• Page Eighteen Noted Britons Intercede In Behalf of 100,000 DPs Outstanding Leaders Ask Unconditional Admission of Sur- vivors to Palestine; Crossman Charges British Pro-Arabism Really Is Anti-Semitism LONDON, (JTA)—Speaking here to a meeting of the Anglo-Jewish Association, Richard Crossman, a British mem- ber of the inquiry committee and a Labor M.P., appealed to both Jews and Englishmen to do their utmost to avoid an-"Anglci-Jewish war." Crossman said he was disappointed at the prolonged discussions that followed publication of Friday, May 31, 1946 THE JEWISH NEWS - Neef Was Delegate To Annual Christian Palestine Seminar Community Council Election Set For June 11; Nominations Made At the meeting of Community floor of seven persons whose Arthur Neef, Dean of the Law Council on May 23, important names will appear on the ballot School of Wayne ,University constitutional amendments were at the Community Council's elec- since 1936 and the University's passed by the delegate body, tion meeting on June 11. They Provost since 1945, is one of De- making more democratic the are: Meyer Beckman, Eugene Council's nomination and election Franzb,lau, Philip Imber, Jack procedure. The constitu t i o n a 1 Kraitzman, Louis Rosenzweig, amendments prepared by a corn- Samuel Silverstein and Rabbi Is- l'ilittee under the joint chairman- rael Turner. ship of Louis Rosenzweig and In the absente of Rabbi Leon Joseph Bernstein, were revised Fram, chairman of the communi- by the Council's executive board ty relations committee, and of before adoption. Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, chairman The new procedure requires of the internal relations commit- that the nominating committee tee, Isaac Franck, executive di- submit its report at the delegates' rector, presented two reports on meeting preceding the election developments in the Council's meeting. Nominations from the program of activities. The first floor are to follow the nominat- involved the progress made in ing committee's report, and the eliminating discriminatory ad- ,names of all nominees are to ap- vertising on the part of Michi- pear on the ballot which is used gan's Tourist industry. Mr. by the delegates at the annual Frank also reported on the devel- election meeting in June. opment of the internal discipline work with several trade groups Nominating Committee Clarence A. Enggass submitted in the community. Aaron Droock, president, wel- the nominating committee's re- port. Serving with Mr. Enggass on comed new delegates. this committee were Mrs. Lewis Daniels, Dr. S. Kleinman, Morris ARTHUR NEEF Liebermari, Max Nusbaum, Judge trait's delegates who attended the Charles Rubiner and Harry Yud- Christian Seminar on Palestine, koff. May 27-29, at Ocean City, N. J., Those whose terms expire are This Seminar was arranged by the following: Rabbi Morris Ad- the American Christian Palestine ler, Charles Driker, Dr. B. Bene- Committee with which Dean dict Glazer, Leon Kay, Dr. Abra- Neef has been associated for sev- ham M. Hershman, Benjamin M. eral years as a member of the Laikin, Samuel J. Lieberman, Michigan Chapter. Aaron Rosenberg, Rabbi Joshua The Rev. Tracy Pullman was S. Sperka, Abraham Srere, Rabbi the other Detroit delegate. Max J. Wohgelernter and- Fred M. Butzel. Mr. Enggass reported that the Minister nominating committee adopted for itself this year the procedure of not renominating anyone who has served on the Community Incite Anti-Semitism Council's executive board for eight years or more. He indicated LONDON (JTA)—In the in- that Fred M. Butzel who was not terests of combatting anti-Sem- being renominated under this itism, it would be preferable not rule, will continue serving as to create a "privileged Jewish honorary president, since his class," by Stevan Riess, Hun- term in this office does not ex- garian Minister of Justice, said. pire until June 1947. The follow- Dr. Riess, who attended the ing 12 were recommended by the international Socialist congress nominating committee: Rabbi held at Clacton over the week- Morris Adler, Charles Driker, Dr. end, pointed out that a special B. Benedict Glazer, Benjamin E. fund to aid Jews has been set Jaffe, Leon Kay, Mrs. Maurice up by the Hungarian govern- Klein, Rabbi Eliezer A. Levi, ment from the proceeds of prop- Morris Lieberman, Frank Mer- erty belonging to heirless Jews. sky, Morris L. Schaver, Rabbi He also cited legislation making Joshua S. Sperka and Rabbi Max anti-Semitism a punishable