Friday, August 9, 1946
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Fourteen
P Cc destine 'Federalization British Lift
Plan Given in Parliament Curfew in
Jerusalem
Sir Herbert Morrison Tells Commons That Britain Desires to
Divide Zion Into Four Sections; Expresses Regret
Over Truman's Failure to Approve Plan
Barbed Wire and British Poppies'
Convert Tel Aviv Into Mass Prison
Barker's Anti - Semitic Order
(JTA)—Acting • Prime Minister Morrison,
Also Was Sent to Polish
speaking for the British government in the absence of Prime
Officers in Palestine
Minister Attlee, told the House of Commons that Britain
(Special Cable to Jewish News)
desired to divide Palestine into four sections, two of which
JERUSALEM. (JTA) —The cur-
Would be semi-autonomous Jewish and Arab provinces. He
outlined the details of the plan on the first day of a two- few was lifted here at 6 a. m.
LONDON,
Tuesday
day Parliamentary debate.
Imposed for 16 days after the
A virtually identical statement American countries, particularly
King David Hotel bombing, the
'was read simultaneously in the Brazil.
curfew would have been lifted a
House of Lords by Dominions
Morrison outlined the "federali-
Secretary Lord Addison, leader of zation" plan, explaining the au- day earlier, but the British feared
the crowds that would have gone
the House..
thority which will be given the
to the Wailing Wall on Tisha
Morrison expressed regret that Jewish and Arab states and the
President Truman had not decided rights to be reserved by the cen- b'Ab.
Eleven Raffa Camp detainees
to accept the plan before Corn- tral government, which will be
mons began its debate on the Pal- I , controlled by the British. He added were flown to the Eritrean Camp
estine issue. "We hoped for Presi- ' that provincial autonomy would to commence their exile.
It was revealed here that Gen.
dent Truman's acceptance before greatly simplify the administration
the debate, but we understand that of Jewish immigration, but em- Barker's non-fraternization order
„
he had decided to discuss the mat- 1 .,,hasized
that final control of im- went also to Polish officers who
ter with American experts return- , migration would rest with the were instructed that Polish troops
ing to Washington," Morrison central government. He said the should not fraternize with Jewish
said. Meanwhile, he added, the immediate transfer of the 100,000 girls.
plan will be discussed with the 'Jews could only take place if the
Arabs and the Jews.
'entire scheme were put in opera-
Surrender Mandate tion.
• High Commission Final
•Conservative leader Winston
Boundaries between The various
Churchill declared on the second
day that if Britain failed to se- sections would not be changed ex-
- cure American cooperation • in cept through agreement between
solving the Palestine problem, it the provinces. The provincial gov-
should surrender the mandate and ernments would be required to
(Special Wire to Jewish News)
place the entire problem in the guarantee the rights and equality
WASHINGTON. (JTA)—Presi-
of
all
citizens,
and
freedom
of
hands of the United Nations. He.
dent Truman reportedly informed
expressed the hope that the re- commerce- among all sections of the British government that his
ports of American rejection of the , Palestine. All bills passed by the first reaction to the "federaliza-
British "federalization" plan were provincial legislatures will require tion" plan was unsatisfactory. The
not final. He said that the-British the consent of the High Commis- President's notification of rejec-
governMent should have made it sioner, who. Morrison declared, tion of the plan is not final. It is
clear to the U. S. as soon as the I would not veto them unless they predicted in some quarters that
war ended, that unless the U. S. are inconsistent with the central the President may accept a modi-
"came in and bore their share," government's safeguarding of fied version of the earlier proposal.
we should lay the whole burden peace and minority rights.
Churchill praised the efficiency
at the feet of the UN."
Morrison asserted that the gov- of the Jewish armed forces in Pal-
ernment has evidence that sev- estine, saying that their ability
eral leaders of the Jewish Agency had been recognized by the high-
were directly implicated in the est British military authorities in
terrorist campaign in Palestine. 1942. The Zionists and the Jewish
Only part of the evidence was community of Palestine had been
published in last week's White unreservedly on the side of the
Rabbi Joseph E. Krikstein of
British during the war, he recalled.
Paper, he said.
Mt. Clemens, announces that Da-
Depends on America
If and when the "federalization
Sir Stafford Cripps, who opened vid Wertheim, vice chairman of
plan" is accepted—and only then
British government will is- the debate for the government, the American Zionist Emergency
sue. Palestine immigration certifi- said that the plan recommended Council, will address a Mt. Clem-
cates to Jews in Europe as rapidly by the Anglo-American experts ens mass meeting Sunday eve-
as possible, the Labor government "depends on the cooperation of
spokesman said. Every effort will America," and voiced the hope ning, Aug. 11, at Cong. Beth Te-
be made, he continued, to com- that such cooperation would be philath Moses.
plete the immigration of the 100,- forthcoming.
All Mt. Clemen's guests 'and
A solution of the Palestine prob-
000 Jews recommended by the
permanent residents are invited
Anglo-American Committee on In- lem must be aimed at the final to protest the obstacles being
quiry on Palestine within twelve objective of self-government for
the Jews and Arabs," Cripps stat- placed in the way of immediate
months.
ed. "The most we can do in fair- adMission of 100,000 Jews to Pal-
Asked to Transport 100,000
Morrison revealed that the U. S. ness to Arabs and Jews alike," he estine and the British partition
would be asked to undertake the said, "is to try and provide a large plan.
responsibility of transporting the measure of self-governMent within
The meeting will be held under
100.000 Jews to Palestine and pro- the limited territory as the size of
auspices of the Michigan Pales-
viding • them with food for the that territory will allow."
