World Congress Delegates
Attain United Jewish Front
MONTREUX, Switzerland, (JTA) - Despite the fire-
works during the first day's general debate, the World Jew-
ish Congress sessions are marked by the delegates' desire to
present a united Jewish front to the world.
A great impression was made by the representatives of
the displaced Jews of Germany and Austria who repeatedly
told the convention that they i•
were through with the Diaspora, asked why Jewish refugees were
"once and for all." Dr. Z. still fleeing Eastern European
Straunch, Dr. Joseph Rosenzaft countries, including Romania.
and M. Gerstenfeld, representing
Joachim Prinz, chairman of the
Jewish DPs of the American, administrative committee of the
British and French zones of Ger- American Jewish Congress a n d
many, declared that the Jews now head of the American delegation,
in Israel are the vanguard of the told the parley that American
Jewish people and that the Jew- Jewry continuously fights for the
ish masses elsewhere should con- extension of freedom and demo-
sider themselves a reserve of the cratic rights. Without these rights
Jewish nation.
and the ability to criticize t h e
William Haber, advisor on Jew- government, it is possible that the
ish affairs to the American mili- U.S. recognition of Israel might
tary command in Europe, who is -not have come about, he asserted.
attending the parley to advise va-
Revisionist observers I. Yunish-
rious commissions which deal man and Joseph Klarman an-
with the DP problem, declared nounced that they will recom-
that DPs are "looking eagerly, mend to their party that it affil-
impatiently to the day when they iate with the CongreSs.
will leave the camps. He ex-
Hails Fulfillment of Hopes
pressed thanks to the American
A
declaration greeting the state
Government for "providing se-
curity" for the DPs while they of Israel in the name of "broad
masses of Jewish people through-
remain in the U.S. zones.
out the world" was read at a
Rabbi Morton M. Berman, head special Palestine session. The
of the American Jewish Congress declaration was read by Dr. Gold-
division in Chicago, speaking for mann, called on all sections of
the American delegation, urged the Jewish people to support the
the WJC to reaffirm the "demo- Jewish state's struggle for inde-
cratic right of every Jewish com- pendence and against all at-
munity- to foster the collective tempts to "diminish its sovereign-
identity of the Jewish people, and ty or reduce its territory." It
preserve and develop its cultural hailed the United States and the
and spiritual values and culti- Soviet Union for their assistance
vate its sense of continuity a n d to the new state and urged other
belonging to a great tradition."
nations to follow their example.
. Arab-Jewish Friendship
In conclusion the declaration
David Cohen of India, stressed pledged the Congress to support
the importance of fostering by every lawful means the state
friendship between Israel and the of Israel in its "struggle for in-
Moslem world. He urged the Is- dependence and integrity."
raeli government to give t h e
The session received a message
Arabs within their territory com- from Israeli President Chaim
plete equality and land reforms, Weizmann who is now in Switz-
asserting that such progress and erland. He expressed "regret that
friendship would form a bridge the "pressure of work and unfor-
between the two peoples and be seen obligation" would not per-
the "greatest contribution to the mit his attendance at the con-
safety of the Jews in the Mos- vention. The message stated that
lem. world."
he was certain that the Congress
Raffaele Cantoni, head of t he would dedicate its worldwide
Federation of Jewish Communi- organization and strenght to aid
ties of Italy, described some of Israel.
the confusion rampant among
Jewish organizations in his coun-
try. He reported that an Italian
minister, had recently told him
that so many different people
claim to represent the Jews in
official visits to government of-
fices that the minister no longer
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"knows who is who." Cantoni at-1
tacked the neo-fascist Italian So- in bringing Israel into existence
cial Movement for attempting to since last November are nothing
spread the "germs of fascism" short of amazing. Compared with
among the Italian masses who, he the difficulties besetting the es-
declared, are friendly to t h e tablishment of India and Paki-
Jews.
stan, the achievements in Israel
Ignacy Schwartzbart, organiza- today constitute a near miracle.
tional director of the Congress, There is much yet to be done.
