Is Our THE JEWISH NEWS Community Entertainment Hungry? A Weekly Review An Editorial of Jewish Events Challenge Page 4 708 David Stott Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, February 22, 1952 Everlasting Position Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle VOLUME 20—No.24 Exposing Prophets of Doom Arid Provi ng Israel's 7 Read Commentator's Column on Page 2 $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Exclusive Statement on Israel Currency Regulations Emph sis Place I srael Consulate Spokesm a n -1.1 rtro i tit Outlines Importance of New Moves to Attract Investors EXECUTIVE OFFICE ALBERT E. COB() Mayor Production PROCLAMATION BIG DAY Sunday, March 9, 1952 WHEREAS the $500,000,000 State of Israel Bond Issue iS the cornerstone of Israel's historic program of economic development and immigrant absorption; and WHIREAS widespread recognition is Israel's role of an outpost of democracy in a crucial part of the world has stimulated support of the Israel Bond drive among the Americans in all walks of life; ,and gHEREAS in the first eight months after the Israel Bond drive opened on May 1, 1951, more than $101,000,000 in these Bonds were bought by Americans, who have thereby already given Israel great impetus on the road to economic independence; and WHEREAS the people of the City of Detroit have joined with other communitiei throughout the nation in designat- ing Sunday, March 9, as BIG DAY (Bonds of the Israel Government Day), on which an intensive one-day effort will mark the opening of the 1952 campaign for the sale of $200,000,000 of these Bonds during the current year; NOW, TIEREFORE, I, Albert E. Cobo, Mayor of the City of Detroit do hereby proclaim Sunday, March 9, as BIG Day, and call upon all citizens of Detroit to give the fullest possible support to the State of Israel Bond drive on this day and throughout the year. p Mayor A spokesman for the Israel Consulate General Office in New York, in an exclusive statement to The Detroit Jewish News, pregented a lucid explanation of the new Israel currency regulations and made the following corn- ments: "Though the special currency rates announced by Prime Minister Ben-Gurion to the Knesset last week have aroused great interest, this announcement should not be regarded as the most important aspect of his statement. Far greater importance is attached to his reaffirmation that the government proposes to finance all expenditures, including the defense budget, from current income. This is- the greatest single blow to inflation, involving as it does stringent economy in government expenditure and unswerv- ing determination to insure that taxes cover the major part of financing requirements. Government economies will call for greater efficiency of civil service, involving a 47- hour working week and reduction of civil service by at least 1,000 employees. "For several months now the government has no longer been resorting to the issuance of treasury bills or land bills as a means of covering budget requirements. This policy is to be continued with the result that ex- cessive purchasing power created by inadequate supplies will be siphoned off from the free market for use in the productive purposes of Israel's development. "The second major aspect of the Prime Minister's statement is the emphasis on production. Histadrut has announced a de- cision to agree to the introduction of production norms as the basis for wage scales. Similarly, workers have agreed not to demand shorter hours and have reached a decision together with the manufacturers to establish production committees. It is now clear that in the future wage increases will be dependent upon higher output. To encourage this trend, the Prime Minister em- phasized that all government, municipal and other public bodies who directly and indirectly control a large part of the labor market will introduce production norms or piecework rates in a drive for increased productivity. Likewise, price control regula- ti3ns which have hitherto been based on a cost plus system will be completely revised. The new regulations will base themselves on production standards and have as their purpose the stimula- tion of production efficiency and higher output. The same policy will apply in the allocation of scarce raw materials. "The third aspect of the statement is the encouragement of foreign capital influx. It is clear that Israel can only succeed in its efforts at economic development by attracting foreign capital.. Continued on Page 20 Bnai Brith Follows Jewish Committee Stand Opposing . Maclver 'Threat to Autonomy' By the American Jewish Press Colo! Proclaims BIG Day: A formal proclamation of BIG Day 1,(43onds of the Israel. Government) Day. Sunday, March 9, is signed by Mayor ALBERT COBG.,.as MAX OSNOS,. chairman .of. the Detroit. ISrael Bond Committee, looks on; The Mayor urged all citizens of Detroit to give fullest support-to the State of Israel Bond drive, The controversial Maclver Report simmered at the boiling point again with a disclosure that the executive committee of Bnai Brith had formally backed up the stand of iti Anti-Defa- - mation League in rejecting "any agreements or actions which affect the autonomy" of the Jewish defense organization. Voted at a meeting in Washington last week, the stand came on the heels of a similar resolution adopted by the American Jewish Committee, another foe of key proposals advanced by the Maclver Report, in which the AJC reiterated its opposition "to the establishment of an over-riding authoritation body in the community relations field." The sharp reiterations to a division of responsibilities on the American Jewish scene by two key groups within the National Community Relations Advisory Council structure was seen as heralding the start of a new, intense opposition to the much- discussed recommendations submitted by Prof. Robert MacIver. The Bnai Brith stand, in large measure, followed the pattern. of the AJC resolution, Both said they hoped the NCRAC program adopted last November in Atlantic City, N. J., which set June as a time when principles embodied in Maclver's Report would again be discussed and acted' upon, would be realized, but warned that they would refuse to accept any "coercive" measures intended to alter the voluntary nature of the program. Like the AJC resolution, the . Bnai Brith sharply rapped the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds for a resolu- tion adopted at its Chicago meeting last December. The Me edict charged that any implementation of the CJFWF would "have the effect if followed of turning the NCRAC into an authoritarian agency." The role of the NCRAC was stressed in a section of the Bnai Brith six point resolution. Terming any proposal for the establish- ment of a single community relations agency on the American Jewish scene "a threat to democratic Jewish life," Bnai Brith *exciters urged the NCRAC to remain a coordinating - agency;