America elvish Periodical Cotter. Thirty-One Years of Service to Detroit Jetvrt, and art. died sun- of- ions, and and CLIFTON AVENUE • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO AN UNAFFILIATED, INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Detroit Jewish Chronicle OF PALESTINE MANDATE, P. 16 and The Legal Chronicle Vol. 48, No. 45 A Haven at Last SEE FULL TEXT DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1946 10c a Copy; $3 Per Year Heads Balfour Ball 8 Palestine Leaders Released by British in Conciliation Move JERUSALEM — The British government made its strongest gesture of conciliation to Palestine Jews since the disorders and searches began in June when it freed three leader of the Jewish Agency and five other leading Zionists from the Latrun prison camp. The release had been set by the Agency as one of the conditions to its participaton in the London Confer- ence on Palestine. The British action came somewhat as a surprise since Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones had an- nounced in Parliament last week that the government was not ready to make any statement on freedom for the detained leaders. ; The Palestine government in an- Zion Court May Halt Removals Bars Deportation of Jew to Cyprus A. C. LAPPIN has been appointed chairman of the annual Balfour Ball of the Zionist Organization of Detroit by Morris M. Jacobs, pres- ident. The event will take place Dec. 21 at the Hotel Statler. "Judging by the response of pre- vious years and the increasing in- terest in Zionist affairs, I predict that this will be the most suc- cessful Balfour Ball since its in- ception," Lappin said. JERUSALEM—A writ of habeas corpus was secured this week from the Palestine High Court on behalf of a passenger aboard a block- ade runner which may set a precedent in barring the Palestine government from deporting refugees to Cyprus. A Jewish lawyer named David nouncing the release of the eight Gotein, acting on behalf of Walter I men also promised that 120 other Frankenstein, a passenger aboard I detained Jews would be freed. The the tiny ship Latrun whose inter- government lifted the Palestine ception inspired a demonstration curfew as an act of good faith. by thousands of Jews at Haifa, se- While Jewish spokesmen here cured the order directing the chief acclaimed Brital n 's conciliatory secretary of the Palestine govern- moves, the secretary general of ment and the British commander the Arab Higher Committee, Dr. to show cause why the deportation Hussein Khalidi, declared that the of Frankenstein should not be British action would strengthen halted. the hands of Jewish extremists. IIIRED BY BROTIIER "The release of the Zionist lead- Gotein was engaged by the ref- ers proves again the Arab conten- ugee's brother who resides in tion that the Zionists have power- Rishon Le-Zion. ful influence in Whitehall and Gotein said that he expects to Downing Street," he declared. file similar writs as soon as he • • ascertains the names of other pas- Communal Delegates sengers who were on the Latrun. Palestine Problem His move has aroused great inter- to Meet on Sunday Raised Up in UN est here, since this is the first time that the legality of the de- LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.—(Spe- Delegates to the Jewish Com- portations has been challenged. cia1)—The question of Palestine These liberated children from Europe joyfully hailed the Statue of munity Council have been called Gotein said that he did not ex- entered United Nations deliber- a special meeting at 2 p. m. pect to halt the deportation of Liberty on her 60th birthday last week on their arrival in the U. S. ations through the back door for to Sunday, to mobilize community Frankenstein, since the authori- the second time this week when through the help of United Service for New Americans and the participation in the state-wide ef- ties could claim that they did not the Egyptian delegate demanded United Jewish Appeal. an "end to religious and sb- fort to secure passage of a Michi- receive the writ in time. gan Fair Employment Practices The country-wide strike called to called racial persecution and dis- Law. The meeting will be in the protest the deportation of the Lat- crimination." Brown Memorial Chapel of Temple run refugees was observed quietly The Ukrainian representative, Beth El. as Jewish shops closed and trans- Dimitri Manuilsky, pressed the The Metropolitan Detroit Fair portation facilities were suspended. Egyptian to admit that he meant Employment Practices Council is The only incident reported was "Allied zones in Germany and sponsoring the campaign to obtain the Injuring of a military dispatch Palestine" when he deplored dis- 155,000 signatures of registered rider who was thrown from his crimination. A clash ensued and voters on initiatory petitions. If motorcycle by a wire drawn across the matter was never brought to the campaign is successful it will Allenby road, one of Tel Aviv's a settlement. be mandatory upon the new legis- main streets. Observers saw in the Egyp- lature to consider the proposed TRUCK BLOWN UP tian's comments a promise that state FEPC bill. Ten soldiers were injured earlier Egypt would raise the Palestine If it is rejected in the legisla- when a road patrol truck was issue before the full Assembly. ture, the bill will then go on the blown up by a land mine. At the • • • ballot in a referendum to the elec- same time, a militabr truck was torate. Similar laws have been forced off the road by a wire hung Britain Won't