Morgenthau, in Israel, Confident
American People Back Jewish State

Israeli Government leaders
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Henry
Morgenthau, Jr,, general chair- warned that -the continued growth
man of the United Jewish Ap- of the country and Israel's ability
peal, landed "somewhere in to absorb immigrants\ would be
Israel" aboard an Israeli airliner. greatly hampered if the flow of
He was accompanied by 'Curtis contributions from the United
Roosevelt Boettiger, young grand- States slackened.
Morgenthau expects to confer
son of the late President, who was
described by Morganthau as the with James G. McDonald, United
representative of Mrs. Eleanor States special envoy to Israel.
Roosevelt.
The plane was met by. Eliezer
Kaplan, Israeli Minister of Fi-
nance, David Remez, Israeli Min-
ister of Communications, Berl
Locker, chairman of the execu-
tive of the Jewish. Agency, and
Lt. Col. Ben-Artzi, representing
PITTSBURGH. — A movement
the Israeli Army. Immediately
upon landing, Morganthau in- to streamline American fund-
spected a guard of honor which raising machinery for Israel to
snapped to attention as he step- meet increased needs in 1949
ped down from the plane. Es- through the United Jewish Ap-
corted by military police on mo- peal was launched by 80 Jewish
torcycles, the former Secretary of community- leaders representing
the Treasury went to the home of 27 major American communities
President Weizmann where he at a meeting in the William Penn
will remain as a gueSt during his Hotel last weekend.
The 80 Jewish community
visit here.
In a statement issued upon his leaders, w h o s e communities
landing Morgenthau said: "The raised more than $50,000,000 in
Jews of America are proud of 1948 for the United Jewish Ap-
the heroism and courage of their peal, unanimously adopted a pro-
fellow JeWs of Israel. Israel's gram of action designed to give
Struggle for independence has American Jewish community
greatly increased the dignity and heads increased control over
stature of Jews everywhere. I am funds raised in this' country in
convinced that the overwhelming behalf of Israel.
The resolution called for a rc-
majority of the American people
have a genuine sympathy for the organization of the United Pal-
new Jewish state and for Israeli's estine Appeal, which together
war of independence, which re- with the Joint Distribution Com-
Calls to many Americans the mittee and the United Service for
birth of their own nati-on when New Americans constitute the
Washington was facing superior United Jewish Appeal, to give
forces. Your struggle here for Jewish communities which raise
freedom is a part of the war the funds at least 50 per cent
fought to destroy Nazism and representation in the administra-
fascism. It concerns all freedom- tion of the UPA.
In addition to 50 per cent rep-
loving peoples and is a test of
the United Nations. I hope my resentation for American Jewish
government will play the fullest communities which; it is believed
role in the prompt establishment here, will mobilize all elements
of peace in Israel on the basis of of American Jewry behind Israel
fund-raising efforts, the resolu-
justice."
tion urges that the United Pal-
Confers With Ben Gurion
The problem of additional finan- estine Appeal be reconstituted as
cial aid from American Jewry for a self-governing body with full
the people of the Jewish state was power of action over disburse-
discussed at a conference of Mr. ments in the United States, with
Morgenthau, Premier David Ber}, the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem
Gurion, and Finance Minister retaining full control of disburse-
ments in Israel.
Eliezer Kaplan.

Communities Act
To 'Control U. S.
Money for Israel

THE JEWISH NEWS-3
Friday, October 29, 1948

Beersheba Taken
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'Nation' Writer, Rep. Celler, Charges
Bernadotte Did Not Write Own Report

