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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and Th. Legal Chronicle
CAPITOL LETTER
By CHARLES BENSON
Washington.
On the United States Supreme
Court docket awaiting an opinion
from the highest court in the
country are two cases testing
whether the use of a scapegoat
is constitutional.
Two American citizens have de-
manded to know whether they
were treated in accordance with
U. S. law when, solely because
of their ancestry, they and more
than 100,000 others were taken
from their homes and imprisoned
in concentration camps thousands
of miles away.
Groups of native American fas-
cists on the West Coast have re-
sented and hated the Japanese-
Americans since they first came
to this country, in any numbers,
at the beginning of this century.
They were viewed as economic
rivals and all nature and form
of discriminatory legislation was
passed against them in the Paci-
fic states. After the attack on
Pearl Harbor, these anti-Japanese
pressure groups called for the
removal of all persons of Japan-
ese ancestry—presumably to guard
against sabotage and espionage,
and to protect the Japanese from
the Filipinos. The noise was loud
enough; Pacific Coast Congress-
men added their voices. Early in
the spring, Lt. General John L.
DeWitt, acting on authority given
the Army by the President, is-
sued an order that started the
greatest forced migration in U. S.
history.
Within three months, 110,000
of men, women and children had
been lodged in temporary assem-
bly centers, under military guard,
awaiting transfer from the area.
Two-thirds of these were native-
born Americans; the others were
aliens ,who, under the law, could
not become citizens.
Abandoning the initial attempt
to place the evacuation on a vol-
urtary basis because of the un-
willingness of the various states
to cooperate, the inability of many
to leave because of lack of money,
and the general unpleasantness
greeting those who attempt to
settle elsewhere, the Federal Gov-
ernment created the War Reloca-
tion Authority which set up 10
relocation camps, housing the
Japanese in under military guard
and behind barbed wire.
Now Fred Korematsu, a 26-
year-old Nisei who was born in
Oakland, Calif., and had never
been out of the state, wants to
know whether it's legal. He con-
tends that the Presidential order,
authorizing the War Department
to set up military areas and to
exclude any or all persons from
these areas, did not contemplate
evacuation; and that the evacua-
tion resulted in imprisonment
which was unconstitutional and
not contemplated by the President
or Congress.
Korematsu, who registered for
Selective Service and was re-
jected for .a physical defect, had
temporary employment as a weld-
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er until dismissed because of his
ancestry. Then he worked in his
father's nursery. When he was
ordered to leave California, he
deliberately remained, feeling that
the order was illegal and certain-
ly unjust. He was convicted for
failure to comply with the orig-
inal order, placed on probation,
and sent to one of the centers.
He appealed to the Circuit Court
which declared his case was not
appealable; the Supreme Court,
however, reversed this decision. In
his case, the Supreme Court is
asked to rule on the constitution-
ality of evacuation and detention.
The other case was instigated
by Mitsuye Endo, a 24-year-old
Sacramento girl who was em-
ployed as a permanent civil serv-
ice employee. She was suspended
from her job because she was
unable to perform her duties
while imprisoned. She is contest-
ing the right of the WRA to
detain her after her loyalty was
established, as it was when those
Japanese designated disloyal were
segregated in special Relocation
Centers. The WRA is at present
releasing loyal Japanese who have
jobs to go to, but Miss Endo
contests the right of detention
at all. Under her cote, the Su-
preme Court might even consider
the legality of preventing citizens
from returning to California and
other out-of-bounds areas; for it
is two and one-half years that
this small minority has not had
the right to return to the Pacific
Coast, though they may now take,
jobs in war plants in the East.
It is very unlikely that the
Supreme Court decision will be
retroactive. The evacuation of the
Japanese has been accomplished.
Getting them relocated and re-
established is a major task which
will require the cooperation and
help of every citizen. But the im-
portance of the court decision is
to prevent similar activities in
the future. What is to prevent
the removal of Negroes from De-
troit or Jews from noston or
Mexicans from Texas, on the pre-
text of preserving order 'tit what
you will? The Nazis have demon-
strated just exactly what can be
done in this respect.
Malin-Solomon Families
Honor Koristischever
Societies with Dinner
In celebration of the event of
the recent marriage of Miss Bea-
trice Solomon of Hollywood, Cal.,
to Sgt. Jack Malin of Detroit, a
buffet supper was served to over
100 guests on Saturday night at
the Vladek Cultural Center of
Los Angeles, Cal. The affair was
given jointly by the Solomon-
Malin families, honoring their
Koristischever Societies both of
Los Angeles and Detroit.
