THE JEWISH NEWS DP Commission Asks Law Revision to Eliminate Bias WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The elimination of provisions from the Displaced Persons Act which President Truman last year call- ed anti-Semitic was recommend- ed in the Displaced Persons Commission's first report to Con- gress. The report stated that 3,- 415 visas had been made avail- able to DPs during the first six months of operation of the DP Act, although 50,000 or more visas were theoretically avail- able. . The Commission explained the discrepancy between the actual figure and the possible figure as due to - "growing pains" such as inadequate staff, insufficient working space, and the difficulty of putting an entirely new con- cept into practice. Greater prob- lems, however, it said, were the administrative requirements of the Act itself which establishes a 40 per cent priority for displaced persons from "de facto annexed areas," a 30 per cent priority for "agriculturalists," and sets the eligibility date at Dec. 22, 1945. • To resolve such problems the Commission recommended to Congress that these require- ments be eliminated and that the date be changed to April 21, 1947, when the camps were closed to further entrance of dis- placed persons. It proposed sub- stituting a provision that the se- lection of displaced persons be carried out without discrimina- 3 tion as to race, religion or na- tional origin. Instead of requiring assurances of specific jobs and housing fa- cilities for the DPs, it suggested only the requirement of assur- ances of "reasonable and suitable resettlement opportunities." The assurances against becoming a public charge should be suffici- ent to meet the requirements of all immigration laws relating thereto, the Commission advo- cated. It recommended the complete abolition of the system of charg- ing entrants against future quotas and asked that the prior- ity for displaced persons living in IRO camps be eliminated. - The program should be ex- tended to a four-year program, the report proposed, and 400,000 should be admitted during that period. In addition, a revolving fund should be established for- loans to recognized voluntary agencies to meet the expenses of reception and transportation of immigrants from the ports of en- try. The Commission- also asked for incluSion. in the law of a provi- sion that would bar from entry "anyone who advocated or assist- ed in persecutions of others for race, religion, or national origin." It urged Congress to transfer to the regular immigration statutes the provision in the Displaced Persons Law that would permit the entry of ethnic Germans. Louis Fink Sought Here - Friday, February 11, 1949 Jewish Groups Condemn Mindszenty Conviction Louis Fink from the city of Schatt, in Lithuania, who is be- lieved to be residing in Detroit, is sought by his only cousin, Chana, of Jerusalem, Israel. Mr. CARDINAL MINDSZENTY Fink's wife comes from Kovno and her maiden name was Ida Garzin. Those knowing Mr. Fink's whereabouts are asked to com- municate with Dr. A. W. Soffer, 1022 Argyle St., Chicago 40, Ill. CHOCOLATES The American Jewish Commit- tee, Jewish Labor Committee and JeWish War Veterans this week issued statements condemning the trial and conviction of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary. A num- ber of Jewish•leaders-have denied rumors that ' the convicted Car- dinal was anti-Semitic. Moscow Seen Still Opposed to Zionism -MOSCOW, (JTA) —No atten- tion whatsoever is being paid in the Soviet press to the series of announcements by various gov- ernments during the last few days that they have recognized Israel. Although the S o vie t Union was the first to grant de jure recognition to Israel, a dis- tinction is being made here be:- tween Zionism and the establish- ment of the Jewish state. While Soviet newspapers do standing between Britain and By OTTO SCHICK LONDON (JTA) — Thousands Israel, the Manchester Guardian not comment on the recognition announcements, the views of the of persons gathered in MancheS- warned in an editorial. ter Square here this week to wit- Asserting that the British an- Soviet Government with regard ness the first raising of the Israeli nouncement had been greeted to Zionism are not being con- flag over Number 18, a dignified with more relief than enthusiasm, cealed. They were recently re- Georgian mansion which was the the Liberal organ declared that stated in a pamphlet on the Pal- home of British nobility and . a series of practical steps was estine problem, 150,000 copies of aristocracy, and is now the Israeli necessary to establish under- which were circulated. In the consulate in London. standing. It advised the British pamphlet Zionism is defined as The ceremony began with the Government that first of all it "a reactionary and anti-demo- crowd singing Hatikvah. The must send to Tel Aviv a diplo- cratic trend of the Jewish bour- sound of the Israeli anthem echoed matic representative worthy of a geoisie" used by Britain under a across the rooftops of the square big and difficult task. Trade rela- the -Palestine Mandate to effect special colonial regime in Pales- which is less than 15 minutes tions between the two countries from the spot where Israeli Pres- should be encouraged, the paper tine. The pamphlet claims that ident Chaim Weizman received declared. The oil of Iraq should Zionism, along with the Arab the Balfour Declaration in 1917. be encouraged to flow again down uppercrust, is striving to help carve up Palestine into British The crowd cheered the name the pipeline to Haifa. and American spheres of influ- •of Premier David Ben Gurion The paper urged immediate ence. . and afterwards the state of payment on account to Israel The pamphlet asserts that the Israel, and then a hush fell from the Sterling balances of the members of the Israeli Cabinet over the scene as a procession, former Mandatory Government, are all affiliated with Zionism, with the Scrolls of the Law, ar- now blocked in London. which "attempts to distract Jew- rived for the ceremony and the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin ish workers from the class blue-and-white flag was put in received Linton, • acting Israeli struggle." It says that Jewish readiness for hoisting. On the representative. Following his vis- workers "outside of the Zionist first floor balcony, leaders of it to Bevin, Linton conferred with organization" are united in the English Zionism assembled. As a number of high officials of the Communist Party in Israel and they moved out, the crowd British Foreign Office. No details support a- program demanding roared. Richard H.S. Crossman, of the conversations were re- that the Jewish state conclude a Member of Parliament, was vealed." However, it is understood "friendship pact with the Soviet recognized as the only non-Jew that they were devoted primarily Union and with the countries of present. There were cheers_ for to questions of diplomatic proto- the new democries." Sidney Silverman and Barnett col connected with the establish Janner, also Members of Parli- ment of diplomatic relations be- ament. tween Israel and Britain. . In a ringin.g voice, old Rabbi J. Questions concerning the ex- K. Goldbloom began his blessing change of diplomatic representa- of the flag. "From Zion comes the tives between Britain and Israel law," he said, and then slowly the will be discussed by Cyril Mar- blue star on a white field rose riott, British consul-general in into the air, where it flapped in Haifa, with the Israeli Foreign the wind, close to the Pakistani Office in Tel Aviv, it is believed crescent and star flying just here. around the corner. The youngest member of the staff of the Israeli Mission, Ruth Libstedter, 17, who Compulsory Registration was born at Nuremberg and taken Of AU Israel Residents as a one-year-old infant by her parents to Jerusalem, raised the TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Israeli flag and was loudly cheered by State Council decided to intro- the crowd. The Hatikvah was duce compusory registration of all residents of Israel over the again sung. All the Zionist parties and the age of 16, including all new im- DOWNTOWN: 136 W. 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