THE JEWISH NEWS - 3 Library's Tribute to Butzel

Israel Gains Strength:

Friday, February 4, 1949

Ben-Gurion's Objective:
An End to Exploitation

UN Conciliator Confers
With President, Acheson

Israel's Prime Minister Outlines Program of
Social
Legislation: Intergovernmental Official Bring
Recognition Message to Jewish Officials

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The Jewish News)
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Israel's
foreign policy will be based on
friendship with both the United
States and the Soviet Union,
Preriiier David Ben-Gurion de-
clared in his first public state-
ment since the elections.
Speaking as the leader of the
largest party in the country, Ben-
Gurion stated that the Jewish
State would seek alliance with
the Arab states in the Middle East
and would maintain complete
"loyalty" to the United Nations.
Outlining the internal policy
which the Mapai will attempt to
put into effect in the new coali-
tion government, the Premier said
that it was important that labor
shall form a majority of the gov-
ernment both because that situa-
tion would reflect the real state
of affairs in the country and_be-
cause only under a labor major-
ity could the national ideal of
Zionism and Socialism be de-
veloped. Such development, he
said, will lead to the transforma-
tion of the Jewish people in their
homeland to a free cooperative
commonwealth of labor "liberated
from the curse of man's exploita-
tion of man."
He demanded that any par-
ties which participate in the
coalition do so on the basis of
"collective responsibility" both
within and outside the cabinet.
If a party does not choose to
accept its full share of the res-
ponsibility and maintain dis-
cipline in relation to the gov-
ernment's policies let it remain
outside the cabinet and be free
to express itself as an opposi-
tion party, he insisted.
Rounding out the picture in re-
lation to his proposed internal
policy, Bon-Gurion promised an
enlarged .program of social legis-
lation and economic planning.
The government must gather in
the exiles from the Diaspora and
at the same time develop the
agricultural, industrial and mari-
time potentialities of Israel to
integrate the newcomers within
the economic life of the Jewish
State, he pointed out. This pro-
gram, he asserted, requires an
influx of capital from abroad
from private, state and interna-
tional sources.
Ben-Gurion pledged that the
government will guarantee to ex-
tend eqixal rights to all men and
women and all religions in Israel.
He expressed the opinion that the
maturity displayed by the poli-
tical parties and the public dur-
ing the elections enhanced Israel's
prestige abroad.
United States Special Rep-
resentative to Israel James
MacDonald called on Israel
foreign minister Moshe Sher-
tok and transmitted to him the
text of the U.S. Government's
announcement extending
de jure recognition to the Jew-
ish State. The Belgian Gov-
ernment's Consul General in
Jerusalem also called on Sher-
tok and transmitted to him the
text of Belgium's de facto
recognition of Israel.
An Israeli government spokes-
man, commenting on the U.S.
Government's accordance of full
recognition to the new state, de-
clared: "We welcome United
States recognition and we recall
with appreciation American de
facto recognition which came so
soon after our declaration of
statehood. We believe that all
that has occurred here since then
made de jure recognition a mat-
ter of time and now we are
pleased that the time has come
for full recognition."
Shertok instructed the acting
Israeli representative in London,
I. J. Linton to convey the fol-
lowing message to the British
Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin:
"I am glad to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your communication and
to express the appreciation of
the Provisional Government of
Msrael for Britain's de facto rec-
(ignition. The provisional gov-
ernment hopes for the early eS-

