Friday, April 6, 1945
Back Stairs to Nowhere
(Continued From Page 12)
In fact, the White Paper of ish leaders.
On the part of
1922, the first milestone on the many of them there was a frigh-
road to retreat, was the result tened withdrawal from the hor-
not only of Arab intransigeance rendous crash. They fled very
but of a growing parliamentary naturally but very foolishly from
opposition to the Zionist policy the unfamiliar and hence dan-
of Lloyd George's coalition gov- gerous democratic procedure,
ernment—an opposition which and took refuge on the snug
the Cabinet could not ignore. and time-honored backstairs.
Death Blow to Homeland
Others—a deplorable spectacle—
When, at length, the White Pa- were so bewildered they could
per of 1939 gave the death blow not tell the difference between
to the Homeland, a few minor- dealing with an individual, as
ity members in the Parliament, dealing with a body of elected
old friends of Zionism, protested representatives of 130 million
vigorously but, because they people: and they persuaded
were few, impotently. At bot- themselves to go to the Senate
tom the governments of Britain and request the postponement of
and America failed to act in their own resolutions. You can
our behalf because the publics ask the Boss, you can ask Mr.
they represented had never been Fix-It not to bother about some-
convinced that Zionism is one of thing you had just been badger-
the international "musts." If we Mg him to do. Obviously, there-
are to learn anything from his- fore, can't you ask the Ameri-
tory, we must conclude that can Congress not to bother about
while it is important to win a little matter which scores of
three men to the Zionist cause— mass-meetings, hundreds of edi-
and there are three such men torials, and thousands of tele-
today—it is more than import- grams and memorials had been
ant, it is essential, that if any fu- urging them to consider at your
ture gains are to be won or kept request? Obviously you can not,
the Zionists must secure now if you are to act with political
and in advance of such gains sanity.
A Foolish Split
the support of the British and
American publics and the pledg-
Nothing can be . gained now,
ed consent of Parliament and after the event, by discussing
what might have been done. At
Congress.
Upon British Jewry, of course, the very least, elementary poli-
falls the burden of winning the tical wisdom should have dictat-
informed endorsement of the ed a course whereby the whole
British people and its appro- matter would have been left to
priate expression in Parliament. the Executive and Congress, old
American Jews must naturally hands at battling each other. If
confine themselves to - America. their . hands had been clear, the
Here too we must remember that Zionists could have easily stood
the action initiated over a year on the side lines and merely re-
ago in Congress is a novelty. The iterated their honest demands
Joint Resolution passed by Con- that the President fulfill his
gress in 1922, endorsing the Bal- election pledge and that Con-
four Declaration, involved no gress, committed to this course,
comparable activity. At that pass the resolutions; and as to
time Senator Lodge practically differences in timing the Zion-
dictated our foreign policy, and ists should have proposed they
the task before the Zionist lead- be settled by the auth6rities res-
ers was again the familiar one of ponsible for those - differences.
winning over a few key men.
Instead, the Emergency Coun-
Moreover, the resolution was os- cil did the most foolish thing at
tensibly little more than the rub- its command—a sure sign that
ber-stamping of an accomplished it had lost control of its faculties.
fact. At most, between Lodge, It split itself, it drove out some
Hamilton Fish, and President of its ablest leaders and work-
Harding the job was done. That ers; and now, when the need for
the resolution passed both Sen- brains and concerted action is
ate and House unanimously is paramount, it has deprived the
damning proof of how little its Jewish people of a large mea-
purport was agitated, debated, sure of both.
Justification is. easy: The pre-
or understood. The proof is
clinched by the fact that in 1939, sent article is an effort to justify
when the White Paper blacken- what happened on the broadest
ed out the Homeland, neither and most illuminating grounds—
Congress nor the American pub- on the grounds that the Council,
lid emitted anything that might in appealing to democratic pro-
cedure, in going all-out to the
be called an audible protest.
Climax of Confusion
Congress and the country, was
Before passing on to the work trying something brand-new in
lying before us, let us glance fi- Jewish history; and, due to the
nally at the damnable proof of nbvelty -Of the experience, it fell
how bewildered, because unfam- into dissention, cross-purposes
iliar, Zionist behavious has been and disruption.
