Friday, June 7, 1946 THE JEWISH NEWS Pa ge Twe4y-fwo Canada Eases Lew, To Aid Immigrants OTTAWA, (JTA)—A new im- migration policy under which all "first degree" relatives of per' sons now in Canada will be ad- mitted to the Dominion was an- nounced in the House of Com- mons by Minister of Resources James A. Glenn, in charge of im- migration. He announced that displaced persons without valid passports from their countries of origin will be permitted to enter if they possess travel documents establishing their identity. In a statement welcoming the announcement, which will allow parents, children, un - married brothers and sisters and or- phaned nieces and nephews of Canadian residents to enter, the Canadian Jewish Congress ex- pressed the hope that the gov- ernment would change its entire closed door policy and admit a "fair quota" of the displaced Jews in Europe. It said that Mr. Glenn's an- nouncement followed representa- tions by the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society and other organiza- tions. According to informed sources here, Col. David Croll, Jewish M. P. from Toronto, also was influential in securing easing of the immigration regulations. will Dynamic Detroit of the Future Be ... HUNGRY FOR NATURAL GAS? for her glorious Golden Automotive Jubilee . . . proudly com- memorates 50 years of unparalleled progress ... her civic, industrial and business leaders are planning an even greater uture for your city And vital to this future ... absolutely essential to any substantial expansion of Detroit's industry or residential boundaries . . . is Natural Gas. In the years ahead, this fine fuel must continue to be avail- able, unfailingly and in bounteous quantities, if the Motor Capital is to grow and prosper. The present inexcusable muddle in which Detroit finds itself on the question of its future natural gas supply is, therefore, a matter of great concern to every thoughtful citizen. Panhandle Eastern .1. the independent pipe line operator supplying Detroit with natural gas since 1936 publishes the following facts in the public interest: You are being told by the Michigan Con- solidated Gas Company that its gas supply cannot support additional house heating . . . that next winter its facilities will be strained to the utmost — . and that "since 1940 we have been limited by the Pipe Line Company to 125 million cubic feet of natural gas per day." At the same time, you read in the newspapers that Panhandle Eastern has completed a new contract with Consumers Povyer Company, which serves most of Michigan outside of Detroit, assuring abun- dant supplies of natural gas to Consumers Power customers for the next quarter of a century! Sounds like rank discrimination, doesn't it? Plenty of gas for your neighbors . . the near-by communities of Oakland and Macomb Counties, the cities of Pontiac, Lansing, Flint, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Bay City, and Saginaw, to name only a few , , but only a limited supply. for Dynamic Detroit! judge for yourself where But read further responsibility lies and what is the logical remedy! Fifteen months ago at a conference before the Detroit Common Council, Panhandle Eastern offered to negotiate with Michigan Consolidated for a new long-term contract to provide more natural gas for Detroit's post-war needs. VV HILE DETROIT CELEBRATES PANIIAN . DLE Y OR K a fiat refusal by officials of Michigan Consolidated. At this same conference, representatives of Consumers Power informed the Commission of their readiness to con- clude arrangements with Panhandle Eastern to provide for the natural gas requirements of its entire territory for a long period of years. These arrangements have now been completed ... the future natural gas needs of most of Michigan—except Detroit—assured until at least 1971 ! about the ability of Panhandle Eastern to meet in full the future- natural gas requirements of your city. Keeping faith with Detroit and the other cities it serves, Panhandle Eastern has filed plans with public authorities which, when approved, will start a third great pipe line north from Texas and Kansas. This new construction will raise the already enormous capacity of the Pan- handle Eastern system by another 90 million addi- tional cubic feet a day. And, when fully completed, this third line will enable Panhandle Eastern to deliver the astronomical total of 7 50 million cubic feet every 24 hours to the territory it serves! Michigan Consolidated's plan, as it affects Detroit's private citizens, means no additional gas for house-heating for several years at least. And, for the gas-hungry industries of Detroit, it means no more natural gas on an "interruptible" basis after 1951! There is no question Panhandle Eastern stands ready to negotiate with Michi- gan Consolidated for a new long-term contract which would give Detroit its full share of its enlarged capac- ity ... assure an adequate supply of natural gas to your city for decades to come. Such an adequate supply already is assured to your sister cities in Michigan . . . to your next-door neighbors. Will Detroit speak up for its share? CO M PANY TRANSPORTING NATURAL GAS FROM - NEW Nothing came of this offer except a statement 4. by executives of Michigan Consolidated that its par- ent holding company planned to construct its own pipe line system to supersede Panhandle Eastern's facilities, and that Michigan Consolidated would not renew Panhandle Eastern's contract upon its expiration in 1951. Six months ago at a conference called by and presided over by the chairman of the Michigan Public, Service Commission on the question of the future natural gas supply of Detroit and the State, Panhandle Eastern reiterated its offer to negotiate a new contract providing more gas for the city. This offer met with • CHICAGO WORLD'S GREATEST RESERVES - - DE T A OST Panhandle Eastern produces and trans.. ports natural gas from the Southwest to the "gates" of Detroit, where it is sold at wholesale to the local gas utility for distribution. K A NS AS CaTT O