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Sabbath Readings of the Law
Pentateuchal Portion—Num. 30:2.36:13.
Prophetical Portion—Jer. 2:4-28; 8:4.

July 9, 1937

Ab 1, 5697

Britain's Broken Pledge

Great Britain has broken her pledge to
the Jewish people.
The partition of Palestine means the re-
duction to an absurdity of the interna-
t tional assurances to the Jewish people for
the establishment of a Jewish National
Home in our ancient homeland.
Great Britain has been playing with
Jewish sentiments since the days of Sir
Herbert Samuel, who was recently elevat-
ed to a position in the House of Lords.
This man, who was once referred to as
"the modern Nehemiah," is now recog-
nized as the person who has leaned so
far backward that he has helped break
the back of an entire people.
It was during the administration of Vis-
count Samuel that Transjordania was torn
from Palestine. Now the skeletonized
homeland is being reduced further, and
'approximately one-third of the land east
of the Jordan is recommended by the
Royal Commission for inclusion in the so-
called Jewish state. No greater farce
could havh been perpetrated at the ex-
pense of a people whom the world has
not stopped crucifying.
If it were not at our expense, we might
laugh at the joke that is contained in the
Royal Commission's report. The only hope
for Jewry in the past decade, Palestine,
is now also being proscribed as a place of
refuge for the Jewish people. What is
worse, Palestine, held sacred by our peo-
ple for thousands of years, is now being
toyed with and Jewish sentiments are
being used as a mat for British boots.
Our major problem is to secure suffi-
cient territory for the settlement of large
numbers of Jews. Palestine being the only
acceptable place for Jews as Jews; Pales-
tine being the only place that was definite-
ly made available for the Jewish people,
all other avenues having been closed for
our wandering hordes— then the one
problem that remained for us was to se-
cure sufficient land for the settlement of
the millions who must be taken out of
Poland, Rumania and Germany; for the
thousands who desire to leave even demo-
cratic countries in order to settle in Eretz
Israel and to live a Jewish life that it to
be unmarred by the Galuth hindrances.
This last hope is now threatened, and the
Jewish people is faced with the serious
problem of preventing Britain's travesty
on justice.
It would be the height of folly on our
part to fail to admit that we are helpless
against the power of Great Britain. But
two means of appeal are still open to us.
The League of Nations is the power that
has entrusted the Mandate to Great Bra-
g ain, and the United States has an agree-
ment with the Mandatory Power with re-
lation to Palestine. The Zionist Organiza-
tion is obligated to direct its appeal to
these two powers, as well as to public
opinion. As a last resort we shall be com-
pelled once again to deal with the Arabs.
Perhaps there is a way out of the dilemma
by reaching the Arab masses through the
group of sane leaders who have been
battling the Grand Mufti and who have
consistently opposed the reign of terror.
In any event, the Jewish people stands
unalterably opposed to Palestine's divis-
ion and to Britain's toying with our sacred
rights.

Lady Astor on Anti-Nazism

Lady Astor, member of the British
Parliament, on the eve of her recent re-
turn to England after a visit in this coun-
try, expressed alarm at what she termed
the "positive danger" of excessive anti-
German propaganda in the United States.
"If the Jews are behind it," she said, "they
are going too far, and they need to take
heed." To prove that she is objective in
her view of anti-German propagandists,
Lady Astor emphasized that she herself is
"not at all pro-German," and further
stated: "I am a pro-Jew and have always
been a Zionist, but anyone who reads the
papers can see what is coming: it will
react against them. And I tell all my Jew-
ish friends the same thing. I am against
communism, which may also be partly
responsible for this sentiment. Commun-
ism is the most horrible thing in the world
today. I hate all dictators and it is ap-
palling to see this propaganda playing
into their hands."
• In the last sentence will be detected
Lady Astor's inconsistency. If she hates
all dictators, why make an exception of
the Nazi ruler? Besides. she apparently
failed to notice during her stay in this
country that there is as much feeling
against the communists as there is against
the fascists. She also falls into the com-
mon error of singling out the Jews for
special mention in referring to those whom
she believes to be erring in their propa-
yanda against certain foreign powers. We
are confident that a more careful study of
the situation would convince Lady Astor
that she was not justified in her severe
criticism of the anti-Nazi forces in this

