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Help Pass Stratton Bill
Miss Cassidy Explains Urgent
Work of State DP Committee
By RUTH MIRIAM LEVINE
Jewish News Staff Writer
Public education and social action, designed to push
passage of the Stratton bill for entry of displaced persons'
into this country, is the program of the Michigan Committee
on Displaced Persons, a program in which every American
can be an important participant.
The work of the committee was described dynamically
and urgen41,y-by Florence Cassidy, •
secretary of the group, at an in- Harrison of Adrian College and
terview last week. In addition to Mayer Frank, Adrian attorney,
her DP committee position. Miss and Bishop Lewis Bliss Whitt-
Cassidy is head of the nationality more of the Grand Rapids Episco-
department of the Detroit Council
of Social Agencies.
palian diocese. Other out-state
Organized last December, the chapters are located in Saginaw,
Michigan group is part of the Na-
Flint. Kalamazoo, Houghton and
tional Citizens'
Committee
Traverse City, and more are being
Displaced
Persons,
of which on
Earl
C;. Harrison is chairman. The state added daily.
Of the 110 prominent sponsors
division was formally organized
immediately prior to the national of the work in Detroit, Miss Cas-
group. Michigan's early action on sidy listed the following leaders:
the measure is a reflection of the Fred M. Butzel, Prentiss Brown,
great interest in the DP problem Rt. Rev. Frank W. Creighton, Dr.
manifested by the large number Bruce Douglas, Rabbi Morris Ad-
of residents who have friends or ler, Dr. B. Benedict Glazer. Rabbi
relatives in DP camps, Miss Cas- Leon Fram, Mayor Edward J.
Jeffries, Common Council presi-
sidy said.
dent George C. Edwards, Frank X.
Half of Unused Quota
The Stratton bill, (HR 2910), in- Martel, August. Shone, Mrs.
troduced by Rep. William G. ' Joseph M. Welt and Lee A. White.
Mrs. of
Thomas
M. Weber is presi-
Stratton of Illinois, would admit dent
al
it Detroit chapter. Oscar
400,000 displaced persons over a
four-year period. That number Cohen of the Jewish Community
represents less than half of the Council is vice president; Miss
unused quota allotments of the Cassidy is corresponding secre-
war years. Each immigrant would tary, and Eleanor Paperno Wolfe
have to qualify for admission for is recording secretary.
permanent residence under all
31 Sponsoring Groups
immigration laws of the United
There are 31 sponsoring organi-
States and priority would be given zations, representing almost every
to relatives of U. S. citizens or of religious. nationality, political and
persons who served in the armed economic group, she continued.
forces of the United States during Illustrating the wide representa-
World War I or H.
tion, she mentioned the Jewish
The Michigan unit, like the Community Council, Detroit
national and other state commit- Council of Churches. Detroit
tees. sponsors public meetings Archdiocesan Council of Catholic
,a nd provides speakers to organi- Women, Association of Catholic
zations. answers inquiries and ex- Trade Unions, American Asso-
plains the quota laws, and pro- ciation of University Women,
vides explanatory literature, in League of Women Voters, Detroit
its program of aid for the bill. Bar Association, Detroit and
Miss Cassidy emphasized that the Wayne County Federation of
committee's work is financed by Labor. UAW-CIO and Wayne
private contributions, and is not County CIO Council.
dependant upon nu 1 -7' . : funds.
While spokesmen for almost
Outstate Cha -7'.ers
every group are united in their
Leading citizens in communities sponsorship of the bill, there are
throughout the state are actively still doubts expressed as to the
engaged in the comr-'"ee's work. wisdom of admitting 400,000 dis-
Dr. Wil- placed persons here, when the
Among the member-
liam Haber, Dr. 1 - ward Mc- , U. S. is still beseiged by a housing
Clusky and Prof. Preston H. Slos- shortage, and, to a somewhat les-
son of the University of Michi- ser degree, job shortage.