of- J. Wohlgelernter. fense. The Minister _ of Justice Floor Nominations pointed out, however, that Hun- Mr. Enggass' report was- fol- gary is a badly damaged coun- lowed by nominations from the try and said that nothing should be done to encourage the anti- WNZO Delegation Arrives Semitic agitation of reactionary To Consult with Revisionists forces. NEW YORK, (JTA)—A dele- Berl Locker and Moshe Sher- gation of three members ot the tok represented the Palestine La- provisional executive of t h e bor Party at the international World New Zionist Organization, Socialist conference. headed by Dr. L. Altman, its the committee's report. RidicUling the idea that the' politics than with the tough busi- British members of the commit--; ness men and Socialists of the tee "gave in" to the Americans' Jewish Agency. "Arab Frankenstein" in the writing of the report, said: "I signed because' Stating that this is no basis on - Crossman I believed it is a good report 'which British-Arab collaboration and the best short-term policy.; can be built, Crossman says in- American support or non-support dependence is granted to one ,• cannot determine the approachArab State after another, not be- to a problem where one has to cause they are ripe for independ- ask oneself whether justice or ence or to benefit the Fellahin, injustice will be done. The same. but as a bid to win the loyalty goes for the Arab objections or of Arab politicians and princes. non-objections. The committee But even the White Paper failed exclyded outside expediency from to win Arab confidence, Cross- its d-:11:‘erations." man points out, because the Arabs ""` T, 5 or ptivity" Outdated saw this was pure expediency. -,m7n declared that the ec- I The puppets of realistic British onomic absorption of 100,000 im- diplomacy now are terrorizing was relatively simple their creator. like Frankenstein's and that the "old bugbear monster, threatening to change of al:, orptivity is outdated, but over, first to the Germans and still. the Arabs object to the en- then to the Russians, Crossman tra*- -n of a single Jew." After declares. The Arab League, he stir '' • - -s, the lessons of the Ara' continues, created for defense of re-oit resulting from the White the Empire, constantly is endan- P.:,,--- continued, the Pales- gering the Empire, asking for tine T ;sh community trans-. ! further appeasement. Contempt for Expediency form r 7 itself . into a sort of "Dr?-i.:i6” group. The Arabs have a sense of Su-la a position, he warned, truth and justice and contempt was C--- c_arous to Jews and Brit- t for expediency, Crossman con- ons -"ke, with the country drift- tinues, stating: ing toward imminent civil war I "If against our better judg- The c.' ,.7--t;on has become more ment and sense of justice we de- tens? v•'Ih the delay in imple- tide, purely from fear of Russian ment'ng the inquiry committee influence, to assist them in liqui- re-- • Fnet the endurance of the -dating the Jewish National Home, beng put to a protracted we should not, by this demon- CrcE.sm9n told the meeting. stration of weakness, win respect H -F• 7r-i-1 P'1 . "I am convinced that or ensure that our troops can be if t} •C-oVernment abolishes the moved from Egypt into a loyal Wh .1-7! Paper and admits the 100,- Arab Palestine. The Mufti did 000 io Palestine, the Jews will not lead guerillas against the become 2Fmin absolutely loyal." British Army for many years in He concluded by urging that order to ensure the permanent Brit-9'n alone carry out the in- presence of British soldiers in qu;ry committee's proposals, but what he regards an exclusively asked that she be backed by Arab country. The next stage in Ame- "-a and the United Nations. the game would be return of A Dfssenting Englishman the Mufti to Jerusalem and de- Maor Reginald Manningham- mand for British withdrawal from Buller, another member of the Palestine." inquiry committee ,has expressed In conclusion, Crossman urges "regrets" at the statements made the Government not to dangle by various American members of "baksheesh" before the Arabs of the committee concerning the de- Palestine to prevent them from liberations of the group prior to swinging to Russia, but to con- issuance of the report. vince them of the gains in social Asserting, in a letter to the welfare and economic freedom London Times, that "although I and friendship in a policy of am not a supporter of the Gov,- collaboration with Britain. To erhment, I would hesitate to carry out this policy, he says, Rare