Friday, August
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THE JEWISH NEWS
9, 1946
`Don't Push These People Around'
British Govt Disavows
Text of General's Insult
Sir Barker's Language Used in Non-Fraternization Order fo
British Troops in Palestine Brings Protests From
World Jewry, Christian Leaders
LONDON, (JTA)—The British government after a Cabinet meet-
ing at which Gen. Evelyn Barker's non-fraternization order was dis-
cussed this week disassociated itself from the language used in the
order. The announcement was made by Herbert Morrison, govern-
ment spokesman in Commons, during the Palestine debate.
The Communist Daily Worker declared that Colonial Office offi-
cials held anxious consultations after the publication of Barker's anti-'
Semitic letter. It adds that Labor Party MPs are expressing indigna-
tion at the document.
British Asked by Committee to Disavow Barker Order
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The British government was asked by the
American Jewish Committee to disavow the letter issued by Gen,
Barker. In a letter to Lord Inverchapel, British Ambassador to the
U. S., David Sher, chairman of the administrative committee of the
organization, stated that the "calumnous and gratuitous language" of
the order "resembles the vituperation of Hitler. It is especially ap-
palling to hear it froin a British official."
The American Christian Palestine Committee, speaking for thou-
sands of U. S. Christian religious and lay leaders, assailed the order
issued to all British military units in Palestine by Gen. Barker, Brit-
ish commander-in-chief in that country, as "renewed evidence that
Britain will stoop so low as to spread anti-Semitic lies and appeal to
the very worst in huinan nature in order to carry out her ignominious
policies in Palestine."
General Barker Removed Once for Co-operation With Nazis
JERUSALEM, (JPS-Palcor)-Sir Evelyn Barker, who ordered his
troops to show "contempt and loathing" for Palestine's Jews and to
"Strike at their pockets—a way which this race understands as any,"
was "removed from his earlier command of British forces at Schles-
wig-Holstein owing to his co-operation with local Nazis and Junkers,"
"Hapoel," a weekly published by Hechalutz (Pioneers for Palestine)
Organization of Stockholm, Sweden, charges in its July 1, issue just
received here. The weekly charges that "after this (his removal) he
was transferred - to Palestine for actions against Jews."
Removal of Gen. Barker as commander in chief of Palestine
forces if he is actually the author of the alleged order of the day,
branding every Jew in Palestine an accomplice of the terrorists and
exhorting British troops to hold them "in contempt and loathing,"
was demanded in an editorial in the Daily Herald, Labor Party organ.
LaGuardia Discovers 90 Pct. of Jews
In D P Camps ■ \ ant to Go to Palestine
MUNICH, (JTA)—Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Direc-
tor-General of UNRRA, visited the Foehrenwald
and Feldafing camps for displaced Jews near here
on his tour of relief and rehabilitation facilities
in Europe.
LaGuardia would not comment on the reason for
his
. visit, but it is known that it is in regard to im-
migration and the eventual fate of the DPs after
UNRRA goes out of existence at the end of this
year.
He questioned the occupants of the camps as to
the places to which they wish to emigrate. The
response was shouted loudly and repeatedly : "Pal-
estine, Palestine." At the Feldafing camp he asked
whether they would be willing . to go anywhere else
—perhaps South America. Their answer was: "No."
It is estimated that at least 90 per cent of the dis-
placed Jews polled by LaGuardia elected to go to
Palestine.
`Don't Push Them Around'
At Foehrenwald, when an Army officker at-
tempted to force back a group of Jews crowding
around the UNRRA chief, LaGuardia said:
"Don't push these people around, they've been
pushed around more than enough." .
Following his visits to the camps, LaGuardia ad-
dressed a meeting of UNRRA officials in the
Munich zone and urged them to use kindness and
patience in handling the DPs.
The Jewish Central Committee charged that cer-
tain army officials had distorted the facts concern-
ing last week's disturbances at the Foehrenwald
DP camp in which one Jew was killed and several
wounded. - The . charges were contained in sworn
affidavits submitted to Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein,
advisor on Jewish affairs to Gen. McNarney.
