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velopmentm in the areas of J DC
tors.
Lord Davies' participation in
the debate was particularly no-
table, because he was at one
time Parliamentary Private Sec-
retary to Lloyd George. One of
the leaders of the League of
Nations' Union, this prominent
Welshman is an influential direc-
tor of coal mines, banks, rail-
ways and other industrial enter-
prises.

The Julius Rosenwald Post No.
218 of the American Legion is
sponsoring an amity night stag
program en Wednesday, March
25 at it i regular meeting quarters
at Temple Ilnai Moshe, Dexter
lit Lawrence. The purpose of this
goodwill program is to commemo-
rate the I 1 th until versary of the
Itonenwald Post and the 23ril an-
niversary of the American Legion.
Special guests of honor will Is'
officials of the Detroit District
At sociation of the A inerielin Le-
gion and the past commanders
of the post. The gathering will
be attended by veteran, civic, and
other representative groups.

"There have been," said Lord
Crunborne, "considerable attacks,
open and veiled, on the Palestine
Administration. There seems to
be a misconception which has
gained ground that the Adtninim- On April 22, the post will held
tration is pursuing an entirely its annual past commanders' din-
different policy from that of His net dance at the Saks Cafe on
Majesty's government. The Ae. • Woodward Ave. A souvenir pro-
ministration is talked of as if grain is being sponsored in OM-
it were pursuing an independent junction with this dinner dance,
policy. That conception has no the funds of which are to be u-ed
foundation at all. tr augment the welfare and com-
h y activity of the post. Dr.
"It is impossible to make any eart
Pol. rerry P. Burnstine, commander
differentiation between the
icy of the Palestine Administra- of the Jul; us Rosenwald Post will

grants do not exceed the quota
for the year, to mini it them lit and

tion and the policy of His Ma- be master of ceremonies at the
jesty's government here. The am'ty night program. Al Curtis,

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High Commissioner and those as- chairman of entertainment, will
!steel
Sain
assisted by
sisting him are merely public be
Curtis, Sam Pont, and others.
servants appointed to carry out Meyer Waterstone is arranging
the policy of the British Parlia- for the dinner dance at the Saks
ment.
Cafe. Leo Gold is in charge of
This, the Palestine Adminis-
"This,
tration is doing with great in- advertising
for the
C harles Berghoff
will program.
handle the
tegrity and courage under cir- printing. Al Davis will act as
cumstances of much difficulty. treasurer, and Joseph Shapiro as
Anything else is undesirable and secretary of the program.
dangerous.
It
is
particularly
shocking to suggest that, in ad-
and untried policy. I cannot
dition to being harsh and unfair.
think of anything more calcu-
the Administration is animated
lated to lead to disturbances and
by anti-Semitic bias or that is
disquiet throughout the Middle
deliberately backed and condoned
East today.
the escape of the Mufti. This

comes near a charge of incite-
ment to violence. The real truth
is that the Government has been
trying to carry out a policy of
impartiality, not a policy based
on appeasement of Arab or Jew.
The noble lords who spoke do not
want a policy of impartiality.
"It is not fair to accuse the
Palestine Administration of anti-
Jewish bias. I hope that there
will be no more of this trying
to drive a wedge between the
Administration and the Govern-
ment."
In discussing general policy in
Palestine, Lord Crunborne said :
"It is not a happy inspiration to
raise the problem at the present
time. It is one of the most criti-
cal • moments of the war. We
have had many setbacks in the
Far East. We are likely to have
more. Great preparations are
being made for German offen-
sives and the whole Middle East
is under a potential threat of
attack. We might need every
friend in that area, Jewish and
Arab, and we have many friends
among both.
"Parliament has approved the
policy in Palestine which, al-
though I am not going to say
is acceptable to either Jews or
Arabs, was a genuine attempt to
find an impartial solution to the
problem. Now, in this critical
moment. Lord Davies thought
fit to suggest that the Govern-
ment embark on a totally new

Talks on Strum.

