Page Fifty-Seven THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 12, 1947 Jewish State's Income To Exceed That of Arabs PEC Apoints Three To Board of Directors NEW YORK—Election of Mar- of $14,000,000. The Arab state vin B. Gelber of Toronto, Harry revenue, in the same period, is Horowitz of Elizabeth, N. J., and foreseen as about $6,000,000, with expenditures of $37,000,000, or a deficit of $31,000,000. The USNCOP majority esti- mates that the revenue of Jerusalem, in the aforementioned period, would be in the neighbor- hood of $4,500,000, with expedi- tures of $12,000,000, or, in other words, leaving a deficit of around $7,000,000. The partition advo- cates, however, point out that a net revenue from customs and N. Straus III Marvin Gelber o Cher-services should equal about Nathan Straus III of New York $45,000,000, of which, according to this plan, between five and ten as members of the board of di- per cent would go to Jerusalem, rectors of Palestine Economic with the remainder equally di- Corporation, largest American vided between 4Le Jewish and business enterprise in Palestine, Arab states—meaning that the was announced here by Robert anticipated deficits would be Szold, chairman of the board. The Palestine Economic Cor- sharply cut. poration, which has assets of Atmosphere of Tension The report says that "the at- $5,000,000, is intimately related to many aspects of Palestin's de- Harry Sylvester's novel, "Moon mosphere in Palestine is one of veloping economy. It participates Gaffney" (Henry Holt & Co., 257 profound tension. In many re- directly or indirectly in Industry, Fourth Ave., New York 10), has spects, the country is living under banking, agriculture, transporta- so many references to Jews, anti- a semi-military regime. "The primary purpose of the tion and other fields. Semitism and Catholic-Jewish relations, that it should interest a Palestine government, in these large number of Jewish readers. circumstances," the report adds, Swedish Groups Ask Curb "is to maintain what it regards as The author is a Catholic—he is the essential conditions to public On Anti-Semite's Activities a Brooklyn citizen who attended Notre Dame, was a newspaper security. There is no doubt that STOCKHOLD (JTA)—Leading the enforcement of the White correspondent and he dedicates Paper has created throughout the Swedish organizations have pe- his novel to four friends, "all community a resentment titioned the government to take good Catholic radicals"—and the Jewish action against Einar Aaberg, against the mandatory power." theme revolves around a group founder and head of the Swedish "In developing Jewish economy of Catholics. The exciting poli- Anti-Jewish League, who circu- through a great investment of tical life of Tammany Hall, its lates anti-Semitic propaganda in capital, the Jewish immigration ward politicians, its radicals, lib- Swedish, English and German on erals and reactionaries, fill the profoundly affected Arab life by a world-wide scale. They pointed increasing money income and the piges of this interesting novel. extent to which the Arabs became out that the government could There is much in it about the concerned in the economy. Com- act under the law regulating the church, about some reactionary petition on the part of the Arabs conduct of the press. priests who encourage ill-advised also had a share in raising the Signatories of the protest in- references to Jews; but there is Arab standard of life. Neverthe- cluded Prince Wilhelm, second just as much in it about Catholic less, economic relations between son of King Gustav V, who signed labor leaders and those . who are the two groups have something of on behalf of the Swedish section anxious to defeat the forces of the character of trade between of the Pen Club. corruption. different nations. This reviewer is curious wheth- Jews Benefitted Palestine Girl Scouts benefit from Com- er such a novel will strike a warm "The Jews brought to Palestine munity Chest contributions. response among Catholic readers. agriculture both capital and skill, The chances are that many which together had a profound Catholics will resent it. But ex- effect on the country, transform- Holiday Greetings `4. perience with the Tablet in ing pants of it from a waste and Brooklyn and the Coughlinites- neglected land to fruitful ground. in "Moon Gaffney" (which is the In this enterprise they may have name of the hero of the novel been impelled by the force of an who gets a raw deal with the ideal which has come to realiza- politicians and the priests who tion in the communal, cooperative Complete Line of back them up) it is the "Brooklyn and individual settlements." Artists',' Drafting Material The report terms the Yishuv "a Trumpet"—teaches us that there Sign Supplies is strong feeling among Catholics highly organized society." Proud against reactionaries in their of its achievements, self-govern- ment and cultural life, it is sensi- 6408 WOODWARD ranks. The Catholic author and his tive to any apparent lack of ap- TR. 1-0150 Catholic novel thus emerge as a preciation of what it regards as its just and reasonable needs. courageous effort to join in the battle for justice regardless of the griup it affects—as long as it will help in the fight for decency. Best Wishes For A Happy New Year GENEVA, (JTA)—The major- ity report of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine foresees that the Jewish state will have an income, excluding cus- toms, of 60 per cent of its ex- penditures during the first year of the two-year transition period, while the Arab state's income during the same period would total only 16 per cent of its ex-. penditures. However, the custom duties would tend to wipe out most of the deficit. The anticipated revenue of the Jewish state during the period 1947-48, not including income from customs, would be about $20,000,000, with expenditures of some $34,000,000, leaving a deficit Novel by Catholic Fights for Justice it strongly objected to groups which claimed to speak in behalf of the entire Jewish people. Ac- cording to other reports, Agudah MARIENBAD, Czechoslovakia demands a complete reorganiza- tion of the Jewish Agency. (JTA)—The Agudas Israel World Council meeting here heard ex- tremism in Palestine strongly condemned by several speakers. Best Wishes to the More than 100 delegates from 28 countries are attending the ses- sions. Jewish Community Rabbi I. M. Levin, of Jerusa- lem, Agudr_h leader, pointed out that the organization lost 1,000,000 For a Happy members in the Nazi massacres since its last world conference in 1938. H. A. 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