Friday, August 30, 1946 9 Jewish Groups Submit Peace Conclave Demands THE JEW IS H NEWS Page Three Resistance Boils as British Push Deportations Masaryk Refuses to Introduce Amendments; Russians Re- portedly Opposed to Jewish Proposals; Outlawing of [discrimination Recommended in Memorandum PARIS, (JTA)—A solemn appeal to redress past wrongs suffered by Jews under the Nazi regime and to guarantee _to 700,000 Jewish survivors in enemy countries the right to 'live in "dignity, -security and peace"- was submitted to the Peace Conference by nine leading Jewish organizations. They joined in a memorandum proposing a series of amend- ments to the draft treaties with five' former Nazi satellite nations. The major proposals include provisions that human rights and fundamental freedoms be guaranteed and enforced with internation- al protection through appropriate agencies of. the United Nations. The memorandum urges that former enemy states undertake to .prevent the resurgence of fascism by the enactment of legislation to outlaw advocacy of or incitement to religious or racial hatred. It suggests amending the existing treaty clauses for securing human rights to include "equality before the law", "freedom of association," "freedom of religious practice," and "equal right to gainful occupa- tions and the right to preserve cultural entity." The document further urges that - the repeal of all legislation discriminating against any section of a population be made retro- USING FIXED BAYONETS, British Tommies keep protesting Jewish immigrants within their barbed wire enclosure on the Island of Cyprus where they were sent after attempting to enter Palestine as active. visaless settlers. The violence broke out when the deportees heard a report that members of the press The memorandum _asks that measures be taken to assure would not be perMitted to enter Camp Karalos where they are being held under heavy armed gu.ard. that the property and claims of all Jews who died heirless and .... of Jewish communal bodies which were liquidated by Nazi persecution be turned over to representative Jewish bodies for the purpose of aiding in the rehabilitation, emigration and resettle- ment of the Jewish survivors. It contains addenda for the Rumanian and Hungarian treaties designed to safeguard normal functioning of the traditional communal Jewish organizations and institutions, including the right to be consulted by the Gov- ernment in all measures affecting the Jewish population. Foreign Minister, Jan Masaryk, head of Czechoslovakia's_ delega- tion to the Paris Conference. told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that, while he is unable to introduce the amendmehts to the five draft treaties which have been suggested by Jewish delegations meet- ing here, he is convinced that an opportunity must be given at the peace conference for a ventilation of the Jewish question. He indicated that he would do his utmost in this direction. From an informed diplomatic source it is learned that the first Soviet reaction to the amendments put forward by the Jewish delegations was unfavorable. While the Soviet delegates, it seas said, understood that protection was needed for Jewish communal life, they were still opposed to 'any concept of group rights being recognized in the treaties. Cracow Cardinal Supports Alibi for Polish Pogroms Agrees That Feeling Against Jews in Government Is Re- flected Against Community; Vatican Recognizes Plea Against Cardinal Hiond's Anti-Semitism Transport, 750 Deportees, 'Leaves Suddenly JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The British transport Empire Heywood, which has been under repair here since last Sunday when an explosion in its hold blew a hole in the vessel's side, hurriedly sailed from Haifa with '750 Jewish deportees after an anonymous telephone call warned the port manager that the ship would be blown up. The vessel is expected to cruise in the Medi- terranean for several days before proceeding to Cyprus, as sufficient camp facilities are not ready. Meanwhile, explosives planted by three mem- bers of the Haganah tore an eight-foot hole in the side of the Empire Rival, which had just returned from Cyprus to load another group of deportees. The ship is settling by the stern, but naval experts do not expect her to sink. Swimmers Risked Shots, Depth Charges In a daring raid, three swimmers approached the vessel as it lay at anchor in Haifa harbor and attached magnetic mines, despite shots fired by guards and small depth charges dropped. A curfew immediately was clamped down on the harbor area, but was lifted at 9 a. m. Troops searched Jewish settlements along Haifa Bay, while reinforcements were placed aboard vessels in the harbor. The "Voice of Israel" broadcast, stated that the Haganah accomplished the blasting and also had sabotaged the Empire Heywood. Naval experts say the Empire Rival must remain in shallow water at least three months until the hole in her hull can be repaired. Advance units of the British First