Friday, October 3, 1941

Page Seventeen

DETROIT. JEWISH. CHRONICLE
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UN Report on Palestine Analyzed;
Threat to Jewish State Goal Seen

break the infant Jewish indus- Emir of Trans-Jordan • and to
tries .. .! Preserving the com- listen to Mrs. Antonius and the
mercial status quo of Palestine British Government's witnesses
(Continued on page 19)
in order to protect the economic
welfare of the British Empire ,

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DUAL OBLIGATIONS

CONTRARY TO THE findings
and opinions of every impartial
Because of the great interest in
authority on international law,
the UN committee's recommenda-
the UNSCOP found that Britain
tions for Palestine now before the
had "dual obligations" (Ch. II,
UN Assembly and because of the
101) of "equal weight" (II, 79)
careful dissection of the proposal
to both the Jews and the Arabs.
made by the author, the Jewish
The report refers, without ex-
Chronicle publishes the following
ception, to each and every Arab
letter to the Editor in full.
message, letter, rumor of Arab
The author is Louis Panush,
fantasy (II, 95 to II, 149) that
instructor in Hebrew at Wayne
the British in their effort to
University and member of the
justify their illegal White Paper,
board of the Detroit Zionist dis-
tried to present to the League
trict.
of Nations in 1939 without suc-
cess.
Dear Editor:
All the Arab "claims, prom-
In his open letter to Senator
ises and rights" were itemized
'andenberg. Mr. Seymour Tilchin
in the British memorandum
states that the "report and recom-
submitted to UNSCOP. This
mendations of the UNSCOP de-
time they succeeded in having
serve earnest study and should be
them incorPorated in the pro-
the formula for the solution of
ceedings of an international body
VOTE FOR
this cancerous Palestine prob-
appointed to investigate the
blem." While I agree with Mr.
problem of Palestine. The UNS-
Tilchin on the first half of his
COP failed to do what the
statement, I disapprove of the
League had the courage to do.
second half and his conclusions.
The report mentions Church-
The UNSCOP report does de-
ill's interpretation of the word
"in" in the Balfour declaration
serve earnest study. There is
much confusion on this report
(II, 143), "this construction
and its findings, with many Zion-
which restricted considerably
ists hailing it and urging the
the scope of the national home
OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY
adoption, without reservation, of
(and this) was formally accepted
its recommendations because of
at
the
time
by
the
executive
of
from
its recognition of the principle
The last 62 'of the Jewish refugees forcibly disembarked
the Zionist Organization in its
for COMMON
three ships at Hamburg two weeks ago were placed into
of a Jewish State and because of
capacity as the "appropriate
the
crowded
Poppendorf
internment
camp
along
with
the
the recommendation for the in-
Jewish Agency. . • ."
others. Bleeding and battered they had been imprisoned
crease of immigration. The re-
It also mentions the infamous
for two days as "ringleaders" of the resisting group. Above
port, however, contains many fal-
"Churchill Memorandum" of
picture shows British troops carrying a struggling Jew from
lacies which, if accepted without
1922 in which for the first time
the holds of the transport Runnymede Park.
qualifications, will be catastrophic
the idea of-"economic absorptive
to the Jewish cause.
THE REPORT STATES that capacity" of Palestine w a s
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tine the solution to the age-old
immigration
into the Jewish brought forth. Again, reaffirmed
problem!
State
will
have
to be determined by McDonald's letter to Dr.
REJECTS PARTITION
Weizmann in 1931, the UNSCOP
The report stresses "self-de-
MUCH INTENSIVE study is termination," "well-being of the by the "capacity for economic states that this too "was ac-
absorption"
of
the
country.
With
needed to evaluate the body of peoples" and Covenant 22 for
cepted by the Zionist Organi-
the report. I, for one, reject at their right to establish a "viable" the territory given the Jewish zation."
For Our Community!
State
and
the
population
den-
the outset the whole idea of par- Arab State in the area of Pales-
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sity as calculated, the "capacity
titioning Palestine as not accept- tine west of the Jordan.
• Board Member, Jewish Com-
for economic absorption" prac- FEISAL AGEEMENT
able to the majority of the Jew-
munity Council of Detroit.
This viable Arab State is to be tically nullifies Jewish immi-
ish people, as contrary to the
AND REGARDING the "Fei- • Member, Harry B. Iteidan
established
at
the
expense
of
the
gration.
very aspirations and life of the
sal-Weizmann- agreement", in
Lodge, Bnai Brith
The report says that the Jew- which Feisal, and Arab king,
Jewish people, as impractical and proposed Jewish State. For the
Member, Mosaic Lodge,
report
says
that
the
"Jewish
•
ish
State
must
"respect
and
impossible of realization.
representing the Arab claims of
F. & A. M.
State" should help support the
However, if we do want to con- Arab State because a "partitioned fulfill all financial obligations his day, accepted the Balfour
• Active in United Hebrew
sider, at this time, the partition Arab State would have some dif- of whatever nature assumed on declaration and the encourage-
Schools and Jewish Com-
recommendation as a basis of ficulty in raising sufficient reve- behalf of Palestine by the Man- ment of Jewish immigration in-
