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CLIFTON AVENUE • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO

Strictly Confidential

An Eye-Witness
in Palestine

Coughlin, Ribbentrop
Link in 1939 Revealed

Towering Gen. Clark Sees New York
in Clothes Borrowed From Baruch

By PHINEAS K. BIRON

HE ROGGE REPORT carries some revealing sections on the radio

Fr. Coughlin . . . His agent, Leo T. Reardon, was tete-a-
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(This is the third of a series of
eye-witness articles on Palestine
by Balfour Peisner, young cor-
respondent who returned six
weeks ago from the Holy Land.
He describes the vicious British
searches at Dorot and Ruhama.)

By BALFOUR PEISNER
FIRST LEARNED that Dorot
and Ruhama were being
searched after troops of the Sixth
Airborne Division had been there
for three days. These troops' call
themselves the "Red Devils" be-
cause they wear red berets, but
the people of Palestine call them
"Poppies," because they have red
heads and black hearts.
Together with Carter Davidson
of the Associated Press and John
Nixon of the BBC, I made the
journey to the settlements, only
to be turned away by the guards
stationed at the entrance to the
villages. A not too polite captain
of the guard said he had orders
to !seep everybody out.
Several days later, after the
searches had been concluded, we
returned, and this time were per-
mitted to enter.
At Ruhatria we found troops bi-
vouacked in a field, while groups
filled in holes torn in the ground
and sorted out piles of debris.
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Victor Riesel, New York Post columnist, reports the following
quotation . . . "Probably most of them (the Jews) suffering from their
persecution at the hands of Nazis, are Communist sympathisers .
The mere arrival of 50,000 Jews
(into the U. S.), even if they were the Marines—at Bougainville" ...
not subversive, would fan the Metropolitans are eain"lox"
al g bagel
fascist organi- with their fingers. Loct
zations like the bakers are on strike.
Ku Klux Klan
Drew Pearson deserves lots of
into activity" ... credit for the thorough exposure
That's pretty of Senator Bilbo's war contract
raw anti-Semit- gouging ... But we predict that if
ism, isn't it? ... "ill-health" doesn't prevent Bilbo
The quotation from appearing for his seat at all,
is from a leaf- he'll be refused . . . Not because
1 e t distributed of his war contract activities, but
at the recent for his use of racial intimidation
AF of L conven- in the Mississippi Democratic pri-
P. K. Biron
tion by "Uncle maries . . .
Dan" Tobin, president of the In-
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ternational Brotherhood of Team-
SCHOOL MATES
sters .. .
OREIGN COMMISSAR Molotov
"'Uncle Dan' owes the nation,
says his father went to school
as well as labor, an apology," says
Rlesel, "We'll keep the spotlight with Al Jolson's father in Russia...
on him until he apologizes!" ... Jolson, incidentally, appeared on
Barry Gray's early morning show
So we will ...
Gen. Mark Clark, who is 6 ft. to sing all the songs from "The
4 in. tall couldn't find civilian Jolson Story" and "Sonny Boy"
clothes on his recent visit to New into the bargain . . . Asked why
"Sonny Boy" isn't in the picture,
York . . . He saw the Big Town Al explained that it was cut out
incognitogged in an outfit bor- after a Hollywood preview - at
rowed from Bernard Baruch .. .
which the great sentimental bal-
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lad jerked so many tears that the
audience couldn't see the rest of
RETORT HONORABLE
the picture . . .
11YRON SULZBERGER'S Re-
Rumors are trading Hank
-"- publican opponent, Fred Cou- Greenberg to Maerhail's Yankee
dert, Jr., asked in a debate: Bronx Bomber . . .
"While I was in the (New York
Gertrude Goldberg, of the radio
Sate) legislature, what was my "Goldberg Family," returns to the
opponent doing? . . . Sulzberger's ether with a junior miss show ...
devastating rejoinder: "I was with

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Confused Veteran Advised to Feel
Strength of His Home and Heritage

