UNSCOP Majority Urges
Immigration of 150,000
Report of Partitionist Group Proposes Admission of Jews
at Rate of 6250 a Month Over Two-Year Period;
Minority Recommends Federation of Palestine
- GENEVA, (JTA) — Entry of
150,000 Jews into Palestine over
- a two-year period ending Sept. 1,
- 1949, at the rate of 6,250 a month,
including 30,000 women, children
- and other 'humanitarian" cases,
is proposed in the "working
paper" presented to the United
Nations Special Committee on
Palestine by the partitionist ma-
. jority in the committee.
The majority paper is incom-
plete because the advocates of
partition have so far been unable
to agree on the fundamental ques-
tion of the boundaries of the pro-
posed new states to be carved
out of Palestine.
Independent States Proposed
At the same time, the minority
group, composed of the delega-
Page Three
THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Sepfember S, 1947
Exclusion of the remainder of
the Negev from the Jewish zone
was motivated by the reason that
that would mean that the Pales-
tine frontier with Egypt would be
a completely Jewish area.
Responsibility of Enforcement
The majority partition plan en-
visages Great Britain alone, or
possibly with the aid of another
tions of India, Iraq and Yugo- United Nations power, in charge
slavia, presented its federation re- of carrying out the partition re-
commendations during an inter-
port. This report contemplates im period under United Nations
the establishment of two auto- supervision.
nomous—not independent—Jew-
The conditions to be imposed
ish and Arab states under a fed- would be the establishment of a
eral government. There would be "free city" or state of Jerusalem;
a three-year interim period dur- and economic union between the
ing which the question of Jewish Arab and Jewish states, govern-
immigration would be decided ing customs, communications,
by a board of Jews, Arabs and railways, etc. Immigration into
United Nations representatives the Jewish area would be in Jew-
who would base their decisions on ish hands and immigration into
economic absorptive rather than the Arab areas would be under
Arab control.
political grounds.
The partitionists are now argu-
The minority federation scheme
would give the Jews the eastern ing over three major points: first,
part of Galilee; the western coast- boundaries, (some would give the
al plain, including Haifa and Tel Jews the entire Negev, not simply,
Aviv, and the northeastern part the northeastern part) ; second,
of the Negev, the southern desert. the size of the proposed city or
Store Hours Daily. 9:15 to 5:30
Golden Jubilee Mobilization
Drive Planned By Zionists
NEW YORK—Coinciding with M a s s., national membership
its 50th anniversary, the Zionist chairman, announced that in ac-
Organization of America will cordance with appeals issued by
launch its Golden Jubilee Mobil- Rabbi Israel Goldman, president
ization Campaign, beginning with of the Rabbinical Assembly of
the high holiday season, for the America, and Dr. Emanuel Neu-
enrollment of thousands of new mann, president of the Zionist
members.
Organization of America, sermons
Joseph Goldberg of Worceser, dedicated to the Zionist mobili-
zation effort will be delivered,
state of Jerusalem, and thirdly,
during Rosh Hashanah, in many
the disposition of Galilee.
On the question of legislative synagogues.
machinery, the supporters of fed-
Calling upon American Jews to
eration propose the establishment join the ranks of the Zionist or-
of two houses of parliment—one ganization, Dr. Neumann also
based on population representa-
tion and the other on representa- asked for maximum support for
tion of nationalities. The plan Haganah, in which "Palestine
submitted by the partitionist ma- Jewry finds its legitimate instru-
jority calls for general elections, ment of support in our deter-
the establishment of general as- mined struggle to protect the vital
semblies and provides that dur- interests of the Jewish people
ing the interim period no Jews and its inalienable rights, includ-
should be settled in Arab areas ing the right to immigration, set-
tlement and self-defense."
and vice versa.
TEIITH FLOOR
f or
HOME APPLIANCES
Now You Can Mare a Complete
"EASY" HOME LAUNDRY
✓
Wash. rinse and spindry your
clothes with a new
EASY Washer
soy Do all your ironing speedily
—quickly with a new
EASY Ironer
✓
Make Your Laundering Easier
This New EASY Way
The limier,' New
Easy Cabinet Ironer
The New Easy
Spindrier Washer
Wash, rinse and spindry a full 8-pound
wash load in this big modern Easy
Washer. Gentle spiralator action gets
clothes thoroughly clean. Spindrier
quickly whirls moisture from clothes.
Gleaming porcelain inside and out with
Automatic Belltimer.
Standard Model
EXTENDED
PAYMENTS
AVAILABLE
Portable ViThirldry
. . . easily, quickly with this modern
Just the thing for frequent small
washings. Wash, rinse and whirl-
ironer. Selective heat for different
dry a 2-pound wash load in this
Easy portable. No wringer to
break buttons. Small size makes
bar shoe guard and 3 ironing roll speeds
it easy to carry and store.
$179.95
Iron everything from sheets to shirts
fabrics, adjustable knee control, safety-
—for extra convenience—easier iron-
ing and bettor results.
*49.95
Hudson's Major Appliances-1 OH, Floor—Farmer S treet—Section D
A179.95
Prices Subject
to 3% Sales Tax