Friday, October 1, 1948 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Page Forty-four Argentine Bigotry Shows Upsurge Building (lie Jewish Nation Writer Suggests Israel Adopt British Form of Government BUENOS AIRES (WNS)—The anti-Semitic activities of the "Movimiento Tradicional Sindica- lista," followers of the Argentine dictator Rosas, in Santa Fe province have been increasing steadily. Articles castigating Dr. Chaim Weizmann and other Jewish leaders and leaflets of a distinct- ly anti-Semitic character have been distributed among the pop- ulation of the entire province. At the same time it was an- nounced that an Argentine chap. ter of the Red Mogen Dovid had been formed. The new organiza- tion intends to begin its activi- ties by launching a drive for $175,000 with which to purchase ambulances for Israel. By PIIILIP RUBIN CITIZENS of Israel will soon choose a constituent assembly T HE to work out a constitution and for a lung time there will be discussions with regard to the structure and spirit within which the permanent government of Israel should function. hands of a cabinet, headed by We who are not citizens of a premier, which sits in parlia- Israel cannot, nor do we wish to, ment and can be unseated by dictate to them as to the kind parliament through a vote of no of government they should have. confidence. • But as friends who feel a close But the cabinet, on the other kinship to the new-born State we have have a right, perhaps hand, hasn't the power to dis- even a duty, to give them our solve parliament and put the issue of its disagreement with opinion on this grave matter. As to the spirit which should parliament before a vote,of the animate the . permanent Israeli people, as is the case with the government, discussions have al- British system. ready begun. Should there be a This and the system of prot state church, as in England, or portional representation makes should church and state be sep- for a multiplicity of parties in arated, as in the United States the French parliament and means that the government of and France? Should the legal code go back the day—the cabinet—has no to the Talmud or should the solid majority, only a temporary more modern British-American coalition of parties, to lean upon common law or the French Na- for support. poleonic be adopted? Thus French government, too, • • is rendered weak and its par- AMERICAN SYSTEM liament, like the American Con- BUT IT IS the governmental gress, often acts as an irrespon- structure that Israel should rear, sible body, maneuvering to specifically the relationship be- throw out a cabinet only because tween the executive and the thereby some small party might legislative branches, that I wish gain an advantage. • • • to discuss mainly in this article. Here, I imagine, the consti- ENGLAND'S STRUCTURE tution-makers of Israel, which UNDER THE British system will be a democratic republic, will be guided mainly by the (and that means not only Eng- governmental structures of the land but all the dominions as United States, • France, and the well), parliament wields a stick over the cabinet through its British countries. The American system, I should right of giving it a vote of no say, is one of perpetual clash be- confidence, while the' cabinet tween the executive and legisla- holds . an equal power over par- tive powers. It keeps govern- liament through its right of dis- ment weak, often irresponsible solving it and calling for a pop- and sometimes leads to corrup- ular election. Thus the cabinet is able to tion. There are two reasons why hold its party 'majority in line, the American Constitution hasn't since the threat of being obliged been changed in this respect to run again for a seat in. par- since its adoption: First, the in- liament in mid-term is a very fluence of Jefferson's semi-an- serious onefor he individual archistic philosophy of "that legislator. whilerat the same time government is best which gov- the party majority may, if it erns least," which fitted in very wishes, vote no confidence in well with the American agri- the government if it thinks the cultural society of Jefferson's issue is serious enough to risk time, and secondly, the power a new election. of business later on, which want- Furthermore, the British coun- ed to keep the American gov- tries have no proportional rep- ernment weak so that private resentation of parties in parlia- monied interests, big corpora- ment, so that many small par- tions, should have the upper ties are not encouraged to grow and make the government de- hand over it. Some day perhaps, in the near pendent on their precarious future, America may wake up goodwill by their adherence to to find it needs strong, respon- a coalition of parties. Thus sible and truly representative among all the democracies in government and then the Con- the world the British, and those stitution will have to be altered countries which follow their sys- tem with different variations, in many respects. • • • have the strongest—most re- FRENCH FLAWS UNDER THE French system the president, who is not elected by the people but by parlia- ment, has no real executive powers, his functions being mainly ceremonial like that of the British king. The executive power is in the 1 Skilled workers of the Histadrut build homes and factories for Israel through Sold Bonch, its construction agency. A Happy New Year to You All sponsible and most representa- is not the same thing as For- eign Minister Bevin. tive—government. 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