Bernard Josph Exposes Etitain's
Violations of Palestine Mandate
In Important Historical Analysis

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, October 29, 1948

LAS Leader

3 Deiroiters to Attend
JWB Louisville Meeting

lilontor's Resignation
Is Accepted by If

ST. LOUIS.—Herman S. Osnas,
National Finance Council mem-
ber, Mrs. Samuel R. Glogower and
Henry Meyers, civic leaders, all of
Detroit, will represent Jewish
communities in this area at the
annual meeting of the National
Finance Council of the National
Jewish Welfare Board, to be held
in Louisville, Nov. 5, 6 and 7. It
will be presided over by Irving
Edison, of this city, as Council
chairman. The Council meets
yearly to review the proposed
JWB budget for the next year on
the basis of community needs and
services.

"Constant violations of the Declaration •and the Mandate for
Mandate (for Palestine) and the Palestine were created."
process of whittling it down and
It was • out of these that the
impeding the fulfillment of its Jewish State grew into reality. A
primary purpose" are traced by strong legal case is made for
an expert in Bernard Joseph's Jewry by Dr. Joseph, and his
"British Rule in Palestine."
book, -"British Rule in Palestine,"
The publishers—Public Affair& takes its place among the most
Press, 2153 Florida Ave., Wash- important historical documents
ington 8, D.C.—refer to the vol- with relation to Israel.
ume, on the front cover, as "a
timely study by the Military
Bolivian Anti-Jewish
Governor of Jewish Jerusalem."
In 280 pages of text, Dr. Joseph Decree Revoked After
--presents a thorough review of Appeal from Dr. Wise
Britain Fails to Recommend
the Mandate—its historical back-
Group Libel Safeguards
ground, its international aspects,
HENRY MONTOR
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Presi-
territorial applications, Great
Jewish
cir-
NEW
YORK (JTA)—The exec-
LONDON
(JTA)
—
Britain's duties and the rights of dent Enrique Hertzog of Bolivia
cles in Britain expressed disap- utive committee of the United
the Jewish people. He devotes an informed Dr. Stephen S. Wise,
pointment at the failure of the
alestin Appeal accepted the
important chapter to the con- president Of. the World- . Jewish
Lord Chancellor's Committee on resignation of Henry Montor,
sideration of the "Meaning and Congress, that the Bolivian gov-
the Law of Defamation to suggest executive director of the UPA
Purpose of the Balfour Declara- ernment has revoked a decree
ADOLPH LICHTER is vice reforms to offer greater protec- by a vote of 14 to 1. Four mem-
tion" and concludes by showing which threatened the livelihood
tion against group libel. The re- bers of the executive abstained
how the Mandate was whittled of many Jews now resident in president of the Los Angeles
port of the committee, based on a from voting.
down by listing its violations and that country.
Sanitorium Businessmen's Club seven-year investigation, rejected
At a meeting of the UPA board
the failures of the Mandatory
The measure, which was . di- in Detroit which is currently a proposal to extehd the -law of Montor declared that in tender-
Power.
rected against "Semitic" immi- seeking $50,000 to help support defamation to embrace "false ing his resignation he was also
"British Rule in Palestine" is grants who arrived in Bolivia
the California institution's valu- statements vilifying groups or resigning as executive vice-chair-
an historical analysis of the 30- since 1937, authorized a special
classes of persons distinguishable man of the United Jewish Appeal.
year period that ended on Nov. investigation of their financial as- able program of care for the by race, color, creed or vocation Under action of the UPA execu-
29, 1947, with the partition deci- sets. Dr. Wise, in a cable to the chronically
medical or defamation of the dead or in- tive, Montor's resignation becomes
ill and
sion of the United Nations. He Bolivian President charged that research.
vasions of privacy by the press." . effective immediately.
calls this period "one of a relent- the Bolivian Chamber of Com-
less two-fold struggle by the merce and the Banco Centrale
Jewish people — a struggle to were denying import licenses and
bring large- numbers into Pales- facilities to Jews on the basis
tine, to rebuild its waste places of the discriminatory decree.
and to reconstruct the fabric of The reply from President Hert-
Jewish national life, and a •politi- zog said: "The government of
cal struggle with the Mandatory Bolivia, in consideration for the
Power for the recognition of reasons given in your cable, re-
Jewish rights and the fulfillment vokes the decree in question."
of the. Mandatory's duties."
In listing the violations of the
Mandate, Dr. Joseph, who has Windsor Variety Show
lived in Palestine practically Postponed to November
during the entire period- of Brit-
ish misrule, describes how the
Windsor Bnai Brith's "Show of
British imposed interpretations
which were contrary to the letter the Year," originally scheduled
and spirit of the Balfour Declara- for Oct. 31, has been postponed
tion and the Mandate of the to late November, it was an-
League of Nations. He shows how nounced this week.
The program, which will fea-
efforts were made "artificially to
limit, if not suspend, Jewish im-• ture noted stars of stage, screen
Every election year—in every section of our country—people say (and per-
migration," and analyzes the un- and radio in a two-hour variety
fair defense regulations, pointing show, will be for- the benefit of
haps you, yourself, have said it), "Why can't we get more of the right kind
out that "the penalty according the Windsor Jewish Welfare
Fund
drive.
Clem
Merritt,
Wind-
to the Palestine Criminal Law for
of men to run for Congress—men who have no political aspirations, except