These doubts are easily dis-
gan • faculty; President Samuel
Forfeit L. A. Game
Palestine's touring Hapoel
soccer team forfeited the game
in Los Angeles on Sunday, 2
to 1.
An argument ensued be-
tween the two contending
teams when Hapoel was given
a free kick, and in the course
of t h e argument Hapoel
walked off the field.
Cub Pack 104 Earns $50 for AJC
' Through Waste Paper Collections
pelled. Miss Cassidy explained. by
thoroughly exploring the facts.
Cancelling, first, the labor prob-
lem. she emhasized that the major
labor groups would not support
the Stratton bill if thee feared
it would mean wide-scale unem-
ployment. Most of the refugees
are women and children, includ-
ing many trained nurses who are
urgently needed in the nation's
—Photo by Paul Kirsch. Jewish News Photographer
hospitals. Of the men. they are
Cub Pack 104 has collected enough waste paper to realize a sum
mainly trained agricult al. tex-
tile and construction workers. all of $50. ROBERT ROSENBERG, acting for the Pack, is shown here
of whom are needed in the na- presenting this contribution to HENRY FEINBERG for the Allied
tion's economy.
Jewish Campaign. Several members of the Pack and their Scout-
- 'Drop in the Budget'
The housing shortage, she ad-
mitted, is more serious. but the
admission of the DPs still would
be a "drop in the bucket" in com-
parison to the present housing
needs. Furthermore, she pointed
out, many thousands of the would-
be...entrants are friends and rela-
tives of Americans who will glad-
ly open their homes to them,
where they would prefer not to
open them to strangers.
Miss Cassidy mentioned an en-
lightening survey recently com-
pleted of a United Service for
New Americans resettlement pro-
ject, in which 5,000 immigrants
were successfully settled in 37
states. in almost every case bene-
fitting the communities involved.
Of these, many were physiCians
who settled in small towns which
previously had inadequate medi-
cal service.
Such a project on a much larger
scale can be of proportionate
benefit to the country, Miss Cas-
sidy declared. • . -
The Michigan Committee's ef-
forts
, are currently devoted to in-
spiring members and symnathiz-
ers to write to Representative
Frank Fellows. chairman of the
sub-committee on immigration of
the House Judiciary Committee,
endorsing the Stratton bill.
By participating in this effort,
every American can be of assist-
ance in keeping America's tradi-
tional "golden door" open wide,
Miss Cassidy concluded. Further
information on the committee or
the bill may be obtained by call-
ing her office at 51 W. Warren,
TE. 1-1600.
masters are shown witnessing the presentation. The
paper they
collected, placed sheet on sheet, would be six stories high,
the
collectors report.
Capacity Attendance Expected
At Hapoel Game in Detroit June 15
The labor unions in Detroit
The Palestine Hapoel Soccer
Committee issued an optimistic who are assisting in distributing
report as ticket sales took a sud- tickets have accounted for more
den surge upwards.
than 2,500 tickets to date.
Jews and Christians
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ITZHAS BEN-ZEEV
Hapoel Soccer Star
expecled to pack the U. of D.
Stadium on June 15 to witness
the season's outstanding sports
event between the Palestine
Hapoel soccer team and the North
American All-Stars.
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The record the team has main.
tained on its country-wide tour
has been impressive against the
best soccer aggregations this coun-
try can produce.
Starting out with a 2-0 victory
over an All-Star New York teem.
Competition became stiffer as they
pushed westward. Garnet ill Chi-
cago and _St. Louis were both
tied and Hapoel suffered one loss
thus far in San Francisca and a
forfeit in Los Angeles-.
Other games to be - played be=
fore they arrive in Detroit for
the June, 15 garne are-Philadelphia
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Sport experts here_predict that
the Palestine team will meet its
most -difficult rompetition 'as the
North American All Stars are
made up primarily of the Toron-
to Greenbacks, one of the finest
soccer teams on the North Amer-
ican Continent.
Information regarding tickets
can be obtained at the Palestine
Hapoel office, 11816 Dexter, TO.
9-8710.
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