McCarron
Act Eirposed as Menace
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Youna
Young, Detroiters to Leave for Israel -
To Study New State's Development

When Congress sought to .
due process of law. civil righ's
and political freedom no less adopt a Displaced Persons bill to
The visa chief replied that the favorable than those of native relieve v i c t i m s of Nazism,
mere listing of races. such as i and naturalized citizens," the L'Heureux wrote a letter - which
white, black, and others was I un- platform stated was used by McCarran and .Mis-
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i sissippi Senator James 0. East-
satisfactory for "statistical pue-
poses" because "it would ignore : DENVER, (JTA —Gen. Dwight land against advocates of a fair
the various national, geograpb- I D. Eisenhower, Republican pres- law. When • Displaced Persons
ical and ethnological origin and idential candidate. in a tali: Commissioner Harry Rosenfield
characteristics deemednecessary ' with Maxwell Abbell, president opposed the McCarran-Walter
to be reflected in visa statistics." ' of the United Synagogue of Act, L'Heureux inferentially ac-
Mr. L'Heureux said that "as America, expressed his opposi- cused Rosenfield of abusing his
an example, the question of the tion to discriminatory provisions government post by lobbying.
statistical classification of des- of the McCarran-Walter Immi • L'Heureux has not only lob-
endants of the ancient German gration Act and said he would i bied for restrictive legislation
tribe 'Teutones' may be consid- i -work for their repeal if he were but has displayed quaint ideas
ered. These people are of the elected, The General expressed about listing descendants of the
white race, but their racial doubts, however, that he would early Teutons separately from
strain is characteristic of the make any public statement on , Jews so that different groups
inhabitants of Northern and this subject before the election. . could be identified for "statisti-
Western Europe including Eng - : cal purposes." The L'Heureux
record is that of a staunch pro-
land, Germany. Denmark and
ponent of the McCarran ideas
Norway. To classify them for , L'Heureux the Demon
which include racial theories
statistical purposes merely as , Behind `Racist' Act
reminiscent of the Third Reich.
'white' or 'caucasian' would be .
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
Pausing a moment for the photographer before returning to.
Sections 100 through 117 of the
insufficient. Likewise to classify
•PYright 1952. Jewish Telegraphic
McCarran Internal Security Act study a map of Israel are, left to right, VICKI SOMBERG, JUDY
the people of Southern and
Agency. Inc.
Eastern Europe and the Near
WASHINGTON—Jews are be- of 1950 provide for concentra- WESLEY, HARRIET SUBRIN, SAMUEL FLAM and EDDIE LES-
East as 'white' would be of rip ginning to feel the effects of the tion camps to hold persons who SON. These five Detroit youths will be joined by three other local
practical value from a statistical McCarran - Walter Immigration i "probably" would engage in members of Habonim, Labor Zionist 'youth group, and will leave
Act, "America's first Nuremberg sabotage or espionage. Aliens next week for Israel for a work and study program arranged by
point of view."
In reply to this letter. Her- : law." despite the fact that it ' and naturalized citizens are Habonim and the Jewish Agency.
man Edelsberg, ADL Washing- does not become law until Dec. placed in particular jeopardy by
Prior to their departure. the
; this and the later McCarran-
Israel will welcome 80 Ameri-
ton director, informed Mr. L'- 24.
f
The Visa Division of the State ' Walter Immigration Act. The can and Canadian Jewish youths workshoppers will gather at
Heureau that he had been unable
i
to find any public record of the Department, which had re- ' Bureau of Prisons of the Justice' on their arrival, shortly before Camp Galil in Pennsylvania for
"racial sub-classifications" de- frained from listing Jews as such ! Department has made known ; Rosh Hashanah. The young a four-day orientation seminar. I
scribed as necessary for vital on visa applications, was found that work has begun to prepare , men and women, all between 17 : Sept. 8 is the date of departure.
to be making a special new ef- a number of such camps in an- ' and 21 years of age: will partici- . The group will leave for Amster-
statistics.
L'Heureux has b e e n as- fort to label Jews. This was ticipation of any emergency. All pate in a workshop sponsored ' darn by plane. and will spend
done in anticipation of the act • this was denounced by President jointly by the Jewish Agency some time in Paris and Mar-
signed to a n e w post as
Chief of Missions in Germany ! which Sen,_ Herbert H. Lehman ' Truman when he issued two and Habonim, Labor Zionist seines. France before leaving for
with headquarters in Bonn. : described as "strikingly similar r messages on both McCarran acts youth group. • Israel, via Naples.
The number of participants
Exactly 10 percent of those
L'Heureux's tour of duty at the to the basic racial philosophy which were passed over his veto. ,
in this year's program is about
officially espoused so unfortun- He called them "hysterical pro- making the trip are Detroiters.
