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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940
VOL 42, No. IS
Christian Front Planned
To Incite Jews to Riots,
Witness States at Trial
National Guard and Police Officials Linked
With Anti-Semites; Likeness of Roose-
velt Used as Rifle Target
Leader Clarifies
Zion Land Policy
Ussishkin's Statement
Removes Grave Mis-
apprehensions
Trade Council Executive
Committee to Open Drive
At Meeting on April 15
LONDON. (Palcor Agency) —
Menahem Ussishkin, president
of the Jewish National Fund,
clarified the land policy of the
Jewish National Fund in a letter
published here in the Manchester
Guardian.
In an effort to remove the
grave misapprehensions aroused
6 h.
o n m d r u eh tote
l de policy
cs o t anteeenr1 e n i n ntg nthat
March
Colln-
the House of Commons
YORK. (WNS)—The ultimate aim of the 17
NEW
members of the Christian Front, standing trial in Brook-
lyn Federal Court, charged with conspiring to overthrow
by orce the United States Government, was to incite the onial Secretary Malcolm Mac on
Jews to riot and then have "a revolution and. a counter- ald, Mr. Ussishkin presented a
c omprehensive review of the aims
revolution."
This was the statement made to Judge Marcus B. c and wor kings
ki ngs of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund.
Campbell and the jury by Dennis
A. Healy, an expert machine gun-
net of the New York National ZIONIST HEAD
Guard, who testified that he had
attended numerous meetings of
the accused plotters, meanwhile
HERE TUESDAY
keeping agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation informed
of every development.
Claimed 300,000 Members
Healy said that many police-
men, firemen and members of
Dr. Solomon Goldman
r
to Address Meeting at
Shaarey Zedek
The Zionist Organization of De-
the military and naval services
troit and the various local chap-
enrolled
in
the
anti-Semitic
were
Christian Front, and stated that ters of Hadassah have joined in
he had been informed that its sponsoring a public meeting, to
membership was already 300,000
and was growing "by leaps and
bounds."
The witness, who came to this
country from Ireland in 1926,
said that he had been assured
by William Gerald Bishop, one
of the defendants, that certain
officers of the New York Na-
tional Guard, including Brig.
Gen. Alexander E. Anderson,
Lieut. Col. Martin H. Meaney of
the 165th Infantry and Captain
John T. Prout, Jr., of the same
regiment, had told him that when
"the revolution came they would
hold the armories for the Chris-
tian Front."
Mr. MacDonald had said that
the fact that the land policy of
the
J. N. F. contained a clause
prohibiting both the resale of the
Dr. Crane to Be the Speaker; Newman and
Shetzer Head Executive Committee;
Select Personnel
Dr. Henry Hitt Crane, pastor of the Central Metho-
dist Church and one of the city's most popular public
speakers, will address the opening meeting of the Trade
Council Executive Committee of the 1940 Allied Jewish
Campaign on Monday evening, April 15, at 8:30 o'clock,
the Book-Cadillac Hotel,
in the Crystal Ballroom of according
to an announcement
TWO SPEAKERS IN
BEHALF OF DRIVE
the Fund to
Arabs and the employment of
Arabs on such land constituted
one of the reasons for the int o-
duction of the new regulations,
in order to guard against any
discrimination against the right
of the Arabs of Palestine. The
J. N. F. president explained that
although all land bought by the
Fund is regarded as the inalien-
able property of the Jewish peo-
ple, there can here be found no
discrimination against the Arabs,
since the same stricture applies
land bought by
See USSISHKIN—Page 16
Convention of
Farband Here
Rally on Monday to
Be Addressed by
David Pinski
The annual convention of the
Farband — the Jewish National
Workers' Alliance—will be held
Healy quoted Claus Ernecke,
in Detroit from May 30 through
another defendant, as saying that
June 4, H. Yellis, national organ-
"the organization was formed to
izer who arrived here to plan for
eradicate the Jews and that its
the conclave, announced this
membership was 45 per cent
week.
Irish, with the balance made up
On the occasion of this conven-
of Italians and Germans." Healy
SOLOMON GOLDMAN
DR.
said also that Ernecke had often
tion, the six branches , of the
too en of returning to Germany be held on Tuesday evening, April Farband announced a campaign
tight for Nazi Germany.
16, in the main auditorium of for 500 new members, to in-
he t local enrollment to
c_ re0a0se
The prosecution witness testi- Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
fled that Ernecke had pointed out
Dr. Solomon Goldman, president 1.2
David Pinski, eminent poet,
to hint the example of Hitler's
of
success and the high positions of the Zionist Organization
the guest speak- playwright and novelist, national
that it had brought to his few America, will be
early followers, and said that er. Admission will be free and president of the Farband, will
be
b ranches
es of the
one gut
"if we get in on the' ground there will be no solicitation of the
ed will
Mon
loca l b and
Sun day
floor, we would be high in time, funds,
address a rally at Lachar's on
One of the most brilliant Jew- 12th St. Monday evening. At
too."
The first witness for the prose- ish orators and an outstanding
cation was Sergeant Henry F. scholar, Dr. Goldman ranks today that time, he will be presented
Fischer, of a machine gun pla- among the most important Zion- with a roster of 100 new mem-
tool of Troop A of the 101st ist leaders in the world. Congre- bers,
as the
the goal
first of
installment
to-
wards
500. All who
Cava 1 r y , who testified that gation Anshe Emet of Chicago, are interested are invited to at-
whom he serves as rabbi, has tend this rally.
