DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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and the Legal Chronicle

March 20, 1942

ures to undermine the policy re-
WINEMAN
garding illegal immigration into
Palestine. Even if the immi-
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grants do not exceed the quota
The Julius Rosenwald Post No. for the year, to admit them to and UPA operation know that
velopments in the areas of JDC
alestine is contrary to the pol- the work must go on—and, de-
tors.
Lord Davies' participation in 218 of the American Legion is P .
the debate was particularly no- sponsoring an amity night stag Icy approved by Parliament. spite difficulties, can go on.
ATTENTION!
program on Wednesday, March Within those limitation, I can "Anti-war forces, whether their
A Haircut That Will Suit Your
table, because he was at one 25 at its regular meeting quarters give assurance that the Govern- former isolationism was a cloak
Individual Personality—Try
time Parliamentary Private Sec- at Temple Bnai Moshe, Dexter ment will do anything in their for anti-Semitism or their anti-
retary to Lloyd George. One of at Lawrence. The purpose of this power to prevent a recurrence. I Semitism a screen for their
The HYGIENIC
the leaders of the League of goodwill program is to commenao- c could not say what steps can or friendship for Nazism, now, at
Nations' Union, this prominent rate the 11th anniversary of the will be taken. This depends on least momentarily, have come
BARBER SHOP
Welshman is an influential direc- Rosenwald Post and the 23rd an- the time and the circumstances. rushing to the American colors.
Now Located at
for of coal mines, banks, rail- niversary of the American Legion. Nor could I give a guarantee It would be foolhardy for us to
3359 W. DAVISON at Dexter ways and other industrial enter- Special guests of honor will be that the circumstances might not imagine that these people are
prises. officials of the Detroit District be beyond our control. now our friends or that we can
Most Modern Equipmest. To Serve
"There have been," said Lord Arsociation of the American Le- "Never was there a moment now ignore their activities wheth-
You Best-3 Expert Berbers
Cranborne, "considerable attacks, gion and the past commanders when it was more necessary for er overt or underground. Cer-
No Waiting
open and veiled, on the Palestine of the post. The gathering will us all to show a sense of re- tainly, the defense of our civil
Managed by Your Old Friend
Administration. There seems to be attended by veteran, civic, and sponsibility. I would appeal to liberties and rights must con-
LOUIS ALTMAN
be a misconception which has other representative groups. the lords for discretion and self- tinue to have our attention and
Assisted by
On April 22, the post will held restraint in regard to the difli- support.
gained ground that the Adminis-
MAX LICHENSTEIN
"The refugees in America are
tration is pursuing an entirely its annual past commanders' din- culties and the problems. The
different policy from that of His ner dance at the Saks Cafe on survival of free speech through- in a special position. Earlier
Majesty's government. The Ad, Woodward Ave. A souvenir pro- out the world depends on such misapprenensions that their level
of living was high and that, in
ministration is talked of as if gram is being sponsored in con- discretion."
protests Against Struma Policy a time of prosperity, they never-
never-
it were pursuing an independent Junction with this dinner dance, 0
NEW SPRING
policy. That conception has no the funds of which are to be u-ed
The discussion in the House of theless required great sums for
to augment the welfare and corn- Lords to which Lord Cranborne maintenance, have been cleared
foundation at all.
STYLES
i r. made his lengthy reply was ini- by the outbreak of the war.
"It is impossible to make any munity activity
of the ld com
post.
p mara D 9;1 . tiated by Lord Davies, who said With the issuance of the Gov-
rnstine,
P.1. BuR
differentiation between the poi- Per
ost w th
f the Ju *us f osenwa
icy of the Palestine Administra- o , t masterh o ceremonies at . r he wished to d aw the attention ernment's proclamation regard-
ouse of Lords to the ing enemy aliens, we have come
tion and the policy of His Ma- ne .
b
t program. Al Curse,
of t the House
to realize, overnight, how tenu-
ill
situation
in
Palestine.
w
jesty's government here. The ami
y nig of entertainment,
chairman
feel it my duty," he said, ous was the status of the refu-
High Commissioner and those as- be assisted
,
am
•
by Israel Garme I S
sisting him are merely public Curtis, Sam Pont, and others. "to register a protest against the pee, how insecure his life, even
servants appointed to carry out Meyer Waterstone is arranging policy being pursued. I do not under a friendly government.
the policy of the British Parlia- for the dinner dance at the Saks believe it is calculated to help Here we have a group that is
When
ment.
