Symbol of Freedom Senator Calls for Deadline In Liquidation of DP Camps End of British Rule Sir Alan G. Cunningham Says He is Last Commissioner ( GENEVA — Sen. Harry P. Cain of Washington, a mem- ber of the Senate committee on DP's and the IRO has pro- posed that the United Nations set a deadline for the liquida- tion of the DP camps. In an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Sen. Cain advocated that the UN make a definite statement as to whether the displaced Jews will be permitted to go to Palestine because "nine out of ten Jewish DPs want to go there." itation and resettlement pro- The IRO Preparatory Commis- grams. sion turned over to the Joint Dis- IRO officials announced that tribution Committee $350,000 there would be a further distribu- which it had received from the tion of funds obtained from Swed- Swedish government. This is the en as soon as difficulties relating first payment made by the Swed- to the conversion of the Swedish ish government under an agree- krona into other forms of cur- ment to transfer $13,500,000 to the rency, are ironed out. Meanwhile, IRO from German assets frozen in only $17,000 was given to any Sweden. other agency from the JDC. It An international reparations went to the International Rescue commission meeting in Paris in and Relief Committee. December, 1945, decided to turn Help Map Winter Program this sum, plus approximately BUCHAREST, (JTA) -- Dr. $11,500,000 similarly frozen in Switzerland over to Jewish vol- Joseph Schwartz, European di- untary relief agencies. Subse- rector of the Jciint Distribution quently, it was decided to trans- Committee, left for Sofia where fer these funds to the JDC and the he will help to plan the local re- Jewish Agency for relief, rehabil- lief program for this winter. Purely Commentary By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ 'Covenant Everlasting'—Uninterrupted Link With Zion Our antagonists, inspired by Arab claims, are trying to create the impression that Jews have lost claim and link to Palestine with the defeat of Bar Kochba and the final unsuccessful Jewish revolt in the year 135. Moshe Shertok, in his masterful address at the Town Meeting of the Air, disproved this claim. Others have shown by means of facts and figures that our association with Palestine has been uninterrupted for more than 3,500 years. The two most brilliant defenses of our position appeared during the past few weeks. Berl Locker's "Covenant Everlasting: Palestine in Jewish History," published by Sharon Books, 45 E. 17th St., New York 17, is a masterful presentation of facts indicating that at no time have Jews left Palestine; that never have we abandoned claims to the land; that our ties with Eretz Israel have been and re- main unbroken. Prof. Solomon Zeitlin, writing on the subject "Jewish Rights in Palestine" in the October, 1947, issue of Jewish Quarterly Review, shows that "Judaism is the only religion and the Jews are the only people in the world • who, from earliest times to modern days, are identified religiously, historically and legally with Palestine." * * * Berl Locker's Book 'Required Reading on Palestine' Dr. James G. McDonald has made the interesting statement, upon reading Berl Locker's "Covenant Everlasting," that it is "required reading for all who speak or write on the problem of Palestine." The eminent Christian Zionist and philo-Semite has not exaggerated. Mr. Locker; who speaks with authority not only because his is a member of. the Executive of the Jewish Agency but also because of his scholarship and learning, has made use of all available sources—Biblical, Mishnaic, Josephus, Graetz, modern literature, etc.—to prove his points. We learn from Locker's book how Jews have uninterruptedly engaged in agriculture in Palestine; how the cultural life of our people continued without cessation throughout the centuries; how. in spite of changes of overlordship and revolutions, the Jewish population remained on the land and held title to historic claims in behalf of the entire people Israel. Even during the 350 years of Arab domination, there was a sturdy - Jewish group in Palestine. Thus, the link between Israel and Eretz Israel never was broken. * * * — 'Historical Connection and Historical Right' Mr. Locker proves another point: that not only have Jews preserved the historical connection with Palestine, but also have retained their historical right to return home. He points out that "historical right" "is a somewhat discredited conception in the democratic, and, above all, in the Socialist world;" that it has "become the antithesis of the democratic principle of national self-determination;" but he disproves these unfortunate claims most logically. Thus, he shows that Arabs have gained from Jewish set- tlement in Palestine; that Jewry, instead of establishing an alien rule, is replanting "in its ancient home the people that was up- rooted from it;" that the Arab population, contrary to claims of "displacement," has doubled since Jewry's - colonization. It would do Jews and Arabs well to read Locker's factual analysis of our claims; and it would not hurt if statesmen who are de- bating the issue would become acquainted with the historical facts from his excellent little book. * * * `Jews Never Gave Up Title to the Land' Zeitlin In a sense, Prof. Solomon- Zeitlin's brief article in the Jewish Quarterly Review is as significant as Mr. Locker's entire book. In 15 pages, Prof. Zeitlin