Maurice Winarsky, president of
this society of Los Angeles,
opened the evening introducing
J. C. Solomon, toastmaster, who
greeted the society officers and
friends. Mrs. S. K. Slobin of
Detroit, who is visiting relatives
in Los Angeles at present,
brough,t greetings and spoke for
the Detroit Koristeschever
friends.
Mrs. Jack Malin, the recent
bride, extended thanks and greet-
ings in behalf of herself and her
absent husband, Sgt. Jack Malin,
who is now serving in the Solo-
mon Islands as Marine, receiving
honor citations for service.
One hundred dollars was rais-
ed for postwar veteran relief by
the sale of a large cake baked
for the occasion by Mrs. J. C.
Solomon. Guests present repre-
sented the areas of California;
also New York City, Chicago, Ill.,
and Detroit, Mich.
Friday, November 3, 1944
Gifts to North End' Clinic War Emergency Conference of World Jewish
The
following contributions Congress to Open in Atlantic City on Nov. 12
have been received by the North
End Clinic:
A contribution, from Mr. Mil-
ton Aronheim; in memory of Rich-
ard Ullmann, from Mrs. A. Er-
mann and Miss . Marcia E•-
mann; in memory of Mrs. Adele
Siegel Mayer, from`Mr. and Mrs.
William Fleischman, Mrs. Mayer
B. Sulzberger, Mr. and Mrs. An-
drew Wineman, Mrs. Max Fru-
hauf, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Mahler,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Gilbert,
Mrs. Carrie May Berger, Mr and
Mrs Julius Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs.
I. Himelhoch, Mr. and Mrs. Syl-
van S. Grosner, Mr. and Mrs.
Grover C. Wolf. Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene J. Arnfeld, Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Solomon, Mr. and Mrs. Her-
man Marks.
In memory of Mrs. Esther
Schlesinger, from Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Farbsten, Mrs. Max Fru-
hauf, Mrs. Carrie May Berger,
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gilbert,
Capt. and Mrs. Robert J. Spiegel,
Lt. and Mrs. John A. Sills, Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvan S. Grosner, Mr.
and Mrs. Grover C. Wolf, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene J. Arnfeld.
In memory of Mrs. Tilile
Kukes, from Mr. and Mrs. Her-
man Bennett, Mr. and -Mrs. Harry
Rosenstein; in memory of Bernard
Lewis, from Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Mery4; in memory of Mrs.
Lillian Danto Berman, from Mr.
and Mrs. Albert M. Jordon; in
memory of Arthur Strouse, from
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan S. Gros-
ner; in honor of Mrs. Albert
Kahn's birthday, from Mr. and
Mrs. Howard A. Kaichen; in
memory of Henry Fidler, from
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosenstein;
in memory of Harry Kutzen,
from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosen-
stein; in memory of Usher H.
Kolmeir, from Finley Family; in
memory of Mrs. Leveine, from
Mr. and Mrs. Saul Winkelman;
in memory of Fred Klein, from
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosenstein,
Furniture Club; in memory of
Jack Bernstein, from Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Rosenstein; in honor
of 65th birthday of Harry Grant,
from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosen-
stein, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Cooper; in memory of Samuel
Sherman, from Mr. and Mrs. Saul
Copin; in memory of Yahrzeit
of Abram Simon, from Mrs. Rose
Levy; in memory of Yahrzeit of
Mrs. Lena Polosky, from Mrs.
Rose Levy; in memory of Yahr-
zeit of Joseph Gerson, from Mrs.
Rose Levy; in memory of Lours
Winkelman, from Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Marks.
In memory of Samuel Mandell,
from office associates of Leo A.
Mandell, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Weiss; in memory of Marcus
Penslar, from Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Rosenstein, Mr. and Mrs.
Max Siegel; in memory of Mrs.
Etta Gordon, from Miss Selma
J. Sampliner, Mr. and Mrs. Mor-
ris Garvett; in memory of Mrs.
Simon S. Marx, from Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Gross; in memory of
Abe Zussman, from Josephine C.
Burrell, Joy Fraleigh; in mem-
ory of Mrs. Minnie Greenberg,
from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ham-
burger; in memory of Harry
Sklar, from Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hamburger; in memory of Mrs.
Rosa Sinaberg, from Mr. and
Mrs. Abraham Cooper; in mem-
ory of Dr. Joseph Chajes, from
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Cooper;
in memory of Samuel Berman,
from Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Cooper; in memory' of Mrs. Gert-
rude Wolgren, from Mr. and Mrs.
David Pollack ; in memory of Lt.
Arthur Simon, Jr., from Mil and
Mrs. Harry Rosenstein; in mem-
ory of Jacob Thal, from Mr.
and Mrs. Abraham Cooper ; for
the Medical Research Fund, from
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Sand-
weiss.
