NEWS OF DETROITERS
THIRD OF A CENTURY
OF SERVICE TO
DETROIT JEWRY
CHRONICLE
Vol. 50, No. 12
laps 52
Friday, April 9, 1918
Predict Trustee
Detroiters
Enlist in
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Ready for Action in Palestine
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Defeat
Agency Rips Scheme,
Sees Yishuv Minority
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (Special)—The American
proposal for a trusteeship over Palestine has little chance
of winning in the General Assembly, a key delegate told
the Associated Press.
The Assembly has been recalled for a special session
Anti-Partitionist
Argument Flops
Typical of the youthful but tough members of the Ilaganah
are this vigilant pair, ready for action "somewhere in Pales-
tine." The immigration, resettlement and defense of the Jew-
ish Homeland are made possible by the United Jewish Appeal.
500,000 at Rally
Assail Reversal
NEW YORK (WNS)—In one
of the biggest demonstrations
ever held in this city, 500,000
Americans of all faiths denounc-
ed the scuttling of the Palestine
partition decision and demanded
that the U. S. lift the arms em-
bargo.
The demonstration was spon-
sored by the Jewish War Vet-
erans of the - United - States,. who
were joined by Catholic, Protes-
tant and Negro war veterans of
both World Wars. Over 60,000
veterans, among whom were esti-
mated at least 10,000 non-Jews,
paraded along Fifth avenue to
the cheers of over 500,000.
State Starts
Functioning
in Tel Aviv
Arab Pipeline
Project Shelved
on April 16 to reconsider the
Palestine problem.
The delegate, who would not
permit the use of his name,
has been active in the Palestine
debate, the AP said. He was
quoted as declaring that he did
not believe that two-thirds of
the Assembly members would
agree to reverse their Nov. 29
decision in favor of partition.
PROVIDE PLEBISCITE
WASHINGTON (Special)—The
The United States this week
chief argument of the anti-parti- •
presented the members of the
tion lobby has gone up in smoke
Security Council with a 15 point
with the announcement that the
trusteeship plan to be admin-
Trans-Arabian pipeline project
istered under the UN Trustee-
has been shelved, I. F. Stone,
ship Council for an indefinite,
PM correspondent, revealed.
period until both the Arab and
The program has been blocked
Jewish communities by a ma-
not by the Arab League in re-
jority vote agree on a future
taliation for the partition deci-
government.
sion but by the Senate small
The proposal was sharply
business committee which Stone
called a "thorn-in-the-flesh to the criticized by the Jewish Agency.
"This is an attempt to per-
oil trust for years."
The committee has prevented petuate, under UN auspices, the
steel allocations for the Arabian 1939 White Paper policy which
has brought nothing but suf-
project, Stone •said.
With the virtual abandonment fering and death to the Jews
of the pipeline has gone the big- and bloodshed and chaos in
gest alibi for appeasement of the Palestine," an Agency statement
said.
Arabs, he added.
JERUSALEM (WNS) — Be-
ginning Thursday, April 1, the
Provisional Jewish Government
started to function in the Tel
Aviv area.
As its first step, the Jewish
government decided to take
energetic measures to help the
blockaded Jewish community of
Jerusalem.
JEWISH MINORITY
Since warfare began four
"The " main effect of the
months ago, the Jews have not
British
Pick
Observer
surrendered any territory, it is
scheme is to subjugate the
stated. On the other hand, Arabs for Zion Government
Jews as a minority to Arab
have abandoned 31 villages and
domination. Despite all avowals
LONDON
(JTA)—The
Foreign
French Firm Sells
40,000 of them e have left the Office has disclosed that Sir to the contrary, the proposal
country.
Munitions to Lebanon
Ilugh Dow, a 62-year-old former irreparably prejudices the final
Nearly 60 persons, mostly civil servant in India, has been political settlement in favor of
PARIS (WNS)—The French
the unitary Arab state's pro-
armaments firm of Edgar Brandt Arabs, were killed and 61 in- selected as British minister to
posal which the General As-
has received official government jured when an express train Palestine, effective after the ter-
sembly, like every other im-
permission to sell and deliver a from Cairo, which was bound mination of the mandate.
for Haifa, hit a land mine.
Dow will not be accredited to partial tribunal, has emphati-
quantity of arms to Lebanon.
cally rejected.
Reliable sources claim that the About 40 British soldiers who any government in Palestine but
"The U.S. proposal will be
armaments firm had received or- were on the train were not in- will merely act as "a Foreign
Office observer," the announce- far more difficult to implement
ders for $20,000,000 worth of ar- jured.
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The Jewish Agency and the ment said.
tillery and machine guns. '
Arab Higher Committee have
announced that• they would ad-
here to the Geneva conventions
on the treatment of wounded
and prisoners and allow the
International Committee of the
Red Cross to work in areas un-
der their control. Jacques De
Speakers at the luncheons will
The general solicitation section
Central
West,
Shaarey
Zedek,
The five groups of the Detroit
Reynier is the representative of of the Women's Division of the be Robert St. John, noted for-
A
dramatic
narration,
"The
Chapter of Hadassah will elect
the International Red Cross 1948 Allied Jewish Campaign re- eign correspondent and news
officers at individual meetings Fortress of Mercy," will be pre- here.
ported an increase in pledges of commentator; Harold Katz, a
sented, illustrated by slides.
at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday.