"There remains the question
of the Struma. Under the pres-
ent unhappy situation in the
world, it is to a certain extent
inevitable that we should be
hardened to horrors. But 1 do
not think that there could be
anybody who was not profoundly
shocked by the sinking of the
ship. All the facts are not yet
known. Probably they will never
be known. It might have been
destroyed by a torpedo, struck
by a mine ; it might have tried
to beach itself or it may have
been deliberately blown up by
the wretched passengers them-
selves in their despair—although
there is no evidence till now to
accept that most horrible theory.

"We deeply regret that the
plan of the Government to trans-
port the children under 16 was
not carried out. The failure of
the plan was not due to the
Palestine authorities. The Turk-
ish authorities had refused per-
mission to land from the vessel.
There was complete agreement
with the Palestine authorities to
take those children, but the
scheme fell through for reasons
for which we are not responsible.

"Nothing can be done now for
the unhappy passengers of the
Struma. The Government is as
anxious as anybody that the
tragedy shall not be repeated.
But we could not take any meas-

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WINEMAN

tires to undermine the policy re-
garding illegal immigration into
immi-
Palest ine. Even if the

Palestine is contrary to the pol-
icy approved by Parliament.
Within those limit Mimi, I tan
give assurance that the Govern-
ment will do anything in their
power to prevent a recurrence. 1
could not say what steps cal
will be taken. This dein:min on
the time and the circumstances.
Nor veldt! I give a guarani ee
that the circumstances alight not
he beyond liar control.
"Never Wilsi theft' 11 nuument
when it was more necessary for
us all to show a sense of re -
sponsibilit y. 1 would appeal to
the lords for discretion and set f-
restrain I in regard II) the diffi-
culties and t he problems. The
survival of free speech through-
out the world depends on such
discretion."

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IPA operation know that
the work must go on and, de-
a
go on.
spite difficulties, Cl

"A nti-war forces, whether their
former 'seta tionism was u cloak
for anti-Semitism al' their a llll
bernell
their
a
Hem itisni
friendship for Nazism, now, at
least momentarily, have Come
solo's.
rushing to the A titmice

It would he foolhardy for

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that these people are
now our friends or that we can

imagine

now ignore their tied vitiea whet
ielergro unit.
er overt or
ta inly, the defense of our civil
Iffiest ins and rights must con-
tinue to have till) attention and

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support.

"The refugee's in A milieu lir e
a hpeCilli
iiiiipprellellS10111i that their level
of living was high and that, in
Protests Against Strums Policy a time of prosperity, they never-
The discussion in the House of theless required great sums for
Lords to which Lord (;ran borne maintenance, have been cleared
made his lengthy reply was hii- by the outbreak of I lie war.
tiated by Lord Da vies, who said With the issuance of the Gov-
he wished to draw the attention ernment's proclamation regard-
of the House of Lords to the ing enemy aliens, we have come
to realize, overnight, how tenu-
situation in Palestine.
"I feel it lay duty," he said, ous was the status of the ref u-
protest against the sec, hew insecure his life, even
" tO register a
Policy being pursued. I di/ 110n under a friendly government.
believe, it is calculated to help litre we have a group that is
will the war. No time must be on our doorstep, a group that
lost in reversing that policy. T wo is our special concern.
recent events showed the need.
"Because of the new problems
for our urgency : the loss of that have come to our Americus
refugees,
as ',friendly enemies,"
the Struma in the Black Sea and
the readinittance of a number of and because of the new situa-
followers of the Mufti.
lions in which the beneficiaries
"It was said that 750 Jews on of the JDC and the IJI'A find
the Stn uina had been endeavor- themselves, the UJA 1942 CUM-
ing to enter Palestine illegally. paign message conies
to us
wonder where the illegality dressed in 1942 garb. The differ-
arose, because under the provi- ence between today's story and
sions of the White Paper the last year's is infinitely greater
quota due to the Jews who wish- than the change last year from
ed to enter Palestine was under the year before.
the current 3,000 permitted. I
"To the extent that our local
have tried to imagine what Teu-
and national services, by design
tons induced the Palestine au-
or by accident, art , outside of
thorities to refuse admission to
these unfortunate refugees. Did local Community I ;hest Cam-
they think that they were enemy paigns and are, therefore, the
agents and spies? If so, the responsibility of Federations or
obvious thing was to intern them Welfare Funds, depending on
and carefully sift them. The ex- fund-raising within our awn
group, the, Chest theme is also
petite of transporting the refu-
gees from Istanbul to Palestine our theme. A nation at war must
was guaranteed by the Jewish continue to concern itself with
welfare, educa-
Agency, while an American so- health, family
Joint Distribution tion apd month, at home. The
ciety (the
Committee) was prepared to put American pattern of social serv-
up L6,000 for facilities for ices encourages such work un-
der denominational auspices and
tr aining.
"The last possible , explanation in some fields the services are
was that if they landed in Pal- non-sectarian in scope. This
estine, they would have incurred theme of a strong home front
the hostility of the Arabs. What cannot be stressed too strongly.

