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THE :JEWISH NEWS

State Dept. Seen 'Unhappy'
Over GOP Palestine Plank

Washington Reporter for Christian Science Monitor Out-
lines Three Reasons; Rep. Geller Urges Democrats
Match Republicans' Action

BOSTON (JPS) — The State Department's unhappineis
over the Palestine plank of the • Republican platform was
reported by a Washington correspondent of The Christian
Science Monitor, published here. The three main reasons on
which criticism of the Republicans' Palestine plank is based,
are, according to the correspondent's article:
"1. It wholly disregards the

explosive nature of conditions in
the Holy Land where the Arab
majority opposes either further
Jewish immigration or the relax-
ing of restrictions on Jewish pur-
chase of Arab land.
"2. It suggests that President
Roosevelt should insist that Lon-
don follow America's wishes in
regard to Palestine. In this re-
gard it is pointed out that the
Republicans say nothing about
being willing to assume any
mandatory responsibility in the
Holy Land. -
Disregards Treaty.
"3. It puts a simplified inter-
pretation on the Balfour Declara-
tion and `• totally disregards the
equally binding treaty which the
British signed during World War
I with King Hussein of the Hed-
jaz regarding Arab rights in the
Middle East and which the Arabs
consider to take precedence over
the Balfour Declaration."
While there is feeling in the
State Department that Britain
did not deal with the Palestine
problem in the most efficient
manner and "has never really
condutted the complete survey of
Palestine's economic potentiali-
ties which is necessary before
one can say how many Jews and
Arabs the country can support,"
New Riots Feared •
The Christian Science Monitor
reports that the State Depart-
ment fears that should the "Holy
Land bars be lowered completely
. . . it would cause not only a
rebirth but also an intensifica-
tion of the riots which occurred
during the late 1930's."

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Celler Urges Democrats
Adopt Palestine Plank
. WASHINGTON (JPS) — The
Democratic Party was urged by
Rep. Emanuel Celler (D., N. Y.)
to match the action of the Re-
publican National Convention
and "adopt an equally strong
resolution on Palestine," and also
a resolution "condemning the
outrages against Jews and other
minorities by Nazi hordes."
The latter resolution should
declare, he urged, that "we will
prosecute the culprits" and that
"we will call upon satellite coun-
tries to aid m assuaging the suf-
fering of Jews and other minori-
ties." The - Palestine resolution
should draw attention to the fact
that "the White Paper violates
not only the Balfour Declaration
but the concurrent resolution of
1922 and is also violative of the
Anglo-American Treaty of 1924."
Rep. Celler made these propo-
sals in a letter to Robert E. Han-

negan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.

American Council for Judaism
Plans. World Anti-Zionist Drive
PHILADELPHIA ( J P S ) —
Plans for a world wide anti-
Zionist campaign by the Ameri-
can Council for Judaism are re-
vealed by Rabbi Elmer Berger,
executive director of the Council,
writing in the current issue of the
Council's Information Bulletin.
Declaring that "the respite af-
forded by the Palestine resolu-
tions calls for increased activity
on the part of anti-nationalists,"
Rabbi Berger announces that "it
is the purpose of the American
Council for Judaism to provide
leadership" for the anti-Zionist
campaign and "to submit the
questions to American Jews and
to correligionists elseWhere."

Coughlin Man Steers
Anti-FDR Democrats
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NEW YORK ' (JPS) — Father
Coughlin's aide, William J. Good-
win of New York, is charged
with the organization in seven-
teen states of anti-Roosevelt iso-
lationist -groups of Democrats
known as the "American Demo-
cratic Nationalist Committee,"
according to Victor Riesel, New
York Post Labor columnist. He
quotes isolationist alien - baiting
Senator Bob Reynolds (D., N.C.)
as saying that Goodwin is- to the
isolationist American Democratic
Nationalist Committee "what
Jim Farley was to the National
Democratic Executive Committee
in 1932 and 1936."

DeGaullists End
Anti-Jewish Laws

In Normandy Area

N.Y. Hungarian Churchgoers
Don Shield of David in
Sympathy with Jews

LONDON (JPS) — Gen. De
Gaulle's representative announced
the promulgation of a decree in
liberated Normandy abolishing
the whole set of anti-Jewish laws
issued by the Vichy regime.

Hungarian Churchgoers
Don -Shield of David
NEW YORK (JPS)—PrOtests
against the .deportation and mas-
sacre of Hungarian Jewry were
registered by Christians here at a
special service at the First Hun-
garian Reformed Church of. this
city. Gov. Dewey, Mayor La
Guardia and Senator Wagner
sent messages endorsing the pro-
tests, and the congregants, at the
suggestion of Rev. Geza Takaro
of the church put, on, their outer
garments, armbands bearing the
Sputred by the statement by Shield of David in the style of
Roger W. Straus, national chair- the armbands Jews are compelled
man of the combined campaign to wear in Hungary.. ,.;
"A United Nations' announce-
of • the Union of American He-
brew Congregations and the He- ment that. .the day of vengence
oved.up, that. hence-
brew Union College, that 'our has been In
belief in God unites all Jews forth for every carload of the in-.
regardless 'of other interests, lies rnotent deported to be murdered
in the. Synagogue," t33 individuals in Poland, an equivalent carload
contributed $12,550 at a 'finiclieon of borfibs' -Will' immediately be
and breakfaSt, June .26 • and 28., ' strewn .,indiscriminately Over
honoring Mr..Straus, to pace, the Hungary," is recommended by
Chicago-. campaign, 'afiir to . lead the', New • York 'Post• as a means
the ,country in ,rser, capita sub,. to stop the slaughter of Hun-
garian
scriptions.
-Quoting the leading Soviet
The two affairs' were held at
the Standard Club and were un- newspaper Izvestia, the United
der the leadership of Irving S. Press reports 'the death in Vilna
Florsheim, national, treasurer; of 200,000 personi including
Harris Perlstein, national spon- . omen . and chifdrenet The ma-
Halaider, ni-erribef jority ;of, thtise massacred by the
sOiti=-Dro'
and Nazis Wetetjeivs: Of the quarter
jt4int finance
.Barry N. Gottlieb, :executive of•4 million Vilna residents only
50,000.haverernained, Izvestia re-
the Union: -:
MeMber
The UAHC. 'and 'the HUC- are pOrts.t. 100;000 -.were massaCred
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engaged in a national campaign and buried at a railway station
for $550,000 for an , expanded outside Vilna.
program. Jerome L. Levy is. the
*'- trratiorrai. finance- director.-
BUY WAR-BONDS NOW!

