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VOL. 48, NO. 33

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1946

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Palestine Situation Remains . Critical

Constitution Will Not Apply to Palestine Decision-Truman

President Displays Irritation at British Zionists Confer
Release of Plan Without U.S. Reaction With Weizmann

By BEATRICE IIEIMAN
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, (JTA) — President Truman told
his press conference this week that the question of the
Constitution will not enter into American consideration
of the British plan for the "federalization" of Palestine
as the issue has nothing to do with the Constitution of
treaties.

His statement came in reply to
a question by a British corres-
pondent who cited a story appear-
ing in the New York Times to
the effect that the President had
been advised by Judge Joseph C.
Hutcheson, chairman of the Amer
lean section of the former Anglo-
American inquiry committee, that
the British scheme involved revi-
sion of the Anglo-American con-
vention of 1924 and, therefore,
would have to be approved by the
Senate.
The President repeated previous
denials that he has been in con.
tact with Prime Minister Attlee
on the Palestine problem and dis-
played obvious pique at the fact
that the British had released the
details of their plan without wait-
ing for official American reaction.
When a correspondent asked
him whether he saw any objec-
, lions to. publication of the "Grady
report," the President said that it
should not have been published
while it is still in the negotiating
stage. Queried whether he was re.
ferring to the announcement of
the plan in the House of Corn
mons by Deputy Prime Minister
Herbert Morrison, Mr. Truman
replied that he had no control
over Morrison, but he has some
control over Grady.
The President declined to com-
ment on the actions by the Bri-
tish Government aimed at Atop.
ping "illegal" immigration into
Palestine, which have been inter-
preted as an answer to American
delay in approving the "federali-
zation" proposal.
Henry Monsky, chairman of the
Interim committee of the Ameri-
can Jewish Conference, has con-
ferred with Secretary of War
Robeft P. Patterson, Attorney
General Tom Clark and other
government officials on the Pales-
tine plan and expressed the ob-
jections of the Conference. He
urged support of the 'short-term
recommendations of the inquiry
committee, particularly the imme-
diate admission of 100,000 Jews.

Criticize Hungarian
"Lenient Handling"
Of Anti-Semitism

BUDAPEST, (JTA)—All Jewish
groups in Hungary have issued a
sharply-worded proclamation re-
proaching the government for its
"lenient handling" of recent anti-
Semitic disturbances. It also urged
82bthe proper authorities to put an
w• and to the anti-Semitic utterances
ppearing in the press.
Suggesting that a special mili-
tary unit responsible for curbing
anti-Jewish outbreaks be set up,
the statement added: "We demand
frankness. If the Jews are unde-
sirable, then make emigration
possible for us. But pending such
emigration opportunities, we de-
mand protection of the law for
all Jews."
The Labor Service Veterans
Federation composed of Jews who
served in forced labor units has
distributed posters appealing to
the Hungarian people to help Jews
"realize their hopes for security."

Over Blockade

LONDON, (JTA) — Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, president of the Jew-
ish Agency, met here this week
with five Zionist leaders who flew

Two committee posts for
each member. Expert aid in
drafting and examining bills

All o thifs results from the fact
that, in streamlining its machin-
ery. Congress also transformed the
job of being Congressman from a
hazardous and often dull occupa-
tion at rather low pay to a more
interesting occupation at better
pay.

The pay raise that Congress vo-
ted for its members followed a
$5,000 raise for all federal judges.
Pay on the bench now ranges
from $15,000 for a U. S. district
judge to $25,500 for the Chief Jus-
tice of the United States. Gov.
ernment clerks, stenographers and
most other civil servants already
have had a raise averaging about
30 per cent above their prewar
pay. This leaves only the Presi-
dent, the Cabinet and Government
jobs at or above $10,000, without
a raise. Raises are due in these
jobs later, mabe next year.