country-

A Turning Point in Zionism

The 40th annual convention of the
Zionist Organization' of America marked
a turning point in the Jewish National
movement in this country. Under the
leadership of Dr. Stephen S. Wise, who is
today the most dynamic force in American
Jewish life, the organization's prestige is
raised considerably. The World Zionist
Organization has realized that without
the influence of American Jewry the move-
ment suffers. Also, it is now definitely
established that the force of public opin-
ion from this country will go a long way
in assuring that the pledges made to the
Jewish people in the Balfour Declaration
and the Mandate of the League of Na-
tions will be honored.
A most significant statement was re-
ceived from the State Department by the
chairman of the Detroit chapter of the
American Jewish Congress. "You may be
assured," an important spokesman for the
department wrote, "that this government
is constantly giving appropriate attention
to all phases of the situation with regard
to Palestine and is aware of the interest
of Jewish circles in the United States in
matters relating to that country."
Here is excellent proof that very com-
forting action can be expected from our
government at Washington in support of
Jewish claims to Palestine. A strong ad-
ministration at the head of the Zionist
Organization of America is the only guar-
antee that such action will be forthcoming.
Dr. Wise is rendering invaluable serv-
ice to the cause of the Jewish people by
pressing for friendly action on the part
of the United States Government. Fur-
thermore, his dynamic personality is cer-
tain to prove an influence in securing
Great Britain's adherence to the Mandate.
May he be granted the strength to carry
on his sacred work during these trying
times in our history.

Colonel Josiah Wedgwood

Col. Josiah Wedgwood is now engaged
in an effort to mobilize public opinion in
behalf of sorely-treated Polish Jewry.
Not limiting himself to the difficult task
of constantly and consistently defending
the Jewish position in Palestine, Col.
Wedgwood always places himself in the
front ranks of the most sincere friends we
have in the world.
Without Col. Wedgwood our efforts in
behalf of Palestine's redemption would be
made even more difficult than they are. He
is constantly on guard lest the Jewish
position should be weakened and the
promises made us whittled down. Now
he is again a leader in another important
cause—the effort to make the lot of 3,-
000,000 Jews in Poland a little easier.
Col. Wedgwood is one of the best friends
we have. His record compares with the
most devoted non-Jewish defenders of
Jewish rights.
His name is already written indelibly
in Jewish history.

Fighting the Rise of Bigotry

Mrs. Vera Michles Dean, editor of
Foreign Policy Bulletin of the Foreign Pol-
icy Association, writing in the recent issue
of the Bulletin, asks the question "Can
Democracy hold its own?" Mrs. Dean
writes in answer to this question: ,

The democracies have no business meddling
with the internal affairs of dictatorial coun-
tries. . . But the moment a dictatorship over-
steps its national boundaries and seeks to con-
vert other peoples by force to the faith it
professes, then the democracies, by supine
acquiescence, run the risk of committing sui-
cide for the sake of winning a temporary
reprieve from conflict. The democracies
should neglect no opportunity to negotiate
with the dictatorships on the basis of a con-
structive political and economic program call-
ing for adjustments on both aides—but not
wait for the dictatorships to lay down the
terms or block the progress of international
negotiations. To demand peace at any price
—even if the price involves destruction of the
values created by Western civilization in the
past—is a dangerous form of defeatism. It
is an admission that nothing is worth a
struggle on the democratic aide, and encour-
ages the worst excesses of dictatorships.
The "peace at any price" doctrine is based
on th assumption that by displaying the slight-
est sign of resistance the democracies will in-
evitably provoke war. Obviously, the danger
of war is ever present in a world armed to
the teeth, where not only bodies but minds
are daily schooled in military drill. But there
is no reason to assume that clearly defined
opposition to the bellicose gestures and irre-
sponsible threats characteristic of dictator-
ships will bring on war more readily than un-
questioning acceptance of any terms the dic-
tatorships may impose. Sooner or later the
democracies will find it necessary to make a
last stand against the wave of political fanat-
icism sweeping Europe. Is It not better to
make this stand today, when it may still serve
as a deterrent to aggression, than when one
concession after another has been granted to
the dictatorships in the hope of inducing them
to keep the peace? Difficult as it is to reach
a decision which may make or mar the future
of Europe; the Western democracies cannot
indefinitely pursue their soliloquy on the
theme "to be or not to be" if they are to
avoid the danger of finding that the dicta-
torships have already taken the decision out of
their hands.