harboring a murderer is five sor theater manager, has been
years, while that for harboring added to the show committee, of
to serve our country well—men- who have proved themselves outstanding by
an illegal immigrant is eight which Bill Hurwitz is chairman.
years."
distinguished records in their own communities."
He makes the charge: "The Lawyers Guild Opposes
failure of the Mandatory regime
lies in its having abandoned its Bernadotte Proposals
HOWARD A. COFFIN is just such a man.
clear obligation under the terms
WASHINGTON (JTA) — An
of the Mandate to help the Jew-
HOWARD A. COFFIN'S enviable reputa-
ish people to reestablish their appeal to President Truman, Sec-
tion as a leading Dsttoiter was earned by serv-
National Home in Palestine. The retary of State George C. Mar-
ing (without compensation) for a great num-
Mandatory was under no duty to shall and UN delegate Warren R.
ber of years many important civic projects.
devise new solutions for the Jew- Austin '`to vigorously oppose
ish problem, or, for the future of those Bernadotte proposals which
For ten years he was president of the Detroit
Palestine, as it purported to do. would destroy Israel" was issued
Community Fund. For over ten years he
The solution was determined and by the National Lawyers Guild.
was president of the Detroit YMCA. He was
Urging support of "effective
agreed to by the Mandatory and
Director of the War Chest and The USO-
the members of the League-. of action to preserve the partition
Trustee of Brown University, Grace Hospital
resolution,"
a
statement
by
the
Nations. Instead of giving effect
and of the Detroit College of Law. These are
to that intention, according to Guild's executive board declared
only a few posts where COFFIN has served
the terms of the Mandate, the that "to adopt the Bernadotte
his fellow Detroiters and Americans.
Mandatory introduced - the 1939 proposals in toto would penalize
White Paper, a policy diametri- Israel for having accepted the
cally opposed to the obligations partition resolution." The aban-
His record as a successful business man in-
fixed in the Mandate, a policy donment by the U.S. of partition
cludes many years of friendly relations with
which would defeat the very has caused friends of justice
labor. His broad scholarship earned his elec-
purpose of the Mandate. There everywhere to "lose faith in the
tion to Phi Beta Kappa.
was the failure, the manifest U.S., in its pledged word, and in
the professions of sincerity ex-
breach of trust."
His efforts during- his first term in Congress
It is fitting that Dr. Joseph's pressed by our government on
this issue."
won recognition and endorsement by such
significant analysis of the prob-
(Rabbi Leon Fram addressed the
Congressmen as J. W. Martin, Jr., Speaker
lem should conclude with a chap- district Lawyers Guild meeting in
of the House; A. Halleck, Majority Leader
ter on "The Future Palestine Detroit Thursday at the County
of the House, etc.
State" in which he states:
RE-ELECT
Building.)
". . . There was a time when
YOUR PRESENT CONGRESSMAN
So there you have it— a man who is in
Arab statesmen were willing to Israeli Soccer Players
favor of the Jewish State in Israel, who is
concede little Palestine to the
fighting your battle for liberal U. S. immi-
Jews provided the various Arab Give Blood to Red Cross
countries in the Middle East were.
gration laws, against discrimination because
free. The condition has now been - _ NEW YORK, (JTA) — Four
of creed, race or color, against high taxes,
The ONLY candidate of either
fulfilled. The Arab nation has members of the Israeli National
against the rising costs of living, against ex-
Soccer
Team,
which
is
now
in
party in the !Mb Congressional
vast undeveloped areas with un-
cessive government spending, against un-
told potentialities in which to this country on a goodwill tour,
District
who was listed as PRE-
Americanism—a
man
whci
retired
from
busi-
pursue its national destinies. The donated blood to the Brooklyn
ness
to
serve
and
protect
his
country
to
the
Red
Cross
blood
donor
center
as
FERRED by the CIVIC SEARCH-
Jewish people claim the same
best of his ability. HOWARD-A. COFFIN h
Tight to work out their national a token of appreciation for the
LIGHT, official publication of the
an upright, religious man whose life is un-
destiny in Palestine. Nothing blood plasma sent to Israel by
Americans
of
all
faiths.
The
four
blemNhed
by
any
act
which
could
be
criti-
DETROIT CITIZENS LEAGUE.
more.
cized even by his opponents. Isn't thaf the
"The Balfour Declaration, and who gave blood are Shmuel Ben
Remember this when you go to
the Palestine Mandate created in Dror, _Shimon Zimmerman, Israel
kind of man who should be in Congress?
its wake, were an act of great Weiss and Eric Rosenbaum. The
the
polls.
What do you think?
statesmanship, a beacon of light team will play its final game,
in the dark atmosphere of inter- before returning to Israel Oct. 17,
"ONE GOOD TERM DESERVES ANOTHER"
national relations. After a bloody at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn:
struggle the nations of the world
decided to recognize the virtue . PAUL NAKTIN, registered
of justice as between nations, the pharmacist, has opened a modern
right of the weaker nations to prescription pharmacy on the
the help of the stronger, their fifth floor of the -Kleas Bldg. The
RE-ELECT HOWARD A. COFFIN, Republican, 13th
right to national equality. It was pharmacy is designed to 'serve
the
medical
needs
of
doctors
and
in recognition of that right of the
Jewish people that the Balfour patients.

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IT'S JUST PLAIN COMMON SENSE

TO KEEP IN CONGRESS MEN LIKE

HOWARD A.

OF

HOWARD A. COFFIN

BE SURE TO VOTE TUESDAY NOV. 2ND

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