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Major Weiser hopes to have
some of the men in Palestine
by the end of May. .The volun-
teer force, to be known as the
George Washington Legion, will
include fighter pilots, Weiser
said.
Barney Ross, former welter-
weight boxing champion' and
hero of Guadalcanal, has en-
listed in the force.
Herbert M. C. Walker_ veter-
an pilot who is helping to or-
ganize the fliers, said that the
force has P-51's, P-38's and
P-63's available and that "they
are where we can get them"
although none is yet in Palestine.
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The planes are fully equipped
except for machine guns, he
added.
Major Weiser said that the
League will seek $8,000,000 to
equip the George Washington
Legion. He did not explain how
he would circumvent the United
States arms embargo.
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Ai
Joining the nationwide day of
prayer on behalf of Palestine,
the Detroit Rabbinate has call-
ed all Detroit Jewry to a special
service at 5:30 p.m., Thursday,
April 8 at Bnai Moshe.
Orthodox Jews are requested
not to eat meat all that day as
symbol of sorrow. Merchants
:e asked to close their stores
at 4 p.m. as a sign of solidarity.
22 Jewish Factories
Nationalized by Czechs
PRAGUE — Nationalization of
Industries of Czecho-Slovakia has
affected Jews in the following
manner: — Twenty-two Jewish
factories employing over fifty
workers each, were nationalized.
The Jewish owners of those fac-
tories were appointed directors
and managers with salaries equi-
valent to those of the highest
skilled workers. Most of the
Jews in Czecho-Slovakia are
workers, artisans or small busi:
ness people who were not af-
fected by the nationalization.
AIN,
Names Lehman
to Honorary Office
U.S. Plans
Zion Base,
Reds Say
LAKE SUCCESS (Special)
— Soviet Delegate Andrei
rom y k o vigorously con-
demned the United States
proposal for a trusteeship for
Palestine thus raising the pros-
pect that he would veto the
American request for a special
session of the General Assembly.
Gromyko charged in the Se-
curity Council that the American
plan was a "camouflaged effort"
to establish a U. S.-British mili-
tary base in Pr.lestine under the
pretext of keeping order there.
INCLUDES PILOTS
the
iurna-
::ar to
Haganah Victims of Arab Ambush
the American League for a Free
Palestine announced. Many are
non-Jews, it was reported.
The League's recruiting drive
is headed by Major Samuel
Weiser, commander of the Brit-
ish Ifelarew Legion, who came
here three weeks ago. He ex-
pects to raise an army of 10,000
men as a demonstration to the
UN that an international militia
in Palestine is not necessary.
and
and
uxil-
nnual
re-
who
quist-
it as
CALLS YOU TO BACK
10e a Copy $3 Per Year
NEW YORK (Special) —
)fore than 2,500 Americans,
most of them World War 11
veterans, have volunteered to
fight for the Jewish State,
were
and •
1 ichi-
0,000
vered
'd.
can
Friday, April 2, 1948
FREEDOM MONTH
Soviet Hints at Trustee Veto
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Vol. 50, No. 11'8), 52
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REPEATS SUPPORT
Bloody bodies of 17 members of a Haganah patrol are loaded on a truck as Arabs look on.
The Jewish group was ambushed in the latest outbursts in the Iloly Land. Total casualties
in the Arab-Jewish war are estimated at well over 2,000.
Report Embargo
to Be Scrapped
Truman Weighs
Sop for Reversal
Scandinavia
Troops for
lion Urged
NEW YORK (Special) —The
United States is planning to end
its embargo on arms to the
Middle East shortly, Robert S.
Allen declared in his regular
broadcast.
JERUSALEM (WNS)—A pro-
posal that 10,000 Danish and
Norwegian troops now in Ger-
many be assigned to maintain
peace and order in Jerusalem on
the termination of the mandate
"This, reversal of policy has May 15 was made here by a
been under discussion by the spokesman for the Jewish Agen-
White House and State Depart. cy.
ment for several days," he add-
He said such a measure would
ed.
"insure that Jerusalem at least
will be taken out of the con-
Allen declared that President
flict area no matter what meas-
Truman would send a special
ures may or may not be taken
message to Congress urging that
in respect to other Palestine
legislation be enacted to admit
areas."
100,000 DP's to the U. S.
