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July 9, 1937
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
Royal Commission Decides on Partition
Of Palestine, Reducing Eretz Israel to
One-Third the Land East of the Jordan
(CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE)
against partition. and for that reason has invited Rabbi Abba Hillel
Silver to make the keynote address at a meeting to be held before
nor can 1,000,000 Arabs be handed over to Jewish domination in the the Zionist Congress convenes. It would seem that while it may
future.
Palliative Proposals Rejected by Commission
In its recommendation of the creation of two independeut
States
the commission's report says that it had considered the possibiliy of
applying certain palliatives to solve the problem, such as cantoniza-
tIon or drastic restriction of Jewish Immigration and land purchase;
but it rejected these and others as failing to go to the root of the
problem.
These included such proposals as the fixing of a political maxi-
mum of Jewish immigration not to exceed 12,000 yearly for the next
five years; the prohibition of land sales to Jews in certain areas and
the prevention of Jewish settlement in the hills. In addition. the
commission also considered the plan of appointing Jews and Arabs
as representatives in the advisory or legislative council, the discon-
tinuance of the principle of allocating a fixed share in public works
and services to Jews and the further restriction of immigration of
"capitalists" and dependents; the establishment of an Arab agency
with the participation of representatives of Arab kings to counter-
balance the Jewish Agency for Palestine. Finally, the commission
weighed the advisability of recommending such modifications in the
mandate as would be required to enable the mandatory government
to introduce the changes mentioned above.
All of these plans were rejected 'by the commission, asserting
that a radical solution was necessary and that such a solution could
be found only in the establishment of two separate states dividing
the country between Jewa and Arabs.
Jewish Immigration to Be Regulated
During the interval of adjustment and the establishment of the
Independent states the acquisition by Jews of land In future Arab
territory and by Arabs of land In future Jewish territory will be pro-
hibited. Jewish immigration will be regulated according to the
principle of the economic absorptive capacity of the country, taking
into account only the area assigned to the Jewish state.
The existing advisory council is to be enlarged with the ap-
pointment of additional representatives of the Jewish and Arab peo-
ples. If any of them should rerun to serve, a representative of the
other will be appointed nevertheless,
The Royal Commission in its report expresses its appreciation
of the Jewish work in Palestine and criticizes the Palestine adminis-
tration for its ineffective prosecution of Arab terrorists during the
disturbances.
The stake of the American government in the administra-
tion of Palestine is recognized by the British g'overnment, but
no representations have yet been received from the United
State., it WAS stated in the House of Commons by Colonial
Secretary W. G. A. Ormsby-Core. The question was raised by
Geoffrey Mender, Liberal, who Inquired whether the British
government proposed to consult the American government re-
garding its future policy in Palestine. The colonial secretary
replied that he ,was mindful of the rights of the American
government under the treaty signed on Dec. 3, 1924, between the
, British government and the United States whereby the latter
becomes a party to the agreement for the establishment of
Palestine as a Jewish homeland. He added, however, that he
had not yet received any representation on the subject from
the American government.
Publication of the Royal Commsision report recommending par-
tition of Palestine, into Jewish and Arab states and the announce-
ment of the British government's new Palestine policy have been
timed so as to prevent parliament from having an opportunity to
debate them before they become faits Recompile it is charged by
"Palestine," weekly organ of the English Pro-Palestine Committee.
All demands by members of the House of Commons for a chance to
discuss the report before publication have been rejected, Palestine
claims. The journal points out that the government Is aware of the
strong opposition,to partition even among its majority in the House
of Commons and hence has maneouvred to prevent a debate. The
government is said to feel that its position in this connection is jus-
tified because if parliamentary opposition to Palestine partition were
permitted expression in an open debate it might result in a vote of
no confidence in the government on the Palestine question and thus
force the resignation of the Chamberlain cabinet and the holding of
new elections.
