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THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Sixteen

Friday, February 6, 1948

Forrestal Charged With
Opposing UN Zion Decision

Department and the Cabinet for questioning of Weisman to say English-Speaking Labor
securing a bi-partisan policy on that "the record ought to show
Palestine, James Reston, diplo- that the Jewish Agency for Pales- Zionist Branches Meet
matic correspondent of the N. Y. tine is the recognized Jewish
English-speaking divisions - of
Times, said in a report from body to represent t h e Jewish
people of Palestine in their nego- the Detroit Labor Zionist Organi-
Washington.
The first factor, he stated, is tiations with the British Manda- zation, branches four, five, six,
Serious Situation Created by Opposition to Jewish Cause
"the conviction widely held at tory, and not one of the terrorist seven and 552, will sponsor an
In U. S. Cabinet; Marshall Refuses to Modify Embargo
the State and Defense Depart- organizations like the Irgun. or Oneg Shabbat at 8:30 p. m. this
ments, that President Truman's Stern Group but recognized inter- Friday at the Labor Zionist Insti-
On Arms
decision to support the partition nationally and nationally as a tute, Linwood at Pasadena.
Resume of Events Affecting the Jewish State
Pinchas Cruso of New York
of Palestine was influenced by legitimate organization."
will be guest of honor. Singing,
Senator Owen Brewster of the political strenght o f pro-
"The situation in Washington
Attack on Tel Aviv Repulsed
is bad, but we should not lose Maine accused the Administration Zionist organizations. A second
Renewed A r a b attempts to dancing and refreshments are on
our heads and give way to panic," of attempts to frustrate the UN factor, ecpecially strong at the attack Tel Aviv were checked by the program.
Dr. Emanuel Neumann reported decision to establish a Jewish service departments, is the grow- a Haganah counter-attack in
at a press conference in New state by enforcing t h e arms ing concern over America's oil which nine Arabs were wounded. recent illegal entrance of Arabs
York. The ZOA president said embargo.
resources in the Near and Middle The attack was started by Arab into Palestine from Syria are
that during his visit in Wash-
The N. Y. Post, in a series
East, dominated by the Arab guerrillas from the Salameh continuing, and that no answer
ington he gained the impression
of articles exposed the activ-
states and not -far from the Soviet quarter on the outskirts of Jaffa. had been received from Trans-
that "the most influential advo-
ities in the State Department
It was officially announced jordan to the British note con-
Union. A third factor is the effort
cate of a virtual - ”7 , MM
of Loy Henderson whom it
of pro-Zionists to induce the that negotiations among religious cerning the entry into Palestine
reversal of the
accuses of being a "loyal ally
government to send United leaders to proclaim the Old City of 750 soldiers from Transjordan,
United States
of the British Colonial Office
States troops to Palestine to assist in Jerusalem an open city are
An entire Haganah unit com-
policy with re-
and ardent friend of the anti-
in implementing t h e United continuing.
prising 15 men was arrested at
gard to Pales-
Sixteen members of Haganah, the children's settlement, Armors
Semitic dictators of the
Nations parition plan.
tine is Secretary
Arabian League, including
"Probably the main considera- including a girl, were sentenced Yeladim, on the outskirts of Je
of Defense For::
Fititler's ex-pal a n d untried
tion in the minds of those urging to three months imprisonment. rusalem. The settlement is now
restal." He em-
war criminal the Grand
a bi-partisan approach to the Most of them were arrested dur- completely defenseless. While the
phasized that
Mufti."
Palestine problem, however, is ing the Arab attacks in the Jaff a- Haganah members were being
Secretary For-
The Post demands "the
the feeling that, unless an under- Tel Aviv border area or in the disarmed, a sharp volley of auto-
restal "has nev-
matic fire was directed from the
replacement of Loy Hender-
standing is reached between the Old City here.
er been friendly
In Tel Aviv, an attempt by Arab village of Lifta towards
son with a decent, liberal
two major political parties on this
Forrestal
towards the
democracy-loving section
question, especially in a Presi- members of the Stern Group to Jerusalem.
cause of Zionism and he is now
chief. It couldn't come soon
dential campaign year, there will kidnap Police Inspector Shlomo
About 1,000 armed Arabs have
pressing forward, very strongly."
enough to repair all the dam-
be constant political pressure on Bernstein for allegedly contacting crossed the frontier into Pales-
In his report, Dr. Neumann
age. It must come quickly."
the government to keep pressing agents of the Criminal Investiga- tine from Transjordan under the
said that influential circles in
Resentment i s running high for partition and to support the tion Division was foiled by neigh- personal command • of Prince
Washington seem to have ac- especially as a result of the em- Palestine Government when the bors whose shouts frightened Tallal, heir presumptive to the
cepted the inevitability that if bargo clamped down by British latter does attain political inde- away the announced that it has throne of Transjordan who op-
the present developments in Pal- authorities on the Tel Aviv port pendence."
kidnapped two of its wounded poses his father's cautious, un-
estine continue, Britain might be allegedly in order to prevent the Arms Bought Prior to Embargo members from Yarkon Hospital aggressive policies, informed
asked to stay on and continue smuggling of arms into the Jew-
Arrangements for the purchase in Tel Aviv. They had been an. sources in Amman reported.
to occupy the country, the UN ish section of Palestine. The of 200 tons of demolition blocks rested for 'murder and carrying
The underground Haganah ra-
