Friday, September 20, 1946
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Seventy-four
Shatv Warned Before
Blast at King David
took place. Davar, laborite daily
points out in an editorial, assert-
ing that while this doesn't alter
the enormity of the crime, it
TEL AVIV (JPS-Palcor)—The raised the question of who was
inquest into the deaths of 91 Jews. responsible for failure to take
Arabs and Britishers in the blast- precautionary measures after the
ing of the government offices in warning was received. Davar has
t iv, King David Hotel in Jeru- consistently denounced the lrgun
s item. July 22, has established and the Sternites.
Sir John Shaw, former chief
that the Secretariat and the Po-
llee received warnings from 21 to secretary of the Palestine admin-
34 minutes before the explosion istration. who was in charge of
the office at the time, was in a
different section of the hotel when
the blast occurred and escaped
with no injuries. Several weeks
later he resigned. for obscure
reasons, from his post which he
had held or seven years.
Irgun Zvai Leumi, which admit-
ted responsibility for the King
David blast. stated after the
tragedy. that not only were the
police and Shaw's office warned
before hand of the blast, but they
were told exactly which section of Bands of British Soldiers
the two-winger, six-story building Attack Jews in Jerusalem
was to be blown up.
JERUSALEM, (JPS, Palcor)—
Sweden Grants 400 More
Visas to Polish Jews
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13 (JTA)
—The Swedish Alien Commission
has granted 400 additional transit
visas to Polish Jews en route to
Palestine. The visas are valid for
a short period, and, as a rule,
cannot be extended.
Jewish men, women and children,
ranging in age from 9 to 50, have
been accosted and beaten by bands
of armed British .oldiers in the
streets of Jerusalem after dark, it
is reported here. The Red Mogen
David disclosed that its central
first aid station in Jerusalem treat-
ed 17 victims of such attacks dur-
ing the month of August.
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I controlling Michigan Consolidated
Gas Company succeed in their plans to
get a monopoly on Detroit's gas supply,
you and the other gas users of Detroit
will pay the lion's share of the cost of a
duplicate pipeline. This system will cost at least $84,000,001)!
"That's ridiculous ! Haven't the people of Detroit
been told these facts?"
Indeed they have. Just recently James H. Lee, Assistant Cor-
poration Counsel of Detroit, was quoted as follows by the
Detroit Times:
"Michigan Consolidated wants a pipeline and
wants to create a shortage so that the Federal Power Commission
will grant it permission to go ahead and build it. The City of
"But,
I don't understand. What's the matter with
Detroit isn't interested in the Panhandle Company, and neither is
our present supply?"
it interested in Michigan Consolidated. It is interested in getting
enough gas. That gas is available and the consumers could get
Nothing at all. Panhandle Eastern's lines have provided more
than enough gas for your needs for the past ten years. And when
it shortly after Pandhandle and Michigan reached an agreement.
Unless they do this, there is no telling how long the city will be
Panhandle Eastern completes its current construction program.
without an adequate supply. Even if Michigan Consolidated gets
the enlarged system will be fully capable of meeting all of your
permission to build a pipeline * * * it may be years before such
future needs, however great.
a line is completed."
"Aren't we already paying for one pipeline?"
"I see. And meanwhile, I suppose, our gas short-
You are. That is, Detroit's gas users have already helped to pay
age continues?"
a substantial part of the original cost of Panhandle Eastern's
Exactly, in complete disregard of your urgent need for more
gas, Michigan Consolidated refuses to negotiate with Pan-
system. However, under the plans of Michigan Consolidated
interests, you will lose all benefit of this investment and start
paying all over again for a new line.
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