The Senator or Representative
who is returned to Washington by
the voters in the November vot-
inb, as wel as Senators who still
have part of a term to serve, wil
have many new advantages.
Compensation for the job, which
has not been considered too good
in recent years, is to be much
better.
A salary of $12,500, instead of
$10,000, is the first improvement.
This salary is taxable. For a mem-
ber of Congress with a wife and
two children, it means $9,720 left
to spend after paying taxes, in-
stead of $8,280.
"- An' expense account of $2,500,
tax free, is added to this salary.
House members have had this ex-
pense fund for the last two years,
an dthe Senators just recently ac.
cepted it. This money is made
available on the theory that a
Congressman must meet unusual
expenses, such as mainlaining a
home in his own State and anoth-
er in Washington.
The effect of the new salary and
the expense account, as shown by
the chart on this page, is to raise
Congressmen's pay, after taxes,
from s10,780 to $12,220.

HAIFA—Three Jews were killed and nine others
were wounded here Tuesday when troops attempted to
break up a demonstration of Jewish citizens protesting
the transfer of 1,000 refugees to detention camps in
Cyprus, the Public Information Office announced.
Responding to a summons from the underground

Italy Asks Help
In Finding Room
For Immigrants

Pensions, Pay Rise,
And More Help

Jobs at stake in this year's elec-
tions to the U. S. Senate and
House of Representatives will be
they have been in the recent past.
much more valuable jobs than
Losers will lose more, winners will
win more, now that pay is to be
better, the work more interesting
and the chances good for retire-
ment at age 62 on a sizable pen-
sion.

More Trouble Expected Following
Haifa Riot Over Refugee Deportation

DR. CIIAIM WEIZMANN

from the Paris conferences of the
Agency executive to confer with
the world Zionist leader, who is
too ill to go to Paris.
Although the subject of their
discussions was not divulged, it is
learned that they dealt with meas-
ures to be taken in view of Bri-
tain's determination to halt im-
migration of visaless Jews to Pal-
estine and with the reported
American reaction to the "fede-
ralization" plan.
Participating in the talks with
Dr. Weizmann were Rabbi Jehuda
L. Fishman, Louis Lipsky, Mrs.
Rose Halperin, Berl Locker and
Mrs. Goldie Meirson.
It is learned that the various
Zionist leaders are almost unan-
imously agreed on the stand to
be taken on fundamental issues,
but there is still some difference
of opinion as to the tactics to be
used in opposing the British pro-
posals.
(Continued on Page MO

ROME, (JTA)—The Italian Gov-
ernment has appealed to Britain
to "find room somewhere" for
refugee Jews whose continued il-
legal immigration into Italy en
route to Palestine is reaching
large proportions.
Guido De Vito, chief of the con-
fidential affairs division of the
Ministry of the Interior, said that
a request had been made to Bri-
tain and also to all agencies and
governments "thq might help us"
since Italy could not afford to
maintain these refugees on her
soil. He emphasized, however, that
this appeal was only for help in
finding homes for the transient
Jews and not for help in policing
Italian frontiers against further
immigration.
"Our frontier police is function-
ing as efficiently as possible," he
said, "and that is a job solely for
the Italian Government. The Bri-
tish may wish to patrol the sea-
coast but they will have to do
that themselves."
The Italian request, the official
said, was made out of sympathy
for the refugee Jews 'and because
the influx of Jews during the past
few months was creating a prob-
lem "too big for the Government
to cope with. They come only to
go from here to Palestine."

ARABS BOMB LEGATION

JERUSALEM (JTA)—The bomb-
ing last week of the American Le-
gation and the British Consulate
in Beirut was the work of Arabs,
It was officially announced by the
Palestine Arab Higher Committee.