Under the General Assembly's
decision Jerusalem was to be
CALLED COUNTERMOVE
placed under international au-
"It can be definitely stated," thority.
said Allen, "that the President's
Meanwhile the Jewish com-
sudden interest at this time in
munity in Palestine, while re-
the tragic DP problem was
sisting Arab aggression, is look-
prompted largely by the hope
that it would offset the wide-
(Continued on Page 2)
spread resentment over his re-
neging on Palestine partition."
The lifting of the embargo
would not necessarily be of
help to the Yishuv since it
would also make it easier for
Arabs to buy arms in this coun-
try, it has been pointed out.
The problem for the Jews is
not the purchase of arms since
an ample supply is available in
both Europe and Latin America
The difficulty is in getting the
munitions into Palestine.
ASK MODIFICATION
As long as the British con-
tinue their blockade of Pales-
tine, arms cannot get in. After
the British leave, both Arabs
and Jews will be able to import
whatever arms they wish.
NEW YORK — Former Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman of New York
was named honorary vice-chair-
It has been accordingly sug-
man of the Anti-Defamation gested that • the embargo be
League of Bnai Brith on the oc- modified so as to forbid pur-
casion of his 70th birthday, chase of arms here by any na-
March 28.
tion- defying .a UN decision' •
Council Puts Off
WJR News Probe
FCC Orders Quiz
on Slanting Charge
The Jewish Community Coun-
cil is putting off plans for a
survey of recent news broad-
casts by WJR until after the
conclusion of the Federal Com-
munications Commission investi-
gation of all three stations con-
trolled by G. A. Richards, presi-
dent of WJR, it was revealed
by Oscar Cohen, executive di-
rector of the Council.
Richards has been accused of
ordering broadcasts slanted in
such a manner as to reflect
upon Jews.
The FCC ordered an inquiry
after protests from the Ameri-
can Jewish Congress and sev-
eral coast civic groups.
"WJR has broadcast news
many times every day. Its rec-
ord speaks for itself," was Rich-
ards' only comment.
He reasserted Russian support
of partition and insisted that It
cannot be carried out by peace-
ful means. He did not, however,
offer a Russian program to im-
plement the UN Assembly deci-
sion.
The UN Palestine Commission,
meantime, told the Jewish Agen-
cy that it still intends to go on
with plans to partition Palestine
and to set up provisional coun-
cils of government to take over
on may 16 when the mandate
ends.
It has been reported that Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt has offered
her resignation from the UN
to President Truman because of
her opposition to his Palestine
policy. Mrs. Roosevelt ascribed
increased Arab resistance to
American vacillation.
7 JEWS DIE IN ATTACK
Seven Jews died during an at-
tack on the Arab village of
Mugher, near the Lydda airport.
A Jewish armored car blew up
during the attack and all its oc-
cupants, including one woman,
were burned to death.
Some 30 Arabs were killed
during a Haganah raid on the
Arab village of Sandala, near
Jenin. Despite strong opposition
the Jews forced the Arabs to
abandon the village and then de-
stroyed ten houses.
210 ARE RESCUED
The government issued
a
warning that it would never
again attempt to rescue Jews
attacked by Arabs in a situa-
tion similar to that of the Jews
(Continued on Page 14)
In UM Broadcast
No Prisoners Taken in Zion,
Haganah Leader Tells Alf
"There is a war today in Pal-
estine—a war as cruel as any
can be. No prisoners are being
taken. Both sides are out to
kill."
With these words, Reuven
Dafni of the Haganah, substi-
tuting for Moshe Shertok, for-
eign secretary-designate of the
Jewish Provisional Council of
Palestine, helped launch the $6,-
200,000 Allied Jewish Campaign.
(Shertok was unable to come
here since he was representing
the Jewish Agency • at the UN
Security Council at Lake Suc-
cess.)
Over 500 persons crowded the
ballroom of the Hotel Statler
Tuesday 'evening to give , the
"Campaign of Destiny" a roar-
ing sendoff. Theodore Thack-
rey, publisher and editor of the
New York. Post, was the other
speaker.
"Very few Palestinian Arabs
are fighting the Jews," Dafni
said. "Most of the trouble is
caused by foreign Arabs who
enter Palestine in broad day-
light, under the noses of British
troops."
Dafni revealed that Haganah.
using 57 ships, many of them
purchased with American funds
and manned by American Jews,
had brought 82,000 Jewish refu-
gees to Palestine since Novem-
ber, 1945. ' " ' •
AL JOLSON (above) will star
in a United Jewish Appeal
nationwide broadcast, "Night-
mare, Chapter II," at 10:30
p.m., Saturday. April 10, over
the ABC network, including
WXYZ, Detroit.