By DR. AV. A. GOLDBERG

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Plain Talk

UTENSILS BURNED
WE SURPRISED several sol-
diers burning wooden kitchen
utensils in the communal oven.
When they saw us, they hastily
put out the fire.
In the secretary's office type-
writers, duplication machines and
other equipment were smashed.
Other malicious damage includ-
ed that caused by scraps of iron
being dropped down the drills used
for well-boring.
At Dorot, a Jewish flag brought
to Palestine from Belsen by a
youth group was torn up, valu-
ables belonging to the settlers were
either missing or damaged and an
antique table was smashed.
Sand was poured down the dis-
By ALFRED SEGAL
tributor of a bus and the chil-
By CHARLOTTE WEBER
dren's menagerie was flattened by
T
THIS
SEASON
in
our
American life politicians like to play with
WASHINGTON — At a recent press conference, Secretary of State a bulldozer.
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the myth that there is a Jewish vote. They beat drums for Pal-
" Byrnes was asked if the State Department was still discussing
estine in the bigger cities, or they leaped with gleeful shouting on an-
the Palestine question with the British government.
other politician who thought that the hanging of the big Nazis wasn't
The State Department was not discussing the Palestine situation OVEN SMASHED
THE GRAIN SILO was dam- exactly legal. This year the "Jewish vote" ranked with beefsteaks as
with the British, the secretary replied, because for over a year now
those negotiations had been conducted solely between Mr. Truman aged, and the water pump so bad- political capital by which to get elected.
Politicians (non-Jewish) compe-
and Mr. Attlee. The only part the to shift the onus of failure con- ly cracked as to cause an acute
stop the exactions of grafting cops
State Department' played in this cerning Palestine f r o ni the water shortage. The bakery oven ted with each other to prove that when one had a small store. He
was
broken
into,
despite
the
set-
one
is
a
better
Zionist
than
his
business was the transmission of shoulders of the President.
was a friendly man in an hour of
tlers' protest that arms could not
cables, notes and other communic-
life when friendliness was badly
Perhaps Byrnes wishes he had be hidden in an oven in constant opponent. Presi-
dent
Truman
is-
ations between one government been around at the time that
needed.
use.
sued
a
Yom
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and the other.
Crum made his oft-quoted speech
During
the
searches,
which
Kippur
procla-
The question recalled a certain so that he might have, in this
DIFFERENT PERIOD
lasted
six
days,
no
vehicles
were
mation on Pal-
amount of confusion caused by adrOit manner shielded the depart-
OLITICIANS' MINDS keep on
the statement made by President ment from the unwelcome respon- permitted to enter or leave the tstine and Gov.
thinking in that period. In the
village
and
the
settlers
suffered
Dewey was not
Truman this summer. The Presi- sibility that Crum suddenly thrust
larger cities they think of Jews as
because
of
an
acute
shortage
of
far behind.
dent had said, shortly after the upon it.
people still to be handled out of
food.
The politicians
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Grady committee returned from
the vest pocket. Jews still are con-
Many
drums
suspected
of
con-
had a grand
London, that discussions between CONFIDENCE EBBS
sidered "vote," like the harassed
taining munitions were taken out- time dancing
the British Government and the
HE CONFIDENCE which side the village and blown up.
little peddlers who were grateful
around
the
American Government concerning
American Jewry once placed
for a favor or a smile.
Alfred Segal
The official release said: "No ex- corpses of the
Palestine were still going on.
in Harry Truman has been un-
The politicians haven't caught
British embassy officials said dermined, bit by bit, as the months plosives were used within the set- Nazis, each to show that he was up with the facts of Jewish life
happier than his rival to see them
they knew of no such discussions rolled by without action. His state- tlements."
hanged and dead. It was like a in the U. S. One of these facts
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but added that they hesitated to ments outlining his desired ob-
is that Jews think of themselves
political Purim.
correct the President.
jectives were received hopefully BRITISH VANDALS
as Americans whose political af-
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All
this
was
painfully
Insulting
and with enthusiasm a year ago.
filiations are based on the same
ALL
THIS
WAS
physical
proof
to
understanding
Jews
and
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Today they are regarded skep-
principles and prejudices on
.RLTM INCIDENT
of
vandalism
of
the
lowest
order,
should
guess
that
most
of
us
do
tically and almost with Irritation
which other Americans stand.
Y HIS ANSWER, which turned
yet
speaking
to
the
people,
we
understand
the
ways
of
American
If they are well off they are
full responsibility for this gov. because they point up the lack of found that the behavior of the politics. Few, if any, of us are de-
generally Republicans who, like
ernment's role in the Palestine action.
troops
was
even
worse
than
the
ceived
and
most
of
us
felt
humili-
This change has been gradual
all other Americans of their class,
dilemma over to an already re-
shambles attested.
ated to be used for politics, like have regarded the New Deal as
sponsibility-harassed Pr es i den t, but can be seen clearly when
The
Tommies
had
come
there
beef
or
the,
lack
thereof.
subversive to the economic insti-
Secretary of State Byrnes has be- one recalls the attitude of the
convinced that all the people In
The politicians haven't yet tutions which made them fairly
come the most recent member of Anglo-Jewish press a year ago
Dorot
and
Ruhama
were
crim-
learned that Jews aren't to be happy people. Their politics is in-
one of the-• greatest buck-passing and compares that impression
inals, including women' and chil-
handled that way. Their back- fluenced by the fluctuations of
ganies in history, despite his smug with the impression created by
dren,
and
behaved
accordingly—
ward minds function in the re- the stock market and they know
assurances to Dr. Wise that he editorial comment in the same
as British troops have always
mote past when the U. S. was it's a good administration when
was in accord with the President's papers today.
been
wont
to
do
with
"natives."
What is important to remember
prices on the stock exchange are
views_ R, -
All this was done without even inhabited largely by new immi-
is that the Truman statement was
There has' been much talk a strongly worded document which a claim of legality. Search and ar- grants who needed friends and high.
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about the Bartley Crum charges will defend us against any Brit- rest warrants• are unheard of in gratefully accepted the favors of
precinct
politicians.
SCAN
WAG,'
ANGLE
that, the President's policy on ish accusation that we did not Palestine. Searches, seizures and
The precinct politician leader IF THEY ARE wage-earners
Palestine was being sabotaged by make our intentions known to even deportation can be carried
they, like a great many other
the State .Department. At the them and that, therefore, they out on the whim of an officer, and could show the bewildered immi-
grant where to get a peddler's li- American wage - earners, belong
thne, it Was rumored that the
still
the
British
wonder
why
the
could not help it if they went
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cense at the City Hall. He could
charges had been Inspired by the
people fight them. ,
Democratic chieftains in order against our wishes.