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Government Statement Approves Partition
be necessary to enter into negotiations with the British government
---and sonic observers here believe that the government statement
of policy is couched in such general terms as to leave the door
open for bargaining—the Zionist leadership expects that all fac-
tions and parties of the Zionist movement will form a united front
which will be ready to stand or fall on the fundamental demands
to the British government.
Martial Law Predicted
AS
Roosevelt Hails Zionists' Achievements in Palestine
NEW YORK.—(WNS)—flailing the "remarkable achievements"
that "have been recorded in the ancient homeland where once again
Jews are trying to re-establish a culture which has sustained and
nourished mankind throughout the centuries," President Roosevelt,
in a letter to Dr. Stephen S. Wise, felicitated him on his re-election
to the presidency of the Zionist Organization of America. "The past
40 years in Palestine," the President said, "have demonstrated to the
Jewish people that ideals supported by practical activity are capable
of realization." "It must be a source of deep personal satisfaction to
yourself as well as of encouragement to the Zionist movement that
today again you head this cause of reconstruction and rehabilitation
of the Jewish people which you founded 40 years ago," the President
declared. "I send you my hearty greetings and sincere wishes that
out of the rich heritage of Jewish culture you will find new inspira-
tion and new light to guide you to a happy solution of all the prob-
lems which press upon you for consideration."
The new executive of the Z. 0. A., elected at the final session
of the annual convention, consists of Louis Lipsky, Charles A. Cowen,
Abraham Goldberg, Rabbi Israel Levinthal, Samuel Markewich, Rabbi
Irving Miller, Robert Szold, Dr. A. J. Rongy, Carl Sherman, William
I. Siegel, M. Maldwin Fertig, all of New York; Rabbi Edward I.
Israel of Baltimore, Charles Ress of Mt. Vernon, Abraham Goldstein
of Hartford, and Isaac Imber of Manacle and Adrian Schwartz of
Avukah, associate members. Morris Weinberg and Harry I'. Ficrst
were elected treasurers.
Final returns from the election for American delegates to the
World Zionist Congress give the following results: Labor (Ticket
No. 2), 36,719; General Zionists (Ticket No. 1), 25,062; Hadassah
(Ticket No. 5), 21,032; Mizrachi (Ticket No. 3), 19340; Jewish State
Party (Ticket No. 4 ), 924. The total vote was 103,037 although
eligible voters numbered 269,424, the number of shekels sold. On the
basis of these returns the party line-up in the American delegation
to the congress will be as follows: Labor, 32; General Zionists, 22;
Iladassah, 18; Mizrachi, 17; Jewish State Party, 1.
JERUSALEM (WNS—Palcor Agency) — With the report of
the Royal Commission expected to have serious repercussions in both
sections of the Palestine community, the police and military author-
ities began energetic preparations to maintain law and order and to
prevent any disturbances when the report is isuued, it was stated
in the Arab press. Martial law will be clamped on, Al Liwa, Arabic
daily, stated. The same source also reported that the Palestine
government is planning to deport certain important leaders re-
garded as dangerous to the peace of the country.
Great Britain on Tuesday mobilized the greatest militory force
seen in Palestine since the World War and prepared to establish
martial law.
More than 8,000 British troops are in the Holy Land under
command of Lieut.-Gen. John Greer Dill and detachments are arriv-
ing daily from Egypt.
The giant cruiser, Repulse, her decks packed with fighting planes,
was dispatched to Haifa, just above the Palestine-Syrian boundary,
from her Malta base.
Militant Arab factions organized for trouble. Their latest move
was to order formal dissolution of the Arab High Committee, which
opposes any further concessions to Jewish colonists, so that the Brit-
ish could not place responsibility for trouble on any one organization.
The high committee could then contend that any disorders were
the spontaneous outburst of the aroused Arab masses.
Trouble was brewing within the Arab nitionalists' own ranks, Report Negotiations for Return of Revisitionists to Zionist Ord.
