4

16

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

Committee represents all four
major Zionist organizations in
America and deals with emer-
(Continued from Page 1)
gency problems that have arisen
be impugned and Mr. Kaufmann's in the last two years. But the
personal efforts would be under- Zionist Organization has demanded
appreciated unless he were of- the dissolution of the Emergency
fered a second year as President. Committee, to be replaced by an
(7) The administration has as Inter-Party Committee. It is said
its key leaders men who are by those who oppose this change
equally bitter against Dr. Chaim that it is merely a pretext that
Weizmann, president of the World can serve no practical purpose ex-
Zionist Organization, and those cept to offer the opportunity for
snub at a few men whom the
men in America who represent a
his point of view, notably Louis administration dislikes.
(4) To claims for control of
Lipsky. It believes that Dr. Weiz-
mann has not adequately and the various Palestine fund-raising
vigorously pressed for "fundamen- bodies, the opponents of the ad-
tal Zionism" in his relations with ministration point out that all
of them are now dominated by
the British government.
the men who compose a majority
The
administration
fears
(8)
of
the leadership of the Zionist
and resents the intrusion into the Organization
of America. If the
American scene of various per- administration
declares that it
sonalities from Europe who have
not want these fund-raising
now settled in the United States. does
to be autonomous and that
Because of their previous pres- bodies
wants to use them to inject
tige and personal capacities, these it
men have had influential posts new life into the Zionist districts
so that they may have functions,
assigned to them in various in- its
opponents say: first, that to
stitutional setups outside the Zion- speak
of fund raising by Zionist
ist Organization. The administra- districts
is chimerical when a
tion feels that Americans are best United Jewish
Appeal is in exist-
equipped to deal with American ence; second, that
there was not
problems.
sufficient passion for straightfor-
The
creatures
of
the
or-
(9)
ward Zionist propaganda in Pales-
ganization have been removed tine fund-raising campaigns in
from its competence and author- America. This is said to have
ity, the administration declares. been reflected in opposition by
It believes that such bodies as the the most important of the current
Keren Hayesod, the Keren Kaye- administration leaders to the in-
meth and the United Palestine dependent United Palestine Ap-
Appeal should not be separate en- peal campaign earlier in the year.
tities with autonomous boards but
(5) The opponents of the pres-
should be directly under the ex- ent administration
view it more
clusive control of the Zionist Or- with sorrow than with anger. They
ganization.
like Mr. Kaufmann personally
(10) The administration believes and would prefer to do nothing to
that the influence of men like Mr. offend him. They feel that the
Lipsky has been bad both admin- spiritual atmosphere of the Zion-
istratively and politically and, ist movement has sunk because
therefore, believes that Mr. Kauf- in a period of crisis which has
mann and his associates should brought to the fore such dynamic
remain in control of the organiza- personalities of eloquence and
tion.
power as Churchill and Roosevelt,
the Zionist Organization in Amer-
The Opposition View
There is no uniform "anti-Ad- ica, called upon to bear a great
ministration" point of view, since responsibility, has been meek and
the criticism of the Washington tongue-tied and ineffectual. They
headquarters comes from various say of Mr. Kaufmann that how-
directions and from individuals ever effective he may be as a busi-
with varying backgrounds. But a ness man he has not done much
summation of these different opin- to transform the Organization; his
ions would show the following: chief failing, it is declared, has
been his spiritual stammer.
(1) Mr. Kaufmann was elected
(6) It is doubtful whether the
as a business-man president who
would use his wide prestige to opponents of the present admin-
increase Zionist membership enor- istration will come to Cincinnati
mously and his economic knowl- with any plans for "revolution"
edge to strengthen the Zionist fin- or any candidates for success to
ancial setup. It is asserted that Mr. Kaufmann. They would like
once Mr. Kaufmann took the office to differentiate between (a) the
he gave comparatively little time need for a more representative
to his responsibilities, with the re- President and (b) the fundamen-
sult that membership has shown tal policies that must be advo-
little if any increase. The many cated by the Zionist Organization.
"non-Zionists" whom Mr. Kauf- They feel that on grounds of
mann promised to bring under his anti-labor, anti-Weizmann and
wing are asserted to be conspicu- anti-foreigners the whole tone of
ous by their absence. It is said the present administration must
of Mr. Kaufmann that he is a man be changed.
Many names have been heard
of fine sympathies and warm con-
geniality but that his Zionist for the presidency. These include,
background is limited. It is even first, Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, who
declared that on many occasions is known to be adamant against
during the past year he urged any offer, Rabbi James G. Heller
soft-pedalling of Zionist demands of Cincinnati, who is ruled out
for a "Jewish State," saying that because he is president of the
Central Conference of American
this was unimportant.
Rabbis, and Dr. Israel Goldstein,
(2) Although no candidates are president of the Jewish National
being pushed forward to take Mr. Fund. Others feels that one of
Kaufmann's place, it is being said the chief difficulties of a Jewish
by opponents of the present Zion- lay organization arises from rab-
ist administration in Washington binical leadership. Among the lay-
that there must be a repudiation men prominently mentioned are
of its policies on basic rather such men as Judge Morris Rothen-
than on personal grounds. These berg, former president; Judge
policies, it is said, are summed Levinthal of Philadelphia; Simon
up in (a) opposition to the labor Shetzer of Detroit, and Charles
administration of the Jewish J. Rosenbloom of PittsLargh. It is
Agency Executive, which repre- felt that there are any number
sents the overwhelming majority of leaders who could take over
of the Jews of Palestine, and in and give dignity and impressive
(b) a type of xenophobia that is voice to the organization's needs
no less vulgar than that of the and demands.
"Know-Nothing-Party" of the last
Objective students of the Zion-
century. It is charged that the ist scene have little patience with
present administration is currying the clashing claims that have
contempt for foreign Zionists of personal origin. The internal bit-
distinguished background merely terness among the leaders is re-
because they speak with an accent garded as the chief obstacle to
or come from a foreign country. unity and effective support of
It is asserted that the attitude Palestine. The only consolation the
of some of the leaders of the Zionists in America have is that
administration to Zionists from disunity behind the front seems
abroad has been as contemptuous the badge in wartime.
and as suspicious as that of Fas- tt'fliodight 1911 by Intlopond•n Jo% ish
Pres. Semi. o, Inc
cist-minded members of the State
Department who claim that they
are weeding out "fifth columnists"
from among prospective refugees. Says Americanism means Right
of "All" to Speak Freely
(3) It is declared that in the
present emergency which faces
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.
the world Zionist movement, with
Great Britain provocatively silent (JPS) — "Freedom of speech
as to its intentions toward the means freedom alike to isolation-
Jewish National Home after the ists and interventionists, to
war, it is imperative for Ameri- peacemongers and warmongers,
can Zionists to unite their forces or right and left," James N.
and not to nurture feuds of 20 Rosenberg, attorney and member
years ago. In this cannection, it is of the American Jewish Commit-
declared that the Zionist Organ- tee, declared in a panel discus-
ization has been hostile to the sion at the opening session of
Emergency Committee for Zionist the five-day Williamstown Insti-
Affairs solely because of the pres- tute of Human Relations devoted
ence in a praesidium of four of to the theme "The World We
Louis Lipsky. The Emergency Want to Live In."