tOblishment of friendly relationi

between the two governments
and is ready to discuss proposals
by you for the exchange of rep-
resentatives."
A similar message was present-
ed to British Consul. General
Cyril Marriot in Haifa for trans-
mission to London. The Israeli
Foreign Minister also sent mes-
sages of acknowledgement and
thanks to the Australian and New
Zealand governments for their
recognition of the . Jewish State.
Weizmann to Open Assembly
Dr. Chaim Weizmann is expect-
ed to open the Constituent As-
sembly shortly before his depar-
ture for the U. S., to be present
at the dinner which will be ad-
dressed in New York on. Feb. 19
by President Truman.
Most Arabs voted for the first
time in their lives in the Israel
elections on Jan. 25. It is believed
that most of them voted for the
Workers and Progressive Fella-
hin tickets sponsored by Mapai.
The French Consul General in
Tel Aviv, Rene Neuville, met with
Israel's Foreign Minister Moshe
Shertok to discuss economic ties
between the two nations.
(In Washington, Rep. Kenneth
B. Kearing of New York intro-
duced a resolution calling for the
establishment of a U. S. immigra-
tion quota for Israel.)

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—International Photo

After calling on President Tru-
man at the White House, and
before leaving for Palestine to
assume his post as U. S. repre-
sentative on the UN Palestine.
Conciliation Commission, MARK
F. ETHRIDGE (left) had an infor-
mal talk with Secretary of State
DEAN ACHESON. Ethridge was
sworn in at a ceremony at the
State Department immediately af-
ter his White House call. •

U N security officer Frank
Begley left Lake Success for
Jerusalem to help chose 11 men
from the Israeli Army and 11
members of the Arab Legion
who are to stand guard at Gov-
ernment House in Jerusalem
where the Conciliation Commis-
sion w _ ill start its work next
week. Government House is lo-
cated in the southern neutral
zone between sections of Jeru-
salem occupied by Arab and
Israeli forces.

Noted Leader's Memory Acclaimed
By Detroit Friends at a Concert

Hundreds of Detroiters, prom-
inent Christians and Jewish
leaders, on Monday evening af-
fectionately reminisced about a
great • friend, the late Fred M.
Butzel, to whose memory they I
paid honor at the concert at the
Detroit Public library, arranged'
by the Library and friends of
Mr. Butzel.
Inspired by Miss Dorothy Til-
ley of the Library's music de-
partment, the . event featured a
musical performance by the Karl
Haas Ensemble (Mr. Haas, piano;
Emily Mutter Adams, violin;
Jacob Becker, violincello; Mayer
Shapiro, viola), with Gaston Bro-
han, double bass, as assisting
artist.
Karl A. Ulveling, director of
the Detroit public library, who
presided at the ceremony, .paid
honor to Mr. Butzel's unselfish-
ness and his devotion to cultural
movements.
Frank D. Eaman, who for
Many years worked with Mr.
1 .Butzel in many movements; re-
ferred to Mr. Butzel as "Michi-
gan's most useful citizen in the
past 25 years." He recalled how,
immediately after. completing his
law course in Ann Arbor, Mr.
Butzel "went about doing good."
He described how he. helped im-
prove the courts, aided move-
ments to stop juvenile delin-
quency, organized the Legal Aid
Bureau, formed a famous corn-
munity trip with Judge Hulbert

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and Tracy McGregor and had a
great \ love for music.
Dr. Lawrence Reynolds, presi-
dent of the Detroit Library Corn-
mission, described the gifts made
by Mr. Butzel to the Library-and
paid him honor for his "interest
in humanity and the humani-
ties." He said it was especially
appropriate that the memorial
evening should be held in the-
Library since Mr. Butzel's father,
Magnus Butzel, at one time was
a member of the Library • Com-
mission.
Members of the Butzel
were among the prominent lead-
ers present at the memorial
concert.

Egyptian Murderer Gets
15 Years at Hard Labor

WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
State Department received word
that an Egyptian named Bakr
Mirsil was sentenced this week
to 15 years hard labor for the
murder last July of Stephen
Haas, a Philadelphia Jew.
Haas and his wife were tour-
ists in Cairo when an angry mob
attacked and killed Haas. Mrs.
Haas escaped injury. State De-
partment press officer Michael .
J. McDermott said here that he
understood Mrs. Haas is think-
ing of filing a claim against the
Egyptian government. Two oth-
er persons on trial with Mirsil
were acquitted, McDermott said.

