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fo-Nivsstares. eee | wh Ye _ Consultants: a 7 | _— In Kovember, 1939, the AFEC distributed a leaflet in connection vith their drive to solicit funds to ald rofurses from Spain, Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia entitled "A Friendly Cervice for Hefurees," The’ panohlet stated that the Quaker interest in tho Pelurea problem was neither: political nor racial, and was more than husanitarian, "It springs from a religious concern —- from the heart of the Quaker faith in the Divine nature of humin personality. Tho Comaittee's ain in meeting huaan needs is at all tines to preserve spiritual virtues, Itts efforts to aid refusees are an endeavor to preserve the integrity of the individual," The urticle continues that rovernnent's Innipration lawn are passed to treat with refugces en masse and often, the individual does not fit into the pattern thus created. ‘The pressure of Naziom ercated vast rofucce problems never be~ fore presented ali over Uurops and the German rovernnient hae riven per ission to Quaker comaigsloners to travel throughout Gersiny to five relief to destitute families, counsel with Jenish leaders and coordinute the migration offorts of other orgenizatlons." Offices are said te be maintyincd in Germany, Vienna, Irankfort and Amsterdam. The panph]et also states that dug to the dimi:ration lans in the United Status, only 65,104 persons have been adadtted under the Cerman quota in the six and ons half yours since Hitler came into power, at the same Ling, 22,362 Germings have left the United States. An expcrienced staff ise said to be mointained in Philedeiphia and New York to aid the rofurces to pain tholr fect once they do arrive in thie country and: acts as a Clearing house, referring refugees to arencites that speclalizo in diffcrent services. to correspond to thair individual probleas. it also states that Seatterrpood Hostel , Vest Pranch, Iova, welcomes Gerson rofuceee and helps to place them in raral asstricts dnstend of heving then remain in the eastern ciitea, The Hostel was reportod to le a former Quaker cehool, but now accouodates up te forty German refuwreca where they study: English, History, Amerlean houe~auking, saerlesn folk-waya snd practical acriculture, until places are found for them in cities and towns vhan others taku thoir places. It ia alco said that sumer vacation hostols are alro sponsored ; by tha Coadlttee to give neaded reat and encourapercnt te refupeos before | ~ they take up tocit new livelihood. ‘Aberdeen Hostod near iinyston, New York, und ohy Island, at Nyaelr, Now York, puthered together some forty to fifty dmoricon residents da an atuosapheare of frien dy coongration vwhora the cumers aro opunt in study, hougekecping und reereation." "