ZIONISTS

World Softball
Championships at
U. of D. Sept. 10-14

The 1941 world softball cham-
pionship tournament, featured by
the annual "Pageant of Ameri-
can Youth" will be played at
U. of D. Stadium Sept. 10-14
inclusive, with teams from vir-
tually every state in the Union,
Puerto Rico and Canada com-
peting for the Pepsi Cola award
which is emblematic of world
supremacy.
At least 100 teams, each a

August

champion in its own right, will
come here to bid for the men's
and girls' title and to participate
in the highlighting "Pageant of
American Youth" program which
will open the title play at U. of
0. Stadium Sept. 10 at 8 p. m.
The "Pageant" will consist of
a parade of states to a map of
the United States' laid out on
the U. of D. gridiron. Interspers-
ing the parade will be Selfridge
Field pilots, the Navy band, the
Fort Wayne Color Guard, drum
majorettes, drum and bugle
corps and scores of other units.

19 41

Molly Segal Auxiliary of
J.C.R.S. to Have Games
Luncheon Sept. 9

Molly Segal Auxilia 1 of .f .
C. R.
of
ans
( . for
,,,., the
met
Aug. . 28 S. an od made plans
coming bridge-mah jong luncheon
which will be held Sept 9, at
the Bnai Moshe, Dexter and Law.
rence, at 12:30. The final arrange-
ments were made by the •h;tirmen,
Mrs. Schweitzer and oss.
M
For further information , N Mr s.
Greenfield, Townsend 6-5 , .. . Mrs,
V. Freedman, president, 1, , ,se re.
sides at 2385 Cortland.

•A4 Gestapo

• Censorship
• A Gagged Press
• Regimentation of Living
• Virtual Slavery

• • •

IF HITLER WINS?

YOU CAN'T DO
BUSINESS
with HITLER

The "Best Seller" by Douglas Miller
FORMER U. S. COMMERCIAL
ATTACHE at BERLIN

In this amazing expose the author

tells what will happen to America

if the Nazis win the war . . . and

reveals, as seen by him AT FIRST

HAND ... the "inside" workings of

the Nazi system with its brutal

philosophy of force and prejudice.

WHAT FAMOUS
AMERICANS
SAY ABOUT IT:

* Wendell Willkie

"A book which every American
should read. Every person seek-
ing to understand the business
and the trade aspects. of either
a negotiated peace or a totalitar-
ian victory, should expose him-
self to Mr. Miller's facts."

The TIMES brought
"Out of the Night"
to its Readers.

. . . Now it presents
another startling liter-
ary revelation.

"YOU CAN'T DO
BUSINESS
with HITLER"

START'S

uesday

*

Wm. L. Shirer

"Most timely . . . he gives the
facts about what happened to
American investments in Ger-
many. to American firms and
factories which strove to carry
on in the Third Reich. They
make an absorbing tale." ( Sat -
urday Review).

* H. V. Kaltenborn

''A dispassionate and penetrat-
ing analysis . . . he was in
the best possible position to sub-
stitute facts for prejudice."

* David Lawrence

"The most remarkable book of
this war period . . . an amaz-
ing story of Nazi pressure
methods."

DETROIT TIMES

Dial CHerry 8800 to Arrange for Carrier. Delivery