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TEL AVIV — (Special) —
Authoritative sources here de-
clare that the U. S. government
has framed a compromise plan in
the Israeli-Arab dispute whereby
Israel would permit the return of
250,000 Arab refugees and re-
linquish part of the Negev desert.
it is believed, would get
the Gaza coastal strip, now held
TEL AVIV — (Special) — With by the Egyptians, and its 250,000
pride and solemnity, the State of Arabs.
Israel reinterred on Wednesday
Should Israel agree, it was re-
the body of Theodore Herzl,
father of the new State, on a ported, the U. S. would be pre-
hilltop in suburban Jerusalem. ared to underwrite the cost of re-
His final resting place is already settling the Arabs and l would per-
being referred to as "Mount mit Israel to retain all other
territory acquired after the UN
Herzl."
The rites ended a saga in which partition resolution of Nov. 29,
1947.
a dreamer, virtually single-hand-
ed, fostered the idea of a Jewish SEE PORTER TIEUP
It was believed that the de-
State and inspired a nation which
rose to pay him homage as a parture of Paul A. Porter, U. S.
representative on the Concilia-
symbol of a dream realized.
tion Commission at Lausanne,
'VICTORY PARADE'
"Herzl's funeral procession," was for the purpose of receiving
said Prime Minister Ben Gurion, final instructions on the plan in
"IS not a mourning procession but Washington. The plan is said to
a victory parade, the victory of a envisage also the appointment of
a special commission of inquiry
vision fulfilled."
The plane which brought Dr. concerning a large scale econo-
HerzLs body from Vienna was mic development of Palestine as
flown by an American, Capt. a means of reestablishing re-
Michael J. Morse, of Brooklyn. , f ugees in both Israel and the
As it settled at Lydda airport, a Arab states.
While an Israeli delegation
guard of honor of army, navy
and air force personnel and con- ! spokesman at Lausanne has de-
tingents of helmeted soldiers , nied that the U. S. has proposed
, that Israel surrender the whole
stood at attention.
When the plane landed. Ben lof the southern Negev as report-
Gurion and members of the ' ed, there was every reason to be-
Knesset stepped forward to meet ! lieve that the Jewish State would
the Israeli guard of honor that refuse to give up a single acre
had flown with the metal coffin. of the desert territory.
PERILOUS PROPOSAL
PUBLIC PAYS TRIBUTE
In fact, there was little chance
The coffin was carried in an
army truck draped in black to of Israel accepting any part of
the square outside the Knesset the American proposal. The sug-
building where a catafalque had gestion that Israel admit 250,000
been set up. Thousands passed and perhaps half a million Arabs
by to view the coffin, and at is particularly repugnant since
dawn it was taken to Jerusalein the Ben Gurion government is
already in hot water for having
for final burial.
agreed two weeks ago to the ad-
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DR. Tilt ODORE IIERZI.
• • •
Israel Reimers
Body of Herzl
Premier Wins
Knesset Vote No Jews Dead
in Earthquake,
Report Says
TEL AVIV— (WNS) —T h e
Knesset gave Prime Minister Ben-
Gurion's government a vote of
confidence on its record in ab-
sorbing immigrants and dis-
NEW YORK—About 100 Jew-
charged soldiers.
During the debate Labor Min- ish families were left homeless
ister Golda Myerson declared and destitute by the earthquake
that almost all the immigrants that ravaged Ecuador, a cabled
now in transit camps would be report received by the Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society here re-
housed before the end of the year vealed.
and that all job seekers would
The HIAS report, sent by Os-
have at least 15 days' employ-
car Rocca, director of the So-
ment monthly by that time.
ciety's office in Quito . Ecuador,
During the first half of this
added that no Jewish fatalities
year, Mrs. Myerson said, almost had
been recorded.
150,000 immigrants arrived in Is-
Ecuadorian Jews, numbering
rael and between 20,000 and
approximately 3,500 are celebrat-
26,000 breadwinners were ab-
ing the 25th anniversary of the
sorbed in the economy of the establishment of
a Jewish com-
new country. She credited the
munity in that nation, through-
Export-Import Bank loan for the out 1949.
improvement in the housing sit-
HIAS will obtain information
uation.
for American Jews about friends
The Israeli government is con- and relatives in Ecuador and will
sidering the matter of laying transmit monies to the afflicted
claim to two billion dollars in there at no charge to
the trans-
reparations from the new west mitters, Isaac L. Asofsky,
HIAS
German government which is to executive director, announced.
be established after this week's
election. A conference of inter-
national experts here have drawn Youth Education Group
up a plan of action.
Holds Board Meeting
It was agreed by the experts
Youth Education League held
that Germany should be re- its first boam'd meeting of the new
quired to furnish the economic season at the home of its presi-
resources necessary for the set- dent, Mrs. Louis Fried. Commit-
tlement and absorption of those tees for the coming year were
European Jews who have mi- named. The group's pledge fund
grated or will migrate to Israel. luncheon is set for Jan. 24, 1950.
Vol. 5I—No. 30
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Thursday, August 18, 1949
Syria to Obey Pact,
Israel Asks Reds
for Giant Loan
TEL AVIV—(Special)—Israel
would like Russian wheat, timber,
beef and other foodstuffs and has
asked the Soviet Union for a
credit similar to the $100,000,000
U. S. loan.
The request for the credit may
be pushed at the forthcoming
visit to Moscow of Samuel Elia-
shiv, Israeli foreign office aide.
