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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 20, 1948
30 Congressmen View U. S.
Palestine Policy with Concern
,Michigan Representatives Coffin and Youngblood Join in
Urging Speedy Action for Implementation of UN
Jewish • State . Decision
Ask UN for Convention
To End 'Statelessness'
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
World Jewish Congress called
on the United Nations to adopt a
convention providing for the
elimination of statelessness and
for international protection of
stateless persons during the tran-
sition period.
In a memorandum qubmitted
to the Economic and Social Coun-
cil of the United Nations, the
CongreSs, through its acting po-
litical director, Dr. Robert S.
Marcus, urged that -body to
adopt at the earliest possible mo-
ment a resolution calling upon
the secretariat to prepare such
a draft."
Pennsylvania Senator Backs Jewish
Demands for Arms in Talestine
At the Lincoln Day dinner of
the Illinois Republican State Cen-
tral Committee, at Chicago, on
Feb. 10, U. 'S. Senator Edward
Martin of Pennsylvania endorsed
the demand that Jews in Pales-
tine be armed for self-defense in
the following statement:
"During the war and after,
when the New Deal presidents
were making statements support-
ing a Jew,ish homeland in Pales-
tine, the State Department was
sending secret notes to the Arabs
telling them that the public utter-
ances were intended only for
home consumption.
Congressmen Howard A. Coffin treaty obligations and declaring
and ' Harold F. Youngblood of that the British governMent be-
Michigan were among 30 Republi lieved no suet,. material "will be
can members of Congress who ad, used in Palestine."
"As the President and I have
dressed a joint communication to
Secretary of State George C. on several occasions made clear,"
Marshall expressing deep con-_ Marshall said, "we regard the
cern. and "honest worry" about solution of this immensely diffi-
American policy in Palestine, urg-: cult problem as a United Nations
ing the U. S. government to im- solution and our contribution to
that end will be as a member
plernent the UN decision.
"We believe there is grave dan- and steadfast supporter of the
ger," wrote the Congressmen, United Nations."
"that if the United Nations Pal-
Marshall Reported Concerned
estine decision is rendered inop
Over British Position
erative far more even than this
United
LONDON, (JTA)
decision may be jeopardized, and
the United Nations itself may be States anxiety over the position
of the Western Powers in the Mid-
made ineffective."
dle East, following the recent
- Concerned that the embargo on
handling by the British Foreign
arms to Palestine' and other Mid-
Office of 'relations with Iraq,
dle .Eastern countries "may be Transjordan and other nations in
misleading as to the intentions" that area, was expressed by Sec-
of the U. S., the Representatives
retary of State Marshall in a
put four questions to Marshall. week-end message to British For-
They asked: 1. What the U. S.
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin.
Will' do to help carry out the UN
Lloyds announced that its rates
deciSion on Palestine? 2. What
instructions Will the American for insurance on war, strike or
delegate to the UN receive from civil disorders risk for goods des-
the government on questions re- tined for Palestine have been in-
ferred to the Security Council by Creased about three-and-a-half
the UN Palestine Commission for times. Last month the costs took
effectuating the UN decision? 3. a 70 per cent jump. The new war
If it is true that 'Great Britain risk rates are the highest civoted
is allowing the continuation of by Lloyds since the end of World
- arms shipments to the Arab na- War II.
tions; and if these shipments in-
terfere with implementation of
Jews
the UN decision? 4. Whether sup-
port of the violent resistance of 5,000,000
the Arab Higher Committee and
by the Arab nations endangers
the maintenance of international
peace and security?
Europe's Jews will receive
The signatories to the letter mope than 5,000,000 pounds of
stated that it does not imply Passover matzoh and matzoh
criticism or direction, but asks meal from the Joint Distribution
only "the necessary information Committee.
so that the attitude of the U. S.
The JDC program makes an
may be made clear, and the in- average provision of five and one-
fluence of our attitude be utiliz- half pounds of Passover products
ed to - the full for the preserva- for each of the 900,000 Jews in
tion of peace and the enhance- Europe aided' by the agency, re-
ment of the prestige of the UN." ported Moses A. Leavitt, JDC
The letter, which is the third executive vice chairman. The
sent to the Secretary since last agency also shipped 18,000 cases
April on Palestine, was initiated of Passover wine. JDC funds are
by Rep. Jacob K. Javits of New provided through the $250,000,-
York. Seventeen states are repre- 000 United Jewish Appeal cam-
sented by the signers.
paign.
