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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday ' , March 7. -1947
Bevin to Air Zion Issue With Marshall in Moscow
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UN Plan to Select Group
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ers, Bevin said Colonial Secretary Creech-Jones,
who was present, will remain in touch with the Pal-
estine situation during his absence from England.
The delegation, headed by H. A. Goodman, met with Bevin
and Creech-Jones for 30 minutes.
The delegation suggested a substantial increase in im-
migration during the interim period until the Palestine issue
is acted upon by the United Nations. It urged further con-
sultations with the Jewish Agency and other Jewish organ-
izations, in an attempt to establish whether a "modus vivendi"
can be reached prior to submission of the question to the UN.
It is understood Bevin indicated he is not against increasing
the present immigration schedule of 1,500 per month, pro-
vided "illegal" Jewish immigration is terminated.
At their meeting with Bevin and Creech-Jones, Dr.
Nahum Goldman and Berl Locker, leaders of the Jewish
Agency, insisted on the admission of 100,000 Jews to Pal-
estine and emphasized their entry could be effected within
one year. They also requested the land laws in Palestine be
amended during the interim period.
Driven to despair by Great Britain's failure to honor
pledges to Jewry in Palestine and shocked by Foreign Secre-
tary Bevin's insulting address to Commons on Feb. 25, the
Jews of Palestine, the United States, England and other
lands were united this week on one point:
Immigration to Palestine
must not be stopped and under known to the most elementary
no circumstances will Jewry students of history, that the se-
yield to demands to curtail the lection of a new committee is
flow of new settlers to Eretz certain only to involve another
Israel. delay in action on the pressing
issue.
Fear Delays By UN
Another shock came this week
Special cable to the Jewish News
when it was learned that Trygve Palestine Government.
Lie, secretary general of the Lists Its 'Concessions'
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
United Nations, is considering
asking the 55 members in the Palestine government answered
UN to establish a special com- the statement of the Vaad Leumi
mittee to study the Palestine sit- and the Jewish Agency, in which
uation and report recommenda- protests were sounded against
tions to the General Assembly the proclamation of martial law,
by insisting that the government
in September.
So many commissions and in- made "concessions" on immi-
quiry committees are on record gration.
The listed "concessions" are:
as having failed in the most ob-
vious studies of the situation, 1. Allowance of 1,500 monthly
every angle of which by now is immigration schedule after ex-
haustion of White Paper quotas;
2. Permitting quotas unused in
one month to be carried over to
the next; 3. Permitting LaSpezia
immigrants to come in.
Accuses ■ Terrorists
The government declared that
despite these "concessions" the
Zionists continued to organize
"illegal" immigration, including
many elements known to be "ter-
rorists."
The British commander in Pal-
estine, Lt. Gen. MacMillan, said
the army's function is to assist
the police in maintaining order
and that the British are not at
war with the Jews or anybody
else. In an address before offi-
cers in Jerusalem military head-
quarters, Gen. MacMillan banned
use of the word "terrorists", sub-
stituting "murderers, felons and
common thugs."
Mrs. Goldie Meyerson, head of
the Jewish Agency's political de-
partment, told a press conference
that despite the government's
contention that martial law is
not punitive, "we have every
proof it is:" otherwise, why are
80 per cent of law abiding citi-
zens being subjected to such
hardships? Why is industry and
trade being ruined and unem-
ployment being created?"
Declare Martial Law
Declaration of martial law in
Palestine has caused 300,000 Jews
to lose_ their civil rights, and
there is a threat to the very ex-
istence of the entire economic
set-up of the Yishuv. Palestine
Jewry, however is defiant and
determined, and it is evident that
while opposing terrorism there
will be unity in efforts to force
an open door policy for Jewish
settlers.
Trouble during the past week-
end began when the blockade
runner Chaim Arlosoroff, which
was beached at Haifa after evad-
ing British destroyers, became
the scene of a fierce battle be-
tween Jewish immigrants and
British military. For 90 minutes,
the refugees kept the British
from capturing the boat. Thirty
Zion Issue Faces
Envoy to Britain
in 22 deaths. At the same time,
Jewish leaders expressed regret
the government retaliated against
the entire community for the
"crimes of a few desperate gun-
men."
Troops Shoot On Sight
LEWIS W. DOUGLAS, former
budget director who has been
named U. S. Ambassador to the
Court of King James, may be
charged with major responsibility
of handling the Palestine prob-
lem in behalf of our Government.
Jews and 11 British seamen were
injured and Jews who attempted
to swim ashore were captured
and detained with the other 1,350
immigrants for deportation to
Cyprus.
10 U. S. Citizens Held
Ten American citizens aboard
the Chaim Arlosoroff are held on
suspicion that they were mem-
bers of the crew and assisted in
the illegal immigration move-
ment to Palestine. They will be
held for a fortnight pending fur-
ther investigation of their case.
Hearings opened in the Pales-
tine Supreme Court on Tuesday
on attempts to halt deportation
of Arlosoroff passengers. Mean-
while, nearly 600 of them have
arrived in Cyprus andsa like num-
ber awaits the court's decision.
The Jewish Agency for Pales-
tine - and the Jewish National
Council expressed abhorrence
and grief over last week-end's
terrorists actions which resulted
With troops shooting on sight,
Tel Aviv and other Palestine
Jewish communities were tense.
Pedestrians and automobile driv-
ers who were out on legitimate
business were reported shot at on
sight Ly British soldiers. In Jer-
usalem, a 4-year-old Jewish girl,
Chettie Shalom, was killed by a
military patrol and her 6-year-
old sister was wounded when she
ran to her aid.
The British military office in
Haifa was attacked Monday
night. A number of hand gren-
ades were tossed, but there were
no casualties.
A landmine blasted a truck near
Sarafend injuring five Arab work-
ers, one seriously. The military
camp near Hadera was attacked
and two soldiers were wounded.
A military truck was blasted near
Rishon LeZion wounding three
soldiers.
Irgun issued leaflets declaring
they attacked several army
camps. threatening further at-
tacks in Jerusalem fortified areas.
They appealed to the U. S., the
USSR, France and other freedom
loving nations to aid Palestine
Jews in throwing out the British.
Tel Aviv's banks were closed
on Tuesday while awaiting per-
mits to bring in more money
from Jerusalem banks.
British Delegate Consults UN
On Special Palestine Session
LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA)—The
feasibility of bringing the Pales-
tine issue before a special session
of the UN General Assembly
prior to the regular session in
September was discussed by Sir
Alexander Cadogan, British dele-
gate to the United Nations Secur-
ity Council, with Secretary Gen-
eral Trygve Lie.
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