Department had expired and
he was slated under the De- ; l ately and with such tragic re- , visions" and warned that "the They include: Geraldine Barish, ' double the 40 who were in Is-
rael last year on this program.
sults in Nazi Germany a few next logical step would be to 18695 Pennington' Sam Flam,
partment's regulations to re-
Most of the group are mem-
3218 Pasadena; Edward Lesson,
turn to field service. In his ! short years ago." President Tru- i 'burn the books'."
15076 Petoskey: Annie Maur, bers of Habonim, which is
e.
man attempted to veto the act
new capacity it is believed that
1971 Blaine: Vivian Somberg, comprised of Zionist youth be-
but failed because it had been ' !Neu, Author Writes
he will supervise American
.
tween 12 and 23.
2978 Grand: Harriet Subrin, 3316
Consular authorities in Ger- ! advertised and sold to Congress' o n Russian Jews
Through the experiences of
Taylor: Judy Wesley, 3332 Stur-
many. He will be replaced by as a vital anti-Communist mea-
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tevant; and Jack Wiener. 2638 the workshop. participants are
Edward S. Maney, a career ' sure.
A remarkable novel about the W. Buena Vista.
better able to understand the
Herve J. L'Heureux, chief of
employee who is now a foreign
Jewish
inhabitants
of
a
little
oe
During the course of the problems and the developments
the Visa Division, was eager
eaer f
inspector.
which compose today's Israel.
workshop, which is to last a
President Truman discussed . the passage of the McCarran- ' village in Russia in the latter
, century called year, the youths will visit sec-
Members meet with top rank-
the discriminatory effects of the Walter Bill. He did everything part of the 19th
ing government officials, new
eral types of rural settlements,
McCarran-Walter Omnibus Act : he could to secure its passage . "The Landsmen, ' will be pub-
Brown
'
immigrants in the Jewish state.
at which time will be equally
with members of the Advisory' and used his - influence to help lisped s or y by Little,
with economic, military. social
divided between work and
Committee to the U. S. Displaced defeat President Truman's veto. i and Company, Boston.
educational experts. native Is-
Persons Commission, represent- L'Heureux could not be reached ; The author is Peter Martin, . study.
script
editor of : Guided tours are planned raeiis and founders of the early
the major voluntary Protest- for comment at this writing be-
the American ' ` 1 through
many sections of the Jewish settlements.
ant. Catholic. Lutheran and Jew- cause he was away attending the
e
Information concerning future
B r o a d c acting ; country. and the participants
ish agencies in the field of im- American Legion convention in
Company, who' will spend time in Jerusalem. workshops can be obtained by
migration and resettlement of : New York. The Legion, inci- ;
: Haifa and other major cities. calling Rena Silver. UN. 4-2066.
' dentally, registered strong sup-
displaced persons.
writes a u then- . i The group will rough it. too, or by writing the Youth Work-
The members of the commit- , port for the McCarran-Walter
tically
about
the
traveling on foot through the shop in Israel, Habonim. 45 E.
tee reported that they found ' Act..
17th St., New York 5. N. Y.
imaginary town : Negev.
In 1949 L'Heureux told a Jew-
the President's position to be
sympathetic and "forward-look- ish Labor Committee gathering
of Golinsk. al-
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trig." They presented to him a at Atlantic City that he had not-
though he was
• Abbell
consular officers that
join t statement supporting his ified
Z-•
born in Brook- .
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sugge.-ition for the establishment "mere voluntary enlistment in ;
lyn some 20
Of a non-partisan committee of : the German Army, or joining the :
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outstanding Americans 'to stud ; Nazi party. should no longer be .
years after the
Martin
the entire immigration situation regarded as sufficient in itself action takes place.
, JTA ∎ — Rabbi mountain Jewish News. re-
Martin explains, "I was blessed' NEW YORK,
now that the Displaced Persons to conclude that an alien's entry
ceived much the same explan-
Commission is going out of ex- . would be prejudicial to the in- ' with a remarkable grandmother. Ira Eisenstein, president of the
ation. Abbell stated that "our
istence in a few more days, with 1 terests of the United States. I We became loving friends des- Rabbinical Assembly of America.
synagogue organization never
a view to recommending meas- ; People in all countries join all : pite the barriers of language : central body of Conservative takes sides in an election: this
ures that "will re-establish the kinds of organizations, often and custom; she is the link." rabbis,
issued
a
statement
de-.
elating that the endorsement of is purely a personal endorse-
positive leadership of the United without fully realizing what
ment of Gen. Eisenhower,"
Although this is Martin's first ' Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Re-
States in dealing with the world . they are joining." The Visa Di- , novel, he has a reputation as , , publican Presidential candidate.
Abbell further said that Gen.
' vision later showed great corn- , a writer of plays, seven of which
Wide migration problem."