Lights from
Shadowland

•

The Anti-Anti-Movement

By JUDAH GILEAD' •

By LOUIS PEKARSKY

Reproduction Is part or whole forbid.
den, without permission of the Seven
Arts Feature Syndicate, CopyrIghtere of
this feature.

(Copyright, 1937, a. A. F.

BELATED HONEYMOON FOR
THELMA LEEDS AND
PARKYAKARKAS
Beautiful brown-eyed T helma
Leeds and her recently acquired
husband, Harry (Parkyakarkas)
Einstein, are planning a belated
honeymoon trip to Europe, pro-
vided RK0 will give them a leave
of absence this summer. They want
to leave in July on an eight-week
tour of the continent.
The Einsteins have just pur-
chased a five-acre tract in the En-
cino district of Southern Califor-
nia's lovely San Francisco Valley,
where they plan to build a country
estate upon their return from
abroad.
Thelma Leeds is a native of New
York City, and as long as she can
remember has had an almost in-
satiable desire for music. She has
had an eventful career, but with
her new film contract her real
career is just beginning. At the age
of six she began taking piano les-
sons, and continued until her sec-
ond-last year in high school. She
was active as an accompanist for
school recitals and other affairs,
and it was a school operetta that
changed her whole course. A boy
who was playing the male lead in
the operetta became sicksthe day
before final rehearsal, and it was
impossible to get any one to take
his place. Thelma had been play-
ing for rehearsals and, being
familiar with the arias, offered to
substitute for him. Her offer was
accepted. Her voice was a lyric
soprano, but the incongruity of
the thing went unnoticed at the
performance. She stole the show,
and since then has devoted all her
time to voice study.
She studied at Hunter College in
New York for two years and left
to concentrate on her voice when
Columbia Broadcasting S y a t e m
gave her a contract. She was only
17 at the time, the youngest singer
under contract. She was able to
lower her voice to a contralto, and
became one of the most sought-
after singers in radio. She was on
several radio hours, played a sea-
son with the New York Light
Opera Company, and appeared at
theaters and night clubs in New
York and other large cities. It
was at a night club that S. J.
Briskin, RK0 production chief,
saw her, and was so impressed by
her beautiful voice and appearance
that he asked her to make a screen
test in Hollywood. The test was a
success, and she is now under con-
tract to Mr. Briskin's studio.
HOLLYWOOD NEWS BRIEFS
We are informed that Maxie
Rosenbloom is so serious about his
career in motion pictures that he
turned down a $5000 fight in De-
troit to take a role in Selznick's
"Nothing Sacred." Ile has appear-
ed in several films. Now, however,
he is cast for acting ability and
not for a boxing scene. The screen
play in which he is to appear was
written by Ben Hecht, and Maxie
has the role of a circulation de-
partment muscle-man on a New
York newspaper.
Samuel Goldwyn has signed
Archie Mayo, for many years dl-
rector of outstanding box-office
film hits, to a long-term contract.
For the past 11 years Mayo has
been directing pictures for Warner
Brothers.

