Friday, July II, III4T
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Strictly Confidential
Irgun Coup Visioned
If UN Spurns State
Dr. Weizmann Advocates Partition
to Speed Entry of DP's in Vishay
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
R. CHAIM WE[ZMANN unquestionably is the most realistic
leader in Zionism today. It's an open secret that he is pre-
pared to accept an increase in the immigration quota for Pales-
tine even if it should mean to forego debate for some time re-
gurding future statehood." . . .
The quotes are from a recent letter from Weizmann to Prof.
Chaim E. Chernowitz. In other
wagts, Weizmann is primarily sidering residence in the USSR
concerned about saving the DP's for at least one year. •
Rubin Saltzman, general sec-
stagnat i n g in
concentrat i o n retary of the Jewish People's
Fraternal Order, is leaving for
camps • •
Flash predic- Palestine in September, in con-
tion: If the UN nection with a new donation to
Commission de- the Hadassah Hospital.
Albert Einstein has been or-
cides against a
Jewish state, dered to take a complete rest—
look for a dra- not even letter-writing is per-
matic political- mitted him—during the summer.
Arthur Koestler, author of
..,military coup
by the Irgun Thieves in the Night, will be
visiting America in the coming
P. J. Siren in Palestine.
-Blueprints are ready for tak- winter . . . The Rev. Richard E.
ing over the government—un- Evans, dynamic fighter against
less, of course, the Jewish Agen- prejudice, has fully recovered,
ep succeeds in preventing the we understand, after being
knocked down by a Fifth Ave-
coup . . .
nue bus a few weeks ago. . .
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MUNI EYES IBSEN
SHOWDOWN NEEDED
OSEPHBRAIN' N, newly SOME TIME ago the American
elected chairman of he ad-
Jewish Committee asked the
ministrative board of the com- House Un-American Activities
mittee of Jewish Writers, Artists committee to investigate the
and Scientists, is readying a no- activities of George W. Arm-
vel for publication next spring. strong of Natchez. Miss., and Ft.
Paul Muni will appear on Broad- Worth, Texas.
way in 1948 in an Ibsen play.
Armstrong is a rich oil oper-
Marc Chagall is seriously con-
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D
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Capital Letter
FEPC Bill Stymied
by Delaying Tactics
Foe Blocks a Vote by Committee
While He 'Looks for New Witnesses'
By CHARLOTTE WEBER
VIVASHINGTON—There's more than one way to skin a cat.
' "- And there's more than one way to prevent the passage of a
fair employment practices act. The old established method is to
Stibuster it to death when it reaches the floor. But this year
Southern Democrats, personified by Senator Allen J. Ellender
of Louisiana, have settled on the equally effective kill-it-in-com-
mittee method.
Senator Ellender, a member
of the subcommittee of the Sen-
Me labor and public welfare committee, "might" get around
committee which has been hold- to reporting it. volunteered the
ing hearings on the FEPC bill, remark:
"If you're trying to figure out
conducted a virtual filibuster
during the hearings by sharply it the bill is going to pass this
questioning the witnesses as to session, the answer is no. It
their views on segregation, in- won't even get on the calendar."
terracial marriage and social He explained that at least three
full weeks would have to be al-
equality.
Since all the witnesses, to a lowed for floor discussion of
man. backed the bill and uni- the bill and pointed out that
formly opposed such practices there just wasn't that much time
as the segregation of Negroes left.
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and whites, Ellender was able
be make quite a delaying device PROPOSAL ASSAILED
out of his questioning technique. ONE OF THE MOST discussed
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proposals brought out dur-
ASKS FOR DELAY
ing the hearings was a sugges-
THE HEARINGS ended up tion by Senator Smith, a member
on schedule, however, of the subcommittee, that states
and not one voice had been where prejudice ran high be al-
raised in opposition to the meas- lowed to vote out the "force"
ure. Ellender then asked Chair- section of the Dill if they thought
man Forrest C. Donner if hear- it would make the bill more
ings could be held open for an- workable.
other week or 10 days while he
Almost without exception the
looked around for some more witnesses opposed this sugges-
witnesses.
tion. Those who had experience
It was taken for granted that with state or local FEPC boards
the Louisiana senator meant he pointed out that their greatest
would look for some witnesses strides in education against dis-
be testify against the bill.
