THE JEWISH NEWS - 7
Friday, May 9, 1952

Four New York Congressmen Push War On Bigots in Proposed G roup Libel Bill

WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Four
New York Congressmen intro-
duced a bill in the House of Rep-
resentatives to make it unlaw-
ful to libel any racial or re-
ligious group through interstate
shipment or mailing of defama-
tory material.
The sponsors—Representatives
Eugene J. Keogh, Adam C. Pow-
*11, Jacob K. Javits and Arthur
G. Klein—referred to the de-
cision of the U. S. Supreme
Court in the case upholding the
constitutionality of the Illinois
group libel law forbidding pub-

lications, plays or motion pic-
tures which attribute lack of
virtue to a group of citizens in
ciiich a way as to engender pub-
lic contempt, derision or oblo-
quy. Indiana and Massachusetts
have similar laws. (See edi-
torial).
The bill provides that no per-
son shall be guilty of violation
if the statement made or pub-
lished was honestly believed by
such person upon reasonable
grounds to be true. This is re-
garded by the sponsors as an

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ffective protection for freedom
of speech.
Rep. Samuel W. Yorty, of Cali-
Congress for a
fornia, asked
probe of the "evil dispensers of
hate" including anti-Semites.
He said "their vile purposes
must be exposed, and the
sources of their funds published
for all to see."
Rep. Yorty told the House that
"democracy in the United States
must not be weakened by the
fostering of ignorant hatred
which can result from un-
American, undemocratic a n d

Godless propaganda calculated
to divide Americans into op-
posing camps based upon race,
creed or color."
Rep. Yorty is cooperating with
Sen. Guy M. Gillette, of Iowa,
chairman of a Senate subcom-
m i t t e e investigating election
matters. in seeking a congres-
sional investigation of Robert
H. Williams. a former Army ma-
jor, who is distributing anti-
Semitic propaganda in connec-
tion with pre-election activity.
Sen. Gillette has indicated that
his subcommittee will act on the
Williams case.

State Department Seeks
Clerical Personnel Here

The U.S. Department of State
has representatives in Detroit to
interview young men and women
for clerical Civil Service posi-
tions in Washington. Applicants.
should be between 21 and 35
with no dependents and should
be willing to accept assignment
at any of the U.S. 300 embassies.
Legations and consulates abroad.
Interviews will be held daily,
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 to
8:30 p.m., in Room 910. Sheraton
Cadillac Hotel, until May 17.

Is this
our dream
for her?

THIS IS HER SECOND YEAR in an immigrant tent in
Israel. Her playground is a floor of stones . . . her daily
food not nearly enough for a growing child . . . her

lullaby the lash of rain and wind on canvas.

- Is this our dream for her.'

And is a tent our special vision for all the desperate

men and women we snatched from graveyard lands?

Remember how we pictured them coming home? Remem-
ber bow we saw their many hands at work ... the land turn-
ing green and fruitful ...white houses rising on the ancient

hills? Now we saw the children growing up long-limbed and

laughing. the glow of freedom in their eyes?

The 700,000 refugees we helped bring to Israel in four

years had to come. Deadlines and danger dictated that

they be saved, even though they came too fast for all io

be absorbed at once.

Where do we—and they—go now? We must get on

with the job.

Your gift to the United Jewish Appeal will help get
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the newcomers out of the tents, put them in horn

the land, give them tools and a chance to help them-
selves. It will help turn their great homecoming into the

great home making.

So give today, through your local campaign. Give more

than ever before.

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