An AJP Exclusive Article on. Arab ietepoint Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha Reveals Existing , ... Emnitv for Israel. Eno .__. -land By DR. MAIANNA CHESERTON-MANGLE Sharett Calls Detroit Jewry to Action For Israel's Peaceful Rehabilitation you help us," he said, "we shall succeed in banishing from the Editor's Note: Dr. Cheserton-Mangle, whose articles on Chris- minds of our neighbors thoughts tian-Jewish relations have been published in The Jewish News, of the evil of warfare, and we is a member of the Christian Palestine delegation that visited shall achieve a permanent and Arab countries and Israel. She has secured this exclusive inter- lasting peace between us and our view for The American Jewish Press and has written it during her neighbors." The solution in the Negev, ne present stay in Tel Aviv. ,.. declared, is the establishment of It is not everyday that an lies during the last war and another 300 settlements, to ii- American woman may sip or- England seemed grateful but vert the War source for irriga- ange juice and hot wassail tea not later. Now we are not ac- tion and to plant fruits and veg- with His Excellency Abdul Rah- cepted as her ally. She has etables and raise cattle. man Azzam Pasha. The Secre- proved herself to be an exploit- "It requires a tremendous tary 3eneral of the Arab League er. There are 100,000 British outlay of funds," he said. troops in the Gaza strip. We to a big man! One had only is "There is a field for private see the attentiveness of his as- have learned that recently. By investments and from that sistants who seemed to sense his I supporting Britain, the United point of view the Israel bond every wish. to know that. He i States is not following principles issue is a MUST. But above all picked up a cigarette, and a but rather it is being guided by there is need for funds for lighted match appeared from expediences. We have never seen which there can be no mone- nowhere. When his water glass the fact of America. Always we tary return, for which com- was partially empty, it was filled see her under the mask of Eng- pensation for giving is the again. land, France or others. In the knowledge that you have help- United Nations case on Morocco, ed in cultural creativeness, in His excellency is also a keen w had a majority but we were Israel's redemption, in the man. He is at once gentle and we defeated by the United States. high dividends that come from adamant; quiet of voice but We want nothing from the U. S., a rebuilt Israel. firm of expression. He parried but to be fair and neutral." The distinguished guest made our questions with others. Yet Those of us present at the the additional interesting point he was not loath to express conference shifted to our that anti-Semitism carries with himself. To our query "When seats. We realized that Egypt elements of hate and con- can we hope for peace be- is the most influential of the tempt. "We have not done away tween the Arab States and Is- Middle Eastern countries, and with the first, but we have eradi- rael - he asked - When can we there is being created a vast cated the second—the element hope for peace between the of power. It may be of contempt," he said. "Israel's vacuum U. S. and Russia?" He contin- rebirth has done it—it has rais- because of the spirit which ued, "There can be no peace ed our heads high and has follows the legend that He with Israel until the Arab re- brought respect for all Jewry." who leads the British away, fugees of Palestine are return- task were provided by Israelis. Rabbi Morris Adler gave the Continued from Page 1 we shall take his hand and he ed to their honzes and given with much of the third that invocation at the dinner and the shall lead us." In his brief address to the 300 back their property . . . Jews from the outside coming blessing at the public meeting. The British too have a case. who attended the dinner preced- came were never on the coast. It was from American Jewry. Mrs. Abraham Cooper. accompa- all a pretext . . . A whole na- We had been told that "The Al- ing the p u b 1 i c meeting, Mr. He mentioned some interest- vied by Mrs. Sol Kesler, led in lied Joint Chiefs are in accord Sharett said that Israel's prey- was robbed of its heri- I i071 ing figures: that compared the singing of the Star Spangled that the Suez Canal itself is not ent financial position is extreme- tage. As long as we lire as with the 7,000,000 trees that Banner and Hatikvah. as essential as the Base of the ly difficult "because what we Arabs, we will not make peace Mr. Sharett was accompanied were planted in Eretz Israel in Canal, as the greatest military have undertaken is extremely under these conditions. Peace he 50 years, prior to statehood, to Detroit by his secretary. Eel depot on earth . . . There is no daring and difficult." But is something you like and hare 24,000,000 trees were planted in Lubrani, and by Harry Zinder, a desire for. We do not like such thing as British Occupa- pointed to "the remarkable prog- Israel press attache. the last four years: that 350 tion. The Treaty of 1936eactuallY ress" attained by Israel in agri- peace that deprives us of our In the course of his brief ad- villages were established there brought the occupation to an culture and in industry. He told own. Arab nations hare been from 1878 to 1948 and an equal dress, Mr. Kasle called attention end. The British hold the Suez about the new developments 'in tiring t o g e t h e r 5.000 years, number in the last four years to the dinner next Tuesday at even if not united. Yet, they for the time only as the Ameri- the Negev. the discovery of rain- I since independence. Adas Shalom, at which the cans occupy bases in Norway and eral wealth—the large deposits are more- iiiiited today than H e b r e w Schools will and hold air fields in England . . . of phosphates and copper' and is England." He spoke with great pride of honor Harry Cohen. and urged In 1945 Egypt wanted a revision the serious search for oil—and the inspiring accomplishments All. here was the sore spot— of the Treaty. and talks were declared that "it would be an in the Negev, of the rich fields of that a large turnout should be present to show appreciation England. On our way to the continued until August when unpardonable sin for Jewry not ' !:.' barley that settlers were &or Mr. Cohen's