Friday, January 25, 1946
Brewster Cites Importance
Of Palestine Homeland
THE JEWISH NEWS
Brings Refugee Plea
To Allied Campaign
Senator Tells Michigan Chapter of American Christian
Palestine Committee That 'Truman Is Being Taken for
Unfortunate Ride' Over Zion Issue
U. S. Senator Owen Brewster of Maine, in his address at
the dinner meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the American
Christian Palestine Committe on Wednesday evening, at the
Book Cadillac Hotel, made the charge that President Truman
"is being taken for an unfortunate ride" by the State De-
partment which, in turn, is affected by the "malign influence
of the British foreign and colon-'•\
ial office" on the question of Pal- the League of Nations and by
estine.
the treaty made. with the United
Making the prediction that if States Government, under which
world trouble begins anew it may Britain obligated herself to carry
originate in the Middle East, out the specific provisions of the
Senator Brewster called for the Balfour Declaration. Certainly
establishment of an independent the trusteeship or the mandatory
Palestine not merely as a haven or the treaty of the United States
for displaced Jews but as a place can not be modified by any au-
where the United States can es- thority less than that which be-
tablish a foothold so that this stowed the obligation or author-
country might inform the Middle ity.
East of American policy and in
"The obligations of Great Brit-
turn learn of the problems in
ain and the United States to carry
eastern countries.
out the terms of the agreement
Key to Future Peace
can not be modified by the Presi-
Senator Brewster charged that
dent or by any other authority
"Palestine still is the pawn of
less than that which created the
power politics and perhaps also a
obligations, which was the action
key to future peace."
of the United States Government,
Recalling that both former
through its constitutional author-
Prime Minister Churchill, and
ities, the President, the Senate,
Herbert Morrison, former British
and, as a matter of fact, in that
labor leader, had expressed the
instance the whole Congress of
view that the White Paper on
Palestine was a betrayal of Brit- the United States."
300 Attend Dinner
' ish pledges to the Jewish people,
Senator Brewster characterized More than 300 men and women,
British action as "an obtuseness among them some of the out-
which seems to be somewhat con- standing leaders in Michigan's
tagious so far as our own State political and educational circles.
Department is concerned." attended the dinner.
"I trust," the Maine Senator
Former U. S. Senator Prentiss
stated, "that a clarification of M. Brown introduced the guest
public thinking on •this matter by speaker and reiterated his per-
more complete reports may con- sonal interest in the cause of Pal-
duce to a solution which will not estine's reconstruction as the
only solve the very pressing Jewish National Home and the
problem of Palestine, but, as I opening of Palestine's doors to
conceive it, serve the long-range Jewish immigration.
interests of American foreign
Judge Frank A. Picard, chair-.
policy as well."
man of the Michigan American
Mislead Public Opinion
Christian Palestine Committee,
Senator Brewster continued:
presided at the dinner.
"It may be a matter of relative
Seated at the speaker's table
indifference to the Jews whether
Britain wishes to use its special also were the Rev. George A.
position in Palestine in order to Drew of the Mt. Hope Congrega-
station there a large number of tional Church, who gave the in-
British troops for imperial rea- vocation; Msgr. J. Ciarrochi, who
sons. But what is most unfor- gave the benediction; former
tunate is the apparent attempt of governors Alex Groesbeck and
the British to mislead public Wilber Brucker; Circuit Court.
opinion, both in Great Britain Judges and other leaders; Dr.
and in this country, as to their and Mrs. B. Benedict Glazer and
reasons for having those troops Rabbi Leon Frain.
Views Committee's Plans
in Palestine, and to put on the
Jews the blame for a purely, or
George F. Pierrot, who was
primarily, imperial policy.
among those at the speaker's
"By now, the families of Brit- table, spoke bfiefly regarding
ish soldiers stationed in Palestine future activities planned by the
have been led to believe that the American Christian Palestine
Zionist issue is what prevents Committee, invited the Christian
their sons and brothers from be- leaders present to join the Mich-
ing demobilized and returned to igan Chapter and announced
their homes.
plans of the- chapter for a two-
Delay Soldiers' Return
day institute to be held in De-
"They have been led to believe troit, March 20 and 21.
that the presence of British
Mr. Pierrot announced that
troops in Palestine is necessary some of the outstanding Amer-
either in order to defend the ican leaders will participate in
Jews from Arab onslaughts, or in the sessions; that a women's ses-
order to prevent illegal activities sion will be held on March 20, a
and violence on the part of the youth session that evening and
Jews, and that therefore it is the
the following events on March 21:
Jews who stand in the way of the
a luncheon, an entire afternoon's
reunion of English soldiers with session and a banquet at which
their families. The situation has Senator Mead of New York is ex-
led to a great deal of resentment pected to speak.
and to an increase of anti-Semit-
Abner Larned spoke briefly in
ism.
"The joint Anglo-American behalf of the infantile paralysis
Commission is intended apparent- fund.
