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U.S. Role on Palestine
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The Palestine Scene

?Scarcity' Legends
Debunked BeforeUN

Enough Land and Water to Feed
Millions More, Committee Hears

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Debunking the "legend" of land
and water scarcity in Palestine, Eliezer Kaplan, treasurer of
the Jewish Agency, told the United Nations Special Com-
mittee on Palestine that "this little country contains enough
land and •water to feed not only its present population but
twice and thrice the number."

Friday, July 11, 1947

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(Continued from page 1)
man at the Carnegie Hall meet-
current investigation of the UN
ing. He denied that the Ameri-
committee on Palestine.
Slating that he was concerned can Zionists were opposed to co-
operation with Great Britain or
over the "tight lipped" policy of
that they were pursuing an anti-
the U.S. government despite Sec-
retary of State Marshall's re- British policy. But he noted that
"a sense of political realism
ported assurance that there had
been no change or departure should reconcile the British For-
from the traditional United eign Office to the fact that
American Zionism will continue
States policy toward Palestine,
to offer political resistance to
Dr. Silver declared: •
"But we hope that before long any plan's or proposals which
a more specific and definite would 'defeat the aims of Zion-
statement will be forthcoming ism."
from our government. Time is
fast running out. Within two Mrs. Samuels Names
months to report will be present-
Prenzlauer Directors
Bundles for Australia like the ed to the Assembly by the
Mrs. Samuel M. Samuels, presi-
United
Nations
and
the
United
a
one being carried aboard
dent of the Eva Prerizlauer Ma-
DP ship by this Jewish moth- tion.
ternity Aid has appointed Mr
"We hope that our govern- Louis Linden, Mrs.. ',talus Greer.
er will one day bolster the
culture and economy of Aus- ment will not confront us and stone and Mrs. Jennle •Yudkorf to
tralia. Her trip was made the rest of the American people the board of directors.
with an unwelcome fait accompli
possible by 111AS.
Mrs. Samuels reports, that the
which will be at variance with annual strawberry ifitiV'al was a
the attitude which we have great success.
ilr
every right to expect from our
government on the basis of the Center Offers Series
record of more than a quarter
of Thursday, Movies
of a century."
The Jewish Community Center
TURN TO PARTIES
(Continued from page 1)
Declaring that it was the right will present a series of classic
cause while the investigators were of the Zionists of America to films at 8:45 p.m. every Thursday
still in Palestine.
"ask both political parties to during July and August.
By a vote of 6 to 3, the com- make good their pledgks at this
On July 17 the offering will be
mittee voted down a proposal to
on Carmen," a full
decisive hour," Dr. Silver "Burlesque
visit Cyprus or even to invite a
feature, plus a Charlie Chaplin
stressed
that
American
Zionists,
Cyprus-detained group to Jeru-
program. On July 24, "Professor
salem for testimony. It was be- as citizens, "have the right to Mamlock," a powerful anti-Fasc-
turn
to
our
government
and
to
lieved that this vote forecast the
ist film, will be exhibited.
intention of the investigators to ask that it press for the imple-
drop all plans to inspect displaced mentation of this policy in the
Council of Nations—a policy Music Organization
persons' camps in Europe.
which is non-partisan in char- Makes Debut Here
ARABS INVITED
acter and thoroughly approved
Shir Ha-Levy. a new music
Seeking Arab testimony to
of by the American people. group, made its first formal ap-
avoid the accusation of onesided- American Jewry will watch
pearance recently at a musicale in
ness, the committee asked the closely, hopefully and prayerful- the home of Dr. William Klein.
Arabs of Palestine and the entire ly the actions of our government For information call Sidney Res-
nick, membership chairman, Ty.
Middle East to cooperate with the in the next few months."
Dr. Neumann, was the chair- 7-3523.
committee's probe.

' Picking up the presentation of
the Agency's case where David accuses the Jews of setting up an
Ben Gurion left off last week, exclusively racial economic or-
Kaplan declared that during the
past quarter of a century the ganization. It is impossible to
Jews of Palestine have increased understand the Palestine problem
the irrigated area of the country if one does not understand that
mere than 10 times — from 40,000 the Jews are trying not only to
dunams (10,000 acres) to 450,000 find a haven in Palestine for
refugees, but also to reestablish
thina ms.
"We are confident that it is the Jewish nation, he concluded.
possible to increase the irrigated
EXPLOITED BY BRITISH
area further, at least eight times
/Caplan's testimony followed
as much as is now irrigated," he
continued, adding: "In this direc- that of Fritz Bernstein, director
tion lies the future of Palestine's of the Agency's industrial depart-
ment, who made a number of
agriculture."
serious charges against the man-
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Kaplan asserted that his predic- datory. Lashing out. at Britain's
tions on the future of Palestine's control of Palestine's dollar re-
agriculture was based on Jewish serves and of its exports, Bern-
colonizing experience during the stein accused the mandatory of
last three generations and on the "exploiting Jewish Palestine."
He said that during the period
basis of scientific research carried
oat on the land. during the last of 1940 to 1946 Palestine earned
a total of $165,000,000 — $98,000,-
35 years. •
Land which was given up by 000 so-called gift dollars from
the government as "uncultivat- American Jews and $66,000,000
able," he pointed out, proved cul- from exports — which went into
tivatable when skill and experi- the United Kingdom dollar pool.
ence was applied to it. He as- Allocation of dollars to neighbor-
serted an expanded agricultural ing countries was far in excess of
policy was possible with large- what they had earned, he said.
Scale immigration and a broad de-
velopment program designed and
CENTER PICNIC AUG. 3
executed with vision, courage and
The Center Council's big all
a pressing sense of need on the
part of the responsible authorities. day outing will be held at Jef-
ECONOMIC PROGRAM
ferson Beach, Aug, 3,
The Agency's economic spokes-
man summed up his position in
six points:
1. Jewish Immigration has cre-
ated new economic absorptive
capacities in Palestine and has
given a great impetus to the econ-
omic progress of the country as
a whole, to the benefit of all in-
habitants.
2. The Jewish community has
established an economic entity
which is sound and self-support-
ing.
3. This economic structure is
still at the beginning of its de-
velopment.
A. Palestine can absorb addi-
tional millions of people.
5. The Agency plan for the
absorption of 1,000,000 Jews in
the next decade, as presented to
the Anglo-American inquiry com-
mittee last year, is a practical one.
6. Given a reasonable amount
of international cooperation, the
means can be found to finance
such a number of immigrants.
From Grand River
MAJOR OBSTACLES
and Ten Mile Rd.
Kaplan rejected the govern-
to South Lyon
ment's assertion that there are
111 Mi.
"great obstacles" in the way of
From South Lyon to
rapid agricultural development.
Rushton Road
lie maintained that the major
2,3 Mi.
obstacles were governmental re-
From Rushton Road
strictions, citing a recent govern-
to U.S. 23 4.3 Mi.
ment ordinance controlling all
From U. S. 23 to
water sources which can be used
Lakeland Inn
for irrigation.
5.6 Mi.
"We were amazed by the gov-
From Laktland Inn
ernment's decision to introduce
to Whitewood Rd.
such legislation at a time when
2.5 Mi.
the whole question of Palestine is
From iVhitewood
sub judice," he declared.
Rd. to Log Acres
In summation, he charged the
1.3 Mi.
government with a "basic lack of
27.8 Mi. from Grand
understanding" of the nature of
River and Ten Mile
Jewish work in Palestine when it
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