Meanwhile, the trade agree-
ment with Finland awaits the
signature of the Finnish foreign
minister and negotiations con-
tinue for a $14,000,000 credit from
Belgian banks.
To Hail Nordau
.
10c a Copy — $3 Pet Year
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I
UN Aide Declares
JERUSALEM — (Special) —Although Washington
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sources asserted this week that the overthrow
of the Syrian gov-
ernment by an army group was inspired by dissatisfaction
with the
armistice with Israel, Gen. Wil4
Liam Riley, head of the UN staff in
Palestine, declared he was con-
fident the new regime would ob-
serve the armistice terms .
Governor
Nevertheless, the Israeli arm y
took added precautions by bol
storing its forces on the Syria n
border to the north.
ANYBODY'S GUESS
Just what the effect of the exe
cution of the former premier
Husni Zayint, and his replace
ment with a new government wil
have on Israeli relations is actu
ally just anybody's guess.
Even if it is true that the new
rulers are hostile to Israel, in-
formed sources here point out,
Col. Zayim could hardly have
been caned friendly during his
short tenure.
Unconfirmed reports said that
Syria was still holding on to Tel
Azizat in Israeli territory despite
the armistice stipulation that it
be evacuated.
VAN WAGONER
ARMS RACE SEEN
• • •
As a result of the Security
Council's abrogation of the arms
embargo to the Middle East, an
all-out arms race between Israel
I and the Arab countries may soon
start, it was predicted. Instead of
LOUIS LIPSKY
buying secretly, Israel and the
MUNICII
• • •
(WNS)—American
Arab states would now do so
occupation forces were indirectly
openly.
blamed by the Munich Jewish
Although the Security Coun- committee for the ugly, two-hour
cil's directive permits the pur- riot during which German police-
chase of arms only for "defen- men opened fire on a demonstra-
sive" purposes, it is pointed out tion of Jewish refugees who were
here that it is hard to draw the protesting against an anti-Semitic
Louis Lipsky, former president line between defensive and ag- letter that appeared in a local
of the Zionist Organization of gressive needs. Experts here state newspaper. Six Jews and three
America, will be the principal that Israel in order to protect it- policemen were injured seriously.
speaker at the Max Nordau cen- self against five Arab countries
Declaring that the Americans
tennial anniversary celebration must have considerably more war were responsible for the upsurge
set for Oct. 24 at the Northwest material than any of them and of anti-Semitism, "in spite of all
Hebrew Congregation.
almost as much as all combined. their declarations against race
hatred and for the preservation of
"This will be a public meet- COMMUNISTS QUIT
human rights," the committee
ing," Dr. Bernard Weston, presi-
Dissolution of the Jewish sec- resolution said:
dent of the Nordau Chapter, tion of the Communist party of
"None of us intend to stay any
ZOD, the group sponsoring the Israel was announced after a
event, announced.
longer in this country. We do not
statement was issued in which the
"We are fortunate in securing Israeli Communist party was ac- want to stay on this soil stained
this great Jewish leader and cused of persisting in a "distort- by Jewish blood. We have our
statesman to address the gather- ed anti-national course" which own country now.
ing. It is hoped that all Detroit prejudices Communism and of WON'T LIE DOWN
"As long as we are forced to
Jewry will attend to greet Lip- "failure to understand the par-
sky, and honor the name of the ticular nature of the Jewish na- stay here, we will use all our
strength to fight any attempt of
great Max Nordau."
tional problem."
anti-Jewish provocation. We de-
mand the instigators be pun-
ished."
At the same time, however,
Murray D. Van Wagoner, former
governor of Michigan and now
director of the United States Mili-
tary Government in Bavaria, is-
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CHICAGO — (Special) — Dr. "Congress Voice," a cartoon shows
Stephen S. Wise himself launched four men wielding hatchets on a
the investigation which led to the statue of Dr. Wise. The caption
suspension of the Detroit Metro- above reads; "Congress Bureau-
politan Chapter of the American crats at Work."
Jewish Congress, Rabbi Morton
The following is the excerpt
Arthur Benavie, youthful vio-
M. Berman disclosed in a letter to from Rabbi Berman's letter with
linist, will appear as soloist with
the "Chicago Sentinel."
reference to the Detroit situation. the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Rabbi Berman is president of
"The Metropolitan Chapter of
the Chicago division of the Con- Detroit: Because of strong pro- Tuesday at the State Fair
Grounds. The program will be
gress.
tests from Detroit Congress lead- broadcast at 9 p. m.
'DISLOYAL.TO WISE'
ers, Rabbi Wise directed an in-
Benavie is the son of Samuel
The Detroit Metropolitan group formal investigation to be made
in all its public statements has by a member of the national Benavie, Detroit orchestra lead-
maintained that its suspension executive committee. His report, er. He will fly in for his appear-
was a repudiation of the ideals of prepared after an open hearing, ance from Colorado College
where he is attending the summer
Dr. Wise. In its own periodical
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session on a musical scholarship.
U. S. Held Lax
in Munich Riot
—
Centennial
Slates Lipsky
Reports Dr. Wise Started
AJC Metropolitan Quiz
Orchestra Slates
Arthur Benavie •