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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 10, 1945
Weizmann Appeals to Britain, U.S.
For Jewish State at Zionist Conclave
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LONDON, (JTA)—The first world Zionist conference
since the outbreak of the war opened here with a dramatic
address by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World
Zionist Organization, in which he appealed to the Britsh
Government to adopt a new policy with regard to Palestine
based on the acceptance of Jewish statehood and recogni-
tion of Jewish rights to free
migration and settlement in Pal- tribute to Winston Churchill,
estine.
terming him a sincere friend of
He urged the carrying out of the Zionist movement and credit-
a practical program of political ing him with the formation of
and economic activities in order the Jewish Brigade.
to achieve a speedy transforma-
He recalled the solid vote of
tion of Palestine into a Jewish the British Labor Party against
State.
the White Paper and its pro-Zion-
The leader of the world Zion- ist resolutions, emphasizing that
ist movement- also appealed to Herbert Morrison, one of the lead-
the United Nations, particularly ers of the Labor Party, and
to the U. S. and the USSR, "to present Lord President of the
give their approval and support Council, had stated at the time
to the righting of an ancient the White Paper was adopted
wrong" and to secure for the that it would not be binding
'Jewish people their place in the upon subsequent governments.
family of nations.
Six Million Victims
Wise, Brodetsky Speak
new audacity to the so-called
Arab League, he warned. He
stressed that American Zionism
is united and will remain united,
pledged in utter loyalty to the
achievement of Zionism's goal.
Dr. Wise paid tribute to the
late President Roosevelt as "a
true and understanding friend of
Israel." He alSo paid tribute to
the memory of the Herman Shul-
man. He recalled the pledge of
the major American political
parties in support of the Zionist
cause, and particularly that
President Truman urged at the
national convention of the Demo-
cratic Party adoption of the Pal-
estine plank.
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They were chosen at the morn- and wisdom for the British Gov- men and will discuss with them
ing session, speakers at which ernment to open the doors of not only questions concerning
included Dr. Nahum Goldmann. Palestine at once and to grant Transjordan, but also issues deal-
immigration permits which mean ing with Arab demands in Pales-
Ben Gurion's Program
so much to the happiness of the tine.
Causes Parley Debate
waiting refugees."
LONDON (JPS—P a l c o r )—A
Dr. Palestine Arabs Send Warning
The editoyial praises
program of action proposed by Weizmann as/ "a statesman whose To British Prime Minister
LONDON, (JTA)—Prime Min-
David ben Gurion, chairman of vision never lifted from the nar-
the Jewish Agency Executive row confines of Jewish politics, ister Clement R. Attlee was warn-
Committee, at an executive ses- but when he speaks for his own ed this week by the Palestine
sion of the World Zionist Con- people, - on such occasion his Arab Party that there will be
ference here, has thrown the con- words ring out with - eloquence violence in Palestine should the
Labor Government make deci-
ference into the throes of a de- of the Old Testament."
sions with regard to Palestine
bate which is certain to result
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in a decision fateful for Zionism. Emir Addullah Will Present
Ben Gurion's recommendations Case To "Highest Quarters"
to the conference were not made
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Emir
public, but they are sure to have Abdullah, ruler of Transjordan,
been in line with his recent has revealed that he plans to go
statement in the U._ S., that the to London where he will present
Jews will not tolerate the White the claims of the Palestine Arabs
Paper and that they will defy to the "highest British quarters." Wanted For High Holy Days
bullets to bring in Jewish refug-
He disclosed his plans in an
ees to Palestine and to settle on invitation to leaders of the var-
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Norman Jacob of the Zionist
Federation of Britain expressed
his disappointment in the poli-
tical reports, their lack of detail,
and agreed that "new methods
were needed."
Dr. Stephen \S. Wise and Prof.
