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THE JEWISH NEWS

Human Rights Safeguards
Vital in Charter Stettinius

Friday, May 25, 1943

Monsky Hands AJC Memorandum to U. S. Delegation

Secretary of State Stresses that Provision Partially Necessi-
tated by Racial Tensions that Have Come Since Fascism;
Observers See No Change in Palestine Status

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Editor-in-Chief, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

SAN FRANCISCO, (JTA)—Secretary of State Stetti-
nius, speaking at a press conference concerning the provision
on human rights proposed by the four sponsoring govern-
ments of the UNCIO for inclusion in the charter of the inter-
national organization, said that this provision was necessi-
tated partially by "racial tensions that have been built up

since the rise of Nazism and
Fascism by systematic campaigns AFL and CIO unions on the
of hatred and prejudice." Jewish case in relation to events
He emphasized that the provi- at the San Francisco Conference.
Sion "is a far reaching step be- Lipsky reviewed the desperate
As the consultant to the American delegation American delegation's prbposals on international
cause it would pledge the plight of the surviving Jewries
members of the world organiza- of Europe, while Epstein stressed at the San Francisco Conference of the United trusteeships. A number of the proposals advanced :)
tion to cooperate efectively in the role of Jewish Palestine in Nations, representing the American Jewish Con- in this memo have now been accepted, according
to reports from San Francisco. Presiding at the
promoting human rights and bringing progress to the Middle ference, of whose Interim Committee he is co-
chairman, HENRY MONSKY, president of Bnai
fundamental freedoms for all East. Harry Bridges, West Coast Brith (standing with back to camera) is shown meeting of the consultants is COMM. HAROLD 1
STASSEN, member of the American delegation.
individuals and peoples regard- Maritime leader, and Morris at a meeting of the consultants presenting the Against
the wall, seated to the right of Comman-
less of race, language, religion Rosenberg, of the Jewish Trade memorandum of the American Jewish Conference
der Stassen, is ARCHIBALD MacLEISH, assistant
or sex." Union Committee, declared their which suggested specific amendthents to the secretary of state.
The four sponsoring govern- support for the pro-Jewish Pal-
ments, he revealed, have agreed estine resolution adopted by the united Jewish representation itical Department of the Jewish
tling the situation, save for
that an enumeration of indi- Trade Union Conference in Lon- met leading members of the var-
vidual and collective human_ don and called upon American ious delegations and discussed Agency for Palestine, told the bringing a positive national will
rights and fundamental freedoms labor to put its strength behind with them Jewish postwar prob- opening session of the annual of the Jewish people to bear up..
in the charter could not be this program.
lems, with special emphasis on conference of the Association of on the issues, opposing the neg.
attempted at this conference.
Arabs Stir Trouble
Palestine.
Palestine Journalists here.
ative will of the Arabs. In these
Zion Status Unchanged
Your correspondent is reliably
Those with whom the Jewish
"Hitherto when we were re-
Adoption of the American plan informed that a storm is brewing leaders have conferred include duced to lobbying at internation- circumstances, denial to the Jew-
on trusteeships as a basis for in official Conference circles here Viscount Cranborne; Prime Min- al conferences without being ish people of statehood and offi-
discussion, by unanimous vote of over the introduction by the ister Fraser, Chairman of the given a seat," he said, "we could cially recognized representation
the UNCIO's Trusteeship Com- Arab delegations of a document New Zealand delegation; Welling- console ourselves with the theory based upon international equal-
mittee, means that there will be so amended as to give the Con- ton Koo, China's ambassador to that there sat an unpartisan ity ceases to be a mere historic
no change at present in the status ference an erroneous impression Britain; George Bedault, Foreign world tribunal before which wrong to which the entire world
has become accustomed and to
of Palestine, according to well of the Arab League's aims.
Minister of France, and the Jews appeared as mere claimants.
informed observers here.
The document in the pact of Soviet's Ambassador to the U. S. But now, one of- the contending which it has perforce acquiesx>
The U. S. plan provides for the the Arab League, includes Andrei Gromyko. They have also parties has been elevated to ed."
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transfer of mandate territories to in its original text clauses refer- met with the Latin-American judgeship and occupies its seat
CARD
OF THANKS
trusteeship by voluntary agree- ring to Palestine. The text as delegations whose influence here on the bench."
Mrs. Ida Rabinowitz and family
ment between the mandatory introduced into the Conference is considerable and who include
"A new factor has now be-
power and the Security Council record for circulation among the confirmed friends of Zionism come operative," Mr. Shertok wish to thank their relatives and
friends for the many expressions
of the new world organization. delegates does not contain the within their ranks.
added, "that of a national will of kindness and sympathy shown
The - agreement will specify the Palestine clauses. This conscious
Palestine Status Safe
uncompromisingly hostile to them during their recent be-
terms under which the territory omission is unprecedented in
The question of the status of ours. There is no way of set- reavement.
will be administered. Since only United Nations relations. It is Palestine has been excluded
general machinery is being set unlikely that the Conference from discusion at the United
up here, such agreements will be would have accepted the pact for Nations Security Conference,
the subject of future negotiations. circula@on had the full text Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of
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the San Francisco Conference,
this week filed a memorandum
Dr. Goldmann requests that in while the Jews are kept out, is
with the UNCIO secretariat, pro- view of the circulation given to "a new departure" and "funda-
testing the circulation among the Arab pact, his letter, too, be mentally alters the setting of the
the UNCIO delegates of the ap- given official circulation.
political stage on. which the
pendix to the charter of the pan-
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. Gold- Zionist issue is being fought,"
Arab league which claims that mann and other members of the Moshe Shertok, chief of the
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Palestine is an Arab state and

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should be included in the league,
and that the league has the
authority to designate an Arab
representative for Palestine.
The memorandum points out
that Yemen and Transjordan,
which are not members of the
United Nations, are signatories to
the league pact, and says that
on this alone the secretariat
should have refused official cir-
culation to the appendix.
A resolution urging repara-
tions for the Jews of Europe, be-
cause of the great sufferings
they have undergone, has been
presented to the executive com-
mittee of the UNCIO.
In a letter to the executive
committee, the Uruguayan dele-
gation suggested that such a
resolution be placed before the
plenary session of the confer-
ence, so that all the delegates
might have an opportunity to
vote on it.

Labor Press, Union Leaders
Hear Palestine Case
BY ZEV BRONNER

(Independent JPS Correspondent)

SAN FRANCISCO (JPS) —
Louis Lipsky, member of the
World Zionist Executive, and
Eliahu Epstein, representative of
the Histadruth, Jewish ' Pales-
tine's Federation of Labor, ad-
dressed a large gathering af
representatives of the labor press
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