Arabs Ask Peace, UPA Told;
Internal Conflict Debated
THE JEWISH
NEWS-7
Friday, November 12, 1948
Silver Acclaims
Elistadrut's Work
Independent •U. S. Policy on Israel
Demanded by Henry'Morgenthau, Jr.
merit program. "At least 75 per
By DAVID NUSSBAUM
CHICAGO, (JTA)—The Spe- cent of this sum will have to
cial Representative of the Israeli come from the Jews of America,"
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, in a
government in the United States, he added. Dr. Goldstein caution-
Eliahu Epstein, disclosed at a ed that failure to provide Israel message to the conference of
press conference :that "one of with the necessary funds for this United Organizations for Pales-
the most important Arab states program would in effect mean' tine Pioneers, in New York, on
has approached my government telling tens of thousands of Jews Nov. 7, acclaimed the work of the
in Europe "to stay where you •pioneers. His message reads:
with peace proposals."
"I am very happy to send to
In revealing this new develop- are."
Other speakers at the session the delegates who are attending,
ment in the Palestine struggle,
Mr. Epstein also flatly declared included Dr. Chaim Greenberg, your conference my heartiest feli-
that Israel would not recognize member of the World Zionist citations and good wishes. Among
the British-Chinese resolution Executive, and 'Rabbi Max Kirsh- the many forces which have con-
passed Thursday by the UN Se- blum, vice-president of the Miz- tributed to the upbuilding of the
land of Israel which culminated
curity Council which calls for, a rachi Palestine Fund.
In a. cablegram sent to the in the establishment of the State
Jailing back to previously held
of Israel this year, none has
Military positions in the Negev. Jewish Agency and made pub-
lic at the UPA conference, Berl served with greater effectiveness
"There is not "the slightest
Locker, chairman of the Jeru- and consecration than the organ-
chance that Israel will give up
salem section of the Agency, ized Jewish labor movement in
the Negev," Epstein stated,
Israel. I know of the work of
warned against any fund-rais-
"and there is no . way back
ing campaigns "apart from, the the Histadrut and have had occa-
now to the military situation
of Ottober 14." Mr. Epstein said
United Palestine Appeal." He sion frequently in the past to ex-
declared that any attempt at tol its spirit and its concrete ac-
his government had not yet
independent drives "is fraught complishments. The organized
taken an official stand on the
with the greatest danger for labor movement in Israel is rep-
question but that on the basiS
resentative of the- 'finest tradi-
our common cause."
of his knowledge of his gov-
The delegates unanimously tions of democracy and social
ernment and his people such a
went on record for assigning one- vision which we are proud to
statement c _ ould be made.
Disclosing that the new Arab third representation on the UPA associate with the essential spirit
peace overtures were on a more governing body to communities of our people." '
In a message to the Labor,
serious and urgent level than and welfare funds.
any others in the past, Mr. Ep-
Dr. Emanuel Neumann an- Zionist Committee for Relief and
stein voiced the belief that there nounced that Locker is coming Rehabilitaiton, the U.S. special
would be "peace in Palestine by to the U. S. soon to discuss mat- representative in Israel, Dr.
the end of the year if action on ters of mutual interest to Amer- James G. MacDonald, predicted
the Security Council resolution ican and Israeli Jewries. Dr. Neu- the early establishment of a free,
is suspended." He said the resolu- mann criticized the attitude of strong • and economically sound
tion "seriously jeopardizes this the Committee of Workers and State of IsraeL
peace prospect."
Contributors which met in Pitts-
"We think this Arab state has 'burgh to demand UPA reorgani- Israeli Troops Joyfully
been impressed by the election zation. The resignation of Henry Greeted by Arab Villagers
victory of • President Truman," Montor is part of this contro-
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A jeepload
Epstein said, adding that he versy.
could not reveal which Arab na-
Harold Goldenberg condemned of Israeli soldiers who lost their
tion was involved. "They feel the conference action and charg- way inside Lebanon and acci-
that Truman stands for a per- ed UPA's leadership with "bad dentally reached a Moslem vil-
manent settlement rather than faith in railroading anti-demo- lage was joyfully greeted by the
continuation of the truce and cratic resolutions" through the inhabitants who asked them for
that this will bring an end to meeting. His group had demand- protection against Fawzi el Kau-
the tug of , war in the UN," he ed 50 per cent representation for kaji's forces. The Israeli com-
said.
communities on the UPA gov- mander announced that the army
will not occupy this or other vil-
The Israeli envoy also re- erning board.
lages which have asked for pro-
lated to the Anglo-Chinese. res-
tection./
olution publication of a report
concerning alleged secret ship-
ments of arms to Israel. La-
beling the story a "time bomb,"
he said the Israeli government
"suspects very much the story
has been--published to smear
our name in UN councils." He
Statements refuting charges
termed the story a "complete made by Henry Montor in the
fabrications," adding: "Our controversy over the United
victories over the Arabs have Palestine Appeal were made this
not come from superior arms. week by Dr. Israel Goldstein,
We have been like David national UPA chairman; Dr.
against Goliath. It has been Emanuel Neuman, president of
the spirit of David possessing the Zionist Organization of
nothing but a stone that has America, and Judge Morris Roth-
made our victories."
enberg, president of the Jewish
Addressing 2,000 delegates at- National Fund of America.
tending the United Palestine Ap-
Montor, whose resignation as
peal national conference here, executive • director of the UPA
Drs. Abba Hillel Silver and Is- was accepted by the agency's ex--
rael Goldstein this week urged ecutive committee, Oct. 21, had
President Truman to "halt the declared that "the Jews of
State Department's intrigue America do not want their funds_
against Israel" and to carry out to be used as a lever with which
his pro-Igraeli pledges. Di-. Sil- to change or dominate the social
ver told the delegates from all structure of Palestine."
sections of the United States that
Dr. Neumann, in turn, charged
"it is the clear policy of Great Montor with being "once more in
Britain to keep Israel in a mill- . rebellion against the Zionist
tary and economic strait-jacket," movement," recalling Montor's
because England "covets the oil resignation, in 1944, as executive
and potential military bases Of director of the American Zionist
the Negev."
