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i In November, 1939, the AFSC distributed a leaflet in connection with their drive to solicit funda to ald refucses from Spain, Germny, Austria and Czechoslovakia entitled "A Pricndly Service for Hefuyces," The pamphlet steted that the Quaker interest in tho Refuges problem was neither political nor racial, and was more than humanitarian, "It springs from a religlous concern — from the heart of the Quaker faith in the Divine nature of humin personality. Tho Conaittee's ain in mecting huwan needs is at all tines to preserve spiritual virtues. It's efforts to aid refugees are an endeavor to preserve the integrity of the individual," The article continues that covernient's innifration lawn are passed to treat with refugces en masse and often, the individual does not . fit into the pattern thus created. "The pressure of Nazism ercated vast refugee problens never be~ _fore presented oll over Europe and the German rovernient hae given par mission to Quaker comaigsloners to travel throughout Geraany to give relief to destitute fuuilies, counsel with Jewish leaders and coordinute the migration offorts of other orgenizations." Officus are said to be maintzined in Germany, Vienna, l'ranfort and Amsterdam. The pamphlet also states that dia to the Lnalpration lans dn the United States, only 65,404 persons have been adaitted under the Cernan guota in tha six and ons half years since Hitler came into power, at the same Lino, 22,362 Gerwine hsve left the United Status. An experienced staff is said to be mointained in Philadelphia und How York to aid the rofurces to pain their fect once they do arrive in this country and acts as a clearing house, referring refugees to agencies that gpsclalizo in different services to correspond to thair individual probleas. \ it also states that Seatterrood Hostel , Vest Pranch, Tova, walcones Gersen rofuceee and helps to pluce them in raral districts instead of heving then remain in the eastern cities. The llostel was reportod to bo a former Quaker school, but now acconwodates up te forty German refwiees whore they study * English, History, Auorlcan houe-mking, 4 rleon folk-waya snd practical acriculture, until places are found for them in clties and towns vhon others taku thoir places, It 19 alco said that cwmmr vacation hortoals are also sponsored by the Cowlttee to give needed reat and encourayercnt to refuyeos before they take up ticle new livelihood. ‘Aberdaon Hoshad near injston, Mew York, und Sky Island, at Nyack, Now York, puthered togettiar soma forty to. fifty Anoricon residents da an atuoasphera of friendly cooperation whore the cumiers ara opent in study, hougekecping und recreation."