The Rev. Dr. John R.' Hart, associate minister
of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church of
Philadelphia, has formed a new organization which
will be known by the cute name of "Anti-Moth
Ball Society." The purpose of this group, he ex-
plains, will be to oppose the suspension of church
activities during the summer and the putting of
houses of worship in moth balls during the hot
months. Dr. Hart hopes to reawaken ,interest
in religious affairs through this society. Ile be-
lieves the movement might spread to other cities
and he says: "of course there are no denomina-
tional lines and we expect Catholic and Jewish re.
inforcements."
What we especially like about Dr. Hart's idea
is the name. Seeing that we do not have enough
organizations, the best reason for forming a new
one is a good name. Think of it: "The Anti-Moth
Ball Society!" It should prove as popular as
Anti-Spinach, Anti-Castor Oil. Anti-This and Anti.
That. It should be conducive to effective ex-
patision programs, such as forming Ladies' Auxil-
iaries, Supplementary Sisterhoods, Junior Auxil-
lades, Young People's and Junior Young Peo-
ple's branches, and even South Side, South-West
and North-East sub-districts. It is a good way
of solving the inter-denominational problem of the
lack of organizations in our American commu-
nities,
We are tempted to start a branch of the Anti-
Moth Ball Society in Detroit.
But on second thought we fear the power of
competition from what may prove an even more
popular name: The Anti-Anti-Everything Society.
If we must anti- anything, we'll anti- everything.
And we shall have all the necessary branches, in-
cluding groups for every geographical location.
Three cheers for the Anti-Anti- movement!

Strictly
Confidential

Tidbits from Everywhere

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

(Copyright. 193i. D. A

C.

.1

CONVENTION ECHOES
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of
Cleveland will learn from this that
his masterful speech at the Sun-
day night session of the Zionist
convention was not broadcast as
had been announced ... Indirectly
the blame belongs to Abe Gold-
berg When Abe began to speak
he talked in English, knowing that
the speech was being broadcast...
But when the crowd hollered for
Yiddish, he obliged And exactly
at the moment he started to speak
in Yiddish he was cut off the air
. . . Rabbi Silver, who followed
Goldberg to the platform, was the
innocent victim, because his speech
too didn't get on the air Among
the gavels used by the various
presiding officers were one from
the Zionist convention of 1902 and
one from 1903 One of the most
exciting moments at the conven-
tion, which most of the delegates
missed, was the exhibition of brawn
by the publisher of an Anglo-Jew-
ish weekly, who kayoed two Revi-
sionists after they had gotten too
obstreperous ... Some idea of the
comparative popularity of Amer-
ican Zionist leaders among the
Zionist rank and file is conveyed
by the votes cast by a secret bal-
lot for delegates to the Zionist
Congress . . Stephen S. Wise
topped the list with 391 votes ...
Abba Hillel Silver was second with
367, closely trailed by Judge Mack
with 361 . . . Louis Lipsky was
fourth with 350 . . . Then came
NEW YORK (WNS)—That Eve was Adam's Morris Rothenberg, 306, and Judge
second wife and that she was not made from one William M. Lewis, 302 . . , The