Implementation Co mmission American freighter Export which from the War Assets Administra- arms."
dio broadcast a warning to all
would get nowhere, and nothing arrived at Tel Aviv was ordered tion for shipment to Palestine
British-Abdullah Plot Denied
Arab villages situated in Jewish
would happen.
In London a Foreign Office areas or adjoining Jewish settle-
to Haifa for a more thorough were made before the embargo
"A great deal of confusion has search. The American consulate on arms to the Middle East, spokesman denied that Britain is ments against harboring . any
been created in the minds of in Jerusalem confirmed that all Leonard M. Weisman, adviser to planning to allow King Abdullah Arab bands.
people in Washington regarding American s h i p p in g Will be Founday Associates, which made of Transjordan to occupy a large
The units of the Arab Legion
the consequences of the parti- required to call at Haifa and it the purchase, stated in Washing- part of Palestine and seize for now stationed in Palestine may
tion plan and the possible con- was intimated that after being ton. Testifying before a House itself Haifa, the port of Aqaba be returned to Transjordan as a
result of talks now going on here
sequences of the shipping of searched at Haifa the vessels will Sub-Committee investigating dis- and the Negev area.
"Britain has no -such plans," between Officials • of the War
American arms to Palestine," Dr. be permitted to unload at Tel position of surplus property, Weis-
Neumann said. "The most . fan- Aviv. This new ruling is interpre- man, under questioning by he declared. He also revealed Office and Brigadier John Glubb,
tastic conclusions are drawn by ted as threatening further the committee counsel Edmond J. that talks between the British commander of the Legion, who
Congressmen who believe, or security of the Palestine Jewish Donohue Jr., said that the blocks and Syrian Governments on the represented Transjordan.
were made to believe, that a community.
were not to be shipped until-
mere modification of the ernbargo
In the U. S. HOuse of Repre- proper clearance w a s received
or permission for arms to reach sentatives, a bi-partisan approach from Washington and until a
the Haganah would inevitably re- to t h e Palestine problem' was militia had been authorized in the
suit in war," the Z.O.A. presi- urged by Rep. Jacob K. Javits of Jewish state.
dent reported.
Asked whether Foundry
New York who urged the lifting
of the embargo on arms.
Associates operated for the Jew-
"Targets for Genocide"
A week-long census of all
ish Agency and received its funds
Louis Bromfield, co-chairman
Jewish doctors in Jerusalem , from it, Weisman said it did. He
of the American League for a
has begun as part of the
described Foundry Associates as
Free Palestine, called upon Pres-
campaign for the emergency
a non-profit organization purchas-
ident Truman to issue an execu-
mobilization of a 1 1 Jewish
ing defense material f o r the
tive order permitting the sale of
medical men by the Jewish
Jewish people of Palestine. To
arms for defense to Palestinian
Medical Association. Registra-
Donohue's question whether he
Jews.
tion has also begun for
was a member of the Jewish
Bromfield' also accused the
courses in first aid, under the
Agency and of the Zionist Organi-
United Nations of "having virtu-
sponsorship of the Medical
zation of America, Weisman re-
ally set up the Hebrew People
Association, Hadassah a n d
plied he was a member only of
as targets for genocide" by vir-
the Red Shield Organization.
the latter. -
tue of the partition plan and
Rep. Chet. Holifield of Cali-
Three main factors are giving
"now appears to be abandoning
•them." The Security Council has impetus to the movement which fornia, ranking Democratic mem-
only a few weeks to act,_ he said, is developing within the State ber of the Committee, interrupted
"since it is now definite that a
date early: this spring has been
set for the massacre of the 800,000
Hebrews in Palestine -and the
million more residing in Arabian
countries."
- Charges b y well informed
Washington correspondents, by
Freda Kirchwey, editor of the I
Nation and president of Nation
Associates, a n d by prominent •
Christian leaders that there is a
• conspiracy in the State Depart-
ment to destroy and possibility
of implementing the UN Palestine
decision, has resulted in mobiliza-
tion of Jewish forces • to fight
against the new threat and to
intercede with President Truman
against sabotage efforts.
Dr. Chaim W e iz in a n n was
induced to abandon his trip to
Palestine and to come to the U. S.
from London.
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver. has cut
his stay in Palestine and returned
to this country to lead in the
battle in. defense of f the Jewish
--
We salute the 2,000,000 members of
position.
the Boy ScoutS of America in behalf
In Washington, Secretary of
of the Jewish Scout Troops of Detroit -,
• State George C. Marshall said
This year's emphasis on the conservation of food and natural"
that t h e Statr
resources again serves to remind Americans of the great role
Department -
played by the Scout movement -in the advancement of highest hu-
ant considering
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man relations.
modification o
May the Boy Scout-movement grow from strength to strength
apply a drop of Lubricant with the Fountain Shaper to
the embargo . or
and may it serve as an inspiration for good will through the 4,409,-
arms t c Pales-
780 members of Scout movements in 42 nations throughout the
each nail—tip shapes away dead cuticle. Get this beau-
tine a n d other
world.
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countries.
that the Ameri-
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support UN pro-
Marshall
reduces. Secre-
tare Iviarshalil said he does not
know of any agreement between
Grea't Britain and Abdullah of
Transjordania to take over a
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