LONDON.—(WNS)---Unofficial negotiations between the World
however, which strengthened the British government's efforts to
maintain order. Political strife was said to have split the Arab na- Zionist Organization and the New Zionist Organization (Revisionists)
looking
toward the possible re-entry of the Revisionists into the Zion-
tionalist front over the question of future policy.
ist Organization are said to be in progress here despite a published
attack on Dr. Chaim Weizmann by the Revisionists charging him
Weizrnann Assails "Inadequacy" of Palestine Rule
with being in favor of accepting the Royal Commission's reported
GENEVA.—(WNS-Palcor Agency)—Vigorous criticism of the plan for partitioning Palestine. After preliminary conversations the
Palestine Government for its failure to deal adequately with the dis- discussants were reported to have decided on a further conference
turbances of 1936 is the keynote of a covering letter by Dr. Chaim at which an impartial person would preside.
Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, submitted
with the annual report of the Agency to the Permanent Mandates
season started in May and gam'es
Commission of the League of Nations, under whose authority the
were staged every possible Sun-
Palestine Mandate is administered. The memorandum, covering the
day on many sandlots through-
year 1936, was submitted in the regular manner through the High
out the city, each drawing its
Commissioner for Palestine. The survey of Jewish activities in Pal-
own followers and evoking much
estine during 1936 estimates the Jewish population at the end of
enthusiasm. Close to 400 players
1938 as 404,000 with more than 51 per cent of that number under 45.
participated in the games.
Jewish immigration during the year was 29,727 with more than half Five Contenders Remain in
Results of the intermediate
of that number entering the country during the second and third
softball league of the Center
Race for All-Center
quarters of the year while the disturbances were at their height.
have
also been reported during
Championship
Sums totalling £1,107,000 were spent by the Zionist institutions in
the past week, following the win-
Palestine during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1936, with the
ning
of
the championship by the
Jewish Agency expending through the Keren Ilayesod £391,000 and
Three baseball games to be
through the' Central Bureau for the Settlement of German Jews, played Sunday morning, July 11, Comets a week ago. Runner-up
for championship was the Alpha
£170,000, and the Jewish National Fund expending 1309e00.
The greater part of Dr. Weizmann's letter accompanying the beginning at 10:15, will bring Sigma Gamma club.
into its final stages the title race
In the semi-finals, Alpha Sig-
memorandum of the Jewish Agency is devoted to the disturbances of the All-Center League of the
and their consequences. It is pointed out that inasmuch as the major Jewish Community Center. Five ma Gamma and Magnets both de-
feated the Hylos, and the Mag-
problems affecting the future development of Palestine are under
consideration by the Royal Commission, reference to these is being teams remain in the running for nets were defeated in turn by the
deferred by the Agency until after the report of the Royal Com- the league championship and pre- Comets. The Comet aggregation,
mission has been made public. Dr. Weizmann points out that in 1936 liminary playoffs will determine captained by Alex Lipson, includ-
82 Jews were killed and 369 wounded and that the damages to Jewish the semi-finals, also to be played ed Oliver Barness, Jack Glickoff,
Irving Farber, Paul Schultz, Jack
property were estimated at £250,000. Dr. Weizmann charges that that day.
Four of the five contenders Lave, Morris Rose, Jack Shapiro.
the government took no adequate measures to deal with the dis-
turbances; that It did nothing to interfere with the Arab strike; have one defeat against them, Philip Barsky, Meyer Kanefsky,
that its reinforcement of security forces was characterized by con- these being the Collegiates, the Louis Cohen and Milton Cohen.
The final standings of the two
siderable delay, and that the investigation of crimes during the dis- Ilakoahs, 20th Century Club and
turbances disclosed serious deficiencies on the part of those realms the Monarchs. The Tartars are divisions of the league are as fol-
slide for conducting the prosecutions. Dr. Welzmann also refers td undefeated thus far. Sunday's lows:
CODD DIVISION
the fact that foreign governments which have no standing under the games, as a result of drawings,
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tine. The Jewish Agency remains of the firm conviction, Dr. Weiz- Haielwood and Byron, between
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immigration, and that any departure from it must open the door to tars.
