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B y PHINEAS J. BIRON

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Copyright. 1947,

IN THE MAILBAG
Here's a letter from a friend of ours, a
veteran and a student at Columbia Uni-
vel•sity . . "Remember your prediction
that Columbia students would take action
on- discriminatory 'quota systems? Well,
they did . . . After a petition campaign
and a mass - rally, more than 50 of them
joined a delegation of 500 students from
all over New York State in support of the
Austin-Mahoney bill (to outlaw discrim-
ination in education in N. Y. State). The
dekation had an interesting experience
with Governor Dewey .. . A letter writ-
ten to Dewey well in advance requesting
an opportunity to see him was answered
by the information that he had a long
standing appointment outside of Albany
. . . At Albany, however, representatives
of the delegation who had an appoint-
ment with Dewey's assistant, Charles
Breitel, were shunted down to Mr. Brei-
t•l's assistant . . . It seems that Mr. Brei-
b•I was in conference with the governor
m his office . . . Were indignant and an-
gry at the run-around the bill has gotten.
but more determined than ever to carry
on the fight" . . . It looks as if Governor
who declared Brotherhood Week
in New York about three weeks ago, be-
li,•ves in brotherhood except for those
..,•el;s when students are seeking admis-
,:lon to Columbia, Cornell, N. Y. U. and
the rest of the "Quota" schools:

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BROADWAY GOSSIP
Band Leader Meyer Davis will produce
a musical with Milton Berle in the star-
ring role.
Arthur Miller, author. of "All My Sons,"
the drama that has Broadway sitting up
and taking notice for the first time in
many seasons, has given Hollywood a
temporary cold-shoulder . . . He's work-
ing on a new play.
Dinah Shore is reported as interested
in working up a plan for an annual Hol-
lywood Mardi Gras modelled on the New
Orleans affair.
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FREE ARGENTINA?
Three weeks ago we reported that
Drew Pearson had printed a statement
by Maurico Goldman. characterized by
Pearson as the "unofficial Jewish leader
in Buenos A ires;"` to the effect that
"there is no evidence of official hostility"
aga. inst the 600,000 Jews in Peron's Ar-
gentina . . . We expressed our doubts . . .
Now, like the cigaret company, we
have "proof positive" . . . A government
decree of Dec. 31, 1943, making Catholic
instruction compulsory in Argentina's
public schools. will shortly be confirmed
by a bill which President l'eron has or-
dered the government bloc in the Cham-
ber of Deputies to support . . . We don't
know what represents "official hes ,,1 " - "
to Goldman . . . Or maybe he 11:i
cn in public schools.

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NOT FORGOTTEN
Jules Butensky, 84-Year-old sculptor
who died recently. was the creator of
"Exile," which is at the White House in
Wash i n gton, and "Universal Peace,"
which was presented to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art by Jacob Schiff . . . For
many years before his death he had been
forgotten . . . Three days before he died,
however, there was a feature story de-
voted to his work in the Sunday Maga-
zine section of PM (Feb. 23). Butensky
say this story the day before he died, and
was very deeply moved . . . The last
time anything had been written about
the sculptor was when this columnist
met him several years ago . . . He was
planning a series of sculptures based on
Talmudic themes at the time, a plan
which was interrupted by a recent acci-
dent which injured his left arm.

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Friday, March 14, 1947

THE JEWISH NEWS

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ORCHIDS
With all the recent emphasis - on good
will engendered by Brotherhood Week,
it is proper that a special bouquet of or-
chids be reserved for Dr. Maeanna Ches-
terton Mangle. the author of the column
"Religion at Work," which appears in
may Christian denominational publica-
tions throughout the country ... She is a
year round force for good will and better
understanding . . . (The Detroit Jewish
News is proud to have counted Dr. Ches-
erton-Mangle among its contributors for
the past three years) . . . Another corsage
goes to "Web of Lucifer," a new novel by
Maurice Samuel . . . His first novel in
many years, it has had a marvelous re-
ception from reviewers.