of his ribs, as told in the Bible, were the asser- next four were Abe Goldberg, 258,
tions made by David Horowitz, American director Elihu D. Stone, 248, Israel Gold-
of "The Society of the Bible in the Hands of Its stein, 234, and Robert Szold, 219.
Creators" in the first of a series of radio talks One of the big surprises was the
called "The Bible Unveiled." Basing his assertions failure of Maurice Samuel to get
on the discovery of an alleged secret code of the more than 91 votes, which only
Bible in Jerusalem Horowitz claimed that Adam won him election as an alternate
was deserted by his first wife while Eve was ... The membership report of the
taken "from a family of beings who existed before Z. 0. A. revealed that only Kansas,
the advent of Adam. s This family was known by New Mexico, Idaho, Nevada and
the name of Ish." Horowitz further said that Eve, Arkansas have no dues-paying
instead of being made from Adam's rib, had one of members But there are 20,000
his ribs built into her during the process of a sur- Jews in those five states . . . The
gical operation which had been performed on American Jewish World's Man
the two.
About Town informs us that many
Mizrachi voters in St. Paul and
Minneapolis refused to mark the
ballots for Zionist Congress dele-
gates with a cross . They used
Mogen Davide, circles and "kane",
the Hebrew word for yes ... The
best per capita shekel record of
any city was made by Toledo, which
registered 900 votes And thanks
to the efforts of the Toledo dis-
ROME (WNS)—Seeking to allay Jewish fears trict's president, Rabbi Leon Feuer,
that Italy is turning anti-Semitic, Premier Musso- Toledo was one of the few cities
lini made two public gestures of conciliation on that gave the general Zionists a
the same day when he ordered elaborate funeral majority .. .
services for a Jewish lieutenant killed in the
Spanish war and refused to accept the resignation HOW THEY VOTED
of the executive of the Union of Italian Jewish
Our agents report that during
Communities. The executive had resigned in May the election of delegates to the
following a sharp divergence of opinion between Zionist Congress some Poole-
Zionist and anti-Zionist members precipitated by Zionists and Mizrachists in a
the anti-Zionist campaign in the Fascist press. The number of cities organized motor-
funeral of the Jewish officer, Lieutenant Angelo ized flying squads that went from
Angell of Milan, who WAS killed abroad the Italian poll to poll voting each stop . , .
non-intervention control ship, Barletta, was at- It is said that the record is held
tended by municipal officials of Milan, the Deka by one Poale-Zionist in New
of Bergamo and the commander of the Milan Army York, who voted 67 times ... The
Corps.
Hadassah ladies, however, God
Meanwhile, the anti-Zionist campaign has re- bless 'em, seem to have forgotten
sulted in the virtual liquidation of the Zionist Re- there was an election on . . .
visionist movement here. The Revisionists, be- Quite a few of them sent their
cause of their sympathy for Fascism, had enjoyed maids to the polls with their
considerable support in the press, but now they shekels . . . If the election had
too have fallen victims to the anti-Zionist cam- been a question of actual voters
paign. Their newspaper, Ideasionistica, has sus- instead of shekel-payers the Gen-
pended publication, and - their headquarters is pre- eral Zionists would have won
paring to close.
hands-down.