Winners of these contests will
the pressure of political influences and, therefore, to purely arbitrary
ROOSEVELT DIVISION
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spin a coin for the third came
decision:'
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Salient facts brought out in the report and the letter show that against the Monarchs, and the
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not a single Jewish settlement was abandoned during the disturb- winner of that tilt will meet the
Dubonnet
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which
lost'
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the
ances; that the Jewish Agency firmly believes that the principle of
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absorptive capacity is the only just and practical basis for regulating final game. The championship
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Jewish immigration; that 75 per cent of the Jewish population live game is scheduled for the follow-
in towns and one-quarter on the land and in the villages; that capital- ing Sunday.
It is rumored that Felix Frank-
ist immigrants brought in nearly $15,000,000 in capital during 1936;
The current finalists are the furter has gone abroad on an im-
that German-Jewish immigration averaged 9,000 a year between 1933 last of some 30 teams to partici- portant mission in the interests of
and 1936' that the Central Bureau for Settlement of German Jews pate in the league this year. The Palestine.
LONDON (WNS—Pulcor Agency) — In a seven-paragraph
statement of no more than 600 words the British government ac-
cepted the unanimous report of the Royal Commission recommend-
ing the division of Palestine into Jewish and Arab independent
states and made public its intention of proceeding to free itself
from existing treaty obligations under the League of Nations
Mandate in order to put the partition scheme into effect as "the
beat and most helpful solution of the deadlock" between Arab and
Jewish aspirations in Palestine.
The following is the text of the British government's statement
of policy:
1. The government has considered the unanimous report
with the argu-
of the Royal Commission and generally a *
ments and conclusions of the commission.
2. Aa the commission's historical survey recognizes, the
present government and its predecessors since the acceptance
of the obligation of the Mandate believed, and as the Mandate
implies, that the respective obligations to the Arabs and Jews
were not incompatible and despite its discouraging experience
the government has based its policy on the assumption that
Arabs and Jews will co-operate and form • single common-
wealth.
3. In the light of its experience and the arguments ad-
duced by the Royal Commission, the government Is driven to the
conclusion that there is an irreconcilable conflict between the
aspirations of the Arabs and Jews and that they cannot be
satisfied under the present terms of the M•ndatel and that the
scheme for partition along the general lines recommended by
the Royal Commission represents the best and most helpful
solution of the deadlock.
4. The government therefore proposes to take such steps
as will be nec sssss y and appropriate under the existing treaty
obligations under the comment of the League of Nations and
other international instruments to obtain the freedom to give
effect to the scheme for partition, hoping that it will be pos.
sible to secure effective measures with the consent of the com-
munities concerned.
5. Pending the establishment of the scheme for partition
the government does not intend to surrender its responsibility
for the peace and good government of Palestine. It gener-
ally agrees with the recommendations of the commission re-
garding security measures. In the event of serious disturbances
the high commissioner will delegate power over the entire
country to General John G. Dill.
6. In the immediate future, while the partition scheme is
being worked out, the government proposes as an interim meas-
ure to prohibit any land transactions that are likely to preju•
dice the partition. Furthermore, following the expiration of
the current labor schedule in July the government proposes to
issue for the period from August, 1937, to March, 1938, immi-
gration certificates for 8,000 souls as the total Jewish immigra-
tion during that period for all categories in accordance with
the absorptive capacity of the country.
7. In supporting partition the government is impressed
with the advantages of such • plan for both Arab and JAWS.
The Arabs would attain their national independence and be
enabled to co-operate on an equal footing with neighboring
Arab countries and they will finally be delivered of the fear
of Jewish domination and their anxiety concerning their holy
places. The Arab state would receive substantial financial as-
sistance from the government and from the Jews. On the
other hand. Jews would secure the establishment of the Jewish
National Home and be relieved of the possibility of Arab rule
Ia the future. It would convert the Jewish National Hoses
late a Jewish state with full control over immigration. Its
aatiessale would acquire the same status as that the nationals
of any other countries and cease to live " • minority life," •t-
Mining the primary objective of Zionism. The government will
guarantee the rights of the minority in both Arab and Jewish
states. Above all, the government hopes that fear and suspic•
Me will be replaced by confidence and &murky.