shows how Jews always have re- tained title to Palestine. His irrefutable facts reveal that Jews not only always were in Palestine as an active community, but that they dominated the scene and retained their rights to the land religiously, historically and legally. He makes this im- portant point: - "When the Turks conquered Palestine from the Mamelukes, they, too, held the country as an occupying power only. Thus the rights of the Arabs and the Turks to Palestine were based _ on POSSESSION but not on TITLE. They never conquered Palestine from the Jews, and the Jews never gave up title to the land." Prof. Zeitlin proves conclusively that only for Jews has Pales- tine been truly the Holy Land, that neither for Arabs nor Christians has it been primarily; holy soil. He writes that "only the places of Jesus's birth and burial were considered loca sancta," and we learn with a great deal of interest that "the first to call Palestine the Holy Land, Terra Sancta, was Pope Urban II," who used this term in addressing the Council of Clermont in 1095. Prof. Zeitlin comments: "The name, Holy Land, applied to Palestine, thus was the first time emphasized by Pope Urban II and has been frequently used down to our own time. However, neither in the New Testament nor in the writings of the Church Fathers, was the term Holy Land ever applied to Palestine." These are historical facts that must not be overlooked. Locker's and Zeitlin's works are part of truth-revealing efforts that were made necessary by the spread of falsehoods intended to undermine the Jewish position. We have faith that truth will — triumph. Friday, November 14, 1947 THE JEWISH NEWS Page Two John E. Cone, (left) assistant district attorney of Brooklyn, mixes Irish soil flown specially from Eire, with Palestine soil supplied by Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz at the Landsmanshaften Conference for Histadrut on Balfour Day. Irish, Jews Mix Soil Denoting Fight for Liberty NEW YORK -- Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz, president of the United Organization for the Pa- lestine Pioneers, launched the Palestine Histadrut Campaign for $5,000,000 among the Lands- manschaften of America at the annual conference held here on Balfour Day. The conference was addressed by Zalman Rubashov and Joseph Bankover, Histadrut leaders, who told of the work being done by the Palestine labor movement for the establishment of the Jewish State. In a moving ceremony, Judge Leibowitz and John E. Cone, president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, mixed samples of Palestinian and Irish soil as a symbol of the fight for freedom of both peoples. . A resolution was adopted en- dorsing the activities of the Jew- ish Agency during the present United Nations debate on Pale- stine. The Landsmanschaften also pledged support to Hagana and denounced the dissident role of the Irgun. Judge Leibowitz was re-elected for his `fourth term as president. Arabs Need Not Be Suspicious of Jeiv' s, Labor Parley Told PITTSBRUGH, (JTA) — "Peo- ple of the Orient, long suspicious of all Westerners who enter as potential exploiters, are also sus- picious of Jewish people. They should realize, however, that we too are of Eastern origin," Hayim Greenberg, Laborite member of the Jewish Agency executive, said in an address to the 26th annual convention of the Labor Zionist Organization of America, attend- ed by 500 delegates. The convention also was ad- dressed by Berl Locker, another Laborite member of the Jewish Agency • executive. He pointed out that the ability of the Jewish people to reconstruct itself as an independent nation and the abil- ity of Palestine to serve as a basis for this rehabilitation has been proved by Jewish achieve- ments in Palestine. Moshe Sher- tok, head of the political depart- ment of the Jewish Agency, who was scheduled to speak, was de- tained in New York by urgent business at the United Nations. The convention concluded with a solemn assurance of the labor Zionists'. good-will and determi- nation to dwell in peace and amity with the Arabs. Highlight of the political ses- sions was the acceptance of a report calling upon the United States government to implement its promises to expedite the transporting of Jewish refugees to Palestine and to give the ut- most financial aid to the speedy establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Declar- ing that he was undoubtedly the last British High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Alan G. Cun- ningham told residents of an Arab village in the Samaria dis- trict that Britain wishes to depart from the country peacefully, leaving behind a basis for future development. In another village he visited during a tour of the district, the High, Commissioner said that it was for the people of Palestine to decide the conditions under which the British withdrawal would be effected. He again reiterated that the British wanted to leave behind peace and secur- ity when they withdraw. In one of the first concrete pre- liminar-ies to British withdrawal from Palestine, Chief Secretary Sir Henry L. Gurney has ordered rigorous economies involving the dismisal of temporary goyern- ment officials and the halting of purchases by government depart- ments. No new projects are to be initiated and all expenditures are to be reduced to a minimum, even if these moves lessen the efficiency of the departments con- cerned. A questionnaire regarding