THE JEWISH
Friday, Ocfober 11, 1946
NEWS
Page Five
Nationwide Endorsement Hails Truman's Palestine Plea
Attlee Declares Statemen t
By Trunian 'Unfortunate
Preparations for this move-
ment would have been enhanced. which has now developed. I wish
ment have already been made
The British government pre- to state my views as succinctly
sented to the conference the so- as possible:
by this government and it is
9
called Morrison Plan for pro-
1. In -view of the fact that
ready to lend its immediate
vincial autonomy and stated that
winter will come on before the
assistance.
the conference was open to other
conference can be resumed, I
2. I state again, as I have en
Goy. Dewey, Acheson and Leaders of Democratic and proposals. Meanwhile, the Jew- believe and urge that sub-
previous occasions, that the
ish Agency proposed a solution
Republican Parties, Christian and Jewish Groups
stantial immigration into Pal-
immigration laws of other
of the Palestine problem by
estine cannot await a solution
countries, including the United
Praise Demand for Opening of Zion
means of the creation of a viable
to the Palestine problem - and
States, should be liberalized
Jewish state in control of its own
(Continued en Page 16)
Nationwide endorsement of President Truman's proposal i m m igration and economic Pal- that it should be given at once.
the opening of Palestine's doors "at once" to "substantial"
es in an adequate area of Pal-
immigration
immigration of displaced European Jews this week gave , estine nistead of in the whole of
encouragement to Jewish leaders that a great deal of good Palestine. It proposed further-
will result from the consistent efforts of our government to more the immediate issuance of
adhere to the Pledge to establish a separate Jewish state in certificates for 100,000 Jewish
immigrants. This proposal i•e-
The Junior Service Group
a Dart of the Holy Land. 4.
President Truman's latest dec- I happy to accept in the hope that ceived widespread attention in
invites
laration has the endorsement of ' i its participation would help to the United States, both in the
press
and
in
public
forums.
Young
Men
and
Women of Detroit
leaders of the Democratic and ;
alleviate the situation of the dis-
including I
parties,
Should Begin at Once
Republican
to
a
From the discussion which has
Gov. Dewey of New York and placed Jews in Europe and would
State
assist
in
finding
a
solution
for
a
ensued it is my belief that
of
Secretary
Acting
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the difficult and complex prob- solution along these lines would
Acheson.
Scores of endorsements of his lem of Palestine itself. The ur- command the support of public
opinion in the United States. I
statement were received by
I gency with which this govern- cannot believe that the gap be-
President Truman from Chris- 1
SOCIAL • DANCING
ment
regarded
the
matter
is
re-
tween the proposals which have
tian and Jewish leaders and or-
fleeted in the fact that a 120-day been put forward is too great to
ganizatinns. despite Prime Min-
Sunday, October 20, at 2:30 P.M.
=imi was se or e comp e ion be bridged by men of reason
ister Attlee's apparent anger that
of the committee's task.
and goodwill. To such a solu-
the Presid?nt should have made
Jewish Community Center
tion our government could give
Experts Sent to London
his stat-ment public contrary to
his wishes.
Admission Free
The unanimous report of the its support.
In the light of the situation
Anglo-American Committee of
British Opinion Divided
Mr. Attlee called President Inquiry was made on April 20,
Truman's statement "unfortun- 1946, and I was gratified to note
ate." and the President's request that among the recommendations
for an onen door to Jewish im- contained in the report was an
migration in Palestine was endorsement of my previous sug-
condemned by Arab leaders. But gestion that 100,000 Jews be ad-
British nublic opinion is divided. mitted to Palestine. The Admin-
and there are many English istration immediately concerned
ways
y and
leaders and newspapers who are itself with devising wa
l 100,-
dissatisad
fl
with the Labor goy- means for transporting the
. for a Most
000 . and caring for them upon
eminent's policies.
their arrival. With this in mind,
Unusual Coat
Former Prime Minister Church-
experts were sent to London in
ill condsmned the Labor gov-
June. 1946, to work out provis-
ernment's policy as "vacillating"
ionally the actual travel arrange-
and as an abandonment of its j
"lavish eromises." Changes that ment. The British government
cooperated with this group. but
w ere made in the British cabinet made it clear that in its view the
are reported to have been oc-
report must be considered as a
casionecl by division of onininn w
whole and that the issue of the
over Palestin, and special ref- 1 00.000
could not be considered
erenee is made to the trans.fer
of Philip .T. Noel-Baker from separately.
On June 11, I announced the
Minister of State to Air Secre-
Carr because of such disagree- establishment of a Cabinet Corn-
mittee on Palestine and related
ment.
problems. composed of the Sec-
Statement Not Public
The renly made by Mr. Attlee retaries of State. War and Treas-
to Pre , ident Truman's request is ury, to assist me in considering
reported to have been cou,hed the recommendations of the
in strong terms. The statement Anglo-American Committee of
inquiry. The alternates of this
W3 , not m-de public.
Cabinet Committee, headed b
A std , .sment issued by the abinet
In striking fashion, Victor
British Foreign Office said thJ Ambassador Henry F. Grady. de --
has combined the sleek,
President's "request was not parted for London on July 10.
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The alternates submitted on
from the Russian province of
UNNRA. Director-Gen. Fiorello July 24. 1946, a report. commonly
Jaketny, famous for pelts of
LaGuardia, expressing pleasure referred to as the Morrison Plan.
at President Truman's statement. advocating a scheme of provincial
choicest quality. Has an
told a press conference in Wash- autonomy which might lead ul-
opulent border of Natural
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Charles G. Ross, Presidential among members of the major
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President Truman's 1.100-word States—both in the Congress and
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Mr. Attlee by cable.
to led. Tax
cordance with the principle which
Text of Truman's Statement
I have consistently tried to fol-
The full text of President Tru- low. of having
a maximum
man's statement reads as follows: degree of unity within the
I have learned with deep re- country and between the parties
gret that the meetings of the of major elements of American
Palestine Conference in London foreign policy, I could not give
have been adjourned and are not my support to this plan.
to be resumed until Dec. 16. 1946.
. I have, nevertheless. main-
In the light of this situation it
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I
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efforts in this field, efforts which known and have urged that
have been supported in and out s steps be taken at the earliest
possible moment to admit 100.000
of Congress by members of both
Jewish refugees to Palestine,
political parties, and to state my
In the meantime, this govern-
views on the situation as it now
ment was informed of the efforts
exists.
It will be recalled that when of the British government to
Mr. Earl Harrison reported on bring to London representatives
Sept. 29, 1945, concerning the of the Arabs and Jews, with a
condition of displaced persons in view to finding a solution to this
Europe, I immediately urged that distressing problem. I expressed
steps be taken to relieve the the hope that as a result of
situatiqn of these persons to the these conversations a fair solu-
extent at least of admitting 100,- tion of the Palestine problem
000 Jews into Palestine. In re- could be found. While all the
sponse to this suggestion the parties invited had not found
British government invited the themselves able to attend, I had
Government of the United hoped that there was still a
States to cooperate in setting up possibility that representatives
a joint Anglo-American commit- of the Jewish Agency might take
tee of 'Inquiry, an invitation part. If so, the prospect for an
which this government was, agreed and constructive settle-
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