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Demand Britain Yield
Palestine M • date to U

American Jews Unanimous Bevin Attack on Jews

In Demand for immediate

Entry of DPs into Patestine

NEW YORK, (JTA)—The American Jewish Conference, the American Jewish
Committee and the American Zionist Emergency Council—three national Jewish
organizations representing the great majority of the Jews in the United States—
this week telegraphed appeals to President Truman to insist on the immediate
and unconditional transfer of 100,000 displaced Jews from Europe to Palestine.

The messages were signed by Henry Monsky, chairman of the interim committee of the
American Jewish Conference; Dr. Stephen S. Wise and Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, co-chLrmen
of the American Zionist Emergency Council; Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, president of the
American Jewish Committee, and Jacob Blaustein, chairman of its executive committee.

Held Vulgar, Cheap

Outraged by the stalling tactics of the Brit-
ish Colonial Office, the continued attempts of the
present British Labor government to prevent the
entrance of Jews into Palestine and the attacks
upon the Jews of America and their Christian
friends by Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, out-
standing American leaders, Jews and non-Jews, this week

inaugurated a new campaign to secure justice for the
surviving Jews in Europe, based on new approaches.

Demands now are being made that Great Britain
give up the mandate for Palestine; that the administra-
tion of Palestine be turned over to the United Natibns,
and that our government review anew Great Britain's
request for a loan from the U. S., in view of her inability
to live up to promises.

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Bevin's AttaCk Called Vulgar

Mr. Bevin's attack upon the Jews of New York has
been called "vulgar," a "cheap slur" and an outrageous
loss of temper on the part of an important official in the
British government. . •

DR. WISE
DR. SILVER
JUDGE PROKAUER
MR. MONSKY
All pointed to deteriorating conditions in the assembly centers in Germany and Austria,
where displaced Jews have been confined since V-E Day, warned against catastrophe if these
first victims of Hitlerism are not permitted to go to Palestine, and urged the .U. S. Govern-
ment to aid in their transportation and resettlement. -

United in Support of President's Policy

The ,Anierican Jewish Conference assured the President that America's Jews are united
in support of his position that the transfer should be accomplished with the greatest dis-
patch. `We earnestly hope that our government will continue to press for action, that it
will express its desire and readiness to give substantial aid in moving these peoples and reset-
tling them. For our • part, we pledge ourselves in our private capacities to continue to do our
utmost to share in the cost of this humanitarian undertaking," the conference wired.
The American Jewish Committee- pointed out that "procrastination threatens the health,
morale and very life of the displaced Jews now in Europe." It called upon the President to
urge the British government to permit without delay the entry to Palestine of 100,000
Jews and that "our government further express -its readiness to provide transportation
and care for these people while in transit, and extend financial aid and 'other economic as-
sistance in their resettlement in Palestine."
The American Zionist Emergency Council's telegram, emphasizing the need for immed-
iate action, pointed out that "every additional week without action strengthens the hands of
the obstructionists and makes possible such shameful and indeed barely credible develop-
ments as the reported arrival in the Near East of that arch murderer and satellite of Hitler,
the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem. Only immediate and decisive action can remedy a situation
which conflicts with elementary justice and decency."

The highlight of the expressed resentment of Mr.
Bevin's stand was the introduction of a resolution in . the
U. S. House of Representatives by Rep. SO1 Bloom (D.)
Y., chairman of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, putting Cogress on record as demanding that the
British government live up to the 1924 treaty in which
it reached an agreement with the U. S. to "facilitate
Jewish immigration into Palestine."

(LONDON, (JTA)—Partition of Palestine into separate
Arab and Jewish States by the United Nations is forecast
by the appointment of President Truman's Cabinet com-
mittee, Foreign Minister Bevin's statement at the Labor
Party Conference, and the Arab position as revealed at
the Arab League Council, the London Times says in an
editorial.)

Rep.. Bloom termed his resolution "our answer" to
Mr. Bevin's statement. His resolution provides that "It
is the sense .of the Congress that the terms, conditions,
provisions, guaranties and pledges under and pursuant
to which consent was given by the United States to the

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Bevin's Statement Draws Further Protests from Leaders

Shocked by the statement made in London by Foreign Secretary Bevin, Judge Pros-
kauer and Mr. Blaustein wired President Truman on behalf of the American Jewish Com-
mittee urging that he use his "influence with the British government for the purpose of
taking immediate action to effect the prompt entry of displaced Jews into Palestine. Their
statement pointed out that Mr. Bevin's refusal to abide by the unanimous recommenda-
tion of the Anglo-Ainerican committee for the admission of the 100,000 Jews "would result
in the sacrifices of the lives of the displaced Jews in Europe." They also stated that the
reported arrival of the Mufti in the Near East would "tend to increase the peril of ciuil
war in Palestine."
Mr. Monsk and Louis Lipsky, in another telegram to the President, declared that Mr.
Bevin's statement is an "astounding reflection" on Mr. Truman's efforts in behalf of
Europe's stricken Jews and has the effect of humiliating the American Government and
its Chief Executive.

Zion Health Project:

J e wish Palestine's need
for a medical school
was advanced by DR.
JUDAH L. M A GNES
(right), president of the
Hebrew University at Jeru-
salem, following his arrival
in New York. Shown with
him alongside an architect's
plan of the proposed school
are COL. HAROLD RIEG-
ELMAN and MRS,
SAMUEL J. ROSENSOHN,
co-chairmen of the Medical
School campaign of the He-
brew University and Ha-
dassah, with headquarters
at 16 E. 48th N. Y. A drive
to raise $4,000,000 for this

purpose is in progres4.

—International Soundphoto

Atom Adviser: BERNARD M. BARUCH, U. S. delegate

to the UN atomic commission, shown with SENATOR ARTHUR
H. VANDENBERG, left, (R) of Michigan, and SENATOR
BRIEN McMAHON, (D) of Connecticut, during Baruch's visit
on Capitol Rill Where,he addressed anexecutive session
. . of the

,'S hate special atomic energy committee.