A merica Awls* Periodical eeNter CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO Detroit Jewish Chronicle and The Legal Chronicle__ SECTION ONE This Paper Printed in Two Sections 10 Cents Single Copy; $3:00 per Year 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