`Americanize' Immigration Laws, Israel's Dilemma for 5709: Plowshares 5 National Organizations Urge Into Swords, or Swords into Plowshares? American immigration laws and their administration show the effects of a discredited isolationist, racist and bureau- cratic approach, and must be re- vised to conform with American interests and principles, Irving M. Engel of New York, chairman •of the administrative committee of the American Jewish Commit- tee, declared at hearings of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A plea for the "Americaniza- tion" of U. S. immigration laws and the rationalization of govern- ment immigration machinery was made' in a 27,000-word presenta- tion by Mr. Engel on behalf of the American Jewish Committee, whose committee on immigration he heads, and of four other major national Jewish organizations: the Hebrew Immigrant Aid So- ciety (HIAS), the Jewish Labor Committee, the United Service for New Americans and the Syn- agogue Council of America. Declaring that in immigration matters "there has been too much reliance on action by govern-. ment bureaus, too much red tape, and not enough reliance upon the common sense, wisdom and initi- ative of ordinary American citi- zens," Mr. Engel asserted that, contrary to the view taken by Congress, immigration is not a matter of interest only to the im- migrant, but is of concern to plain American citizens. Mr. Engel urged that,, within whatever over-all quotas Con - . gress may set up, question of se- lection and preference ,should be decided as much as possible by Americans willing to agcept spe- cific responsibility for the sequences of their decisions and as little as possible by govern- ment. . Among his recommendations for major policy changes in im- mig•ation laws were: That Con- gress make the quota system more flexible by permitting the carrying over of unused quotas from year to year and the trans- fer of unused quota's from one country to another; that the carry-over restrictions of the law be modified to permit the estab- lishment of a poll of the unused quota of the previous year and that this poOl be administered without regard to national origins; that steps be taken to eliminate the concept of racial discrimination_ from our irn. migration laws, and to extend quotas to groups heretofore • in- admissible.. Mr. Engel urged that the Ad- ministrative Procedures Act, which compels Federal bureaus to give fair hearings to all inter- ested parties before issuing new regulations or making decisions, and which authorizes judicial re- view to check unjust executive action, be amended to protect the interests of American citizens in matters concerning immigration. "Immigration is of concern to American citizens just as much as shipping rates or radio broad- casting regulations," he said. 32—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, October 1, 1948 • Best Wishes for a Happy, Prosperous and Peaceful New Year to Our Many Friends and Clientele FEINBERG Jewelry Co. 508 MetropOlitan DIAMONDS FA1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111g Holiday Greetings On the advent of 5709 which ushers in Year II of Israel's liberation, the world knows that Israel seeks peace and cooperation with her neighbors, but she will countenance no attempt to frustrate her construc- tive purpose. The men and women of Israel have shown that they are able, when attacked, to beat their plowshares into swords. When left in peace they will gladly beat their swords into plowshares again. Even in the heat of the War of Defense against the wanton aggression of the Arab League, new land tracts were redeemed by the Jewish National Fund in Israel, and new settlements (like the above) were established in the Negev and in Galilee. When the Jewish State was proclaimed there were 335 Jewish agricultural settlements in Israel; 235 of them on land of the Jewish National Fund. Seventeen new settle- , ments have been founded since Israel proclaimed her independence in accordance with the United Na- tions' decision. . Girding for defense, if necessary, and peace, if possible, the State of Israel and her friends everywhere will face and fulfil the great tasks of the new era in the history of the Jewish people. E:- E. Grand River at Library Tililininiminimmummuniiimimitinummminmonnommommtimmunionnutimmilmummonimininimmonintri - Dr. Haber to Return from Europe To Address Annual JDC Meeting CHICAGO.—Dr. William Ha- ber, Adviser on Jewish Affairs in Germany to Gen. Lucius D. Clay, Commanding General of U. S. Forces in Europe, will be a fea- tured speaker at the 34th annual conference here on Oct. 31 of the Joint Distribution Committee, major American agency aiding distressed Jews overseas. Dr. Haber will fly to the meet- ing from Frankfurt, Germany, where he has been stationed for nearly a year as chief counselor to Gen. Clay on the problems of the 145,000 displaced Jewish men, women and children in the U. S. Zone of Germany. . The meeting, which will be held in the Palther House here, will be open to the public. No funds will be solicited, it was disclosed, since JDC . receives funds for its overseas relief, re- settlement and reconstruction op- .erations. through the $250,000,000 Rabbi Essrig Preaches Rabbi Harry Essrig has an- nounced "Freud: Journey into the Unknown," as his sermon campaign of the United Jewish topic for Sabbath eve services Appeal. Friday, Oct. 1, at Temple Eman- Dr. Haber will deliver an eye- uel in Grand Rapids. witness report on the DPs of Ger- many, and the latest situation confronting them, at the general Best Wishes for a session of the conference on, Sun- day afternoon, Oct. 31st. Other Happy New Year nationally prominent speakers, to be announced, will also address the meeting. One of the world's outstanding FAYE'S BEAUTY authorities on refugee needs and problems, Dr. Haber is a profes- SALON sor of economics at the Univer- sity of Michigan. He has been on 12739 Linwood leave for the past year to under- take his special assignment for TO. 6-9827 the American Military Govern- ment in Germany. KRAEMER S OLYMPIA HOTEL & MINERAL BATH MOUNT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN Bulgaria Group too - Regulate Emigration of Jews to Israel SOFIA (JTA)—The emigration of Bulgarian Jews to Israel will be supervised and regulated by the new central consistory. 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