Eve Was Adam's Second Wife
and Was Not Made from His Rib

Mussolini Seeks to Placate
Jews; Rejects Resignation
of Kehillah Executive

Dishpan Drummer

From Halsted Street to Swank Hotels

By ABE LYMAN
As Told to Ruth Lyons

EDITOR'S Mil Et llow the son of a t'hicado fleet
Side peddler berme. one of
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There's a certain section of that's exactly what I grew up to
Chicago that looks, sounds and be: a drummer.
smells — especially smells — like
It seems I just couldn't keep
the Delancey Street neighbor.
hood of New _York. The same my fingers still. Whenever I saw
fire-trap tenements, the same old something that looked as if it
men wearing skull cans and long might resound, I had to start
beards, the same old women in banging away at it. From my
shawls and brown sheitels, and dishpan syncopation I graduated
the Ramo noisy, dirty kids playing to beating out rhythms on my
school desk. Finally, in despera-
in the narrow streets.
tion, my brother-in-law bought
My mother and father emigrat- me a set of traps, in the hopes
ed from the comparative peace of saving what was left of the
and quiet of an English town to family furniture and pots. From
make their home in the very that day on my future was de-
heart of this Jewish East Side of termined; I would be a
drummer
Chicago. They set up house in —or bust!
one of the older tenements on
Learns
From
Taxi
Driver
12th and Halsted Sts., and soon
While I was going to school
the kids from the Lyman fam-
ily were adding their noise and I used to sell papers with the
other
kids from the neighbor.
mischief to the troubles of the
neighborhood. There were seven hood. We would follow our beat
from
three
in the afternoon until
of us--five boys and two girls.
Pop had quite a job clothing and seven in the evening. Besides
that
I'd
get
up
at six in the morn-
feeding us. He was a fruit and
vegetable peddler and just bare- ing so as to clean the base-
ball
stands
and
in return get a
ly managed to make a living. But
somehow Ma was always able free ticket to the game. I was
to keep the tiny little railroad flat crazy about baseball—in fact I
neat and clean—and there would still am.
Pop made me attend Hebrew
be two candles burning every Fri-
day night.
school. I think he had a secret
hope
of making one of his boys
My folks were very religious. I
rabbi—but none of us showed
This statement is applicable also to remember Pop as having a long a very
much
enthusiasm for reli-
grey beard, dressed in a 'thins
Jews. There are many in our midst who alpaca
suit, and wearing a black gious things, I'm afraid. In fact,
cry for "peace at any price" without rea- skull cap
I
used
to
drive
my poor Hebrew
on his head. He'd go
lizing the dangerous implications of such to shul every Friday night, and teacher nearly out of his wits by
keeping time on my desk to his
a policy. For us it is well to negotiate as the boys got older he'd take chanting
of the Siddur.
at such a time and to fight for human, them with him.
The family funds were very
The Rise of a Drummer
dealings and for fair co-operation with
low
and
there
were lots of mouths
They tell me that I showed an to feed,
so I soon left school and
those who are so avowedly our enemies; interest in things musical
from went out
to
make
living. I
for the moment we permit any of them to the time I could crawl. My mo- must have had a lot my
and
make inroads upon our position in the ther used to love telling me the a good deal of faith of in nerve
my abil-
of how Pop would come ity, because I applied for the lob
democratic countries, we may make our story
home after peddling his vegetables of drummer in a
nickelodeon. The
position untentable and unbearable.
all day and find me sprawled on
was $5 a week. I never
This admonition applies to Jews the kitchen floor, blissfully bang- salary
got past the first week. In fact
ing
away
on the family pots with I was fired so often that
of America as well as Jews in other
I fin-
of battered old mons.
democratic countries. The spread of dis- a Ile couple
detided I wasn't meant to be
would throw his arms up in ally
crimination, the manner in which Jews are the air and turn to my mother: a musician after all—and got a
a taxi instead.
being humiliated when they seek to rent "Momma," he'd say in Yiddish. job I driving
wu 14 then, and boy, did
homes or to secure employment are indi- "we've got to stop this. Look I learn plenty
from the tough
him! All day long he aita there Irish and Italian taxi
cative of a spread of bigotry comparable at
drivers who
beating pots and pans. Why if were always cursing and yelling at
to that of backward countries of Europe. we don't put • atop to it. our me. 1 was
the
youngest
driver,
must
fight
this
condition
and
we
We
must Abie will grow up to be, God which meant that 1 was
the butt of
not yield on any point on which our rights forhid. a a — drummer!"
their anger, and sometimes of
Well, it looks as if Pop's wen it
are being endangered.
vicious practical jokes. They
fears were realised — beam is their
iristiasz TIMM TO ?MX? PACIZI

The Attitude of
Religion Toward
Democratic Ideal

PURELY COMMENTARY

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

The Paper Wall

An old legend of pre-Balfour Declaration days
predicted the arrival of the Messiah on a white
horse. The legend spoke of the return of the
Jews to Palestine under the leadership of this
Messiah on horseback,' and it mapped the road
to Eretz Israel over a paper bridge.
Instead of a paper bridge, Great Britain is now
building a paper wall. This is all that partition
can possibly mean. A divided Palestine is no
guarantee of safety for anyone. A firm stand by
the British would have solved the problem more
quickly and more easily. ,It would have enhanced
the British position. Under present circumstances
England's position is weakened. The Royal Com-
mission's report means that the British Empire has
yielded to vandalism and to barbarism. It con-
dones murder, and yet believes that the creation
of a corridor will help matters. The Polish Cor-
ridor which divides Germany and exists as a con-
stant threat to both Poland and Germany is the
best proof of the stupidity of a political program
which would create another corridor.
•