The result has been a double
in presenting the recent resolu-
tions to Congress. This time— defeat. Personal diplomacy, de-
and for the first time—some of prived of democratic support,
the Zionist leaders strove, and has led to the Livadia Palace
others were led, to appeal not in Yalta, from the backstairs of
only to Congress but, as a basic which the Jewish people were
democratic procedure, to the en- given a superb view of nowhere.
tire American people. The pres- The appeal to the democratic
sure exerted by the public (Gen- process as represented by the
tile and Jew) upon Congress Congressional resolutions has
was formidable. It was so for- likewise ended in failure, in this
midable that to some Zionist case partly through Zionist de-
chieftains it proved disconcert= fault.
We shall not have the time or
ing. This became painfully evi-
dent when the adoption of Pales- occasion to fail again—and get
tine planks by the two major po- away with it. Now or never we
litical parties befuddled the must choose the right course and
heads of certain Zionist 'leaders stick to- it, a course which while
to the point that, not being able not . obvious to the backstairs
to make up their minds whether nevertheless leads straight to the
they were Zionists or Democrats, front door. Personal diplomacy
they stumbled over their own must be employed, for without
toes. To them the Republican it the world's international busi-
plank was an intrusion and its at- ness cannot be done. The demo-
tack upon the Democratic ad- cratic process must likewise be
ministration's inactivity a stroke employed in order to put effec-
tive power behind the personal
of treason!
The confusion reached its cli- efforts and to guarantee the per-
max after the elections. With- manence of their results. A po-
out going into details it must litical enterprise is like a two-
suffice to say that a genuine dil- wheeled cart. We 'may perchance
emma was presented to the get to our destination on one
Zionist Emergency Council. On wheel, the wheel of personal di-
the one hand President Roose- plomacy. But in that case ex-
velt requested that action by perience has shown that little is
Congress be postponed and that left of the cart.
the entire matter be left in his
Dr. Vaida-Voevod Arrested
hands for a short while. On the
BUCHAREST, (JTA) — Dr.
other hand Congress was ready
and eager to act on the resolu- Alexander Vaida-Voevod, 74-
tions. Personal diplomacy and year-old Premier of Romania
democratic procedure ran into and founder of the anti-Semitic
headon collision. Such things Romanian party known as the
happen often in the normal ex- "Front of National Rebirth", has
perience of a democracy, but sel- been arrested at Sibiu, Transyl-
dom. in the experience of Jew- vania,
THE JEWISH NEWS
`Hearts in Harmony'
Program at Center
Has Noted Speakers
Series of Eight Marriage
Counseling Discussions to
Start April I I
"Hearts in Harmony" is the
title of a series of eight Wed-
nesday evening discussions on
Pre-Marital and Marriage Coun-
seling subjects to be presented
by the Jewish Community
Center.
These discussions will com-
mence on April 11, at 8 p.
when Mrs. Florence Booth will
discuss "The Sexes — Where
They Stand Today."
Mrs. Booth, associate profes-
sor of social work at Wayne
University, is a graduate of
Western Reserve University and
holds her Master of Arts `Degree
from the University of Michi-
gan. She was formerly with the
Children's Bureau in Cleveland
and the Detroit League of
Handicapped. Her husband, Col-
onel Booth, is now serving with
the Air Force overseas.
"Hearts in Harmony" will
continue an successive Wednes-
day evenings with the following
titles and leaders: April 18: "Is
It Love?", Dr. Marie I. Rasey;
May 2, "Understanding The Hid-
den Self," Drs. Morton Barnett
and Samuel Ruskin; May 9,
"The Birds, the Bees, and the
FloWers," Dr. Jack Agins; May
16, "The A B C's for Marriage,"
Dr. Jack Agins; May 23, "Who.
Should Marry Whom?", Miss
Clarice Freud; May 31, "So Now
You're Married," Dr. John Sulli-
van.
Mrs. Ann Chapin is chairman
of the committee planning these
programs. She is assisted by
Ruth Levin, Mrs. Frances Marko-
witz, Mrs. Sadie Saferstein, Ruth
Sch.Wartz, Ruth Freedland and
Diane Rosenblatt.
Young Israel Women's
Mother-Daughter
Dinner on April 30
The Women's League of Young
Israel will hold its annual
Mother-Daughter dinner on April
30, 7:30 •p. m., at Moss Hall,
Grand River and Joy Road. In
addition to a prominent speaker,
the program will include artists
from Young Israel's ranks. Miss
Drora Selesny will be heard in
vocal selections, and Miss Reva
Reichman will present dramatic
monologues and recitations.
The 71 members are active
under the leadership of Mrs.
Anne Cohen, recently elected
president.
Other officers of the league
are: Mrs. Joseph Grossman,
vice-president; Mrs. Charles T.
Gellman, secretary; Mrs. Louis
Cohen, treasurer.