`British Foreign Minister's Mouth Seems Too Big'

U. S.

Bevin

By EDGAR ANSELL MOWRER

Purely
Commentary

Excerpts Frost Important Article in the New York Post
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
ErnestBevin's reputation as a bungler is well established. The British Foreign
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GREAT
AMERICAN JEWS
Minister's mouth seems too big. His feet are continually getting into it.
Therefore it would be easy to interpret his latest speech on Palestine, in which
David Schwartz, our confrere who does
he accused President Truman of spoiling his early solution of the Palestine problem
an excellent weekly column for the Jew-
by playing American politics, as just another Bevin blunder. This interpretation
ish Telegraphic Agency, commenting on
might seem to be confirmed by the Foreign Minister's own explanation that he had
the fact that the Post Office Department -
"been misunderstood."
will commemorate the 100th anniversary
Actually, I consider this speech an extremely clever piece of statecraft designed
of the birth of Joseph Pulitzer by issuing
on the one hand to make the American feel guilty, and, on the other, to compel the
a special stamp with the picture of the
American administration either to join the British in -enforcing a solution of the
Palestine imbroglio or to stay out of it altogether—in other words, political black-
founder of the old New York World, sug-
mail.
gests other names for stamps. "Whom
Would You Pick?" he asks his readers,
If Mr. Sevin had already intended to turn over settle/bent of the problem to the
UN he would obviously have offered to give up the (to him) unworkable man-
and he suggests not only Jews but also
-
date.
great Negroes like George Washington
Instead he made the extraordinary claim that Britain has carried out the terms
Carver and Frederick Douglas..
of the mandate. He said specifically that by 1939, "most people" considered that
Britain had taken the necessary steps to fulfill the Balfour Declaration about cre-
Since Pulitzer's will be the first Jew-
ating a national home for the Jewish people. (He knows that in 1939 and 1944 his
ish name to be honored'. on a stamp,
own Labor Party considered that Britain was not carrying out the mandate.)
Schwartz projects the names of the fol-
Moreover. by explaining that the British government "had "agreed that we could
lowing as deserving of honors by our
not enforce the White Paper as the basis for our policy," Mr. Bevin tried to hide
government:
the dirty fact that enforcing the White Paper is precisely what the British in
Palestine are still doing.
Luis de Santangell, who induced Queen
doubtless
aware
that
if
the
question
comes
before
the
Finally. Mr. Bevin is
Isabella to authorize the Columbus expe-
UN Assem`bly, Britain is going speedily to find itself no longer among the lawyers
dition.
but on the bench of the accused. What the British delegation is going to hear about
breaking its pledges will be plenty. Legally, Britain has not even a wooden leg to
Aaron Lopez, biggest shinning man in
stand on.
the colonies at the time of the American
Even with the backing of the eight Moslem states and the Dominions, the
Revolution.
British are unlikely to secure a majority on any solution that will not insist that
British troops clear out of Palestine.
Haym Salomon, financier of the Amer-
Most students believe that the military evacuation of Palestine is the last thing
ican Revolution.
Britain wants.
Francis Salvador, first South Carolinan
Under Articles 10 or 14 of the Charter, the Assembly can discuss anything it
chooses and make any recommendations it likes. It can not, however. insist on their
to die in the Revolutionary War.
being carried out. The Jews are sure to seek shelter behind Article 80. which would
Rebecca Gratz, friend of Washington
seem to prevent any recommendations that failed to carry out the Balfour Declara-
Irving. after whom Scott modeled Rebecca
tion in full—which Britain will not do.
There remains therefore, the aim of blackmailing the United States into co-
of "Ivanhoe."
operating in enforcing a decision.
Judah P. Benjam;n, one of the most
In other words, once the Assembly made a recommendation for a settlement,
important leaders of the Confederacy.
the big five could meet and decide to suppress by joint force any local resistance.