The Jews, Dr. Weizmann said, Selig Brodetsky, who addressed
with their 6,000,000 victims, their the opening session, demanded
1,000,000 fighters and 35,000 Pal- the immediate cancellation by
estine volunteers, were relegated the British Government, of the
to corridors at the San Francisco White Paper. They insisted that
Conference; while states were ad- free Jewish immigration to Pal-
mitted which had just signed estine, which has been restricted
declarations of war. "Continua- by the White Paper, must re-
tion of its anomaly is intoler- sume now.
able," he continued. "The Jew-
Dr. Wise conveyed to the gath-
ish people must be given their ering the greetings of the Zion-
rightful place in the family of ists of America. He attacked the
nations. Palestine as a Jewish Pan-Arab League's anti-Zionist
State must be one of the fruits efforts and assured the delegates
of victory. By God—it shall be!" that "American Zionists will not
Emphasizing that the primary rest until Palestine is established
responsibility for eriunciation of as a free and democratic Jewish
a new policy with regard to Pal- Commonwealth." -
estine is Britain's, Dr. Weizmann
Other speakers at the opening
recalled _the declarations by the
session
were Chief Rabbi Leo
American political parties and
the endorsements given to the Baeck of Berlin, Eliahu Dobkin,
head of the immigration depart-
Zionist cause by the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt and President ment of the Jewish Agency, and
David Remez, leader of the His-
Truman.
"Our appeal," he declared, tadruth.
At a subsequent session, Weiz-
"goes out to all the United Na-
tions, especially to the two ma- mann and David Ben-Gurion
jor allies of Britain—the U. S. warned that Jews should not ex:
arid the USSR—who in this very pect immediate improvement in
hour meet to mould world's des- the attitude of the British Gov-
ernment towards Palestine be-
tinies."
cause a Labor Government is
Zionists Won't Swerve
The Zionists will not swerve, now in power.
Have To Wait and See
he told the 100 delegates, and
Dr.
Weizmann outlined the
will not depart from the original
aim of developing Palestine into Zionist prospects under the new
a Jewish State as intended by government and stressed that he
the Balfour Declaration, Dr. could not venture any definite
Weizmann stated. He demanded forecast. "We_shall have to wait
that the new British Government and see," he said.
Ben-Gurion, told the confer-
take definite steps "at the pre-
sent historic juncture" to imple- ence that it cannot be taken for
ment the Declaration's original granted that the Zionist position
purpose. "We do not claim in will change automatically as a
Palestine what belongs to oth- result of the change in the Brit-
ish Government.
ers," he said.
"The Arabs," he pointed out, • Mere changes in the White
"have gained tremendously in the Paper which would _imply the
last war and in this war. Is this endorsement of the White Paper Britian Reported Consulting
struggle to bring to the Arabs principles will not be accepted
Washington and Moscow
fulfillment of all their hopes, by the Zionist movement, Ben-
LONDON, (JTA)—The British
Gurion
stated.
"We
must
insist
and to the Jews nothing? We
Government is consulting with
of
on
the
complete
cancellation-
are vitally interested in cooper-
Washington and Moscow concern-
ating with our Arabs neighbors, this document as a matter of ing the Pales-tine problem, it was
but we can do so effectively only right and not only as a mere de- revealed by. the Manchester
if we ourselves are firmly- es- sire," he declared.
Guardian.
tablished in our own country and
"It is unlikely that the Jewish
White
Paper
Cancellation
on a footing of equality with the
claims with regard to Palestine
Final Token of Victory
neighboring countries."
LONDON, (Palcor)—American can be met in full or on short
Sees Policy Revision
notice," the paper writes, com-
Dr. Weizmann revealed that Zionism shall not rest until the menting on Dr. Weizmann's
he had had good reason to lye- Jewish Commonwealth -is achiev- speech at the opening of the
lieve that revision of the Pales- ed, Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Co- World Zionist Conference. "But
tine policy would be undertaken chairman of the American Zion- the British government is pon-
by the British Government "as ist Emergency Council, stated at dering the problem and consult-
soon as the European war was the opening of the first World ing on it with Russia and the
Zionist Conference here. The
over."
U. S. In the meantime it would
Stressing the question of Jew- White Paper, he said, was a tok- be an act of courage, generosity
en
of
surrender
to
Nazism,
and
ish immigration to Palestine as
"the most urgent problem,"' the
leader of the World Zionist Or-
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