Emergency Council over a con-
Charging Britain with respon- troversy on free immigration
sibility for the • present truce in versus Jewish statehood.
Palestine, the chairman of the
Dr. Goldsteir denied Montor's
American section of the Jewish allegation that United Jewish
Agency demanded: "How long Appeal funds are controlled by
will Truman permit the initiative the ZOA. "The funds from this
to remain in the hands of Bevin, point on will be used as hereto-
who has contributed only war' fore for the purposes of the Jew-
and chaos to both Jews and igh Agency program and of the
Arabs in the Holy Land?" He Jewish National Fund land ac-
also regretted that some "offi- quisition program," Dr. Gold-
cials in the State Department are
stein stated.
pursuing Bevin's policy."
The. UPA chairman also defined
Dr. Israel Goldstein, treasurer
the relationship of communities
of the Jewish Agency and na-
which raise the funds and the
tional chairman of the United
responsibility
of expending the
Palestine " Appeal, asserted that
pledges to Israel" were part of the funds. He explained that the
mandate President Truman re- present pattern permits both
cently won at the hands of the JDC and UPA to carry responsi-
American people. He warned that bility for expenditure of their
"American Jews will not relax funds. In the case of JDC, the
their vigilance on this political expenditure abroad is under their
front under the instigation of direct auspices. In the 'case of
UPA, the funds are remitted to
Great Britain."
Turning to the economic needs the Keren Hayesod and the Jew-
of Israel, Dr. Goldstein — who ish National Fund in Jerusalem.
will leave in two weeks to take "As long as the leadership of
up his new duties as Jewish JDC and UPS have the confi-
Agency treasurer in Jerusalem— dence of the contributing public,
disclosed that Israel requires the there seems to be good reason
sum of $240,000,000 for its cur- for this pattern to continue,"
rent immigration and resettle- Dr. Goldstein declared. -
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
government lof the United States
"should have a policy of its own
towards Israel and not follow
the British Foreign Office," Hen-
ry Morgenthau, Jr., general
chairman of the United Jewish
Appeal, said on his arrival at
La Guardia Field from Israel.
On- the basis of his observa-
,
Leaders Refute
Henry Montor's
Charges on UPA
hands" against a well armed
Arab foe who has received Brit-
ish arms manufactured in 1948.
Charging that the British _were
mistreating Jewish refugees in-
terned on Cyprus, the former
secretary of the treasury stated
that "if dogs and cats were treat-
ed that way in Jerusalem, a wild.
protest would arise against the
Jews." He said that if one-tenth
the pressure applied on Israel
were brought to bear on Iraq oil
would flow through the pipelines
to Haifa, thus preventing the
Jews from accepting Romanian
offers of oil.)
Israel Economy
Is Parley Topic
HENRY MORGENTHAU, JR.,
(right) national chairman of the
$250,000,000 United Jewish Ap-
peal drive, is shown here with
President CHAIM WEIZMANN
with whom he conferred during
his recent visit in Israel.
,
tions during a two-week tour of
the Jewish state to survey eco-
nomic, settlement and social
welfare programs carried on
there with UJA .funds, Morgen-
thau said that "the state of
Israel is stronger than ever. They
are going to win."
Morgenthau disclosed that the
Egyptian government had recent-
ly received two submarines from
Italy to reinforce its naval
squadron fighting the Israeli
Navy. Eight thousand rifles sent
from Italy to Alexandria were
intercepted by the Israeli Navy,
which captured the vessel carry-
ing the arms, he said.
(At a press conference in Paris,
before leaving for New York,
Morgenthau reported that the
Israelis are fighting with "bare
NEW YORKNJTA) — A -na-
tional conference on economic
affairs in Israel will be held here
Nov. 14 under the auspices of the
Zionist Organization of America.
The parley will seek to explore
Israel's economic problems and
the methods by which those prob-
lems can be solved so as to assure
the largest possible immigration
into the Jewish state.
Economic experts from Israel
and - "the United States will join
with Zionist leaders here to for-
mulate a program which will
spur the 'investment of capital in
the Jewish state. The detailed
program of the Israel Corporation
of America, which will be laun-
ched immediately following the'
parley, also will be announced.
Conference speakers will in-
clude M. J. Gerring, managing
director of the African-Palestine
Investors, Ltd., a top Israeli eco-
nomic expert; Jacob Reiser, chief
architect of the Israeli Govern-
ment and the Jewish Agency; Dr.
Israel Goldstein, treasurer of the
Jewish Agency; and Jacob M.
Alkow, secretary of the Israel
Corporation ofAmerica.
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