Show Palestine Film
ly, to saddle the United States
with a share in the moral respon-
The -Jewish National Fund film,
sibility for a British policy in the latest technicolor picture to
Palestine, but there is no desire to be taken in Palestine, was shown.
allow the United States an ef-
Among the distinguished guests
fective voice in deciding Pales- present, in addition to those on
tine's future. It is understood the speaker's dais, were: Dr. M.
that there is a desire or aim on S. Ward of Big Rapids, Mich.,
the part of Great Britain to ob- president of Ferris Institute; Tony
tain from the United Nations Or- Weitzel, columnist; Frank X.
ganization a trusteeship over Martel, president of the Mich-
Palestine and to have it declare igan Federation of Labor; 'guests
Palestine a British security zone
under the United Nations charter. from Bay City, Kawkawlin, Jack-
son, Albion and other Michigan
Pursue Own Policies
"If such an arrangement were communities.
to come about, Great Britain
Others at the speakers' table
would be as free, if not more
included U. S. Circuit Court
free, to pursue its own policies
in Palestine as it was in its ca- Judge and Mrs. Charles C. Sim-
pacity as a Mandatory of the ons, and Allen Crow, director of
League of Nations. The power the Economics Club.
which Great Britain exercises in
It is expected that member-
Palestine at the present time de-
rives in no way from the Balfour ship in the Michigan Christian
Declaration, but simply and solely Palestine Committee will soon
from the mandate given to it by run into the many hundreds.
HENRY MONTOR
Henry Montor, executive vice-
chairman of the United Jewish
Appeal, was one of the speakers
on Tuesday evening, at the meet-
ing of the board of Jewish Wel-
fare Federation in behalf of the
United Jewish -Appeal for Refu-
gees, Overseas Needs and Pal-
estine.
In addition to being executive
vice-chairman of the UJA, Mr.
Montor is also executive vice-
chairman of the United Palestine
Appeal, American Jewry's cen-
tral agency for the settlement
and upbuilding of the Jewish
National Home in Palestine.
A graduate of the University
of Cincinnati, Mr. Montor is a
well-known writer and literary
critic, having been for many
years a contributor to various
periodicals and newspapers. He
is also the founder of the Palcor
News Agency covering news of
Palestine and the Near and Mid-
dle East. He has visited Pales-
tine and Europe, where he has
studied the problems and needs
of the Jewish people. He has lec-
tured in scores of communities
throughout the country.
Page Seven
1,287,033 Pounds of Clothes
Sent to Europe Through MC
NEW YORK.—T h r ou g h the
American Jewish Joint' Distribu-
tion Committee, war sufferers in
Europe received 1,287,033 pounds
of clothes, shoes and bedding
donated by the American people
in the United National Clothing
Collection and will also benefit
by the Victory Clothing Collec-
tion now in progress throughout
the nation, it was announced to-
day by Dan A. West, executive
director of the clothing drive.
Mr. West, director of the divis-
ion of contributed supplies for
UNRRA, explained that the con-
tributed clothing which was dis-
tributed through the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee went to
people who suffered persecution
whether for religious affiliations
or because of political views or
activity. Pointing out that
clothing given in the first united
nation-wide drive aided 25,000,-
000 people in bombed-out lands
of Europe, China and the Philip-
pines, he said that through the
Intergovernmental Committee on
Refugees, 484,000 pounds of the
contributed clothing Went to
refugees in Belgium, the Nether-
lands and France; displaced per-
sons in Austria received 387,000
pounds and displaced persons in
Germany received 2,000,000
pounds.
Henry J. Kaiser, chairman of
the Victory Clothing Collection,
was chairman of the-(United Na-
tional Clothing Collection. The
national goal in this drive is
100,000,000 garments, in addition
to shoes and bedding.
Kosher Food Mailing
Service Is Offered
Arrangements have been made
with a Danish firm, P. & S.
Plum, Ltd., of Copenhagen, for
the mailing of "Bodybuilder
Food Packages" to Norway,
Sweden and Finland (for $4.85
in U. S. funds); Belgium, Poland
a n d Czechoslovakia ( $5.35 );
France, Switzerland, Holland and
Luxembourg ($5.85), it is an-
nounced by the Manufacturers
National Bank of Detroit.
The kosher package, "Charma",
contains 3 lbs. butter, 2 1-lb. tins
pure 15 per cent butterfat creem,
11/2 pounds cheese, 2 lbs. Vita- .
Marmalade (c a r r o t sandwich
spread), and 24 (4 oz.) bouillon
cubes.
The packages are delivered,
fully insured, to
private ad-
dresses in the countries specified
for a service charge of 50 cents.
While the bank does not assume
responsibility for the merchan-
dise, it says that the Danish firm
is considered reliable and fully
qualified to perform this service.
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Sedition Trial of 26
Has Not Been Abandoned
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
Department of Justice has not
abandoned its prosecution of the
26 defendants in the mass trial
for sedition which was ad-
journed last year following the
death of the presiding judge, a
spokesman for the Department
said here.
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