Cafe. Leo Gold is in charge of win the war. No time must be on our doorstep, a group that
Your Child's
"This, the Palestine Adminis- advertising for the program. lost in reversing that policy. Two is our special concern.
"Because of the new problems
tration is doing with great in- Charles Berghoff will handle the recent events showed the need
Ankles
tegrity and courage under cir- printing. Al Davis will act as for our urgency: the loss of that have come to our American
Look Like
cumstances of much difficulty. treasurer, and Joseph Shapiro as the Struma in the Black Sea and refugees, as "friendly enemies,"
the readmittance of a number of and because of the new situa-
Anything else is undesirable and secretary of the program.
This misiO
followe•s of the Mufti.
tions in which the beneficiaries
dangerous. It is particularly
"It was said that 750 Jews on of the JDC and the UPA find
shocking to suggest that, in ad- and untried policy. I cannot
. . It can pay you to
dition to being harsh and unfair. think of anything more calcu- the Struma had been endeavor- themselves, the UJA 1942 cam-
the Administration is animated lated to lead to disturbances and ing to enter Palestine illegally. paign message comes to us
have those growing feet
by anti-Semitic bias or that is disquiet throughout the Middle I wonder where the illegality dressed in 1942 garb. The differ-
fitted with EDWARDS
arose, because under the provi- ence between today's story and
deliberately backed and condoned
sions of the White Paper the last year's is infinitely greater
the escape of the Mufti. This East today.
CORECTRED SHOES
Talks on Strums
quota due to the Jews who wish- than the change last year from
comes near a charge of incite-
ment to violence. The real truth "There remains the question ed to enter Palestine was under the year before.
so they
is that the Government has been of the Struma. Under the pres- the current 3,000 permitted. I
"To the extent that our local
trying to carry out a policy of ent unhappy situation in the have tried to imagine what rea- _ and national services, by design
will look
sons
induced
the
Palestine
au
impartiality, not a policy based world, it is to a certain extent
or by accident, are outside of
nice and
on appeasement of Arab or Jew. inevitable that we should he thorities to refuse admission to local Community Chest Cam
these
unfortunate
refugees.
Did
straight
The noble lords who spoke do not hardened to horrors. But I do
think that they were enemy p a igns and are , therefore, the
want a policy of impartiality.
not think that there could be they
agents and spies? If so, the responsibility of Federations or
like this
"It is not fair to accuse the anybody who was not profoundly obvious thing was to intern them Welfare Funds, depending on
Palestine Administration of anti- shocked by the sinking of the and carefully sift them. The ex
_ fund-raising within . our own
Jewish bias. I hope that there shi p . All the facts are not yet pense of transporting the refu- group, the Chest theme is also
will be no more of this trying known. Probably they will never
our theme. A nation at war must
h be known. It might have been gees from Istanbul to Palestine continue to concern itself with
to drive a wedge between Le
was
guaranteed
by
the
Jewish
Administration and the Govern- d destroyed by a torpedo, struck
health, family welfare, educa-
by a mine; it might have tried Agency, while an American so- tion and morale at home. The
ment."
In discussing general policy in to beach itself or it may have ciety (the Joint Distribution American pattern of social serv-
Palestine, Lord Cranborne said: been deliberately blown up by Committee) was prepared to put ices encourages such work un-
"It is not a happy inspiration to the wretched passengers them- up £6,000 for facilities for der denominational auspices and
raise the problem at the present selves in their despair—although training.
"The last possible explanation in some fields the services are
time.
It is one of the
cal moments
the most
war. criti-
We there is no evidence till now to was that if they landed in Pal- non-sectarian in scope. This
accept that most horrible theory.
estine, they would have incurred theme of a strong home front
have had many setbacks in the
"We deeply regret that the the hostility of the Arabs. What cannot be stressed too strongly.
Far
East.
