Friday, February 7, 1947
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Eighteen
Canadians Warned Against
League for Free Palestine
Technical Skill in Palestine
Country's Industrialization
Advanced by Haifa Technion
MONTREAL (JPS-Palcor). —
The Zionist Organization of Can-
ada has advised Canadian Jews
against giving support to the
American League for a Free Pal-
By BENJAMIN WILK
estine, a Peter H. Bergson affil-
Treasurer, Detroit Chapter of American Society for Advance-
iate, now endeavoring to organ-
ment of Hebrew Institute of Technology in Haifa, Palestine
ize branches and raise funds in
The great importance of Jewish technical activities in Palestine
Canada. Samuel J. Zack, presi-
cannot be overemphasized. The current visit of Dr. Shlomo Kap- dent of the Canadian Zionist or-
lansky, president of Hebrew Institute of Technology of Haifa (known ganization, points out in a state-
as Hebrew Technion) to the United States and his address a few ment issued here, that the
weeks ago to a very representative and large number of interested League was repudiated by the
Detroit men and women has focused attention on the role technically Zionist Congress in Basle and by
Vaad Leumi, Jewish Palestine's
trained people have played and ;
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National Council. The League,
are bound to play in the future
he said, is reputed to support
of Palestine.
Irgun Zvai Leumi.
During a comparatively short
(Harold L. Ickes, former Secre-
time, as history is measured, the
tary of Interior, and Senator
James E. Murray (D., Mont.) are
barren soil of an impoverished
among the international figures
country has been developed into
who will participate in the Con-
fruitful lands capable of produc-
ference on Hebrew Liberation,
ing economically sound agricul-
Feb. 8 and 9, at Hotel Astor,
New York, it was announced by
tural products. This has been due
Harry Louis Selden, co-chairman
to two very important factors—
of the League.)
the will and hard labor of a nurn.-
Jewish Committee
Urges UN Action
On Restitution
Austrian Leaders Differ
On Discrimination Clause
LONDON, (JTA)—Austria has
no objections to inclusion in the
peace treaty being drafted by the
Big Four deputies of a clause
safeguarding racial and religious
rights and barring discrimination,
Chancellor Leopold Figl said.
His statement contradicted that
made by Austrian Foreign MM-
later Karl Gruber, who said such
a clause would constitute unde-
sirable discrimination between
Jews and non-Jews.
NEW YORK (JTA)—The U. S.
government is urged to make rep-
r esentations hastening United Na-
tion's action for the restoration of
Nazi-looted property to Jewish
victims, in an eight-point program
made public this week by the
American Jewish Committee.
In cases where the looted prop-
erty has disappeared, the Corn-
mMee program urges compensa-
NEW YORK, (JTA)— Maurice
tion to the victims. The Commit-
Schwartz, famous Yiddish actor
tee's program is as follows:
and producer, has been awarded
• Iinmediate and full restitution of
all property rights and interests should the Jewish Forum's Louis JD.
be made to the Jewish victims of Axis Brandeis Medal for 1947.
persecution.
• Administrative obstacles to imme-
diate effective restitution should be
removed and appropriate administra-
tive measures should be enacted to fa-
cilitate such restitution.
• The U.N. Economic and Social
Council should include among its re-
sponsibilities such restitution to vic-
tims pf the Axis powers.
• Just compensation should be made
for property rights and interests which
cannot be restored.
• Unclaimed or heirless property
rights and interests of Jewish victims
of the Axis, including organizations
and committees, should be transferred
to appropriate Jewish organizations for
use in relief, rehabilitation, emigration
and resettlement.
• Effective measures should be taken
to facilitate the transfer abroad of
property rights and interests, or their
proceeds. belonging to such victims
who reside abroad. 'Unclaimed or heir-
less property rights and interests in
foreign countries, or their proceeds,
of - such victims should be transferred
to Jewish organizations for use in re-
lief. rehabilitation, emigration and
settlement.
re-
• In the light of the inadequacy of
previous allocations from German rep-
arations for use in relief, rehabilitation,
emigration and resettlement. any fur-
ther decision on German reparations
should provide for an adequate addi-
tional share in such reparations for
such uses.
