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VOLUME 11L--NO. 16
2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan, July 4, 1947
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'Unofficial' Reign of Police Terror
Creates New Crisis in Palestine
Many Beatings, Kidnappings
Result in Irgun Retaliations
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The Declaration of Independence
(Written especially for Independence Day, July 4, 1947)
By The REV. WILLIAM C. KERNAN
Director, Institute of American Democracy
Some Americans have forgotten what the Declaration of Inde-
pendence says and what it means. Some think the only people in
America who have any rights-are the people of their own religion—
sr their own race—their own nationality—or their own class. They
Stir up prejudice against Americans whose race or religion differs
from their own. This is not what the Declaration means.
Just the same, most Americans do remember what the Declar-
ation of Independence says and they are fighting every day to make
Americans- live by its truths.
"That all men are created equal." All men. That's what the
Declaration says. They all have the same kind of life—the same
soul—created by the same God and Father of all. They all belong
to the same buman creation. They must be so regarded.
"That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalien-
able rights"—rights that belong to all men in the same way that
their arms and legs do—given to them by God as their arms and
legs are—not given to them by the State. Rights which they must
have to fulfill their duties and to develop their talents. Rights which
belong to them all equally—the Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Whites,
Negroes—to all men. That's what the Declaration of Independence
says.
"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among
men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
The government has a part to play. It's to see that all men have the
opportunity to enjoy their freedom and their rights. The Declar-
ation of Independence says that, too.
We want every nation to know that America is a country which
lives by these truths. For it's important America should be that
kind of country. Because today—on this July 4, 1947—much of
mankind is not frel. They look to America. Dare we fail them?
JERUSALEM.—Continuation of a police reign of terror
is aggravating the Palestinian situation anew and may seri-
ously handicap the activities of the United Nations Special
Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP).
Kidnaping of Jews and beatings suffered by innocent
people have resulted in another wave of retaliation which
cost the lives of five British policemen last week-end.
The incidents were denounced in a resolution adopted by
UNSCOP, but the UN committeemen declined to take any
direct action.
The kidnapping of a Jewish youth in Tel Aviv and the
attempted kidnapping of several other Jews highlighted the
fact that the unofficial police reign of terror is continuing.
Other Incidents of Beatings 'and Kidnappings
In apparent fear of retaliation by Jews, Jerusalem Dis-
trict Commissioner J. H. Pollock warned British residents
that further restrictions will be imposed unless they cease
disregarding the rigid security measures already in force,
which regulate their movements outside of fortified zones.
(Continued on Page 5)
UNRRA Succeeded by IRO
JDC's Burdens Increasing
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LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.—More than a million refugees
in Europe became the wards of the United Nations on Tues-
day, when the preparatory commission of the International
Relief Organization took over the program hitherto supported
by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administra-
tion (UNRRA) whose existence ended Monday night.
Before the IRO can begin to function, it must have com-
mitments covering 75 per cent of the $151,000 budget for 1947.
Thus far, only 65.26 per cent of the needed sum has been
pledged. It includes the sum of $73,000,000-56 per cent of
the total—which was adopted by the U. S. House of Repre-
sentatives on June 26 by a vote of 124 to 43.
The U. S. share will be made available at the rate of
$6,000,000 a month, giving the preparatory group the assur-
ance of $9,000,000 for July operations.
The organization, established by the Geneva Assembly
last December, has 19 members. Other countries besides the
U. S. which have signed the constitution are Great Britain,
New Zealand, Austria, China, Iceland and Panama. Coun-
tries which still must act to back up their signatures are*
Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, Norway and
Philippine Republic.
UNRRA's personnel is carrying on for IRO on a tempo-
rary basis.
Dissolution of UNRRA has increased the responsibilities
of the Joint Distribution Committee in caring for the needs
of 350.000 displaced Jews, in addition to those of another
million Jewish survivors in Europe. The United Jewish
Appeal campaigns throughout the country will be continued
all summer in order to secure the funds necessary to carry on
relief and rehabilitation activities.
AmeriCces Declaration of Independence — A Great Zionist Document!
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Copyright, 1947, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
IF any delegate to the Zionist Convention chances to
2- read this, may I offer a suggestion to him? The
Zionist convention will meet this Friday,, July 4, and I
ask him to rise after Dr. Silver has pounded his gavel
and called the convention to order and read the Declar-
ation of Independence to the assembled delegates.
It is the American thing to do. The Declaration of
Independence is the charter of our American freedom.
And it is the Zionist thing to do, for the Declaration of
Independence is a great Zionist document
Hear! hear! you say. What has the Declaration of
Independence got to do with Zionism?
In answer, all I -say is read it and see for yourself.
What are the evil things which the Declaration of
Independence charges against England? Let me quote
on. of the indictments:
"He (the Bing) has endeavored to prevent the
Amputation of these states: for that purpose obstruct-
. lag the laws of naturalization of foreigners, refusing
to pass others to encourage their migration hither, and
raising the conditions of new appropriations of land."
That is word for word from the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. The Americans in 1776 went to war charg-
ing the British with trying to "White Paper" prospec-
tive settlers from coming to America and also trying to
make it difficult for them to acquire land!
The same old tricks, you see. There are many other
indictments brought against England in the Declaration
of Independence, but it is probably correct to say this
was the most important. There are many historians who
maintain the thing which caused the most irritation in
America was England's effort to prevent American
settlement beyond the Alleghenies. The real reason for
this British bar on land acquisition in early America was
that she was afraid, once the colonists began to wander
off the Eastern Seaboard, they would declare the region
independent of Britain. -
Let us take a look at this Declaration of Independence
again. What other things are charged against Britain?
"He has kept among us in times of peace, standing
armies without the consent.of our legislature."
There is a parallel here. Certainly, the more than
100,000 troops which England has in Palestine are not
there with the assent of the people of Palestine. Cer-
tainly England even for its own good could better put
these troops to work raising wheat at home, so she would
not have to launch an annual four billion dollar "United
British Appeal" in America.
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On
July
4,
1776,
in
a
grim
atmosphere,
While the
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German mercenaries whom England had hired seemed
to have everything in their favor, wresting position after
position from Washington, the American delegates at
Philadelphia, solemnly pledged "their lives, their for-
tunes and their sacred honor" to drive the enemy out by
signing this Declaration of Independence.
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"Proclaim Liberty. Throughout the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof"
(Lev. XXV :ISO