radio, Voice of Israel, Jews in th.1
Hadar Hacarmel district swarmed
out of their homes toward the
harbor overlooking Port Haifa,
where they were met by a strong
British military cordon. The sol-
diers opened fire when the crowd
refused to turn back.
Events leading up to the riot
are told in this JTA dispatch from
Jerusalem:
Several thousand troops in full
battle-dress poured into Haifa
this week and cordoned off the
port district ordering out all ci-
vilians. Machine gun nests sur-
rounded by barbed wire entangle.
ments have been set up and tanks
are rumbling along the dock area.
Several landing craft are moored
near the refugee ships. Nearby is
the British passenger liner "Em-
pire River" which will probably
transport the visaless Jews to
Cyprus.
Anticipating new outbreaks in
Jerusalem in connection with the
drastic measures which the Bri-
tish Government contemplates
using to prevent further entry of
Jews into Palestine, army engin-
eering units have started to for.
tify the center of the city, con.
verting it into a citadel surround.
ed by barbed-wire fences and pal-
boxes.
The action coincided with the
arrival at Haifa of the British
cruiser, Ajax, and with an air.
and-sea blockade instituted along
the eastern shores of the Medi-
terranean. British warships and
planes will attempt to prevent
vessels carrying Jewish refugees
from reaching here.
It was indicated here In British
circles that war-time blockade
tactics which were applied against
the Italians and Germans will
now be used against Jews at-
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Irgun Zvai leumi Publishes Details
Of King David Bombing in Palestine

PROCLAMATION

1. On July 22, 1946 at 12:05 p.m.
the soldiers of the Irgun Zvai
Leumi attacked the headquarters
administration: the chief secre-
tariat of the occupation govern-
ment and the central command of
the occupation forces. The attack
was carried out in a pitched bat-
tle with the military and police
sentries.
2. According to a pre-arranged
plan the charge of explosives was
set off half an hour after it had
been brought into the building.
3. Immediately after the charge
had been placed, telephone warn-
ings were sent to the switch-board
of the King David Hotel, to the
editorial offices of the press, to
the wire agencies and to the
French Consulate, which is located
near the Hotel. In addition to
this a warning (non-damaging)
bomb was thrown Into the square
fronting the Hotel in order to
arouse its occupants and to keep
the crowd away.
4. The tragedy which took place
in the civil offices of the occupa-
tion government was caused not
by the Hebrew soldiers, who ful-
filled their duty with courage and
self-sacrifice, and carried out with
military precision the instructions

which had been given to them in
connection with a time limit Built-
cent to clear the building of
civilians. It was caused by the
British oppressors themselves, who
paid no attention to the warning
and did not evacuate the building,
according to the advice of their
military "experts," who took it
upon themselves to remove the
detonating devices, which would
have caused an explosion at the
slightest touch. A warning against
this tampering in the three offi-
cial languages was also posted on
large signs.

from making an additional an.
nouncement. It is possible, how-
ever, in connection wifR the ir-

responsible and cowardly provo-
cation, that at an appropriate oc-
casion we shall make such an
announcement.

7. We mourn the Hebrew cas-
ualties. They are also tragic vic-

tims of the Hebrew fight for liber-
ation, which is itself most tragic
and most sublime.

8. We are calling upon the youth
and the nation to stand steadfast
against the schemes of the enmy,
who has decided to enslave and
ruin us. Say to the inciters and
those who grovel, with blindness
and shaking knees, following the
false announcements of the Bri-
tish: "Are not the' crimes of the
British the basis for the revolt?"

5. The telephone warnings were
made at 12:10-12:15 p.m., and if
the announcement of the British
liars is correct—namely, that the
big explosion took plalce at 12:37—
they still had 22 (twenty-two)
minutes to - clear the building of
its occupants and workers. For
Hebrew blood is being spilt like
this reason the responsibility for
the loss of life among the civilians water all over the world. This

falls upon them and upon them
only.
6. It is incorrect that the per.
sons who gave the warning spoke
"in the name of the resistance
movement" They did not an-
pounce—according to a decision—
y name. We refrain at this time

blood is being shed, directly or
indirectly, by the British oppres-
sors. For this reason we must
make war upon them, an unre.
lenting war in which there is no
retreat, a war for life or unto
death.
IRGUN ZVAI LEUMI
in Palestine