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"Our campaign will, in effect,
Arabs- -the ex-Mufti and his fol-
lowers? But not the vast major- be asking us whether we as
American Jews, are worthy of a
ity of decent Arab people.
"Stupid, Callous. Inhuman Act" great privilege and responsibility.
"I cannot help feeling that The fate of our country and
the refusal of the authorities our Allies the world
only characterized a stupid, cal- fate of our people, as a people
lous, inhuman act to curry fa- and as human beings - -rests with
vor with Arab recalcitrants. The us. Properly stated, not just in
majority of decent Arabs regard statistics Of income tax tables,
the action with contempt, lend- but in human terms, in eine,
ing color to the Axis broadcasts donut terms that art, real be-
that we have become spineless, cause they are sentimental ill
effete people who have no regard the finer sense of that word, the
for or friends. What sort of Allied Jewish Campaign will de-
repercussions will there be fend our sector of the battle
among our Allies, especially in lines for democracy."
Russia and America? Protest
meetings are already being held
in many parts of America.
Everywhere the feelings of en-
thusiasm for our cause are being
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dampened.
"And what about the feelings jaunt) M. Laikin, spokesman for
of the over 10,000 Jews of Pal- the Zionist labor groups; Jacob
estine who were recruited for Rycus, spokesman for the Zionist
the British Army and who are Youth Council ; Philip Slomovitz
fighting WI all fronts in the Mid- w 11 preside. Cantor Jacob H.
Sonenklar will chant the memorial
dle East?
"I wonder what Hitler thinks. prayer.

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Congressman Dingell is coining
to Detroit by plane and must re-
turn to Washington that evening,
which occasioned the calling of
the meeting fo 1 p. in. All Detroit
Jews are called upon to be pres-
ent at this rally and to express
their indignation against an in-
Wedgwood Charges Anti-
cident that could have
been
Semitism
averted had the Palestine admin-
Continuing the debate, Lord istration listened to the pleas of
Wedgwood said that "it is one
the Jewish leaders.
of the self-evident truths that
the Administration in Palestine only gives the Orientals the
is anti-Semitic. All our troubles idea that we fear them. The
in that country come from the Colonial Office does not allow a
anti-Semitic bias of the Pales- Home Guard in Palestine. The
tine Administration."
danger, it is certainly obvious,
Referring to the Strums with is now not only from Germany
its 760 people. he said that but from Japan. Yet there con-
thousands of Jews had been mur- tinuer, to be this obsession of
dered in Rumania. There are appeasement at the expense not
tales of thousands of peupie only of Jews but of our honor.
wasted alive in bakers' ovens, If we abandon the Jews, it will
I1fr" said. The Palestine Adminis- blacken our history.
tration has admitted openly that
"Refusing Jews the power to
it dues not like Jews, he charged, defend themselves and the right
after declaring that if the Ger- to bear their own rifles and to
mans reached Palestine, "in all drill when the Germans, their
probability the Arabs will fight deadly enemy, are on their bor-
us."
ders, is neither the act of sanity
"The policy of appeasement nor of a gentleman."

He must rejoice to feel that 750
more Jews were done to death
and that whom he fights are
more or less party to this inci-
dent. From whatever angle this
business is viewed, it will do a
great deal of harm.

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