Friday, x14:194 _

Polish Jews Here Rep. Bloom Honored at Unity Dinner
To Picnic Sunday By U. S. Officials, Jewish Leaders

Morris Mohr, president of the
Detroit chapter of the American
Federation of Polish Jews, an-
nounces that all arrangements
have been completed for the an-
'nual picnic to be held this Sun-
day -at Lola--Valley Park.
Mr. Mohr stated that the event
.is attracting such wide interest
that 3,000 dinners are being . pre-
pared--2,006 - chicken and 1,000
fish meals.
There will be numerous enter-
tainment features, a variety of
refreshments and events of a sur-
prise nature. War bonds will be
awarded as prizes.
It was stated by Mr. Mohr that
proceeds of this event will be
used for the distribution of the
"Black Book of Polish Jewry"
among librarieS, statesmen, men
in public life and those who
should know about the status of
Polish Jewry.

Palestine Hebrew Theater
Praised by Noel Coward

JOHANNESBURG, South Af-
rica (JPS)—Noel. Coward, , noted
actor, playwright and producer,
here from Palestine en route to
England, praised the Habimah,
leading Hebrew theater in Pales-
tine, and declared he thought it
was "truly wonderful."
"I saw the Habimah when I
was in Palestine recently,", Mr.
Coward told the Zionist Record,
published here. "I don't know
Hebrew, but the great acting and
fine declamation convinced me
that this was one of the world's
premier theaters."
Mr. Coward also praised the
Ohel, a labor theater. Speaking
of Palestine in general, he said
he had been impressed by the
country's magnificent war effort.

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Edward R. Stettinius, (left), Assistant Secretary of State; Max
Manischewitz, (right), and Judge Jonah J. Goldstein, (seated),
toastmaster at the Jewish Unity Dinner in honor of Rep. Sol
Bloom, Chairman House Committe on Foreign Affairs.

More than 1,000 representa• Charles H. Eaton of New Jersey,
tives of government and public- ranking Republican member of
affairs,
as well as of
diplomatic
the House; Henry Monsky, Harry
representatives
15 of the
United Nations, and Leaders in Hershfield, and Judge Morris
JeWish affairs throughout t h e Rothenberg, who presented Rep.
country, attended Jewish Unity Bloom with a certificate for* a
Night Dinner, arranged as a grove in the George Washington
tribute to Rep. Sol Bloom in Forest in Palestine, named the
appreciation of his. devotion to Sol Bloom Grove . . . in recog
the interests of the American nition of his achievements.
public.
Max Manischewitz was chair-
Among the* principal speakers man of the dinner committee.
at the dinner were Edward which included prominent per-
Stettilthas, Rabbi Stephen S sonalities from among all ele-
Wise, Max Manischewitz, Rep ments of the Jewish Community.

PRESIDENT TAFT GAVE THE STARTING SIGNAL

TT is June 1, 1909. For weeks the

.11 papers have carried the exciting
news. Now, before New York's City
Hall five "horseless carriages"—
Acme, Shawmut, Itala and two
Model- T Fords—stand hub to hub.
Anxiously mechanics make final
adjustments. Then, from the White
House, President Taft flashes the
signal. And America's first trans-
continental auto race is under way.
West of St. Louis seven-day rains
_ had turned the country roads into
quagmires. Across the prairies and
in Colorado average speeds were cut
to ten miles an hour.
At Cheyenne, Wyoming, the big
Itala quit the race. The others

plowed on. Near the summit of the
Cascades they fought their way
against towering snow drifts.
Days later, Ford Car Number 2
—the winner—entered the gates of
Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition. It had crossed the con-
tinent in 22 days and 55 minutes,
with New York air still in the two
front tires!
As he awarded the trophy cup,
Colonel M. Robert Guggenheim
said: "Mr. Ford's theory that a light-
weight car, highly powered .. • can go
plows where .heavier cars cannot go,
and can beat heavier cars costing five
and six times as much, on the steep
hill or on &a roas, has been proved.

"I believe Mr_ Ford has the .solu-
tion of the problem of the popular
automobile."
The proof of that no longer rests
in a single car which won a race,
but in the 30 million ears and
trucks Ford has built. And today .
millions of them are providing
reliable, economical transportation
for wartime America.
Meanwhile the inventive genius
and the precision Skills associated
with the name Ford continue to
serve the nation in the mass pro-
duction of giant aircraft and other
means to victory.
In the days of peace ahead, Ford's
resourcefulness will again produce
soundly-engineered motor cars,
priced within the reach of the
largest number of people.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Chicago Leads U. S.
In VAHC-HIJC Drive

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