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VOLUME 21—No. 9 708 David Stott Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, May 9, 1952

New High Set At Fund-Raising Opener

Further Reparations Cuts
Are Indicated in German's .
Explanation of Deadlock

FRANKFURT, (JTA)—Israel will receive a concrete
reparations offer from the West German government not
later than June 20," Dr. Franz Boehm, head of the German
delegation to the German-Jewish compensation talks at The
Hague. declared here.
The present deadlock in the talks, he said, was "under-
standable," in view of the possibility that the $750,000,000
reparations payment to Israel recommended by the German
delegation might be further reduced. Germany, P r o f.
Boehm pointed out, was only able to meet Israel's demands
within the framework of her total obligations.

At the same time. Prof. Boehm declared that there was no
reason for Jewish fears that Israel would receive only the "left-
overs - from the London conference on Germany's external debts.
He stressed that West Germany was the only country prepared
pointed out that neither Eastern
to fulfill Jewish claims and
Germany nor Austria had made any move in this direction.
Austria, he said, considered that it was "not concerned" in the
matter.
The German official maintained that Israel's claim was not

based on any existing law and was not an obvious international
Germany must take full responsibility for
the absorption of Jewish refugees in Issacyl. He said that
Israelis differed was in their estbinate
where the Germans and
absorbing these refugees. Germany
of the costs involved as in presented
by Israel, too high, he said.
considered the costs,
Comment in the German press on_the Israel-German con-
ference is varied. a survey of the German newspapers indicated.
The South German independent newspaper, Die Schwaebische
understandable that the Jews de-
Landeszeitung, said: 'It is
mand unrestricted priority for their claims, but it is not up to
the West German Federal Government to decide whether the
settlement of foreign debts should come after the payments that
are to be made to the State of Israel and he Jewish organiza-
of the reparations to the Jews
ions. Naturally, the amount
must be fixed in accordance with the total obligations."

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Allied Jewish Campaign workers attained a new high in advance fund-raising
' when they announced subscriptions totalling $2,325,000 at the opening campaign dinner
Tuesday, at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel. This .record-breaking pre-campaign accomplish-
ment represents half the total of $4,700,000 raised in 1952. This year, in order to assure
a sum comparable to last year's towards Israel's upbujidin.g and rehabilitation. a mini-
mum goal of 55,200.000 has been set as the drive's objective—thereby to provide for
the additional local needs, including the Sinai Hospital.
Many of the contributors already on record made substantial increases over
last year's gifts in their announcements at Tuesday's dinner meeting. The sum an-
nounced includes $320,000 already raised by the Women's Division whose G-Day last
the 2,000 volunteer workers. When final
Sunday was made an outstanding success by
returns are announced, it is expected that the 1951 G-Day income of $80,000 will
be exceeded. Included also in the advance total are gifts from the Junior Division.
Campaign leaders and workers are planning to meet twice a week to survey the
will
progress of the drive and to hear reports on solicitations. The next repOrt meetinc ,
held at noon Friday. at a luncheon at the Shera-
ton-Cadillac, at which Abe Kasle will describe his
State Dept. Defends
experiences in Israel. Mr. Kasle spoke briefly at
Tuesday's meeting at which Dr. Abba Hillel Silver
Israel as Senators
was guest speaker and Samuel H. Rubiner. Jew-
ish Welfare Federation president, presided.
Launch 'USA Attacks
Dr. Silver welcomed the inclusion in the cam-
WASHINGTON, (JTA) The most
paign of the many local, national and overseas
intensive Congressional assault on
agencies. "This is as it should be," he said. "We
record against Israel. aimed at pro
are all concerned with the totality of Jewish life.
posed Mutual Security Assistance for
Nothing Jewish is alien to us. A strong Jewry in
the Jewish State. took place during
this country will help make a strong -Jewry in
hearings held by the Senate Foreign
Israel. A weak Jewry here would weaken the po-
Relations Committee when four Sen
sition in Israel as. well as our own position. We
ators joined in bombarding State De
partment and Mutual Security Ad-
hope to live here and to make our contributions
ministration experts with questions
to American life. We can do that by strengthen-
in
orw.r.ase,
slanted sigainLLsrael.
ing our institutions and keeping them on a high
the questions were described by a
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level."
State Department witness as "loaded."
The eminent leader said that "only fragment-
This occurred behind the closed
ized Jews" fail to recognize overseas needs. He
doors of the committee during execu
tive sessions on the Mutual Security
described how he was overwhelmed by the drama
Bill and was revealed when the Corn-
of Israel's rebirth, and reviewed the struggles,
mittee made available the minutes of
the achievements and the thrill that came with
the meetings. The leading roles in
the recognition of 'Israel by President Truman in
the interrogatory attack on proposed
behalf of the United States.
Israel aid -were played by Senators
He appealed to the gathering not to lose
J. W. Fulbright, of Arkansas, and
perspective. "It has always been so," he said,
Theodore F. Green, of Rhode Island.
"that people love freedom but do not want to
Senators Alexander Wiley, of Wiscon
sin, and H. Alexander Smith, of New
pay the price for it." He quoted Jefferson and
Jersey, participated to a lesser ex
.Paine who admonished their compatriots that
tent. The Committee, however, did
they must undergo - fatigue of suffering for-
not cut the reqUested Israel alloca-
freedom.
tion except in keepingwith an across-
"My appeal to my fellow Jews." Rabbi Silver
the board reduction 'applied to all
added, "is simply this: We who were patient with
.
countries.
degradation which took such heavy tolls in our
A vigorous defense of Israel and its
ranks ought to be patient with the needs of the
right to economic aid was made by
Arthur Z. Gardiner, economic adviser
Jewish state this is just four years old. Our real
of the Bureau of Near Eastern Af-
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fairs of the State Department.