evacuation will be circulated soon among all British officials. It has already been distributed to British members of the police force. The questionhaire-asks-the officials about their future plans and makes reference to possible employment in England and.,Brit- ish-controlled territories. How- ever, there is no indication as to the date of withdrawal. National U.IA. Conference in Atlantic City Dec. 12 to 15 A national conference of the the continued program of assist- United Jewish Appeal will be ante to newcomers who find a held at the Chelsea Hotel, Atlan- haven in the U. S. tic City, Dec. 12 through Dec. 15. to determine American Jewry's program in 1948 for European relief and rehabilitation, immi- gration and settlement in Pales- tine and refugee aid in the United States, it was announced by BOSTON — The Jewish corn- Henry Morgenthau, Jr., general munity of Boston this week made Boston Makes History By Topping WA Goal UJA chairman. history for the second time in The largest fund-raising agency two years when it reached its ever established by the Jews of the United States, the United record-shattering $9,100,000 goal Jewish Appeal provides the to become the first large city con, the financial resources for the ducting fall drives in behalf of programs of three major Ameri- the $170,000,000 United Jewish can organizations: the Joint Dis- Appeal to go over the top for the tribution Committee, the United second successive year. Palestine Appeal and the United Announcement of the Boston. Service for New Americans. triumph was made at a closing The annual conference at At- campaign dinner in the Hotel lantic City will have before it a Statler by Herman Gilman, chair- report on the results of the $170,- man, - who also headed the victori-- 000,000 drive now nearing corn- ous 1946 Hub City drive which pletion and will take concrete produced a greater result than action to decide the quota of the that of any comparable city in 1948 UJA drive. the nation. Outstanding authorities on More than doubling his con- world Jewish developments will tribution of last year, Archbishop present an analysis of the position Richard J. Cushing helped Boston of the Jews in Europe, the new reach its precedent-shattering problems and opportunities that goal by forwarding a check for may arise out of the United Na- $2,500. The Archbishop's gift last tions decision on Palestine and year was 1,000. Between You and Me By BORIS SMOLAR (Copyright, 1947, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, inc.) U. N. Sidelights The traditional Hebrew greeting "Next Year in Jerusalem" will lose its meaning after a Jewish State is established in Palestine . . Because the city of Jerusalem will definitely not be a part of the Jewish State . . . The capital of the Jewish State will be Tel Aviv where the Jewish government will have its seat, since Jerusalem will be internationalized . . . Many Jews in Jerusalem, who are employed in national agencies, are worried about moving to Tel Aviv . . . It is obvious that they will have to move together with the institutions in which they are employed . . .What worries them is the shortage of dwellings which is acute in Tel Aviv even now. Questions are being asked concerning the disposition of the Jewish Agency building and other modern buildings of Jewish institutions in Jerusalem . . . With a Jewish Cabinet established in Tel Aviv there will be no need for the Jewish Agency in its present form . There will also be no need for the existence of other major institu- tions, the functions of which will be taken over by the Jewish Government . . . Jerusalem will thus become city No. 2 in Jewish Palestine, while everything of importance for the functioning of the state will be centered in Tel Aviv . . For reasons which cannot be disclosed, the Jewish Agency is not pressing very strongly at the United Nations for inclusion of even the new Jewish section of Jerusalem in the Jewish State ... Some Agency leaders advance solid arguments in favor of leaving the whole of Jerusalem under United Nations supervision. * * * Art Notes • Those interested in Jewish art will be greatly impressed with an album of drawings of the late Henrietta. Szold, Hadassah founder, done by the Palestinian artist P. Litvinowsky . . . The album has just been produced in this country by L. Gershensohn, a youthful Palestinian who was Miss Szold's secretary for many years . . . It is a labor of love by both the artist - and the publisher and it deserves to be in every Jewish home in America . • . In fact, Hadassah would perform a valuable educational service by seeing to it that the album reaches as many Jewish families in the United States as possible . , While serving as a monument to Miss Szold by presenting sketches of her in various moods, the album is also a tribute to the Hadassah . . . And as M•'s, Moses P. Epstein points out in her foreword, there is a generation among the 250,000 members of the Hadassah which never knew Henrietta Szold, but who revere her name and her spirit . . It is this generation that should be given the opportunity to acquire the Szold album . . . The Hadassah headquarters should suggest to its branches that this volume be rushed as a Hanukah present for young members ... Or it could arrange to give it to those securing new members for the organization . • . Non Hadassah fam- ilies will also find Litvinowsky's collection of sketches 'a fine additioti - to their art library.