The expansion of Young Israel
Youth Group program, consist-
ing of nine groups and story
hours of various ages, has been
made possible by the increased
efforts of the Women's League
which finances the youth pro-
gram. The growing list of serv-
icemen to whom packages are
sent by the Women's League has
caused an increase in its budget.
The Women's' League cooperated
closely with all Young Israel
projects, with particular em-
phasis on the anniversary affair
to be held May 13, and in the
building campaign.
Page Thirteen
Lipsky Assails
Allies for Stalling
Palestine Issue
Blasts State Dept., Colonial
Office for Promoting
Foes of Zionism
NEW YORK (JPS) — Louis
Lipsky, Co-chairman of the
American Jewish Conference
and member of the executive of
the Jewish Agency for Pales-
tine, declared that if they are
to accept the advise to wait for
final judgment on Palestine, the
Jews must demand at least as-
surances from the governments
of Great Britain and the U. S.
"that the Jewish case is being
considered with an eye to an
ultimate just decision."
At a testimonial dinner in his
honor by Bnai Zion, fraternal
Zionist organization of America
of which he is president, Lipsky
declared that while "the Jewish
question seems to have been
relegated to the background and
the Jews are bidden to await the
end of the war . . . their politi-
cal friends are actively engaged
in -strengthening the position of
the Arab world.
Arab Prestige Raised
"While Jews are waiting, the
prestige of the Arab states is
being raised by propaganda and
stimulated by the British For-
eign Office and our State De-
partment. Their kings are being
flattered and the goodwill of
these potentates is being solicit-
ed at a time when it is well
known that their only common
interest is a desire to frustrate
Jewish hopes."
Lipsky received congratula-
tory messages from Vice-Presi-
dent Truman, Gov. Dewey, Sec-
retary of the Interior Ickes, Sen-
ator Wagner, Rep. Emanuel Cal-
ler, Rep. Samuel Dickstein,
Mayor LaGuardia, Rabbi Abba
Hillel Silver, James G. McDon-
ald, and others.
Rubenstein to Speak •
At Kvutzah Irvith
Gathering, April 14
The prOgram of original read-
ings arranged by the Kvutzah
Ivrith, Hebrew cultural group of
Detroit, last Saturday evening,
was a success.
J.' M. Mathis, chairman, out-
lined the established traditional
programs of the Kvutzah which
include an evening with original
readings by local authors.
M. Michlin discussed problems
faced by the Jewish people of
Arnerica..A Meyerovitz spoke on
"School and Society." S. Ruben-
stein read an original short story.
M. Atzmoni read some of his
poems. B. Isaacs read one of his
sketches.
The next Kvutzah gathering
will be held Saturday evening,
April 14, at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Bldg. The speaker will be Simha
Rubenstein, educational director
of the Shaarey Zedek, who will
discuss "Jewish Life in Ameri-
ca." The public is invited. There
is no admission.
Noted Harpsichord
Artist to Appear
At Center, Apra 17
Yella Pessl, known as the
"first lady of the Harpsichord,"
will make her first Detroit ap-
pearance Tuesday evening, April
17, at the Jewish Center.
Lare Wardrop, Oboist of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, will
participate in the concert.
Miss Pessl, who had to leave
Vienna when the Nazis took
over, became, since she arrived
in this country, a leading per-
sonality in New York's musical
life. She is the founder and or-
ganizer - of the Bach Society,
which regularly presents con-
certs of chamber music in New
York's Town Hall. She also is
heard in weekly broadcasts over
the Columbia Network.
Tickets are available at Grin-
nell's and at the Center.
Among Other Speakers
Other speakers at the dinner,
which marked the 37th anni-
versary of the Bnai Zion, were:
Dr. Israel Goldstein, president
of the Zionist Organization of
America; Dr. Nahum Goldmann,
representative of the World
Jewish Agency, and Judge Mor-
ris Rothenberg, president of the
Jewish National Fund of Ameri-
ca. Proceeds of the dinner will
be devoted to planting a "Louis
Lipsky Forest" of 25,000 trees
on Jewish National Fund land
in Palestine.
Zion Experts in Iran
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Jewish workmen from Palestine
are engaged in important war
work at the Anglo-Iranian Oil
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The annual affair of Detroit
chapter of the National Council
of Jewish Juniors is to be in the
form of a luncheon on Sunday,
April 15, at 1 .30 p. in., at the
Wardell-Sheraton Hotel,
Mrs. Joseph Welt, pres;Cient of
the IN ational Council of Jewish
Women, will be guest speaker.
Arrangements ai e being made
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