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Points Out Israel's Internal Dispute

Rheinische Post, a Christian Democratic organ published in
Dusseldorf, warns against condemning the Israelis for turning
down the German offer of $750.000,000 and adds that Prime Min-
ister David Ben-Gurion has many "internal difficulties." Mr.
Ben-Gurion's "decision on the German offer," the paper says,
"will to some extent be governed by the wish not to provoke his
adversaries unduly."
Suddeutsche Zeitung, an independent Munich paper, de-
clares: "When refusing exaggerated claims, the Federal Govern-
ment cannot but always point to the priority of our debts to the
western powers. Although the claims of the State of Israel may
have a moral prioriy and claim, they come only next to the
other legal and formal claims. This awkward situation, for which
G,grmany cannot be blamed, naturally calls for double care when
negotiating with the Jews."
Dusseldorfer Nachrichten says: 'It is evidently overlooked
by the J1ws that the German offer constitutes an acknowledge-
ment in principle of Israel's claims. When the Bundestag ac-
knowledged the principle of reparations last year, this did not
mean that it acknowledged particular reparations to the State
of Israel." If the Israel delegation "fears" a sound discussion
with the Germans on the amount would provoke new difficulties
within Israel, "this is a matter that should be settled with the
people of Israel alone," the newspaper said. It added that if "the
Israel delegation wants to break off the negotiations at this point
because of the tension within their country, they should not
make the German offer responsible for this break."

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Acheson Promises Support of U.S.

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TEL AVIV, (JTA)—U. S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson
the Conference on Jewish Material
promised a delegation of
the American government will
Claims Against Germany that
the German-Jewish repara-
continue to help find a solution to
tions problem, it was reported by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, who
headed the delegation.
Dr. Goldman, who arrived to participate in the session
.of the Zionist Actions Committee which opened in Jerusalem
Wednesday, told reporters that Dr. Konrad Adenauer, Chan-
cellor of West Germany, never did set a sum which Germany
would be ready to pay as reparations to Israel and other Jew-
lob communities, but he' did declare that the reparations talks
based on the claims presented by Israel and the
.r -wroeld, be
Jewish. groups in other countries.
s ijoptosentatices of

Greet Presidential Aspirant:

Local and

national leaders

Agency,
joined in honoring W. AVERELL HARRIMAN, director of the Mutual Security
former U. S. Ambassador to Russia and Great Britain, a Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, at the convention of the National Jewish Welfare Board here. Mr. Harriman
spoke at the dinner' meeting Saturday night. From the left: HENRY MEYERS, chairman
of the convention committee; Governor G. MENNEN WILLIAMS, Mr. HARRIMAN, IRV-
ING EDISON, of St. Louis, who was re-elected national JWB president; MORRIS GAR-
VETT, president of the Jewish Community Centers, and SAMUEL H. RUBINEV, president
the Saturday night
of the Jewish Welfare Federation, who were among the speakers at
session. (Detailed story on inside pap.)

