Friday, July 18, 1947

THE JEWISH NEWS

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Strictly Confidential

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

(Copyright, 1947, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate,

The Real Difference

Dr. Chaim Weizmann unquestionably is the most realistic leader
in Zionism today . . . It's an open secret that he is prepared to
accept an increase in the immigration quota for Palestine even if it
should mean "to forego debate for some time regarding future state-
hood" . . . The quotes are from a recent letter from Weizmann to
Prof. Chaim E. Chernowitz . . . In other words. Weizmann is pri-
marily- rtarcerned about saving the DPs stagnating in concentration
camps.
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Satovsky

Heads Mull
Brith Lodge No. 1374

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 194%, Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc

Abraham Satovsky was elected
president of the Detroit Lodge
No. 1374, Bnai frith.
The other of cers are: Vice-
presidents, Barney Broner, John

The Jewish Aspect

The Garsson Brothers and ex-Congressman May were found
guilty—and rightly so—on charges of graft in their work for the
government during the war . . . The Garsson case, however. was
a minor matter in comparison with the war-profiteering scandals
in the billion-dollar class . . . Now the Garsson brothers were Jews,
and as such were resented, because Jews are not supposed to break
into the big munitions game . . . There is a similarity between the
Garsson case and the case against Bernard J. Marcus of the Bank
of the United States some 15 years ago ... Marcus was sentenced to
jail and his bank closed. although the receivers were able to reim-
burse the depositors to the extent of well over 90 per cent of their
so-called losses ... But there too a definite Jewish angle came into
play ... Jews are far from welcome in the big banking game ... It
will always remain a mystery why a Jewish banker and a Jewish
munitions maker were selected as the targets when non-Jewish
culprits had much more to answer for . . . Not that we condone the
actions of the Garssons at all . . . They deserved their punishment
. . . But where are the other culprits? What about Senator Bilbo's
entanglements in big war contract deals, to mention just one in-
ABRAHAM SATOVSKY
stance? . . . President Roosevelt, while still Governor of New York, Wise, Harry Kurzman; financial
admitted to us in a private interview that there was a Jewish aspect secretary, Hy Jackson; record-
in the Marcus case . . . Well, there was a big Jewish angle in the
Garsson case, and we still are waiting for the bigger offenders to ing secretary, Seymour Gelb;
corresponding s e c r etary, Dr.
be brought to the bar of justice.
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Morton Hack; treasurer, Seymour
B. Goldman; monitor, Nathan
Showdown Required
Some time ago the American Jewish Committee asked the House Kaplan; warden, Ray Davis;
Un-American Activities Committee to investigate the activities of chaplain, Sol Stein; assistant
George W.'Armstrong of Natchez, Miss., and Ft. Worth. Tex. . . . chaplain, Fred Greenhut; board
Armstrong is a very rich oil operator who has established the Arm- members, Jack Medvin, George
strong Foundation, which is spreading prejudice against Negroes Kratchman, Sol F. Myers,
and Jews ... Armstrong is a great admirer of Representative John Murray Sutkin, Samuel Sand-
E.. Rankin, and apparently has no fear of any investigation . . . But ler, Mark Howard, Herman Wise,
Jewish and non-Jewish pro-democratic organizations should back Paul Zuckerman, Joseph Weis-
the American Jewish Committee's request for a showdown on Arm-
man, Gus Braff, Harold Nelson,
strong.
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Stanley Yates.
Nathan Kaplan is the retir-
Miscellany
ing president. The season's ac-
Josephine Brainin, newly elected chairman of the administrative tivities concluded with the an-
board of the Committee of Jewish Writers, Artists and Scientists,
nual dinner dance at the Stat-
is readying a novel for publication next spring.
Paul Muni will appear on Broadway in 1948 in an Ibsen play. ler Hotel. Dave Kurzman, chair-
man of the affair, was assisted
Marc Chagall is seriously considering residence in the USSR
by Sol Stein, William Barris,
for at least one year.
William Joelson and Dan Wino-
Rubin Saltzman, general secretary of the Jewish People's Fra-
ternal Order, is leaving for Palestine in September, in connection grad.
with a new donation to the Hadassah Hospital.
Albert Einstein has been ordered to take a complete rest—not Hillel Foundations
even letter-writing is permitted him—during the summer.
Arthur Koestler, author of "Thieves in the Night," will be visit- Increase UJA Goals
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
ing America in the coming winter.
The Rev. Richard E. Evans, dynamic fighter against prejudice, Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations on
has fully recovered, we understand, after being knocked down by college campuses throughout the
country have oversubscribed
a Fifth Avenue bus a few weeks ago.
their quotas to the United Jewish
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Appeal. Reports from 52 of the 64
Flash
foundations show that $132,775
If the UN Commission decides against a Jewish state, look for has been raised, exceeding their
a dramatic political-military coup by the Irgun in Palestine . . . $129,034 goal by more than $3,-
Blueprints are ready for taking over the government—unless, of
500.
course, the Jewish Agency succeeds in preventing the coup.