The Solomon Legend

The ancient legend about King Solomon also
has a place in the current Palestinian issue. Brit-
ain is evidently playing the wise ruler by offering
to partition Palestine. King Solomon of old was
much wiser. He knew that the true mother would
not permit the child to be cut in two parts. The
Jewish people is the true mother in the instance
of Eretz ,Israel, and the needs of our people de-
mand that the country remain intact. The Arabs
have little at stake. Palestine is a mere flyspeck
on the map compared with the vast possessions
of the Arabs. But irresponsible Arab chieftains
may insist on carrying on a policy of destruction
and brutality. Arabs were never concerned with
the well-being of Palestine. While Jews made the
land fruitful, Arabs uprooted trees and destroyed
plantations. Such vandalism should never have been
condoned. Great Britain could have stopped it.
It did not. It is not stopping it with partition.
It is merely encouraging destruction.
•

Jewish Spirit Undeatroyed

But the Jewish spirit will not be destroyed. We
shall continue to build colonies. Only last week
the Orthodox Zionists—the Mizrachists—establish•
ed • new colony in the Beisan district In memory
of Rabbi Zvi K•Ifitcher, one of the founders of
the Misrachi movement. We shall plant forest..
We shall settle large numbers of Jews in Pales•
tine. A sacred trust with which this generation
is charged in Palestine will not be abandoned by
the mere &wars of a mighty power. Many centuries
ago the power of Rome was pitted against that of
Judea. Today Judea lives, but Rome of old is
dead.
•

5,000,000 Hostages

There are many people who today speak in
terms of 400,000 Jewish hostages in Palestine
who must be protected. There are no hostages in
Palestine, but a free community that will battle
for its rights. But there are hostages. There are
5,000,000 of them in Eastern Europe who clamor
for the opportunity and privilege to settle in Pales-
tine. These hostages need territory. Partition of
Palestine means that these millions are robbed of
the soil they would populate. Therefore the battle
is on to a finish. The Zionist cause will not be
defeated so easily. Ten years from now the
world will continue to marvel at the determina-
tion with which Jews throughout the world insist
upon solving their national problem by means of
self-help, through self-emancipation—by establish-
ing a center for themselves against great odds—
even in spite of interference by the world's great-
est powers.
•

The Rich Have Failed Us

The Palestine partition plan proves definitely
and decisively that we have been too slow in our
efforts. We have not redeemed sufficient land in
Palestine. Had both private owners and the Jew-
ish National Fund redeemed not 6 per cent of
cultivatable land but 60 per cent, that territory
would have been included in the proposed Jewish
state. The Jewish rich have failed the Jewish
people. The Jewish people, in turn, sold honors
too cheaply and offered glory to the wealthy in
return for a mess of pottage.

Scathing Rebuke to Anti-Semites
By Congressman John D. Dingell

By Rev. Dr. Ernest Fremont Tittle
Detroit Representative Denounces Los Angeles Jew-
of Evanston, Ill.

Our American tradition re-
quires freedom, of discussion,
freedom of speech and press.
In the long run, I think this
freedom is certainly justified
by her children. If freedom
be denied, and the mass of
people'are fed with propaganda
and lies and hate and fear,
they may presently be led to
slaughter. Let freedom be
denied and you have eventu-
ally, a reign of terror such as
they have today in Russia,
Italy and Germany.
We Americans do not be-
lieve that you can promote the
national welfare if you keep
the people in ignorance and
give them distorted versions of
facts; and if you are not ex-
pected to voice your opinion—
or even to have an opinion—
you 'are soon able to believe
what you are told, and blind-
ly do what you are bidden.
We are committed to the idea
of democracy. The powers of
government rest upon the con-
sent of the governed and there-
fore the people should be given
the facts as regards current
happenings in any part of the
world; and they should be per-
mitted freely to discuss these
facts.
FREEDOM OF DISCUSSION
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
Freedom of discussion is
absolutely necessary in • de-
mocracy, and it is this particu-
lar freedom that J am discuss-
ing. While at one time it was
not safe for a man to advance
new theories about astronomy,
today • man is considered quite
safe and sane if he believes the
earth and planets revolve about
the sun. Yet it is not consid-
ered safe for a man to hold
certain views as to what con-
stitutes an adequate national
defense, and certainly it is not
considered safe and cane to