In Zionist circlet' there is a feeling of resentment against ar-
ticles and comments that appeared in the Yiddish press of the
United States which implied that Dr. Chaim Weizmann and his
English Zionist colleague. are satisfied with the partition Plan.
There is not the slightest doubt to anyone who takes a walk to
Zionist headquarters on Great Russell Street that the Royal Com-
mission's report is regarded as an absurdity in many respects. It
is believed here that the British government cannot under any
circumstances approve of the inclusion of the two Deganias, Gesher
and Naharhaim in the proposed Arab state. as recommended by
the Royal Commission. It is also regarded ILA altogether inexplic-
able that the Rutenberg electric works and the Dead Sea conces-
sion, two of the major monuments to Jewish initiative in Pales-
tine, should not be part and parcel of the Jewish state. The alloca-
tion of the Negev region to the Arab state and to the British Man-
dated areas is also viewed as paradox.
These major objections, which in any case would he subject
negotiations between the Zionist high command and the British
'of overnment
are not however. the only barricade to an agreement.
g
English Zionist Federation is preparing to speak out Ls see s ,
The
the convention of the Zionist Organization of America
tatty
in Palestine spent $1,100,000 in 1935-36; that Jewish land purchases
in 1936 amounted to 18,145 dunams at a cost of $791,000; that Pal-
estine's citrus exports for the 1936-37 season amounted to 10,200,000
cases valued at over $17,000,000; that Jewish construction in 1936
amounted to more than $25,000,000; that 71 new industrial establish-
ments were founded in 1936; that the various Jewish medical institu-
tions spent $1,750,000 in 1935-36; that Jewish investments in 1936
in Palestine came to $35,000,000; that the import of capital was
$30e0,000; that the total expenditure of Zionist institutions in Pal-
estine in 1936 was $5,500,000; and that during the disturbances there
were 1,996 attacks by Arabs on Jews, 895 acts of damage to Jewish
property, 200,000 fruit and forest trees and 17,000 dunams of crops
destroyed and 305 acts of intimidation by Arabs on Jews.
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REICH INVITATION
(CONCLUDED F12011 PAGE 1)
the latest move with reinforcements
from other quarters.
Judge Mahoney was the ex-of clo
chairman of the double committee
meeting. Others there were Jack
Rafferty of Houst o n, Texas;
Charles L. Ornstein of New York,
Louis Di Benedetto of Neer Or-
leans, George W. Graves of Detroit,
John Ji Magee of Bowdoin College,
Daniel J. Ferris of New York,
Raymond N. Sellon of Milwaukee,
Ward Haylett of Kansas State Col-
lege and Charles F. Hunter of San
Francisco.
The Houston convention last De-
cember saw this group come back
into power in A.A.U. affairs after
the Avery Brundage forces had
held control in the Olympic year.
Mr. Ferris, as secretary-treas-
urer of the world's largest sport
governing body, cabled to other in-
viting countries that their bids had
been approved and to Germany
that her offer had been declined.
Contributions to
North End Clinic
North End Clinic has received
the following contributions:
In memory of Muriel Smith.
from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shro-
der, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frank,
Samuel Frank and family.
In memory of Mayer Davis,
from Mrs. Henry Stillman.
In memory of Mrs. Lena Hecht,
from Mr. and Mrs. Oscar IL Blum-
berg.
In memory of Simon Loewen-
stein. from Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
R. Blumberg.
For,the Supplementary Medical
Assistance Fund for Children: In
memory of Mee Rose Levinson,
from Mr. and Mrs. Slyer Gerson.
Unveiling of Monument
An unveiling of a monument in
memory of Manual Brown will
take place on Sunday, July 11, at
1 p. m., at Machpelah Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited.
Anti-Semitism doesn't pay in
Czechoslovakia . . . The Arijsky
Zpravoriaj. Prague Jew-baiting
sheet, has suspended publication.
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