"M-Project"

The late President Roosevelt had a "top secret" plan for secur-
ing the admission of displaced persons to the United States and
other countries which was known as "M-Project" (for migration).
. . . The details of this plan are of special importance now that
President Truman and the members of the Cabinet are attempting
to impress Congress with the necessity of speedy action on legisla-
tion permitting the entrance of a substantial number of displaced
persons to this country . . . Roosevelt had foreseen the DP problem
as early as 1942 . . . He therefore established a special commission
in the fall of that year to study the refugee problem and the possi-
bilities of settling refugees in various countries ... The work of the
commission was financed from Roosevelt's unvouchered "Executive
Emergency Fund" and the total cost of the commission's two years
of research was about $180,000 . . . The group was headed by Dr.
Isaiah Bowman, president of Johns Hopkins University . . Dr.
Henry Field. archaeologist of the Field Museum of Chicago. was
placed in immediate charge of "M-project" . . . Dr. Robert Strauez-
Hupe, of the University of Pennsylvania. acted as director ... John
Franklin Carter, diplomat, served as the President's confidential aide.
Soon after the commission was formed. Dr. Field visited me
at my home, together with a member of his staff, and confiden-
tially discussed with me various aspects of the project which was
at that time treated as a military secret ... Some of the material
gathered by the commission and the results of its two-year study
are now buried in President Roosevelt's personal files . . . Other
sections have been destroyed.
In its report the commission emphasized that the United States—
especially Alaska—Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Australia
and Canada could easily absorb millions of refugees . . . Roosevelt
was about to act on the body's recommendations when he died .. .
One of the recommendations provided for the creation of an Inter-
national Settlement Authority with sweeping powers over all refugee
activities at an initial cost of $25,000,000 . . . Zionist leaders will be
especially interested to learn that the members of the commission
reported that the Negev, desert area of Palestine. could accommodate
large numbers of Jewish refugees despite British and Arab protests
to the contrary ... On the other hand they found that the Dominican
Republic was unable to absorb refugees although the government
expressed a willingness to do so.

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Immigration Trends

The American Jewish Conference has completed a survey which
concludes that there is little hope that Central and South American
countries will open their doors to Jewish immigrants ... The survey
found that Argentina is practically closed to Jews while the country
has recently concluded a formal agreement with Italy to admit
approximately 200,000 Italians and is also ready to accept Poles .
In Bolivia the government is inclined to deny entry permits to Jews
. . . Brazil has made generous statements concerning the entry of
displaced Jews, but immigration classifications there exclude all but
a very small number . . . Cuba's doors have been closed since Sep-
tember 1946. and it is becoming increasingly difficult to extend six-
months tourist visas after they expire . . . Jews are finding it diffi-
cult to get visas to Chile, Colombia and Venezuela . • . Things are
easier with regard to visas for Mexico, Paraguay, Guatemala and
Honduras.
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Zionist Notes

As the UN inquiry committee develops its study of the Palestine
situation, it becomes more and more obvious that a unanimous de-
cision will not be reached within the committee . . . This split may
have serious consequences at the forthcoming UN General Assembly
session in September . . . - The State Department, while closely ob-
serving the work of the committee, is careful not to express any'
opinion which may betray its present attitude on the Palestine
issue . . . Particularly not to members of Congress who are known
to be close to Zionist circles . . . The new Assistant Secretary Nor-
man Armour indicated this week that the State Department will say
nothing until the UN committee makes its recommendations.
There is gratification in Zionist circles over the fact that the
U. S. Government has indirectly told Britain that it cannot support
the British request sent to members of the UN asking them "to do
all in their power to discourage illegal immigration into Palestine."
Hadassah is contemplating holding its largest convention ever.
It is making plans for the attendance of 4,000 delegates from all
parts of the country . . . The convention will probably take place
in. November at Atlantic City.