The conventions cover (1) hu- 198 per cent over last year.
Child Welfare Fund luncheons
mane treatment of the wounded
Combined with returns from
will be served, with proceeds
and sick and mutual protection pre-campaign and special gifts,
earmarked for children in Pal-
of mobile and stationary hospi- these figures indicate that the
estine. Members are urged to
tals and their personnel; (2) Freedom Luncheons April 14, 15
bring new clothing, linen or lay-
respect for the dead, their re- and 19 will really be Victory
ettes for Eretz Israel.
mains and funerals; (3) security Luncheons, Mrs. Joseph H. Ehr-
Sessions will take place as
of noncombatant women, chil- lich and Mrs. Henry Wineman,
dren and the aged; (4) the right chairmen, announced.
follows:
The three luncheons, which
of every fighter who falls into
University East, McGregor Li-
the hands of the adversary to mark Detroit's observance of
brary, Woodward and Cortland
avenues. Mrs. Leonard Fox is
be treated as a prisoner of war. Freedom Month, are for women
contributors to the Allied Jew-
chairman; participants in the
ish Campaign of at least a dol-
program will include Mesdames
lar a day ($365 minimum
Louis Zlatkin, Harold Frank,
pledge), 30 cents a day ($100
Walter Schmier and Sam Stul-
minimum pledge) and 10 cents a
berg.
day ($36.50 minimum).
University West, Northwest
Benjamin D. Burdick is one of
The dollar a day affair, on
Hebrew Congregation. Mrs. Bert
41 delegates who will represent Wednesday, April 14, will be
ROBERT ST. JOHN
Smokier will present a reading
Michigan at the Republican na- held at 12:30 p.m. at the Book
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of "Love Letter" and Mrs. Ger-
convention, commencing Cadillac Hotel. The 30 cents a veteran of the Haganah blockade
tional
MRS. CLAIRE AXELROD
ald Cohn will give a Passover
June 21 at Philadelphia.
• • •
day luncheon is at 12:30 p.m. runner Ilatikvah; and Mrs. Ju-
narration, accompanied by Mrs.
Burdick will represent Michl- Thursday, April 15, also at the dith G: Epstein, former national
Russell Woods, Rose Sittig
Irving Bierndorf.
15th congressional district Book Cadillac Hotel.
president of Hadassah.
Central East, Great Lakes Club Cohen Bldg. Moe Kesner, the gan's
of which he is chairman.
Reservations for the luncheons
a
day luncheon
The
10
cents
"Ambassador
of
Jewish
Song,"
of Lee Crest Hotel. The Music
The only Jew in the delega- will take place 12:30 p.m., Mon- are being taken along with
Study Club's choral group will will be guest artist. Mrs. Claire
day, April 19, at the Latin Quar- pledges of $365, $100, and $36.50
perform. Also featured will be Axelrod is executive chairman tion, Burdick is an attorney, with
by the workers in the division.
offices located at 726 Dime Bldg. ters.
of this group.
the "Book of Life" project.
Women's Gifts Jump 198 Pct;
Victory Luncheons Awaited
Hadassah Groups to Choose
Officers at Sessions Tuesday
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Detroiters are already en-
listing to fight in the Jew-
ish `army in Palestine, it was
gar learned this week following
I/reports that the American
League for a Free Palestine is
seeking to recruilp 10,000 veter-
ans and others in the United
States.
In charge of recruiting for the
League here is Thomas D. Mc-
Dermott, colorful Irish soldier
who was converted to Judaism
after marrying a Jewish girl he
met in Poland.
ROSS, WEISER DUE
A drive for enlistments will
be launched here on April 17,
when Barney Ross, boxer and
war hero, and Major Samuel
Weiser, commander of the He-
brew Legion in England, come
here on behalf of the Leagues
George Washington Legion.
The State Department has an-
nounced that passports will be
refused to United States citi-
zens seeking to join the fighting
forces on either side in Pales-
tine. Weiser, however, plans to
circumvent this barrier by ob-
taining UN recognition for the
Legion as a substitute for a sug-
gested international force to
maintain order in the Holy
Land.
LEAGUE IS DISSIDENT
The American League for a
Free Palestine is an unofficial
organization and is not recog-
nized by the Jewish Agency.
Technicians, particularly, arc
being accepted by recognized
Jewish bodies in small numbers.
McDermott can be reached at
the League offices at 716 David
Stott Bldg. The phone is CA.
0399.
McDermott spent over five
years in the British army where
he was awarded the Military
Medal for heroism. He was a
Commando and was taken pris-
oner on a raid in 1942.
10c a Cop. $3 Per Year
At,
IN CALIFORNIA
Burdick Delegate
to GOP Parley