munity Center
datory
power
.
.
.
including
the
to Palestine, the report says that
negotiation, we must not, under nue to keep km its present stand-
• President, Knollwood Coun-
any circumstances, accept or con- ards of public service." (VI, patt rights to pensions, compensa- this agreennt "did not acquire
tions or gratuities . . ."
try Club
sent to the many fallacies in the 1, 12, 13, etc.).
validity . . ." But all the other
One will never get rid of the Arab claims and those made for • Chairman, Knollwood Coun-
full text of that report. May I
The infant Jewish State must Mandatory officials and the in-
try Club Committee which
them by the British are valid in
be permitted to point out a few
help establish and maintain out fant Jewish State will forever
sold more than $20,000,000
the eyes of this international
of these fallacies?
of its own taxes its neighbor
in Government bonds dur-
The report says that Palestine Arab State and bring it up to its have to finance the anti-Semitic commission, . .!
British colonial officials who
ing the war.
UNSCOP states that it was
consists of 10,000 square miles own standards . . . !
were responsible for the infa- beyond their jurisdiction and the
and — to prevent any future
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mous British "justice" and the "terms of reference" to investi-
claims upon the Transjordan area
No. 91 on Ballot
fulfillment of the obligations un- gate the concentration camps, to
—it says that "Palestine within PROPERTY BIGHTS
der
the
Mandate
in
a
manner
listen to witnesses of British
its present borders should be
THE REPORT RECOMMENDS
Harry N. GROSSMAN
constituted into an independent that land restrictions be removed of destruction and annihilation atrocities in Palestine (I, 45, etc),
for COUNCIL
Jewish State, independent Arab in the proposed Jewish State and of anything that was Jewish.. . or to visit Cyprus; but the com-
"Commercial
concessions
here-
mittee
did
find
time
to
visit
the
State and the City of Jerusalem." guarantees only "personal" prop-
tofore granted in respect of any
Having partitioned off Palestine erty rights of the Jews in the part of Palestine shall continue
Arab
State
(Ch.
V,
rec.
No.
7).
once, the report would now give
to be valid according to their
legal and international sanction Jews will not be able to buy any terms." (ch. VI, PartI, III, 3).
to the "kingdom" of Transjordan, property in the Arab State, even A continuation of all the restric-
Britain's puppet state. The report if they be citizens of that state! tive trade agreements made by
failed to correctly interpret the Is this recommendation an aboli- the British administration with
"Memorandum" in reference to tion of the "White Paper" re- the sole aim to thwart and
the Transjordan area or article striction!"
25 of the Palestine Mandate, and
Jerusalem, with over 100,000
also failed to mention the 1924 Jews, is not included in the Jew-
Anglo-American convention. The ish State. How can one visualize
erritory designated as Palestine a Jewish State without the City
nder the Mandate as the mini- of Jerusalem?
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- mum which could support a self-
Yisrael Stashefsky has been
The Jew lsliState was given the
supporting state included both "Negev, south of latitude 31 .. . elected president of Hashomer
Cis-Jordan and Trans-Jordan.
desert land of little agricultural Hatzair for the 1947-48 season.
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He will serve
nteed quality - work assuredbecause
value . . . " (Ch. VI, part II; 5).
Guara
with
Avraham
Quite
true!
Very
magnanimously
we
take
pride in our work. It is our constant
SOLUTION OF PROBLEM
Jacobson, sec-
the UNSCOP gave the Jewish
nd
successful
aim to satisfy every customer.
a
retary and
THE REPORT says that "it State 2,800 square kilometers of
camp - coordi-
should be accepted as incontro- land—a sandy desert. In many
nator; Bina
vertible that any solution for Pal- years to come, at the cost of
Hellerm a n,
estine cannot be considered as a many billions of dollars and
treasurer;
solution of the Jewish problem in countless human lives, this des-
Chava Feld-
general."
olate desert may be transformed
m a n , Preva
The nations of the world rec- into a livable country. Mean-
Shapiro a n d
ognized the historical connection while these stretches are scarce-
Shlomo P 1 o f -
of the Jewish people with Pales- ly usable, leaving only , 1,700
Stanefsky kin, executive
tine and the Mandate was so square kilometers for the "vi-
constituted as to bring a solution able" Jewish State, which cover members at large; and Rachel
to Jewish dispersion and lack of exactly the region and the area Rich, delegate to JWF and His-
statehood. Is Palestine now to in which the Jews were allowed tadrut.
become another restricted Jewish to live to date,
Much of the year's activity will
ghetto, a "solution" only to those
be centered in the club's camp in
Divide
this
area
by
the
num-
who live there and to a few hun-
ber of inhabitants it will con- the Irish Hills. Three members,
dred thousand more?
Esther Moser, Shaaron Lesser
and 011ice:J700 LINWOOD
Shades of Herzl, Nordau, Jabo- tain, and you get a density of and Chava Sandweiss, have re-
500
people
per
square
kilometer.
tinsky and all the world's leaders
mained
at
the
Hechalutz
train-
who saw in the constitution of a A livable and viable Jewish ing farm near Highstown, N. J.
Jewish National Home •in Pales- State, indeed!

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