suggested a new line of develop- There is, for instance, the de
ment for the Congress in the light jure recognition of Israel, the ,
of the establishment of Israel. W.. lifting of the embargo and the
J:C. must he converted into a questions arising out of truce
movement based on a "synthesis" negotiations. I am confident with
of those who desire to immigrate respect to all of them.)
to Israel and those who wish to: Arab units of Fawzi el Kawak-
remain in other countries. ji.% "Liberation Army" set fire
A half hour uproar broke out to the Balfour Forest, in the
when British delegate Dr. S. Lev- Nazareth district, and attacked
enberg, referring to a speech by Jewish forces in the area, thus
Moshe Sneh, former member of breaking the truce once again.
the Jewish Agency, asked: "Do The Jews, who suffered no casu-
you really mean we should ap-- alties in the clash, replied with
pear as an agency of Soviet prop- small arms fire and soon scat-
aganda?"
tered the raiders.
The Russian Issue
UN mediator Count Folke Ber-
During the course of heated nadotte revealed at a press con-
cross-discussion from the floor ference in Jerusalem that he has
and the dais where the praesid- set a six-month limit on his ef-
ium was seated, praesidium mem- , forts to mediate the war in Pal-
ber Zerubavel and a number of estine and that he has informed
delegates from the East European United Nations Secretary-General
countries demanded that Dr. Lev- Trygve Lie accordingly.
enberg withdraw his remarks,
(At Lake Success, Assistant
They were matched by the equal-
ly vociferous insistence of t h e Secretary-General Andrew W.
British delegation that he be per- 'Cordier told a press conference '
mitted to continue. After the in- that the UN Secretariat has
tervention of Dr. Nahum Gold- planned for a four-month cease-
mann and a number of other del- fire in Palestine and has budget-
egates, Dr. Levenberg proceeded. ed $1,000,000 for administering 1
He explained that he fully rec- the truce during that period.)
(Lt. Col. Moshe Dayan and ,
ognized Russia's sympathetic at-
titude toward Israel and the fact Commander Joseph Hamburger,
that there is no anti-Semitism in Israeli officers who accompanied
the Soviet Union. He added that
he sympathizes with the achieve- the body of the late Col. David
ments of the Eastern European Marcus to the United States, told
democracies. But, he questioned, a press conference that if fight-
"why is not Soviet. Jewry repre- ing in Palestine resumes after
sented here?" He also charged the expiration of the truce, the
that there are Zionists imprison- Israeli Army can take all of Pal- ,
ed in the Soviet Union now, and estine within four to six weeks.)
Israel Rejects
Unfair Truce
THE JEWISH NEWS-S
Friday, July 9, 1948
Heard in the Lobbies
(Copyright, 1948, Independent Jewish press Service, Inc.)
Off The Record
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
Overheard On the Radio
Justice Frankfurter was asked
by a friend to officiate at his
wedding . . 'He told his friend
he would be only too glad to
accommodate him but that Su-
preme Court Justices lacked the
power to tie nuptial knots . . .
When the would - be groom
showed surprise and disappoint-
ment Justice Frankfurter ob-
served that the Justices of the
highest U. S. court lacked that
power perhaps because marriage
is not a federal offense.
By ARNOLD LEVIN
Washington Wire
James G. McDonald will not take up his duties as special U. S.
representative to Israel unless he is given the assurance that the
Administration has truly embarked on a pro-Israel policy. It is
rumored in Washington lobbies that Dr. McDonald has been emphatic
in demanding to know what future American policy will be before
he lends himself to serve as a symbol of that policy.
The White House is eager that he depart for Israel forthwith, but
Dr. McDonald is adamant in his demand for a reply to a simple
question: Who will my boss be? An arrangement is under way
that he be directly responsible to the President. That would suit
Dr. McDonald fine. There is a growing conviction around Washing-
ton that Mr. Truman is determined this time to keep faith with
Israel. He has been very much impressed by the Israeli Army's mil-
itary exploits and several top men who contributed to the original
ignominious American reversal by telling the President that the
Arabs would wipe the floor with Haganah, have now been called on
the carpet. The President is said to have asked theSe men what had
caused them to be blind bats with regard to Palestine.
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