We
are
likely
to
have
trans- Arabs—the ex-Mufti and his fol- "Our campaign will, in effect,
more. Great preparations are plan of the Government to trans-
Our expert fitting sec*. plat
being made for German offen- port the children under 16 was lowers? But not the vast major- be asking us whether we as
EDWARDS CORECTREDS can
slues and the whole Middle East the
not plan
carried
out. not
The
failure
of ity of decent Arab people. American Jews, are worthy of a
lbelp your child to hove sturdy,
was
due
to the
"Stupid, Callous. Inhuman Act" great privilege and responsibility.
straight legs, trouble-free feet.
is
under
a
potential
threat
of
attack. We might need every Palestine authorities. The Turk-
"I cannot help feeling that The fate of our country and
Dring your boy
the refusal of the authorities our Allies the world over—the
friend
in
that
area,
Jewish
and
ish
authorities
had
refused
pe•-
et girl In today
Arab, and we have many friends mission to land from the vessel. only characterized a stupid, cal- fate of our people, as a people
*or a Ming.
There was complete agreement !ous, inhuman act to curry fa- and as human beings—rests with
among
both. has approved the with the Palestine authorities to vor
"Parliament
with Arab recalcitrants. The us. Properly stated, not just in
t a k e those children, but the m
$3.25 and up
policy in Palestine which, al- scheme fell through for reasons majority
of decent Arabs regard statistics or income tax tables,
though I am not going to say for which we are not responsible. the action with contempt, lend- but in human terms, in emo-
ing color to the Axis broadcasts tional terms that are real be-
is acceptable to either Jews or
"Nothing can be done now for that we have become spineless, cause they are sentimental in
Arabs, was a genuine attempt to
find an impartial solution to the the unhappy passengers of the effete people who have no regard the finer sense of that word, the
problem. Now, in this critical Struma. The Government is as for or friends. What sort of Allied Jewish Campaign will de-
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moment, Lord Davies thought anxious as anybody that the repercussions will there be fend our sector of the battle
fit to suggest that the Govern- tragedy shall not be repeated. among our Allies, especially in lines for democracy."
Evenings
&
Sundays
Open
ment embark on a totally new But we could not take any meas- Russia and America? Protest
meetings are already being held
in many parts of America.
MEMORIAL
Everywhere the feelings of en-
thusiasm for our cause are being
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dampened.
"And what about the feelings jamin 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 on all fronts in the Mid- w 11 preside. Cantor Jacob H.
Sonenklar will chant the memorial
dle East?
"I wonder what Hitler thinks. prayer.
He must rejoice to feel that 750
Congressman Dingell is coming
more Jews were done to death to Detroit by plane and must re-
and that whom he fights are turn to Washington that evening,
more or less party to this inci- which occasioned the calling of
dent. From whatever angle this the meeting fo 1 p. m. All Detroit
business is viewed, it will do a Jews are called upon to be pres-
assover
great deal of harm.
ent at this rally and to express
their indignation against an in-
Wedgwood Charges Anti-
its
tradition
All
cident that could have been
Semitism
Continuing the debate, Lord averted had the Palestine admin-
Cantor I. Katz
edorim in all its splendor
Wedgwood said that "it is one istration listened to the pleas of
will officiate
of the self-evident truths that the Jewish leaders.
S Pecial rates for Seders and week.
the Administration in Palestine only gives the Orientals the
Mt. Clemens Hotel accredited
is anti-Semitic. All our troubles idea that we fear them. The
FIRST SEDER
in that country come from the Colonial Office does not allow a
It. by Union of Orthodox Rabbis.
APRIL I
anti-Semitic bias of the Pales- Home Guard in Palestine. The
tine Administration."
acation with us.
SECOND SEDER
danger, it is certainly obvious,
Referring to the Strum with is now not only from Germany
APRIL 2
njoyment for young and old.
its
760
people,
he
said
that
E
from Japan. Yet there con-
thousands of Jews had been mur- but
emember to write or phone your
tinues to be this obsession of
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dered
in
Rumania.
There
are
reservations.
tales of thousands of people appeasement at the expense not
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roasted alive in bakers' ovens, only of Jews but of our honor.
If we abandon the Jews, it will
he said. The Palestine Adminis- blacken
our history.
tration has admitted openly that
"Refusing Jews the power to
it does not like Jews, he charged,
after declaring that if the Ger- defend themselves and the right
mans reached Palestine, "in :ill to bear their own rifles and to
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probability the Arabs will fight drill when the Germans, their
MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN
deadly enemy, are on their bor-
us."
ders, is neither the act of sanity
"The policy of appeasement nor
of a gentleman."

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