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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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cur dianigration Lar, ‘These sorvices ara renderod with the convlation
that 4f vdne ond careful plocenent can be aannrad dn thin country,
oo Imuieranta, aavanted dn Gersany, my prove to ba a valtbls aonob
ta eur si ¢ have onsaunterad preva migumterctandsay of
the prohloa et the mfuree us Ab oxiots today. Jifter enreful recanveh
ve are publishing th facto with the hope that they may conpribute
to the roalication thet the acceptance of refugees prerente an
opportunity for cariching American l3fe both commercially and culturally.
ran
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"ALtor referring to pagland' exporience with refucees, 11,000 of
thom gave employment to 15,000 Mrltonn, the Cvaker pemphlet alailarlys -
points out thyrt refurcns fn this country do not displaco creriean vorkerbe
Noting the seneral fear on this ocora, the pruphlot staten that Mit is
netural thet many people vho are vas howld be sans prey for
enyone rho wishee Lo tuere denise or antiatemition dn ow
land. “very fnaricen is ni 1. Uhero ara many sch organisations
in our country waheh are axerblug theuselveda, mostly in furtive way
to duoreare rackal focling Gnrone us. The truth and Antellipent aouistance
to the mevconters together will Agpel those fuarse!
the praphlet alco pointa ont that every refuges rho cones to fviriva
the as much a conomer as pnyone elsu, and bis wante have to ls mippliad
by Jacrtean busdnessog and factorfed. In tha sense ) Ue rofuseos are
actually providing work for American Labor, '
Nefuged skilla, initiative end capital, the pamphlet eontimms,
have brought new industrias to the Unitea States that give smploynent
te my sourlennde
"The condlunton, reachad by the Aneriean Fronds eorviee Camittea Ly
thet feotien sage? fs tho thdng mont needed dn the colution of the
refuges provblan. fOur Comifteo,' Lhe pamehlot concludes, Srealixad
ti conwn ease and decency dewond that not a oingle sv or foan werk
who neade tha work and is witlofactcry phouldé lose hia aapleynint in
order that a refuges may have dt. Althouch there hinve began sal) and
Jrresponsible anployers who hava acted elbernise, wo fLod that ald of
the corablttres and larpe employers facing thin paoblez aro eloar in
their thinking about this situation and realize whe canzers of havig
recourse to any motiod of employmint Sor tha returees which would
Boplace tnoriean dabor. Obher oceupattons »!
dlsplacemimat of preunnt workers mist bs four
vormuntty ttl contrdbute just a little antrgy, ingenuity, ‘90d wilh
toxuimd men, and helpralnoes dn the woye phich tl error ooetttese
ean explain to then, the solution will not bo difficult and wo refuges
yroblaa va bo solved to the benefit of ail concerns."
In Novenber 1929 the offieers of the fufuces Section of the Anoricnn
Frias Service Courittos wire listed an Lollonsr
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