllarly -
poluts cut thet refurces in this conubry do uot dlsplaco Jeerlean rorkerp.
Nobing Ghe ceneral fear ou this ecora, the prsphlat staten that Mt Le
natural thet many people vho are valuturaed goowld be aang prey for
eyene vio wiehee to ducreses metdentienioa or antie“enifion in ou
lend. lvery imaricen is now awire that Uherg aro sany: such orgaulzotlions
in our country wideh are axerbing theuselvea, mostly in furtive wayn,
to dugrcace rackal focling enone ug. The truth and intelli é ent aseistance
to the netconers togethor will disyel those fears!
the praphlet aleo points ont that every refuges rho comes to fiviriva
the as Imach A Comoiter as nayone elou,; ant die wantu teva to bs mippliad
by facrLean businessed and facborten. In thia nenee tha refuscas are
actually Froviding work for American labor, t
efured skilla, snlte Ave ond oc caphial, the paapntet ¢ eontimtasg,
have broughs ner industrias bo the Uniteo Dtates that ; five miploynent
to mang MUPLCADS
"The condtunton, reached by tha Amortoan Frfonds garvieg Cambbea Ag
thet feossen sage? $6 tho thine pont needed in tle colutiow of the
refugee provles. fOur Comidtiton,! Lha pancthiet cancludes, Groa lived
Lied conwon ecige and deceney deaond that uot a eingle Anexrtean werkuans
who neade tha work and is satLafaciory should lose hia enpleynant in
erder that a refuges may have dt. Althouch there jinve baeon eral) and
irresponsible asployers who hava acted eLheariise, wo fLod that ald of
the coralitecs and Lire caployora facing thin problen aro eloar in
thedp thinking about this situation und realtia the cangers of huvdug:
rrcourse to ony metoiod of employivint for tha roturees which would
displace Ancrican dabor. Other oceupattons share there dll be na
displacemat of preasnt workers mat bo found. If eseh treomonn
wornanity Gill contribute just a little anergy, dngenalty, food will
tow men, and helpfulness in thea woye phich tly concerpod oo titeag
enn explaln to thea, the solution will not bo dilfteult and ouy refugee
yroblom vill bo solved to the bunefit of all concerned."
Ln November 1939 the offleers of tlhe Nufuces Section of the Anerionn |
Fricvils Service Committos were listed an Lollousr
Chairman ~ thins |
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