noteworthy corn- Pasha's headquarters we had Egypt suddenly abrogated the to take hold of the opportunity vvaleat planted and there by new seen the slogan "DOWN ENG- Treaty . . . We (the British) of- facing all of us today. and large numbers of people munal efforts during the past LAND" emblazoned on walls ! fer a new idea in Egypt, current , "It is a challenge to American from northern settlements who 30 years. Challenge to Workers seared by the fires of the Janu- j elsewhere in the world. of co- Jewry to help fulfill the great came to help in the task. He At the luncheon meeting on ary riots. Casual as we tried to 'operative of Israel," , he said. "Jewries pointed out t hat the armed . e do not task e defense. . We be we had seen everywhere the intend to intervene in Egypt but like Detroit's are called upon to forces are required to put in only May 29. on the eve of Shevuot, burning, irrational hatred of we will protect our nationals , uphold their reputation by pay- a fourth of their time in military at the Butzel Memorial Bldg., the chairmanship of Ben ing their pledges due to the ur- drill and that most of their time ' everything that is British and against violence." some things which are American. Thus speak the leaders. Mean- gency of the existing situation. is spent in agricultural work, I Kramer, Mr. Kasle put it up squarely to the campaigners: The Pasha continued: "Britain while the newspapers of every We know how comfortable the helping establish new villages. 1 "We have 13.000 more people use the slogan 'Evacuation money is in your pockets, but declares that Egypt is anxious' Referring to the need for Is- to solicit and $1.900,000 to raise. to annex the Sudan. The Iron- and Unity." They are working we urge you: please transfer the constantly to be on guard We can't afford to drag it out. tier was never fixed. It has toward mid-May when the elec- funds to the important cause for rael against onslaughts by enemy , But if you want us to carry on. varied with the Years. Sudan tions will put back into power the sake of Israel's future and countries, Mr. Sharett said that endlessly, I'll go along. I leave it was always a part of Egypt. We the fiery nationalist Waft party. the glory of American Judaism. - Israel had more i m p o r t a n t . up to you. If you agree that we In his principal address, Mr have no idea of annexing So- The question is will Kin? . Farouk things to do than to think of can't afford to delay getting the clan. Egypt is simply sentimental dare to postpone the elections Sharett referred to the two pre- warfare. that his country is by total and finishing the job, yoult about the Nile. But if the Sudan : again or rig them against the vious occasions when he was to no means eager to expose the get to work and help us finish wants independence. we are : Waft. The meaning for America have addressed Detroit audi- flower of its youth to battles, it in a hurry." ready tog ive it to her." I is poignant. Egypt is a land of ences and was compelled by af- that peaceful and constructive : The total "eported at that potential. Its civil sere- . fairs of state to cancel them at work challenges his land. "If . meeting was $3.295.000. The question was posed: "Is immense 1 there possible a compromise with ice is largely composed of Amer- the last moment. He expressed the Suez?" With a curl of his ican-educated members. VVomen joy over the fulfillment of the lips he replied: "It must be giv- are being emancipated. Egypt is long-deferred hope of visiting Ben-Guron Deplores Recent Split in Kibbutzinz en over to Egyptian control. It is accepting the Point Four pro- here.. ssfcr- ibingh tthe alienation of not so that the victory of the gram with alacrity. If the main j De T E L AVIV, (JTA 1 Premier homes. He spoke at the dedica- n- do m tt et halt-id, Mr. Sh a rteht Western nations over Russia de- tributaries of the Nile are-made er David Ben Gurion express.d tion of a new kibbutz who se - a f now, in f ou p sorrow for the Israel working members are Mapai Party fol- pends upon the Suez Canal. It to provide hydroelectric power hpace po e o a very ew years, was not used during the last war for irrigation, the country may s ave to turn back the wheel 360 w- people who because of splits lowers who left Kfar Szold and at all. The East can be born- be made to blossom wbere now declared that "we within the kibbutz movement Givat Haim, where Mapam set- barded from Chicago! Yet Eg-2.rpt it lies hot and sandy. unproduc- degrees." He time because it ic have been forced to leave their tiers were in the majority. must regain will be an important factor in tive. Egypt is also looking for the unsafe for a people not to he homes and establish new cettle- - the next war. We have 2,000.000 hand that will lead the British fully productive This generation ments after many years of work 28—THE JEVs/ISH NEWS Friday, June 6, 1952 people to help. There is great away. Will it be the United mus- t - make a bold attempt fOr and sacrifice at their former strength in the Arab people al- States' hand? Or will we still Jewish revival." though no one wants' to be continue to hide behind the He made an interesting ref- strong. We did much for the Al- mask of another? erence to Russia, in connec- tion with the 'importance at- tached to the viSit of an Israel Foreign Minister in Detroit, asserting that such a recep- tion by the 2,900,000 Jews re- maining in thc Soviet is im- possible due to the "absence of democracy" in that land. Sharett said that "if we had worked more quickly be.- tween the two world wars many of the 6.000,000 martyrs would have been rescued," and he ut- tered the challenge: "Must we wait for catastrophe to help re- build lives?" Describing the efforts that are made to rehabilitate newcomers in Israel, Mr. Sharett said that the 750,000 whe have come to ..„, . Helping the newly-organized metropolitan division of the the newt state have been housed, Eighty per cent down and 20% to go on last year's final fig-- fed, clothed, that none ever was Allied Jewish Campaign to its record (Wan average increase of ure, report workers in tke builders' section of the Allied Jewish deprived of necessities of life. He 55% on gifts from the same prospects last year are the Lands- Campaign—left to right, RicHARD sLoAN, mANDELL L. BER- added that two-thirds of the manschaften Council officers