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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Dacember 6, 1946
eny Ordering Deportation
I f Stateless Refugees in U.S.
U. S. Accepts French Offer
To Attend Refugee Parley
Ex-Chaplain Directs
New Congregations
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States government has
accepted a French invitation to a three-power conference in Paris
mrnigration Service of Justice Department Questioned,
However, on Issuance of Form Letters to Visaless
Wartime 'Visitors' in This Country
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The Immigration and Naturalization
-rvice of the Department of Justice has denied published reports
at it has ordered the deportation to Europe of 1,800 stateless
-fugees now in the U. S. "On the contrary," the Department said,
the Immigration and Naturalization Service is doing its utmost to
rry out the humanitarian program of President Truman in the
try into the country and the handling of displaced persons."
Calling attention to the Justice Department's statement, Charles
. Ross, White House press secretary, said that the policy as out-
ed is entirely in accord with the President's program on displaced
rsons.
The statement says that "it has been directed deportation should
of be affected in cases of unusual merit, if removal proceedings
re based upon a mere technical violation of law, until Feb. 15, in
rder that the incoming Congress may be made aware of the prob-
-m concerning this group and legislative corrective action taken
ith respect to them, if the Congress sees fit. Some of the persons
.hose cases fall into this category have been in this country for
any years and have unblemished records."
Circles interested in immigration policy raise several ques-
ons in connection with the department's statement, particularly
hat number of aliens now in the country were given the right of
re-examination and of adjustment of status within ,the past six
onths. They also express interest in what has happened to those
liens not already deported; and point out the statement does not
eny previous reports that approximately 1,800 persons have re-
•ived form letters from the department informing them of making
ther arrangements, since they were here temporarily.
on refugee migration. a State Department spokesman announced.
The French invitation was made in notes to the British and
U. S. governments Oct. 31, following a British protest over the sail-
ing of Jewish refugees from Marseilles to Palestine. The United
States will be represented at the parley by officers attached to the
U. S. military government in Germany, the U. S. political advisor's
office in Berlin and from U. S. headquarters in Europe.
UN Council Approves IRO Amendments on Protests
LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y. (JTA)—An amendment to the consti-
tution of the International Refugee Organization which obligates
be lodged by
the IRO to give consideration to protests that might
Palestine Arabs against immigration of displaced Jews into Pal-
estine, was approved by the U. N. Social. Cultural and Humani-
.
Only 35 Jews. Recover Property in Vienna
VIENNA (JTA) — Only 35 Jews in Vienna have recovered
omes seized from them by the Nazis, despite a promise from the
ocal officials that their claims would receive prompt action, David
rill. president of the Vienna Jewish community declared in a
.mplaint to municipal officials. -
The head of the Vienna housing office, Alderman H. Albrecht,
ted "Viennese homeless Jews shall live in asylums until their
I rmer dwellings are returned." Brill told the JTA that 500 Vienna
- 14'S. including Siegfried Fuchs. Jewish Community-Council vice
resident. are still living in variour institutions. He pointed out that
e Jews are asking for the return of 1.000 apartments of 65.000
rmerly occupied by them.
tarian Committee by a vote of 21 to 5. Voting in favor were the
RABBI ALBERT G. BAUM,
Arab states.
U. S.. the United Kingdom, the Slav bloc and the amendment
while
former Lt. Commander in the
Four of the Arab states spoke in favor of the
Navy, has assumed his duties as Canada, Colombia and Argentina opposed it on grounds it was
New York director of the com- too vague, decreases the authority of the IRO, and would cause
mittee of new congregations of long delays in resettlement.
the Union of American Hebrew
68 Palestine Police, Soldiers Killed in Year
Congregations. Chaplain Baum, a
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A total of 68 Palestine policemen and Brit-
graduate of the City College of
in the period of
New York and the Jewish In- ish soldiers were killed during extremist attacks
Sept. 9, 1945, to the same date, 1946, a government spokesman an-
stitute of Religion, served as
rabbi at Alexandria, La., for 13 nounced.
years before entering service.
MOTHERS
Henry Morgenthau Sr.
Dies in New York at 90
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Henry
Morgenthau Sr., 90, former U. S.
Ambassador to Turkey and father
of ex-Secretary of the Treasury
LISTEN
tows.,
Henry Morgenthau. died here
Nov. 25 of a cerebral hemorr-
hage.
Born in Mannheim, Germany,
he was brought to this country
at the age of 9, and had a life
crowded with activity az. a finan-
cier and diplomat. In 1913 he
Palestine Censors to Scan News Agency Reports
was named by President Wilson
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The censorship has informed all news
gencies in Palestine that as of Dec. 1 they will be required to sub- as Ambassador to Turkey and re-
't certain items to the censors before distributing them to their mained in that post until 1917.
lient papers. The order will affect British and American agencies. In 1919 he vas made head of
a U. S. commission to investigate
eluding the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
The Egyptian government has been censoring Jewish mail be- the conditions of the Jews under
een Palestine and Yemen, even destroying some. in violation of the new Polish Republic. Four
ternational postal regulations, the newspaper Davar revealed.
years later he became chairman
of the League of Nations Refugee
Settlement Commission and was
responsible for the resettlement
of 1,000,000 Greek refugees in
Asia Minor who had fled from
the Turkish Empire.
Morgenthau was a member of
NEW YORK—The National Committee for Labor Pal- the board of directors of Mt.
Sinai Hospital in New York and
-tine. at its two-day convention here last week-end, adopted was a founder of the Bronx
quota of $5,000,000 for the Histadrut Gewerkshaften drive House Settlement and helped
raise funds for the establishment
ir 1947.
(Detroit's quota may be se t at $150.000 at the conference of the Hebrew Union College in
- ning the drive on Jan. 5. it was announced last week.) ;Cincinnati. He was president of
!the Free Synagogue of New
Nationally prominent leaders •
000 for the Histadruth. Isaac York, but resigned in 1919 fol-
• dressed the convention.
Delegates were called to action Hamlin, national secretary, re- : lowing a dispute with Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise over Zionism.
behalf of a reconstituted Pal-
rted that in 1945-46, the sum of which he opposed. He was a
:tine by Ira Hirschman, former Po
'ef of the President's War S2,308.209 was r ised for the His- • mem ber of the executive conl-
rnittee of the Bnai Brith.
efugee Board. Joseph Baratz of tadruth,
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Condemns Terrorism
"Irresponsible acts of terror-
m" were condemned by the
delegates, at the sessions at
I
Commodore, and "heroic
embers of Haganah" were hail-
, as fighting a "courageous,
iplined battle that the gates
Palestine be opened to mass
igration and peaceful colon-
ation of their fellow Jews."
Mr. Pines said "the frustration
Jews striving to enter Pales-
ne is enough to explode the
tience of reasonable men. But
e must remember our homeless-
our weakness, will not be
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Mr. Hamlin reported 400 corn-
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Pan American Parley
The first Pan-American Con-
.rence for Labor Palestine, held
t conjunction with the 23rd an-
-I convention of the National
ornmittee for Labor Palestine,
as attended by delegates from
countries of the western hemi-
here who demanded that "free
..• ish immigration, unrestricted
Ionization and adequate self-
ense" be substituted by Brit-
. for the "police regime" now
-evailing in Palestine.
Delegates- from Brazil, Cuba,
ombia, Panama, Mexico, Dutch
est Indies, Venezuela, Peru,
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