Armored Division have -arrived here from Italy, despite strenuous War Office denials of several weeks ago. •Tel Aviv and adjoining colonies have been the center of large-scale military activities, lead- ing residents to believe that the "third phase" of . British operations have begun. It still is not known whether the raids were the beginning of new atcions or merely an isolated operation. The explosion of 'a boiler in a flour mill between Haifa and Tel Aviv, heard throughout both cities, may have been the cause. The private letterbox section of the Jerusalem postoffiee is being transferred to another sec- tion of the city, following a dozen bomb warn- ings. "Moslem Brotherhood" Recruiting The Arab News Agency reports from Damascus that 15 Jews arrested attempting to cross from Syria into Palestine have been sentenced to six months. , The local "Moslem Brotherhood", which has been described as the Arab. equivalent of the "Palmach," Haganah striking force, is organizing branches throughout the country and recruiting new members. At its new Jerusalem headquarters 1,000 new members took an oath to the Mufti. It was officially announced here that four Jews suspected of terrorism have been deported to Eritrea. LONDON, (JTA)—Adam Cardinal Sapieha of Cracow has made a statement supporting those who attribute the recent pogroms in Poland to the fact that "many key gov- ernrn.ent posts are held by Jews," the London Daily Mail reports in a dispatch from its correspondent in Poland. In an interview with the Mail corresptondent, Cardinal Sapieha said that there is "a good deal of feeling against the present government" and that resentment against the Jews in the gov- ernment is carried over against the Jewish population. He added that most of the Jews fleeing Poland now come from Russia and cannot speak Polish. The correspondent also reported crossing the Polish-Czech fron- tier at Kladsko with a group of 721 Jews who were fleeing to Pal- estine. He found anti-Jewish 'tension mounting in Poland. Pope Promises "Consideration" of Protest Against Anti-Semitism NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Vatican is giving "consideration" to a request by the American Federation for Polish Jews that Pope Pius intervene with Cardinal Hlond, the Polish Primate, for con- demnation by the Polish clergy of anti_Semitic outbreaks in Poland, according . to a communication received by the Federation from the Apostolic_ in Washington, Archbishop Cicognani. The Apostolic Delegate's message, addressed to Dr. JOseph Tenenbaum, president of the organization, declared in - response to the appeal of the Federation: "I have been requested by the Holy See to assure you that the matter concerned would be given proper consideration." Polish Terrorists Attack Train, Kill 3 Jews By LEON LENEMAN (Jewish Telegraphic Agency Correspondent) WARSAW, (JTA)—A train carrying repatriated Jews from the USSR to Poland was attacked twice by anti-Semitic bands after crossing the Polish border. Three Jews were dragged from the train and killed. The first attack was made when the train arrived at Tiraspol, the first station after the Russian frontier. Men dressed in Polish •military uniforms jumped into the cars and began assaulting the Jews. Encountering resistance, they left the train dragging away with them 50-year-old Joseph Lapidus; a member of the repatriation commission, whom they shot in the neighboring _woods. As the train neared Lukow, the second tattack took place. This time the armed anti-Semites . abducted two Jews and shot them in nearby woods. The transport of Jewish repatriates was one of the last due to arrive from the Soviet. Union. The Jewish Central COmmittee is receiving reports from various parts of the country indicating that murder of Jews by organized anti-Semitic terrorist groups continues Unabated. An attempt to assassinate Mark Edelman, one of the three aurviving leaders of the anti-Nazi revolt in the Warsaw ghetto., was made in Lodz. Zionists Call for "Exodus from Poland" Polish Zionist organizations have decided to proclaim an "Exodus from Poland" in view of the persistent anti-Semitic violence through- out the country, which is being intensified as opposition parties launch their campaigns for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. .In revealing their decision to the government, the ZiOnist leaders asked the authorities to Open the frontiers to Jews desiring to leave the country. The government has acceded to their request and has promised to instruct border guards to permit Jews to cross the frontiers freely within a specified one-month period. The Polish authorities indicated that they would' be willing to permit 3,000 Jews to leave daily during the one-month period.' This would mean that 90,000 Jews could emigrate. Many of the Zionist training camPs, most of which were in Lodz, are being dissolved, their members either having already crossed the frontiers into neighboring countries. 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