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Friday April 19, 1946

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

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By
Charlotte %Veber

WASHINGTON — The eyes of
Europe's homeless millions scan
the world for a new country
where they can gather up the
threads of their broken lives and
begin again.

forces of any country while such
country was at war with the
United States, or any person who
is or at any time has been a
member of the Nazi party, or of
the Fascist Party, or of the Ges-
tapo, or of the Schutz Staffel, or
of the Strum Abteilung, or of any
other organization or party auxil-
iary to or supporting nazism or
fascism, or any person classified
as a war criminal by the Allied
War Crimes Commission." In its
most controversial section the bill
seeks to reduce by one-half the
quota for any nationality for a
period of ten ,years beginning on
July 1, 1945. So far, the great ma-
jority of witnesses who have ap-
peared have strongly opposed
this section.

fixed n u m b e r. Representatives
Pace of Georgia, and Allen, of
Louisiana, sponsored bills which
set 1,000,000 as an appropriate fig-
ure. A similar bill by Rankin of
Mississippi sets the number at
100,000.
A bill introduced by Izac of
California would prohibit for the
next 30 years the immigration or
naturalization of "any person who
is a national of any country with
which the United States was at

For the displaced Jews of the
continent, Palestine is the first
choice, often the United States is
given as a second choice. The
doors of Palestine are closed to
war during the whole or any part
them, and immigration quotas,
of World War II." Another one
with the accompanying maze of
fostered by McMillan of South
legal technicalities which the im-
Carolina would prohibit the nat-
migrant must satisfy, deny to all
uralization of German citizens for
but a few the opportunity of corn-
25 years after the war. Fisher of
ing to the United States where
Texas proposes a measure to li-
they could restore themselves both
mit immigration by cutting all
physically and spiritually.
It is thought likely that the quotas to one-fourth of what they
Of the many bills and resolu-
tions concerning immigration pol- Gossett bill will be divided into are now for a period of ten years
icy introduced during the 79th two parts and that the Commit- after the war. A bill suggesting
Congress and now pending before tee will, within the next couple th7tt refugees "whose country of
Congressional committees on im- of weeks, deliver a favorable re- origin has been invaded or con-
migration and naturalization, few port on the first section of the quered by an alien enemy" and
have come up in committee hear- bill, which denies admission to who entered the United States on
ings and few more will ever sec those of Nazi and fascist affilia- visitors' permits be lawfully ad-
tions. According to a spokesman mitted to the United States for
the light of discussion.
A resolution proposing to estab- for the Committee, the members permanent residence, was intro-
lish a commission of experts to are divided on the issue of halv- duced by Celler of New York.
In the Senate Committee on Im-
"study and investigate" the post- ing the quotas. Since it is oppo-
war demographic trends, to re- site in principle to the Commit- migration, a bill is pending which
examine our immigration policy tee's recommendation that quotas would set up a Bureau of Immi-
from the standpoint of "relation remain unchanged at the present gration and Naturalization as in
to the future development of this time, it seems highly doubtful independent government agency
country, the progress of other na- that this part of the bill will It was introduced by Senator
Stewart of Tennessee.
tions, and the maintenance of pass muster.
In addition to the Dickstein
world peace," and to emphasize
Although none have yet been
the need of more uniform plan- scheduled for discussion by Con- resolution, one by Lane of Mas-
ning., was proposed last January gressional committees on immi- sachusetts provides for temporary
by Representative Dickstein of gration, numerous bills and reso- admission of political and reli-
New York. Dickstein, until his lutions have been introduced gious refugees of continental Eu-
resignation at the end of last which would affect the whole im- rope into special areas of the
year, was for many years chair- migration picture and especially United States. Similar ones have
man of the House Immigration the problem of European refu- been proposed by Bennet of New
a n d Naturalization Committee. gees. Several bills now pending York.
Hearings on this resolution con- in the House Committee on Im-
sumed a major part of the Corn- m i g r a t i o n and Naturalization
More than 45,000 veteran place-
mittee's time in 1945. They were would deny the entrance of any ments were made in the federal
conducted in many parts of the immigrants until the number of classified civil service during the
United States and when printed unemployed persons in the Unit- month of February 1946, accord-
ing to the U. S. Civil Service Com-
ran into some twelve volumes. An ed States drops below a certain mission.
interim report on results of the
hearings was adopted by the 'Com-
mittee and presented to the House
on November 27 of last year.
From the testimony given, the
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Committee arrived at several
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conclusions and made the follow-
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should be established in Washing-
ton a central visa review board
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Best Wishes for a Joyous Passover
The Gossett bill, now being dis-
cussed by the House Committee
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tion, embodies one of the propo-
sals that the Committee made in
its Interim report, and goes in
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Zionist Ruling Body Calls
For United Front in U.S.

NEW YORK CITY—The Na
tional Administrative Council, the
ruling body of the Zionist Organ
ization of America between con
ventions, unanimously adopted a
Declaration addressed to Ameri
can Jewry calling for a "'united
front, outwardly and inwardly'
of all Zionist forces in prepara-
tion for the forthcoming World
Zionist Congress which convenes
in Palestine on August 7th.
More than 150 representatives
of the Council from all parts of
the country, attended the session
which was presided over by Dan-
iel Frisch, chairman.
Embodied as the official plat-
form of the Zionist Organization
of America to the World Zionist
Congress, the Declaration is a bid
for the support of the Jewish
community of America in the
coming elections of American del-
egates to the Congress scheduled
for the latter part of June.
Declaring that "the primary
aim of our movement in this hour
is the establishment of a free and

democratic Jewish Commonwealth

in Palestine," the Declaration, is-
sued over the signature of Dr.
Abbe Hillel Silver, President of
the Organization, urges that "all
party and group considerations
must be subordinated" to this
aim. "Because of our non-parti-
san outlook and because of the
numbers we represent and our
historic achievements, we General
Zionists are equipped to lead the
Zionist movement to victory as
we have led it in decades of
great achievements in the past."
Setting forth the achievements
of General Zionists represented
by the Zionist Organization of
America in the upbuilding of Pal-
estine and in the progress rec-
orded in the political sphere, the
Declaration continues:
"General Zionism has always
championed the principles of so-

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annther one. The bill would deny
admission to the United States to
"persons who, since December 7,
1941, have served in the armed

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cial justice and human right s as
fundamental concepts in the Jew.
ish State which we wish to estab.
fish. General Zionists have given,
their unstinted support to every
measure and agency calculated to
elevate and to protect the status
of Jewish labor in Palestine,
whether on the land or in the
city, as well as to establish the
many social agencies which a pro-
gressive, modern community re-
quires. These social ideals are the
cornerstones not alone of Zion-
ism, but the essence of Jewish
life. Likewise, we General Zion-
ists envisage a Jewish Palestine
which is responsive to Jewish
spiritual traditions and to the
high mandates of our historic
faith.
"It is our firm conviction, how-
ever, that the fragmentation of
the economic, educational and
cultural life and resources of the
Yishuv seriously weakens us in
respect to the struggle in which
we are engaged. We are seriously
concerned about the excessive and
unwarranted partisanship a n d
party strife which prevavil. This
is the time when we must present
a united front, outwardly and in-
wardly.
"Only under the banner of
General Zionism — the Zionism
above parties — can this united
front he achieved and maintained.

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