Myth of Jewish Vote
Resented by Our Folk

We Vote as Our Conscience Dictates
And Not for Those Who Flatter Us

Offers Assurances of Accord to Wise
but Calls Zion President's Problem

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Answer to GI Sammy
Who Is Fleeing Life

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Byrnes Passes Buck
to Harassed Truman

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Personal Problems

ET'S CLOSE OUR eyes and run away from this nasty world. Let's
go some other place where the grass is greener. The girls of an-
other faith do not demand so much. The religion of another faith is
not such an burden.
The world is bad and the future hopeless. Let's not get married
because that means children and we want to shield our children from
all evil. That is what "GI Sammy"
writes in reply to a column of while." I don't believe you mean
it.
mine •
How different is your situation
You cannot do it and you did from the wife whose husband
not run away. was killed in service and now
Your actions are
has to raise her two children
different f r om
alone? Or from the amputees
your words. You who, as young men, must learn
faced forward,
n o t backward, to walk again?
Some people prefer a sheltered
when you joined
the army. Sur- environment. They come back to
rounded by ene- prison where all decisions are
mies from with- made for them. The state gives
in and from food, clothes, a room and all the
without, Lincoln orders. The individual merely corn-
made a deci- plies. Some people prefer this in-
stitutionalization as a way of life.
Dr. Goldberg sion.
MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION
I don't think you do.
So did the Mormon leaders when
NOT A SINGLE room was in-
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tact. All floors had been ripped threatened with a third expulsion
up, and there were holes in some from their peaceable homes. Your MUST PLAN AHEAD
HE SURVIVORS OF any crisis
places to 3 depth of more than parents and grandparents also
are those who look ahead and
six feet. Holes were also knocked took a gamble with the future.
None of these people said: "I plan ahead. Shall I tell my read-
in walls and ceilings.
While on the front lines in Eu- surrender." You didn't either when ers and clients: "There is no hope
rope, I had seen villages destroyed you fought in this war. You did for you. It's all your parents'
by shelling and bombings, but I the exact opposite, fighting for fault that you have personal prob-
never saw as much, or as wilful hope, peace and a better world. lems. There is no hope at all. Go
damage as I saw in those two You made a beginning but the out and shoot yourself."
ending has soured.
Any moron can get along
villages.
when life is rosy, happy, healthy
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The newly built meteorological
and a pay check rolls in. But
station was a heap of rubble DEPRESSION BLAMED
men, not babies, are tested in
and the water reservoir was use- THE DEPRESSION brought you the fire of adversity and are
less, holes having been bored in
up on false hopes and denied steeled by its experience.
the floor and walls.
You find that it takes a lot of
you normal opportunities. The war
The communal storeroom suf- pushed aside your personal plans. work to get back to civilian life.
fered a good deal during the The best answer you come up with What do you expect when there
search, clothing being ripped and now, seems to be: "It's not worth
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scattered.
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Friday, November 8, 1946.

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