' The "Bernadotte plan" was 1947, leaving the Negev in Is-
written by representatives of the raeli territory.
He told reporters here that he
state department and the British
/SYRIA
foreign office, in collaboration would introduce a resolution at
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SEA OF /
with the late United Nations me- the next session of Congress, de-
• GALILEE
NAZARETH
diator and the present acting manding an investigation into the
mediator, Lillie Shultz, The Na- part played by Robert McClin-
tion Magazine . correspondent in tock, of the United Nations divi-
Paris, charged in a cabled article sion of the State Department,
whose visit to Rhodes with Sir
appearing in the publication.
"The medium for the betrayal John Troutbeck, of the Middle
of the original United Nations Eastern Section at Cairo of the
decision of Nov. 29 is Ralph British Foreign Office, was con-
Bunche," Miss Shultz asserts, as firmed by a spokesman for Dr.
she discloses Bunche's attempts Ralph Bunche, acting UN medi-
dating back to August to pro- ator for Palestine.
The UN spokesman asserted'
mote Western security against
Russia's making capital of the that the U. S. and the British
Palestine disorders with the full officials had arrived last month
knowledge of the State Depart- at Rhodes without any invitation.
ment. His efforts, which brought They stayed two days only but
together British representative, they had a draft report on Pales-
Sir Alexander Cadogan, and Dr. tine already completed • when
Philip Jessup, the American al- they reached UN headquarters
ternate, ultimately resulted in the on the island. While conceding
An g lo - American compromise that the two officials may have
talked to Count Bernadotte
program.
about other issues besides the
In mid-September, the dispatch refugee problem, as first reported,
—International Map
reveals, Bunche's 'efforts resulted
Biblical "city of six wells," in a Rhodes conference between the spokesman insisted that there
Beersheba (1) has been occupied Colonel Robert McClintock of the had been no major changes in
by Israeli troops. Wrested from Middle Eastern Division of the the Bernadotte report following
Egyptian forces, capture of this State Department, Sir John the "visit of McClintock and
southernmost key city in Pales- Troutbeck of Britain's Middle Troutbeck.
"The so-called Bernadotte re-
tine assures Israel complete ac- Eastern Office in Cairo, Berna-
cess to all communication lines dotte and Bunche. "Bernadotte's port is not a Bernadotte report,"
with the Negeb and isolated Jew= tentative idea to leave to the Celler declared. "To call it his
ish settlements.
Jewish state the part of the Ne- is to befoul the memory of the
gev in which Jewish settlements late martyred mediator."
Just returned from a visit of
Complete Northern Italy already existed was dropped. more
than two weeks to Israel,
Britain insisted on the whole of
DP Cam p
the Negev, and McClintock and Celler, who is flying to New York
Troutbeck wrote into the Medi- tomorrow, said that the Anglo-
ROME (JTA) — The liquida- ator's report the coirclusions now American coercion took the form
tion of all Jewish DP camps in before the UN," Miss Shultz de- of a threat by both governments
to refuse to support the medi-
northern Italy was completed clares.
ator's plan before the UN Gen-
when the last contingent of Is-
According to The Nation arti- eral Assembly, virtually assuring
rael-bound immigrants left over
cle,
McClintock
also
wrote
Sec-
the week-end. The only displaced
its defeat.. The mediator reluct-
Jews still to be found in northern retary Marshall's statement fully antly bowed to this pressure, the
Italy are living in Milan, in a endorsing the "Bernadotte plan?' representative charged, and the
JDC sanitarium at Mirano and
final report posthumously releas-
Rep. Celler's Charges
in Kibbutzim.
ed on Sept. 20 was redrafted,
Members of the Rivoli DP . PARIS JIA) — Rep. Emanuel awarding the Negev to the Arabs.
camp—numbering 500—left as a Celler of New York charged the
unit for Israel. They hope to es-
U. S. State Department and the Romanian Government
tablish a settlement in the Jew-
Employes ORT Graduates
ish state where they will be able British Foreign Office with "co-
BUCHAREST (JTA) —Twenty-
to live together. Nearly all of ercing" the late Count Folke Ber-
six
graduates of an ORT tractor
them are. trained • agricultural nadotte into changing his Pales-
workers and, unlike members of tine proposals, which, Celler de- mechanics course have been en-
other DP camps, very few of clared, had adhered to the UN gaged by the Romanian Agricul-
them have children.
partition decision of Nov. 29, ture Ministry.

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