President Truman's request for tine Histadrut Committee.
first two months after their ar-
rival. Some of the money for the admission of 100,000 Jews
Mr. Wertheim, former general
transferring and settling the im- needs considerable planning and secretary of Poale Zion Zeire Zion
migrants could be secured from financing, Sir Stafford asserted, one of the outstanding leaders in
German reparations, contributions and also some general scheme for
the American labor Zionist move-
by Jews and loans, he said. A sub- reassuring the Arabs.
Work with Jewish Agency
ment, has been . 21 delegate to
stantial grant will also be asked
In reply to pro-Zionist Laborite World Jewish Congresses. He is
from the U. S. for development of
Sidney Silverman, Cripps said that
Arab projects in Palestine.
a member of the board of direc-
Declaring that the present mili- the government did not intend to tors of the United Palestine Ap-
cease
working
with
the
Jewish
tary operations in Tel Aviv were
peal and Joint Distribution Com-
armed at apprehending the per- Agency and that he hoped to hold mittee. He has been closely asso-
petrators of the King David out- discussions with several members ciated with Histadrut as co-chair-
rage. who are believed to be hid- of the Agency. There was no in- man of the National Committee
ing there,-Morrison said that -"the tention of inviting the ex-Mufti to for Labor Palestine.
curse of Hitler has not been whol- participate in the Palestine talks,
ly removed from some of his vic- he continued.
Silverman said that among the JDC July Relief Shipments
tims.
defeets
of the partition plan was Top Million and Half- Pounds
Urged to Find New Homes
NEW YORK. (JTA) — Ship-
that
it
left
control if immigration
The government spokesman said
ments of relief supplies by the
that the Anglo-American experts to the central government and
Joint Distribution Committee to
recognized that Palestine cannot made no provision to house the
Jewish survivors in 13 overseas
immigrants,
100,000
proposed
absorb all the Jewish refugees and,
countries during July totaled more
therefore, recommended that the
Put that extra bedroom to use! than 1,500,000 pounds — better
U. S. and Britain find new homes
than half in foodstuffs — and
for many and also seek conditions List it in The Jewish News classi-
were valued at more than $535,000
in Europe that will enable the re- fied columns.
1
Report Truman
Rejects British
Partition Plan
Wertheim to Speak
At Mass Meeting
In Mt. Clemens
settlement of a substantial num-
. ber there. The two countries are
also urged to appeal to the mem-
ber nations of the United Nations
Assembly to receive displaced per-
. sons, including Jews, in their ter-
ritory.
Pending establishment of the
new International Refugee Or-
ganization to be set up by the UN,
England and America will,- accord-
ing to the plan of the experts,
continue to promote resettlement
0i refugees through the Intergov-
ernmental Committee on Refu-
gees,, with emphasis on South
Barbed wire, set up by British troops, creates a mass prison
of the great all-Jewish city of Tel Aviv, Palestine, where 200,000
inhabitants are kept in their homes 22 out of 24 hours a day—the
other two hours being allowed for the purchase of food.
Two British soldiers, members of the Sixth Airborne Division,
are shown here standing guard.
Hundreds already are under arrest, ostensibly held as suspects
in the "manhunt" for those who perpetrated the King David Hotel
bombing in Jerusalem.
The Sixth Airborne soldiers are known in Palestine as "Kal-
onioth" (poppies) because of their red berets with black tassels.
Following their shooting down of Jewish children in the streets of
Tel Aviv last year, that name took on new, meaning. Jewish children
now say, "they are like poppies, their berets are red and their
hearts are black."
The Sixth Airborne Division has been accused by both Jeufs and
Arabs of reckless driving: They have staged numerous "finpromptu"
raids on Jewish settlements for which the army later "apologized."
Russian Relief Denies
Rumor Its Activities
Have Been Suspended
Rumors that the Detroit Jewish
Committee for Russian Relief has
suspended operations ' have been
denied by the Detroit Jewish Com-
mittee in a formal statement is-
sued over the signature of its presi-
dent, Isadore Starr. The Detroit
committee it states is continuing
with full vigor the work it has car-
ried on since its inception.
The committee is now engaged in
Jewish Civilians at Military
Headquarters Discharged
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—All Jew-
ish civilian clerks employed by
military headquarters in Jerusa-
lem I have been discharged. It is
estimated that the order will ef-
fect several hundred persons,
many of whom are veterans of
the British forces.
a drive to raise $50,000 for the
Filatav Children's Hospital of Mos-
cow. New quarters have been
opened at 1002 Lawyers Bldg. with
the same telephone, RAndolph
3925. Members and affiliated or-
ganizations are urged to continue
working to complete the drive for
the Hospital with the least pos-
sible delay.
"The necessity of doing every-
thing within our power to insure
peace can best be served by sup-
porting the humanitarian work of
Russian Relief," Mr. Starr declared.
"Far from ceasing, the committee
considers the work more important
now than ever before."
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