Any such procedure would involve co-operation not only by British and Ameri-
Emil Berliner, the "Jewish Edison.
can. French and Chinese forces, but by Soviet forces as well. London would cer-
tainly look upon the presence of Russian and perhaps French forces in Palestine
Samuel Gompers, great labor leader.
with a very jaundiced eye. London believes that Washington would be equally dis-
David Lubin, father of the California
pleased.
Fruit Growers Exchange and a pioneer
-"Either you agree to provide forces outside the UN along with ours to make
of the idea of cheap parcel post.
the Jews and Arabs accept whatever Palestinian solution we agree upon, or you quit
interfering with our efforts to solve the problem alone—or we shall invoke a solu-
Schwartz suggests other outstanding
tion that may bring Russians to the Mediterranean and French troops back into the
Jewish names in the idea he proposes for
Levant. How about it, President Truman?"
Jewish readers to ponder over the genius
It is too early to predict the outcome. Secretary Marshall's prompt acceptance
of some of our pioneers. Our confreres
of the British proposal to bring the Palestine problem before the UN would•seem
interesting suggestions should encourage
to show that Washington does not shrink from a decision.
deeper study of American-Jewish history.
The American people would prefer to see some American forces used in en-
forcing a UN decision rather than as a part of Anglo-American power politics.
Our people will find. as a result of such
Finally, the President may decide that getting The Jewish DPs out of Germany
study. that great contributions have been
and solving the pesky Palestine problem are more important than keeping Soviet -r made to the development of our land by
soldiers out of the Middle East.
i Jews who deserve to be honored in our
In which case Bevin's attempted blackmail would have failed.
memories.
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JEWISH PALESTINE IN THE SUN
It is an established fact that Jewish
Palestine has gained an important place
in world affairs and that international
recognition for our position in Eretz
By ARNOLD LEVIN
Israel has been earned not as a result
By BORIS SMOLAR
of the distressing emphasis on "terror-
(Copyright, 1947, Independent Jewish
(Copy right, 1947, Jewish Telegraphic
Press Service. Inc.)
ism- or our difficulties with the British,
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but rather on the great achievements of
TEACHERS
THE BIG ISSUE
Your columnist wishes to submit a Jewish pioneers.
Is Britain bringing the Palestine ques-
The place acquired under the sun by
tion to the United Nations With the in- brief report on a interesting evening he
tention of giving up the Mandate? . . . spent last week in the company of educa- Jewry in Palestine is indicated in the
There is much speculation on this ques- tors, Jews and non-Jews. The place was Postal Bulletin issued from Washington
tion, but developments behind the scenes the Faculty Club of New York University, by the U. S. Postmaster General. Its
lists "certain localities in
point to the fact that Britain will do and the occasion was a dinner tendered latest release
Palestine" where money order service has
everything possible to remain in Pales- by the Jewish Education Committee and
been resumed. With very few exceptions,
tine ... It is extremely unlikely that when the Hebrew Culture Foundation (of NYU)
notably Bethlehem, Jaffa. Jerusalem,
the issue is brought before the UN Gen- in honor of Prof. Henri C. Olinger, a
eral Assembly in September, it will be non-Jewish French-American, who help- Hebron, Jericho, Haifa and the all-Jewish
solved immediately . . . The interim' ed establish Hebrew at NYU. With the city of Tel Avixf, nearly all the places list-
period, Zionist leaders think, may last. honesty becoming a scholar of his cali- ed are Jewish colonies. Among those listed
for a long time . . That is just what ber, Prof. Olinger pointed out that the —in the spelling used by the U. S. Post-
Britain wants . . . All the British man- true credit for the establishment of a master General—are:
Affula. Beth Yarn, Beer Sheba, Beer Tuvia,
euvers are directed towards having the Chair in Hebrew at NYU should go to
Befit Alpha-Hefziba, Binyamina. Bnei Beraq,