crimination had been in a d e
Eleven days after he made the where they were backed up by
request, Ellender still had not the possibility of using force if
Instructed the clerk of the com- necessary.
mittee to call any further wit-
Men and women representing
nesses, the hearings were still the New York. Massachusetts,
technically open and no date New Jersey and Connecticut State
kad been set for consideration FEPC boards all testified, how-
of the bill by the subcommittee, ever, that in not one case had
let alone by the full committee. they found it necessary to issue
Ilse clerk of the committee, cease and desist orders against
when asked how won the sub- an employer.
or*
Theresa Helburn
Stirs Broadway
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By LILLIAN NELSON
THE MOST ACTIVE woman
in the New York theater
world, who has been associated
with more Broadway produc-
tions than any other woman in
New York, is Theresa Helburn,
adminiStrative director of the
Theater Guild and one of its
founders.
Back in 1914, when Miss Hel-
burn was given a leading role
in the first production by the
Washington Square Players (pre-
decessor to the Theater Guild)
her family forced her to with-
draw from the cast after two
weeks of rehearsal because the
play dealt with birth control,
a subject that was taboo at that
time.
Her family was set against
her ,being an actress, but Miss
Helburn was just as set on be-
ing associated with the theater.
It was too late for the family to
do anything about it then be-
cause Theresa's interest in the
theater began 'way back when
she was six years old and it
never diminished.
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Page Three
Personal Problems
'All Men are Wolves'
Is the Girls' Retort
Lack Character, the Women Charge,
in Explaining Why They Don't Wed
By DR. W. A. GOLDBERG
OMEN BLAME the males for their failure to marry; say they
W
" are not honorable persons.
"The men I have met, "writes a young woman of 30, "are
playboys without serious intentions. They want a 'pal' but never
propose.
They like to show off 'how much money they have; they try
to take you off your feet by
making the rounds of a lot of worker cannot supply me with
the kind of living I think is
night clubs.
necessary for me .. .
"In the course
"I have met rine or two men
of such an
who think that a girl is merely
evening, they
interested in money . . . I know
get a little
many girls who would do with
tight or more
less if the man had character
than a little
and honesty . . . But I guess the
tight. Then
men who are left have been re.
they forget
jected by other girls. They are
that you are a
the outcasts in one sense, the
lady and al-
misfffs whom nobody wants.
ways act as
"They look, take you out once
such ... If you
or twice and then run to some-
don't respond Dr. Goldberg
to this kind of treatment and one else, being afraid you mean
BRYN MAWR GRADUATE
suggestion, they call you a "cold business, wanting to get mar-
THERESA HELBURN was fish" and forget you exist . . . ried not later than tomorrow
born in the heart of New York's
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morning . . . "
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theater district on 45th street, AVERAGE GIRL
two blocks from Broadway. In
DIVORCEE'S STORY
Theresa's early childhood the 441F COURSE, I am in the
YOUNG DIVORCEE writes
same position as many
Helburns moved to Boston, where
frankly in this light: "I
the future giant df the theater girls. I work for a living and
was educated at the fashionable earn a nice salary all the time. have been burned once and don't
Windsor School. She took her I am not dependent on any per- want to be burned again.
'41 can remember the sleep-
BA in 1908 at Bryn Mawr and son for my bread and butter
organized little theater produc- and I can afford to choose, espe- less nights, the heartaches I
tions during her student days cially since I intend to stay mar- went through with the 'schle-
miel' I married. It seems to be
despite the fact that dramatics ried for the rest of my life ...
"I wouldn't consider a factory ages ago when I thought my
was not popular at the college.
Soon after leaving school, she worker for these reasons; I don't life was worthless. Now I can
joined with a group of people intend to work after marriage. laugh at it and at him. You
who did play reading in New I want a home and a family. can believe me that I won't re-
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York and eventually started the That takes money and a factory
Washington Square Players. From
1909 to 1913, Miss Helburn wrote
Talk
and published short stories and
verse and was active in the
Poetry Society of America.
A
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WRITES FIRST PLAY
Miss Helburn began to write
plays on her own early in the
Washington Square period and
her first play, "Enter the Hero,"
is still produced by little thea-
ter groups all over the country.