( PLEASE TrRie TO waxy Peal

Baiting Organ for Its Malicious Libels
And Spread of Untruth

Congressman John D. Dingell you to cease fortwith entering and
has scathingly upbraided a group befouling my house and fireside
of California anti-Semites for with your fiendish rag. I was
spreading vicious libels about the caught unaware once and have
Jews.
read parts Of your sheet, but I
Rep. Dingell also called the
shall not do it again. Henceforth
t ention of Postmaster General should you disregard my admonition
James A. Farley to these libels. I shall be obliged to destroy by
Upon receiving a copy of the fire such issues as might be
Christian Free Press, Congress- brought into my home. It is a sin
man Dingell of Detroit wrote the and a shame that the mass mind
editors of this malicious organ as of this country is being polluted
follows:
by a stream, of disease and vitu-
peration such as originates in your
"Christian Free Press
"329 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. office. It is my aim if it at all pos-
sible to prevent the further circu-
"Lon Angeles, California.
lation of your pussy rag.
"Gentlemen:
"I am yours for an early cessa-
"I received a copy of the Chris- tion of operations."
tian Free Press for the month of
Dingell's letter to Postmas-
June, which was received at my ter Rep.
General Farley follows:
home without any solicitation on
"I transmit herewith copy of the
my part.
so-called Christian Free Press.
"Your paper reeks with venom edited in Room 329, 1153 South
and hatred directed against the Broadway, Los Angeles, Califor-
Jews, a decent and respected nia, issued under permit No.
minority of the American people. 10842.
Having soiled my hands, I threw
"I call your attention to the
aside the filthy sheet as I began to scurrilous and contemptible ar-
read for fear that I might con- ticles which are intended to arouse
taminate my mind with the bigotry bigotry and hatred against the
and the venom of your viciously Jews of this country. I hold to the
unfair writings.
idea that we must do everything
"The world today is suffering possible to prevent the germina-
because of the selfishness of peo- tion of such ideas as are respon-
ples. What goes on in other lands sible for the persecution of the
may be beyond our influence and Jews of Europe, and accordingly
c orrections, but what goes on in this I want to lodge my protest against
country we ourselves are respon- the further circulation of this
sible for. In this instance I should sheet. I therefore demand imme-
say to you that to permit circula- diate cancellation of their permit."
tion of your so-called newspaper
in a peaceful community is justi-
fied about as much as to permit a
mad dog to run at large among
innocent children.
The Joint Boycott Council ha
"Your contemptible sheet is a published in book form the ad- s
libel upon a great element of our dresses and messages delivered at
people and is being put out to exploit the anti-Nazi Peace and Democ-
and germinate ignorance, hatred, racy Rally held at Madison Square
and bigotry. It is one of the pe- Garden on March 15, under the
riodic bastards which seem to auspices of the council.
sprout up from time to time upon
The book includes addresses by
the journalistic dunghills and John L. Lewis. Gen. Hugh. S.
which no decent, self-respecting Johnson, Erika Mann, Dr. Frank
citizens cares to claim as his own. Bohn, Dr. Stephen S. Wise. Dr.
"While I might be helpless to Joseph Tenenbaum and B. C.
prevent the European persecutions Viadeck.
of Jews I feel that as • citizen of
Copies are now available at the
the United States and • member offices of the Council, 151 W.
of Congress it is my solemn 40th St., New York City, at 10
bounden duty to do all I can to cents each.
help destroy these vicious ideas
which are born elsewhere of a de-
Louis Untermyer has resigned
praved mind and brought to our as poetry editor of the American
shores for fruition.
Mercury because he won't work for
"Accordingly I serve notice upon a fascist magazine.

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