Jewish leaders and political ex-
perts from 38 countries will par-
ticipate in the first international
Jewish conference to be called
since the outbreak of war, said
Baruch Zuckerman, member of
the executive committee of the
World Jewish Congress, who is
responsible for the arrangements
for the Conference.
Mr. Zuckerman announced that
the War Emergency Conference
of the World Jewish Congress
will be held at the St. Charles
Hotel in Atlantic City from Nov.
12 until Nov. 17, inclusive. Dele-
gations from Argentina, Bolivia,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Curacao, Ecuador, El Sal-'
vador, Guatemal a, Honduras,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,.Peru,
Uruguay and Venezuela will pro-
vide Latin American Jewry with
a complete representation. Dele-
gations representing the Jewish
communities of Palestine, Great
Britain, North Africa, Egypt,
Australia, Canada and others will
participate. The European coun-
tries which are under war-time
travel restrictions or occupied by
the enemy will participate
through Representative Commit-
tee created by the World Jew-
ish Congress and headed by
leaders of the Jewish communi-
ties of those countries who are
now in the United States. The
United States will be represented
by the American Jewish Con-
gress, an affiliate of the World
Jewish Congress, and the Amer-
ican Jewish Conference will send,
observers who will have the stat-
us of fraternal delegates which
permits them -. to engage in dis-
cusisons but does not give them
the right to vote.
The aims of the Conference,
Mr. Zuckerman said, are to deal
with the problems facing the
Jew all over the world; to dis-
cuss the questions of rehbailita-
tion, restitution, re-settlement,
indemnification and punishment of
war criminals—among others.
Among the important person-
ages who will attend the Con-
ference are: From England: Dr.
Isaac Schwarzbart, Jewish repre-
sentative of the Polish Govern-
ment-in-Exile, London; S. S. Sil-
verman, prominent Member of
Parliament; Rebecca Sieff, leader
of the British section of the Wo-
men's International Zionist Or-
ganization; A. Easterman, well-
known foreign correspondent ; N.
Baron, prominent economi. t.
From North Africa: Rabbi Ei:-
enbeth, Chief Rabbi of Algiers.
From Argentina: Dr. Mois,
Goldman, president of "DA I A"
(Central body for all Jewish or-
ganizations of Argentina) ; Dr.
Jacob Hellmann, director of the
World Jewish Congress South
American Office; Marcos Reeial.
sky, prominent Argentine Yid-
dish journalist. From Chile: N:1 ,
talio Berman, member of ti.,i
Chilean Board of Deputies. Froin
Portugal: Isaac Weissman,
or of the World Jewish Congr,• -
Office in Lisbon, prominent H
relief and rescue work.
It is expected that from
to 250 delegates will attend td.
Conference. At the opening si
sion, Rabbi Stephen S. Wis..,
president of the American Jew-
ish Congress and chairman of the
Executive
Committee of t he
World Jewish Congress, and Dr.
Nahum Goldmann, chairman of
the Administrative Committee of
the World Jewish Congress and
noted Zionist leader, will wel-
come the delegates in the name
of the World Jewish,Co• -g`ress.
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Art Institute Nov. 5
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On Nov. 13 Zedakah Club
will serve a dessert luncheon to
members and guests at the home
of Mrs. Nate Rubin, 18614 Fair-
field, at 12:30 p. in. Entertain-
ment for the afternoon will in-
clude Miss Rosina Betman, prom-
inent soprano, accompanied by
Miss Dora Bregman, accomplish-
ed pianist. Those who have not
already received or turned in
their pledges for the coming
donor luncheon to be held Tues-
day, Nov. 28, in the crystal ball
room of the -Hotel Book-Cadillac,
may do so at this meeting.
Rabbi--Teacher--Schochet
A. Glantz-Leyeless
And Masha Benya at
The annual concert of the She.
Lem Aleichem Institute will take
place on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 8:30
p. m. at the Lecture Hall of the
Art Institute.
A. Glantz-beyeless, noted Jew-
the guest speaker. He will ad-
ish poet and journalist, will be
dress the audience on the topic,
"Yiddish Today and Tomorrow."
Masha Benya, famous singer
and interpreter of Jewish songs,
will appear in a series of Yid-
dish and Hebrew Songs. Mrs.
Rebecca Frohman will be at the
piano.
Reservations have been distrib-
uted among members and friend;
of the Institute and will also be
available at the door on the eve-
ning of the concert.
Zedakah Club to Hold
Dessert Luncheon Nov. 13
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