Volumes Offered make a public statement which British officials now in the Mid- might add to their difficulties, dle East should be replaced. At the House of Books Major Manningham-Buller said Otherwise, the evacuation of Mettie Baron Golub of The that his silence should not be Egypt, which could be the be- misconstrued as acceptance of ginning of a new era in Anglo- House of Books is offering an the accuracy of the published ac- Arab friendship, will be only an- interesting collection of books of great interest which are beauti- counts of discussions, agreements, other step in the fatal process fully bound and illustrated. and interpretation arrived at by of appeasement. Among them you will find: the 12 members of the inquiry Demand by Leaders THE FALL OF THE HOUSE body." Immediate announcement by OF USHER by Edgar Allan Poe. the British Government of its This well known classic is illus- Says Arabs United readiness to admit 100,000 Jews trated with engravings made on into Palestine, not contingent on wood by Abner Epstein. It is Only Against Zionism acceptane of. any conditions not bound in basket weave cloth. LONDON (JSP-Palcor)—Rich- included in the Anglo-American THE TWELVE by Alexander ard H. S. Crossman, Labor MP report on Palestine, was urged Blok, translated from the Rus- and member of the Anglo-Amer- in a letter to the Times signed sian by Babette Deutsch and Av- ican Inquiry Committee, in his by nine outstanding British rahm Yarmolinsky. It was writ- ten in January 1918 when the second article on Palestine in the statesmen and industrialists. The signatories were: Mr. Leo- revolution which inaugurated New Statesman, charges that the pro-Arabism of some British dip- pold S. Amery, member of Lloyd the Soviet Regime. was about two lomats is not really love for the George's World War I Cabinet months old. THE SCARLET LETTER by Arab but concealed anti-Semit- and former Secretary of State ism, more insulting to Arabs than of India; Lord Cecil, president Nathaniel Hawthorne. This edi- of the League of NationS Union; tion of the great classic is pub- to Jews. "Our main trouble in the Mid- Lord Chorley, 'Labor MP and lished by the Limited Editions dle East," he says,' "is the natural member of the recent Parlia- Club. British inclination to fall in love mentary mission to "India; Sir with all which is decadent in Archibald Sinclair-, leader of the President of Colombia Arab civilization, and to disre- Liberal Party; Sir Walter Lay- Condemns Anti-Semitism BOGOTA, Colombia (JTA)*— gard the new, less charming, less ton, leading economist and chair- man of the Board of Directors of The recent attacks on Jews in subservient features." In the article, titled "Arab the News Chronicle; .Mr. Walter Bogota were condemned by the Myth and Reality," Crossman Elliot, Conservative member of newly elected president of Co- lombia, Dr. Cariano Ospino Per- points out the internal differences the • Chamberlain Government ez, in a statement to the Jewish who did not vote for the White and conflicting interests of the Arab States united only against Paper; Dr. Grenfell, Labor MP Telegraphic Agency. The president-elect emphasized Zionism, and describes the inter- and former Minister of Mines in nal social and economic conflicts Churchill's wartime coalition that he will not tolerate any as- Government; Sir Andrew Mc-' saults against Jews or any other within the various States. British officials, Crossman says, Fadyean, leading industrialist; national minority. "Such action," mix more easily with the small and Mr. James Middleton, former he declared, "is contrary to the democratic spirit of our' country." civilized coterie . running Arab Secretary of the Labor Party. Hungarian Warns 'Privileges' it inwittimmumni TY. 5-8400 chairman, arrived here to consult with U. S. members of the pro- visional executive on problems confronting the forthcoming World Zionist Congress. FHA GOVERNMENT INSURED FINANCING REDUCE INTEREST PROTECT YOUR , INVESTMENT SAVE MONEY For Complete I am buying my home on a land con- tract. I would like informa- tion on how to obtain an FHA mort- gage. life You Buyhtg Your Home on a Land Contract? Twelve years ago, the United States Government created the Federal Housing Administration to assist persons in the medium and lower . income brackets to purchase their home. This agency has made it pos- sible for the working man to own his home without fear of immediate foreclosure. 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