Evaluation of Redstone's Paintings on Exhibit Next Week Maxine Levin's Comments on Page 2 VOLUME 17—No. 8 New Anti-Israel Move Revealed In Washington HE JEWISH NE A Weekly Review Economic Future In Social Work of Jewish Events React Smolar's Column on Page 2 708-10 David Stott Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, May 5, 1950 ‘reW7 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Lebanon and Jordan Agreements Speed Peace Chances for Israel Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News Mechanical Trades Pace Professional Units as AJC Report Meetings Begin ' With only a small percentage of the thousands of prospects in the trades and professional divisions of the Allied Jewish Campaign already solicited, division leaders were able to report close to two and a half million dollars in pledges at the first general solicitation report meeting last Tuesday at the Detroit-Leland Hotel.. More than $100,000 was listed in the day's reports by the trades groups and the Women's Division. Adding to these the $36,467 collected by the Junior Division; the $8,- 850 of the Organizations Division, and previously audited accounts, the total to date was reported, by Louis Berry, at $2,403,430. This figure does not include special gifts, which was reported last week as near the two million mark. - Highlights of the campaign reports wer.e those of the Mechanical Trades Division, which listed $515,199 ; Real Estate and Building Council, $386,680; Mercantile Division, $317,000, and the Juniors, whose total to date represents a 91 per cent increase over that secured in the corresponding number of solicitations in last year's drive. • Julian Krolik chaired the 'luncheon meeting, at which community agencies which work to improve group relations were honored. Particularly featured were the civic defense and improvement organizations—Anti-Defamation League of ,Bnai Brith, American Jewish Committee, Jewish Corn- munity CounCil, Jewish Labor Committee, Jewish War Veterans, and others whose activities follow a similar pat- tern. Important developments•in the Middle East this week indicated a trend to- wards the attainment of peace between Israel and her Arab neighbors. Demarcation of the Israel-Lebanon border, reported by the UN Armistice Commission after a meeting of representatives of both countries on the Lebanese side of the frontier, has brought new hope for the end of strained Arab-Jewish feelings, according to a report from Tel Aviv. Israel has agreed to return to Leb- anon boats that were seized when they entered Israel waters without authorization. Ma!jor feature of the-program which preceded the flnaricial reports was the documentary-style presentation "A Measure of FrOedom" which pointed up existing prejudicial situations in American living and outlined action being taken to relieve this blot on the American scene. The cast featured actor Eddie Al- bert; Mrs. OliVe Beasley of the Michigan Committee on Civil Rights; Dr. Edgar A. Schuler of Wayne University; George Scher- mer, director of • the Mayor's Interracial Committee; Richard S. Bachman, director of the Council of Social Agencies; Brandan Sexton of the educational department of the UAW-CIO, and attorney George D. Kent. WWJ announcer George Hunter nar- rated the presentation. A London Daily Express report that Israel and Jordan have defined 400 miles of frontier and that the two lands are on the road towards agreeing on a peace treaty came as an additional heartening report. Reporting from the "Palestine Border," the London Express correspondent stated that Transjordan is ready to end the war formally, thus becoming the first Arab state to defy the Arab League by concluding a separate peace with Israel. Adding to the progress being made by Israel in her relations with the outside world was the announcement that Great Britain had accorded her dejure recognition, while recognizing the annexation by Transjordan of the Arab part of partitioned Palestine. Kenneth Younger, Minister of State, making the formal announcement in the House of Commons, said that recognition of Jordan's annexation and extension of the de jure status to Israel does not include Jerusalem, pending the UN's decision on the Holy City's status. He stated, however, that Britain recognizes the de facto authority of Israel's government in Jerusalem. Winston Churchill, welcoming the announcement by the British Minister, told Com- mons that President Chaim Weizmann of Israel and King Abdullah of Transjordan have always been staunch friends of Great Britain. He urged the British Government to bring these two "eminent men" into closer harm onious contact. He asked whether the British Government is embarking on such a course. In reply Mr.. Younger revealed that the British government will attempt to bring to gether the heads of the two states. The government of Israel expressed satisfaction with Great Britain's de jure recog- nition. But right-wing Herut leader Menahem Beigin told an audience of 5,000 which gathered in the Mograbi Square in Tel Aviv to protest against Abdullah's annexation of the Arab portion of Palestine that "a struggle such as the British Empire never saw be- fore for the liberation of the whole of Palestine" will be undertaken. He threatened the revival of the underground Irvin Zvai Leumi and addressing himself to Britain's Mini- •ster Alexander Knox Helm said: "Tell your boss Bevin he'd better not try to enter Eastern Palestine." Beigin also attacked the Israel governffient in his demand 'ft:a. -ac- • • - - - quisition of the whole of Palestine. On the occasion of Israel's second anniversary, the world's leading powers joined in paying honor to the_ infant state. In Washington, Soviet- Ambassador A. Panyushkin and British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks, together with members of the U. S. Cabinet and Congress, attended the reception tendered by Israel's Ambassador to the U. S., Eliahu Elath. Government leaders attended " the receptions in London, Buenos Aires, Johan- nesburg and Bucharest. In the Romanian capital, for the first time in two years, members of the entire diplomatic corps, including envoys from the U. S., Soviet Rus- sia, Britain and France, joined in the celebration. Detroit Salutes Israe on State's Second Anniversary —Photo by Paul Kirsch, Jewish News Staff Photographer This is part of the audience of 12,000 people who participated in Detroit's celebration of Israel's second anniversary, last Sun- (See Story on Page 3) day afternoon, at the State Fair Coliseum.