The committee accused the army newspaper,
Stars and Stripes, of acting as a "mouthpiece for
false stories," and of publishing "only the official
army announcement although its correspondent
was present during the disturbances."
According to the documents submitted to Rabbi
Bernstein, a German mail truck which picked up
two Jewish DPs on their way from Wolfrathausen.
to Foehrenwald was stopped by two German police-
men named Mueller and Ankerr. One of the police-
men remained on his motorcycle while the other
argued with the driver about speeding and also
harangued the two Jews.
A heated argument ensued and one of the po-
licemen fired into the air, causing a panic among
a small group of DPs who had gathered outside the
camp's gates. At this point the policeman who had
remained on his motorcycle fired at the group, kill-
ing Isaac Feldberg and wounding Reuben Machteh.
The two policemen then sped towards Munich and
informed military authorities that they had been
attacked by DPs.
This version of the incident was revealed at
headquarters of the Counter-Intelligence Corps by
Simcha Rubinstein, a DP who at one time was well-
known in Poland as a boxer.
Gen. McNarney Invites Wise,
Goldmann to Discuss Jewish Problem
FRANKFURT, (JTA)—Gen. J. T. McNarney, com-
mander of U. S. forces in the European Theater,
has invited Drs. Stephen S. Wise and Nahum Gold-
mann, American members of the Jewish Agency, to
confer with him.
Dr. Wise and Dr. Goldmann have requested that
the invitation be held open until this week-end be-
cause they will be engaged until then at the Paris
meeting of the Jewish Agency executive and world
Zionist leaders.
Bernstein Says Jews Fleeing to
U. S. Zones Comprise 94% of Total DPs
WARSAW, (JTA)—Jewish refugees from Poland
make up 94 per cent of the displaced persons
streaming into the American military zones in Aus-
tria and Germany, it was stated here by Rabbi
Philip S. Bernstein. advisor on Jewish Affairs to
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney. Rabbi Bernstein is re-
turning to Berlin to report on his survey directly
to Gen. McNarney.
3d Jew Slain
In Aftermath
Of Lynchings
Hungarian Mob, Protesting
Arrest of Killers, Murder
Police Official
BUDAPEST, (JTA)—The Jewish
community of Miskolc, 80 miles
from here. where two Jews were
lynched earlier this week, is in a
state of panic following outbreaks
by thousands of anti-Semitic dem-
onstrators'.
Minister of the Interior Laszlo
Rajk has arrived in the city. Before
leaving he said that, if necessary,
he will call upon Red Army occu-
pation troops to maintain order.
Police have been ordered to fire
at demonstrators who refuse to
disperse.
Broke into Police Building
Enraged because 16 persons who
participated in the - murder of the
two Jews had been arrested, a
crowd broke into the police build-
ing at Miskolc and murdered Ar-
thur Fraenkel, a Jew, who was
head of the political investigation
department.
The murder climaxed a demon-
stration by 25,000 persons who
marched through the town de-
manding the release of the sixteen.
Jewish circles charge that the po-
lice did little to curb the rioters.
The two original victims, millers
named Frendreisz and Rejtoe, had
been charged with violating price
regulations. As police were taking
them to a labor camp, they were
set upon by a group of iron work-
ers from the Diosgyoer and Ozd
plants.
There are indications that. there
had been considerable agitation in
the iron works and that the lynch-
ings were not spontaneous.
Bulgarian Premier to Aid
JDC Rehabilitation Plan
SOFIA. (JT.A).—Bulgarian Pre-
mie• Killion Georgiev has ex-
pressed his government's readi-
ness to cooperate fully with the
Joint Distribution Committee in
the economic 'rehabilitation of
Bulgarian Jewry,
In an interview with the local
JDC director, Manuel, Siegel, and
a Jewish Telegraphic Agency cor-
respondent, Georgiev said the
governthent would 'undertake to
remove ail obstacles hindering
distribution of JDC supplies,
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