Palestine issue drag out until the problem Prof. Abraham I. Katsch, scion of a Pal-
Givatayint, Givaat Brenner, Madera. Hert-
sliya, Kefar Ata, Kefar Sava, Kinnereth,
of the displaced Jews is more or less t estinian rabbinical family and occupant
Kefar Vitkin, Kefar Yehezkiel. Meshek Ein
solved . . . And. strange as it may seem, of the Chair. Starting out as an instructor
Hared, Metulla, Nahalal, Nahariya, Nath-
anya, Nes Tsiona, Pardess Hanna, Petah
the fight between Russia and Britain,' at NYU, Prof. Katsch undertook his task
Tiqva, Qiryat Haim, Ra'anana, Rantallah,
which many expect to take place at the of teaching Hebrew with real zeal and
Ramataim, Ramat Gan, Ramat Hasharon,
Ramie. Rehobot, Rishon le Talon, Rosh
Assembly, may not develop . . . Russia's' passion, established the Hebrew Culture
Pinna, Tel Mond, Yavneel, Zikhron Yeattuov.
position today is that Palestine must' Foundation and its library of Hebrew
For the frightened few who are wor-
become independent . . Independent works, engaged in inter-cultural activity
yes, but when? .. . Britain can afford to with faculty members and students of ried about the Jewish position in Pales-
accept Russia's attitude with regard to each faith, and created an atmosphere re- tine, this is a strong argument to aband-
Palestine as long as it gives her a transi- ceptive. to the establishment of a Chair. on their anxieties and to -appreciate the
tion period in which she will remain the Main speaker at the occasion was Prof. great place that Eretz Israel possesses
sole "trustee" . . . Later, when things be- William F. Stinespring, a Lutheran South.- - under the sun as a thriving community
come quiet, she could arrange the same erner of German-American stock and one established as a result of the fearless-
kind of independence for Palestine as she of the greatest Christian scholars of He- ness of Jewish pioneering efforts.
did for Iraq and recently for Transjor- brew. Professor Stinespring' was an ad-
dan . . . The Arab states will accept viser to the lamented Anglo-American
the Moscow formula, the British Govern- Inquiry Committee on Palestine. His
ment may be ready to accept it, the UN speech was a lecture, a remarkable exhi-
Be of good cheer! Palestine is fated to
members in the Russian zone of influence bition of rabbinical and talmudic learn-
will support it and the U. S". and other ing. Among the guests were Jewish young be free, as Ireland is already free, and
members of the United Nations will not men, teachers of Hebrew in New York's India now prepares to be free. This
put up much of a fight against. it . . . high schools . . . Speaking of interfaith future is written in the stars, as in heroic
The, result will be just what the British and interracial goodwill, there it was as Jewish hearts. History, which seems to
move in devious courses, follows lines as
Government wants . . . a British admhu its noblest and most interesting.
definite as celestial orbits. "The arc of
istration in Palestine for another five
or ten years, with the prospect of Britain at Hollywood Beach, 50 leaders repre- the moral universe is long," said 'eo-
maintaining military control over Pales- senting almost as many communities dore Parker, "but it bends towards jus-
their tice." So bends this arc today towards
throughout the country upped
tine even after that.
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gifts a national average of 83 percent justice for the Jews. Let Britain repeat
... Not to speak of the national Big Gifts in Palestine what she has done in Ire-
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
land and has begun in India, and, behold,
"Big Gift" meetings held so far by the meeting in Washington . .. At the Holly-
-fulfilled.
United Jewish Appeal in connection with wood Beach gathering individual in- the word of the prophet shall be
its $170.000,000 drive indicate that U.J.A. creases ranged from $250,000 to $500,- "I will turn their mournings into joy, and
campaigns throughout the country will 000; $50,000 to $100,000; $45,000 to $75.000; will comfort them and make them re-
joice from their sorrow."—John Haynes
have the spark the leaders _have been $35,000 to $60,000; $30.000 ' to $50,000;
seeking . . . At the JTA "pilot" session $20,000 to $40,000 and $12,000 to $25,000. Holmes in Opinion.

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