-
given him leave of absence and
See FRONTISTS—Page 17
has secured an assistant rabbi in Complelte plans for the con-
order to facilitate its leader's vention will be announced next
work in behalf of Palestine's re- week.
The Farband is a national
demption. During the two years
president of the fraternal order affiliated with the
of his service as
Zionist Organization of Amer- labor Zionist movement. It makes
provisions for insurance benefits
for members.
20
See GOLDMAN—Page
by Gus D. Newman and Simon
Shetzer, Executive Committee
chairmen.
In addition to Dr. Crane, those
attending the executive commit-
tee opening meeting will hear
Bob Hall, internationally known
entertainer, who is in Detroit
as the star of a radio program.
He has appeared as an enter-
tainer in Europe for 20 years
and is remembered by many De-
troiters as a headliner at the
old Temple Theater. An ardent
campaigner, he has worked in
many New York Federation
drives.
Preceding the meeting of the
entire group, to be addressed by
Dr. Crane, the Executive Com-
mittee chair m e n
and captains will
hold a business
session in the
Srystal Ballroom
of the Book-Cad-
illac Hotel at 7:30
p. m. for the dis-
tribution of pros-
pect slips.
Campaign Set-up
DR. HENRY HITT CRANE
Sought to "Eradicate Jews"
POLISH VISAS
ARE AVAILABLE
B. Szoszkes Is Named
unded
U. S. Group's Na-
',arm
Is
So
is
tional Director
In Scandinavian
1
Persons living in German occu •
pied Poland who wish to secure
vi as for entry into the United
Si :es may apply to American
( ,,,, sular officers in other coun-
t , This information has been
re, cived by the Federation of
-•11 Jews in America from the
•a Division of the State De-
pl';tment at Washington.
Replying to an inquiry from
the Federation regarding the
necessary procedure to be fol-
lowed by prospective immigrants
ft oni German occupied Poland, in
view of the fact that the Amer-
ican Consular office in Warsaw
has been closed, the Visa Division
of the State Department stated
in its letter that persons residing
in the German areas of Poland
Se e
POLAND—Page
20
RABBI WOLF GOLD
Two brilliant speakers will ad-
dress Allied Jewish Campaign
rallies on Sunday and Monday.
Rabbi Wolf Gold, world Miz-
rachi leader, will address a pub-
lic meeting at the Mishkan Is-
rael Synagogue, Blaine and Lin-
See SPEAKERS—Page 20
Over Fate of 14,000 Jews
Areas Invaded by Nazis
"The set-up of
the campaign or-
ganization for the
1940 drive, offi-
cially sched u 1 e d
for May 6 to 16,
is nearly com- Gus Newman
plete," stated Mr.
Newman. As president of the De-
troit Service Group, Mr. Newman
heads the fund-raising organiza-
tion which furnishes the execu-
tive personnel and the workers
for the drive con-
ducted annua 11 y
b y the Jewish
Welfare Federa-
tion.
Mr. Shetzer and
Mr. Newman will
guide the division
chairmen, c a p -
tains and special
Simon Shetzer workers, who
make up the Ex-
ecutive Committee, in their so-
licitation of prospects whose sub-
See CAMPAIGN—Page 12
DEATH CALLS
CYRUS ADLER
Was Head of Jewish
Committee, Semi-
nary, College
PHILADELPHIA. — Dr. Cyrus
Adler, president of Dropsie Col-
lege, this city, and of the Jewish
•
Seminary of Amer-
•
Secret Radio Broadcasts Report Extent of Destruction of Jewish Theological
ica, and of the American Jewish
Committee, died at 10:30 p. m.
Communities in Poland; Jews Forbidden to Leave Greater
Sunday in his home, 2041 North
Germany; Food Rations Are Reduced in Warsaw
Broad St., after an illness of
with
several
Jews
in
Denmark
two
months. His age was 76.
and a Jewish museum.
At his bedside were his wife,
LONDON. ( WNS) —While the ish It library
holding
government
posts,
al-
was generally conceded that
Nazi army moved to take over the Nazi army on the march though Sweden had barred Jews Racie Friedenwald Adler, his
the three tiny Scandinavian again can only mean new suffer- from elections to the Council of daughter, Mrs. Wolf Wolfenson
countries, Denmark, Norway and ing and persecutions. Sweden has State and the Ministry. (Accord- of Cambridge, Mass., and Mrs.
Sweden, alarm was voiced here a Jewish population of 6,500, of ing to the Universal Jewish En- Adler's sister, Mrs. Henry I.
over the fate of the 14,000 whom 3,500 live in Stockholm, cyclopedia, a law was passed in Hamburger Of Baltimore. No
family
Jews in these states.
with the remainder scattered Norway, in 1929, prohibiting the members of his immediate
Denmark, first of the three throughout the land. Norway has slaughter of cattle in accordance survive.
His Peace Efforts
lands to feel the heel of the in- a Jewish population of only with Jewish dietary laws.)
vading Nazi army, has a Jewish 1,400, more than half residing
Jewish youth organizations in The distinguished career of Dr.
population of 6,000, virtually all
the three countries had banded Adler had won him the respect
of them concentrated in Copen- in Oslo.
together and organized the Scan- and affection of scores of leaders
Adopt Anti-Shechita Law
hagen. The capital has a thriving
The
three
countries
have
been
maintaiing
See ADLER—Page 3
See NAZIS—Pap 2
mmunity, hool
Jewish
, aJew • relatively free of anti-Semitism,
c
coligious
s
re
n
its ow