The office of Secretary of De-
Mr. Leavitt announced JDC
fense James Forrestal denied to purchases in the `United States of
the Jewish Telegraphic Agency 2,875,000 pounds of matzoh and
that Forrestal is initiating a drive 1,150,000 pounds of matzoh meal,
to revoke the UN decision to par- are now being forwarded to the
•tition Palestine. The statement agency's warehouses in Europe.
said that Forrestal's position was
The remaining million pounds
the same as that of the State De- of matzoh provided in JDC's
partrnent.
special Passover program is now
being baked in the American
Secretary Marshall's Reply
zone of Germany with specially
"Until the Security Council selected wheat shipped from the
has received and studied the re- United States by the agency.
port of the Palestine Commission
on security and enforcement and
has reached a decision it is not Jews to G ► et 90 Per Cent
possible for this goVernment to of Gold Stolen by Nazis
determine in advance the steps
wihch may be necessary to carry
GENEVA, (JTA)—Gold stolen
out such a dec,ision," Secretary
Marshall replied to the 30 Re- by the Nazis from gas chamber
and concentration camp victims
publican Congressmen. -
in gold teeth, watches 'and trink-
Marshall pointed out that many ets has been flown to London
organs of the U. N. wer'e involved to pay for rehabilitation of sur-
in implementing the decision, vivors, it was announced by
such as the Trusteeship Council William H. Tuck, head of the
and the Economic and Social Preparatory Commission of the
Council, and that U. S. delegates International Refugee Organiza-
Discover new beauty in your figure, enjoy
to these bodies have been coop- tion. The value of the gold was
a correctly comfortable fit, with
erating in steps toward imple- estimated at $728,000.
mentation of the decision.
a Dora Miles corset or girdle tailored to
This first shipthent of ,non-
Without knowing what recom- monetary gold was turned over
your measurements. Here is ideal
mendations the Palestine Com- to the Commission by military
mission will make regarding se- authorities in the U. S. zones of
support, in non-elastic garmeni -s t hat change
curity and enforcement in Pales- Germany and Austria and was
as your figure changes, for Dora Miles
tine in their report, the State sold at the established price of
Department finds it "impossible
garments can .be tightened or
$35 an ounce.
to formulate instructions to the
Ninety
per
cent
of
the
pro-
eased, to meet your figure needs.
United States representatives on
the Security Council," Secretary ceeds is allocated for assistance
to Jewish victims since the gold
Marshall stated.
- Miss Stella Poland, Dora Miles' consultant c
Marshall also replied that "this comes chiefly from Jews.
setiere, will be in the Corset Salon, Monde
government • has no information
Rabbi Levitsky Honored
in its posSession, indicating that
February 16, through Saturday, February,
NEWARK.—Rabbi 1„,ouis Levit-
to date the continuance of British
sky
of
Congregation
Oheb
Sha-
treaty shipments has interferred
with the carrying out of the rec- lom,, a vice-chairman of the Divis-
ommendation of the General As- ion of Religious Activities of the
Floorfarmer«.--Secti0 ..
sembly on Palestine." He re- National Jewish Welfare Board, HUDSON'S CORSET SALON-5th
was
awarded
a
certificate
of
ap-
ferred the 30 Congressmen to
British official statements assert- preciation by the War Department
Prices subject to 3% sales tax
ing that arms were being sent to for "outstanding contributions' to
Middle Eastern countries "under the program of the Chaplaincy
existing contracts" resulting from Corps" during World War II.
"Are we now taking the same
position with regard to the de-
cision of the United Nations for
the establishment of a Jewish
State in Palestine? Are we aban-
doning the citizens of that coun-
try to murderous attack without
supporting their right to arm in
self defense?
"Is the money the administra-
tion wants to pour into England
to be used to defeat the mandate
of the United Nations? If so, the
whole structure of the United
Nations as the hope of the world
for peace and freedom faces de-
struction."
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Matzoh Through JDC
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