• Representations should -be made by
the government of the U. S. to the
governments involved. pointing out
American interest in, and the need of.
speedy and satisfactory restitution and
ber of pioneers, and the technical
Immigration Committee
skill and knowledge of engineers
compensation.
Includes Rep. Celler
and scientists. Through the efforts
of such men the productivity of
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A
the soil has been increased four
Sub-committee on Immigration
and five times its ordinary ca-
and Naturalization has been ap-
pacity. This has made it possible
pointed by the House Judiciary
Coats
to create a standard of living ac-
Committee, now handling immi-
BENJAMIN WILK
Dresses
ceptable to migrating Jews.
gration affairs. It consists of the
erly, the Hebrew Institute of following Representatives: Re-
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This increase in productivity Technology at Haifa must be publicans Frank Fellows of
can be traced to technical achieve- financed properly so that it may Maine, the chairman; John M.
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natural resources such as coal,
iron ore and wood has made the
problem peculiarly adapted to
men who have been trained scien-
tifically in Palestine itself. For
that reason the 700 engineers
already produced by the Hebrew
Institute of Technology at Haifa
have contributed greatly to the
economic development of the
country.
At the present time the Insti-
tute itself has 600 students of
collegiate grades of which 50 are
- GIs from the United States and
is also training 400 boys of high
school grades. Its faculty, includ-
ing refugee professors, includes
some of —the- best engineering
brains of pre-war Germany. Its
When the committee of a noted French scientific society,
courses cover the familiar fields
splendid in cutawayi and silk toppers, called at Menlo
of civil, mechanical, electrical,
Park to present the society's medal, Edison was engaged
chemical and nautical engineer-
in an important experiment. He was dirty, perspiring
ing. but it is lacking in sufficient
and shirtless. After much persuasion and without drew
and adequate laboratories to give
ing, he took off just enough time to accept the medal
the students practical demonstra-
and express his appreciation of the honor.
tions in the theories they study
in text books. That is why Dr.
Kaplansky is in the United States
seeking and getting funds for new
buildings and new laboratories.
Like all truly great men, Mr. Edison hated sham and
Aid to Manufacturers
Even with inadequate facilities
pretense. He was always as natural as an old shoe.
the - professors and students at the
Institute are helping manufac-
He could laugh at himself and admit himself wrong.
turers in Palestine solve their
He
was
honored
by
the
entire civilized world, yet on one occasion he
problems, just• as in the United
States manufacturers and colleges
refused an award because it required his wearing a sash.
cooperate in the development of
new products and new processes.
Industry has begun to realize.the
"You have to have dirt on your hands to get along with the Old Man,"
necessity for constant scientific
one of his laboratory employees taunted a white-collar worker. And
and technical research to obtain
improved products at lower cost.
another summed him up with "He ain't got no side—he ain't got no front
Palestine presents a challenge
to the Hebrew Institute of Tech-
—he's just a genius."
nology at Haifa (the only Jewish
technical institute in the world).
He was a man idolized and eulogized by millions. He could walk with
Dr. Lowdermilk's proposed plan
for diverting the waters in and
kings—yet he kept the common touch.
around Palestine is primarily an
engineering problem. The Dead
Today, as we approach the centennial of his birth, we are proud that
Sea, a storehouse of salt, is a
chemical engineer's dream, from
our
company, like many other independent electric companies, bears the
which he may develop untold
products such as the light metal,
name of thig great American.
magnesium, to supplant wood and
steel. The lack of ordinary build-
ing products means development
. cif plain and reinforced concrete
on which an excellent start has
already been made.
`Barren Lands Made Fruitful'
The picture of Palestine with
its problems and possibilities has
a counterpart in the United States
V,
where barren lands have been
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made fruitful through irrigation
and where the dammed up waters
have been used by engineers to
create electricity, which_ in turn
, 0 PIN House. AT POW! PLANTS
IN HONOR OF MR. EDISON
is used to produce products abun-
You are also cordially invited to see elec.
Institute
Museum
at
Greenfield
The
Edison
dantly and economically.
tricity in the making at any Edison power
Village will have a special exhibit from
But technically trained people
plant 1-3 and 5-8 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. to
Feb.
15.
Hours
are
Feb. 10 through
9 a.m:
are the key to the development
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of a country's resources.
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