Yield enacted in New York, New Jersey, across the highway north of Pe- tach Tikvah and the driver was and Massachusetts. Mandate, Smuts Says The meeting Sunday will be ad- slightly injured. A shott time later NEW YORK (JTA) —Britain a road bridge near Tel Mond was has no intention of surrendering dressed by Prof. Edward W. Mc- damaged by an explosion, but there her mandate for Palestine to Farland, chairman, and Dr. B. were no casualties. United Nations trusteeship, it was Benedict Glazer, vice-chairman of Two soldiers were killed when intimated this week by Prime Min- the Metropolitan Detroit Fair Em- their jeep struck a land mine near ister Jan Christian Smuts of South ployment Practices Council. Rabbi Kfar Sirkin and two were wound. Leon Fram, chairman of the Com- Africa. ed, according to a press release Discussing the trusteeship sys- munity Council's community rela- by the Palestine government. This tem at the meeting of the trustee- tions committee, will report to the contradicts earlier reports that ship committee, Smuts pointed out delegates on the progress of the the two were killed in an alleged that the UN charter makes it a campaign to date. Petitions will attack by Irgun members on the voluntary, rather than an obliga- be distributed to the delegates for Ras el Ain' airfield near Kfar tory matter, for nations to sub- circulation within constituent or- Sirkin. mit their mandates to trusteeship. ganizations in the community. "This, no doubt, accounts for the fact," he said, that Palestine has "so far been excluded from the Their first sight of their new homeland brings laughter back to the trusteeship system." eyes of these little Jewish girls gazing through the porthole of the ship which brought them to America as quota immigrants under the 1 Council Called to Spur FEPC • Truman directive. 70 Pct. in U. S, Hit Fram Named 4nti-Semitic Talk NEW YORK (JTA)—The great Basle Delegate majority of Americans--more than Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple Is- rael will be the only Michigan delegate to the World Zionist Con. gross in Basle, Switzerland, next month. He has been named one of 40 delegates to represent the Zionist Organization of America at the assembly. Fram will be the only Detroit and Michigan delegate to the Con- gress. Rabbi Fram is past-presi- dent of the Detroit Zionist District and has served as a member of the national executive committee of the Zionist Organization of America. This is the second time Rabbi Fram will attend a World Zionist Congress. He was a dele- gate at Lucerne, Switzerland, in 1935. 70 percent—believe that the indi- vidual who indulges in anti-Sem- itic talk should not be allowed to get away with it, according to a study made public by the Com- mission on Community Interrela- tions of the American Jewish Con- gress. Rather, they say, the person who utters such insults based on an- other man's religious beliefs should be answered on the spot to coun. teract the influence of his remarks on his hearers. This opinion poll is part of a large-scale study in which the commission is endeavoring to find out how to deal with anti-minor- ity remarks made in public places. Chronicle Prints Full Mandate Text The Detroit Jewish Chronicle today on page 16 presents the full unabridged text of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine as an act of public service in the De- troit Zionist District campaign to acquaint all Detroit Jewry on the contents of this basic document. The purpose of the publication is to demonstrate that Jewish rights to Palestine are backed by a "constitution" approved by most world nations Including the United States. Participation of children In the educational campaign is being fostered by an essay contest in all Jewish schools on the question "What Rights Do the Jewish Peo- ple Have to Palestine Under the Mandate?" Prizes of $25, $10, and $5 in war bonds and stamps will be awarded for the three best essays. Byrnes, Bevin Agree to Sift Palestine Problem in Detail NEW YORK—Secretary of State Byrnes and Foreign Secretary Se- vin have agreed to discuss the Palestine question fully in the next few weeks. They raised the problem when they conferred here Monday. La- ter, a spokesman for the State De. partment said Byrnes hoped to present to Sevin, while the Big Four Ministers' Council members were in New York, "the views of President Truman on this subject and see whether the United States can contribute to a solution." COVERED DIRECTLY The spokesman pointed oA that heretofore the Palestine question had been handed personally by President Truman and Prime MI- ister Attlee. Recently, he said, Bevin has been trying to bring about a meeting between Jewish and Arab leaders. The purpose of the Byrnes-Bevin talks, the spokesman added, will be to seek implementation of the Truman policy laid down Oct. 4. The President declared then that in view of the suffering of dis- placed Jews in Europe and the approach of another winter sub- stantial immigration into Palestine cannot wait a solution of the Pal- estine problem and should begin at once. URGES IMMIGRATION He suggested that the immigra- tion laws of the United States and other countries be liberalized to facilitate the admission of more displaced persons. Mr. Truman pledged that if a workable solution for Palestine can be found he would recommend to Congress a plan to assist in the economic development of that country. A sharp exchange of letters en- sued between Mr. Truman and Attlee. The final outcome has not been revealed.