Arthur D; Greenleigh, of the passion for these casual "join- were optioned by Broadway pro- by Maxwell Abbell, of Chicago. Eisenhower received an honorary
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sh T h eo7-,
2
from the Jewish
on Sept.
deg r
degree
United Service for New Ameri- ers."
ducers, and has written over 200
was reflect
"a personal
one" and
did
i not
the official
stand
of logical Seminary
There were three extensions radio scripts.
cans, spokesman for the corn-
,1 t h e United Synagogues of 1948. The citation was read by
mitee. pointed out that the Mc- for the temporary visa of Andri- • The novel was written at the
Carran-Walter Act was being! ja Artukovic, Nazi Police Minis- author's home in Spring Valley, America of which Abbell is Sen. Herbert H. Lehman. In
felt by aliens through increase I ter for Croatia. Dr. Otto Reu- N.Y. Martin would arise at dawn president. answer; Eisenhower d e c 1 a r e d,
ingly rigid action on the part of 1 leaux and about 50 other Ger- to write bits of the book each ' Rabbi Eisenstein emphasized , "This is the oneness of o u r
immigration inspectors. An ef - . mans were granted visas to at- day before leaving for his job, that the RAA and USA, both spiritual heritage, t h a t any
feet of the act, Mr. Greenfield ' tend an international meeting in New Yorke City. The routine leading organs of Conservative American can come to this sem-
.
said, "has been to frighten other I of industrialists held in New is now providing a second book, .Judaism, have taken no official • inary with pride and a sense of
on any
an of the Presidential ;kinship. All the free world is
nations from accepting immi- ' York in connection with a con- which will be a sequel to "The s stand
an
; the seed of Abraham, Moses and
i candidates.
grants because of McCarran-in- i vention of the National Associ- Landsmen."
the ancient Hebrew kings.
In an interview with Abbell
Dr.-
spired fear of `subversives'." Roe ! ation of Manufacturers.
, in Estes Park, Colo., Robert
M e a n w h i 1 e. Eisenhower,.
THE JEWISH NEWS
land Elliott, of the Church World ' Reuleaux held the Nazi title of 24
speaking at t h e Americang
Gamzey, editor of the Inter-
Friday, September 5, 1952
Service, described the August., Defense Economy Director, and
. Legion convention in N1adisot4
31st termination of the DP pra- ! is on the original 1945 War De-
! Square, it.ii., condemned racial -
gram as "arbitrary" and told ; partment list of those who par-
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and religious discrimination as
how families had been separated , ticipated in and benefited from
e
being "criminally stupid."
When members were cut off in ; the Hitler regime. Some of his
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! colleagues who accompanied him
the process of immigrating.
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In the camp of another Presi-
Mr. Greenleigh said that the to New York were also Nazi
' dential nominee — Gen. Mac-
President "agreed that the ac- ' officials.
' Arthur, put forth by Gerald L.
L'Heureux's office meanwhile *,-
tion of the United States sets a
i K. Smith and associates of the
pattern for the entire world in denied a visa to Dr. Ernest B.
Irresponsible and unethical advertising . solicitors once Christian Nationalist Party—the
the matter of settling displaced Chain, a Jew who fled Hitler again are flooding Detroit with appeals for ads in publica - i news was relayed that the Gen-
persons. "When we expand our Germany and became co-dis- tions without circulation in our community.
; eraTs name is to. be .placed on
resettlement f a c i 1 i t i e s. other coverer of penicillin. Dr. Chain
National organizations already have exposed these so - : the ballots of at least 19 states.
countries expand them and when sought to attend a dinner held
licitors,
and the U. S. Post Office is in the process of inves - I Gen. MacArthur has refused
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we , become more restrictive the in New York by the Weizmann .
1 to repudiate the Smith party or
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Institute of Science of Israel. tigating their activities.
other countries follow suit."
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Their outrageous appeals for ads — for which they bill Smith-himself. The party slate
The Visa Division barred this
has already been filed in Texas
NEW YORK, (JTA) —The ores- Nobel Prize-winner for "security in advance without authorization — are that they are fighting I , and Missouri, and work is being
ent immigration laws were de- reasons," but it refused to tell anti - Semitism. This is sheer misrepresentation. It is an as - put forth in an effort to get his
nounced by the Liberal Party why they considered him such sumption of a job these periodicals can not fulfill and one name on the ballot in Iowa, Wis-
here as "racist, discriminatory a deadly menace. There were which is done by organizations financed through our com - consin Minnesota, North Dakota.,,
and exclusionary" in a platform similar cases in which L'Heureux munal fund - raising drives.
i Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, Wash-
used the 1950 McCarran Internal
at its state convention here.
It is unfortunate that many non - Jews are misled by 1 ington, California, New Mexico,
The present law must be ;Security Act . to deny visas to
Kentucky, Tennes -
changed to insure all naturalize ! distinguished foreigners. These disreputable appeals. We warn Detroit Jews not to be mis - !Mississippi,
1 e Arkansas, Virginia, Rhode
citizens and la -abiding rest- . tactics were widely condemned led by these solicitations and to spread the warning among i see,
t Island and Wyoming,
non - Jews as well as Jews.
dent aliens the right to fair play, ' as "Iron Curtain" methods:.

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