During 1918 she served as
drama critic for the Nation and
it was at this time that she be-
came play advisor to the Thea-
ter Guild, which was just get-
ting started. In 1920 Miss Hel-
burn volunteered to act as di-
rector for the guild for a few
weeks, but the day she started
the business manager quit. She
remained as executive director
of the group until 1933, although
a new business manager was
soon appointed.
After becoming director of the
Guild Miss Ilelburn did little
writing on her own but devote d
much of her efforts to helping
other promising playwrights.
Worship in Church
Reuses N.Y. Rabbi
A Jew Can Know God in Edifice
of Presbyterians, He Is Reassured
By AL SEGAL
I NOTE THE DISTRESS of Rabbi Charles J. Shoulson of Con-
gregation Shomray Hadath, Elmira, N. Y. He described it in a
letter to the Jewish press.
The Rabbi. receives in his mail the bulletin of a reform Temple
of a certain city and when he comes to page 3 of the bulletin he
in entirely devastated. On page 3 the Temple president announces
that the board has arranged to
have overflow Rosh Hashonah
and Yom Kippur services in the familiar surroundings.
"Hello!" ... It was the friend-
nearby Presby-
ly voice of the angel Raphael
terian church.
who at once introduced him-
The horrified
self . . . "Just a visitor, I pre-
rabbi exclams:
;rt sume," he said.
"C h i I lul Ha-
"Yes," I replied. "I just dropped
shem!" (a pro-
in to look around. I really don't
fanation
of
the
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intend to stay. I am a columnist
Holy Name of
you see,, and I'm here for some
LUNT AND FONTAINE
God.) ... "How
column Material."
SHE SPENT A YEAR in Hol- low we have
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fallen!"
...
He
lywood after leaving the Guild
HE'S
USED
TO IT
notes
that
the
in 1933, then returned to be-
RAPHAEL SAID that was quite
AI Segal
come its administrative director Temple's pres-
all right. From time to time
with Lawrence Langner. In 1934 ident says: "We owe a great
she organized the Bureau of debt of appreciation to the — — through the ages writers had
New Plays, sponsored by the Presbyterian church for their dropped in there and went back
seven major motion picture com- courtesy and fine spirit of broth- to report their impressions of
panies, and it held two nation- erhood in extending these facili- Heaven. He was glad to have
visitors who might help to dis-
wide play contests for students ties to us."
"So this," exclaims Rabbi sipate a lot of erroneous inter-
and graduates.
The famous team of Alfred Shoulson, "is what our mad pretations of the ideas ,of Hea-
Lunt and Lynn Fontaine owe quest for 'goodwill and brother- ven in regard to matters of the
part of their success to Theresa hood' has led to . . . Well may world.
Helburn, who insisted against the Christians rejoice. We have
"One of our rabbis," I told
the wishes of playwright and di- many Jews who would help him, "objects to Jews having
rector, that Vaey play the lead- them accomplish their purpose." Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kip-
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pur in a Presbyterian church. I
ing roles in "The Guardsman"
back in 1924. It was in this play A VISIT TO HEAVEN
thought I should come up here
that they started out as a team. VUELL, I AM NOT going to where God is to get some opin-
Since 1939, Miss Helburn and " start an argument with Rab- ions."
Langner have had full control bi Shoulson, since in an argu-
Raphael chuckled. Ile pointed
of the destiny of the Theatre ment I am prone to get mad and to a couple of elderly gentlemen
Guild and they have guided it to throw words around and passing by, arm in arm . .
to a most eminent position that's silly business. I'd rather "They are Rabbi Eliezer and
among the producer groups on take the rabbi on a journey to John Knox. Mr. Knox, as you
Broadway.
Heaven and there enjoy with may know, is a kind of saint
It was they who were respon- him the happy scene and gentle among the Presbyterians." He
sible for the production of those speech to which I was a witness called to them ... "Gentlemen!"
He introduced me ... "A column-
great hits "Oklahoma," "Othel- only the other evening.
lo" and "Jacobowsky and the
Humbly I stopped within the ist from the world. He dropped
Colonel," that are still the talk gates, like some timid child who in to learn what we think about
the theatrical world.
suddenly finds himself In un-
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