Billion Dollar Indemnity Measure Approved by German Lower House BONN, (JTA)—A bill to pro- vide..indemnification for victims of Nazi persecution and their heirs living in Germany and abroad moved towards final ratification when it was adopted by the Bundestag, lower house of the West German Parliathent. The Communists solidly op- posed the measure on the vote which was without a roll call. All the Social Democrat" and a preponderant majority of Dr. Konrad Adenauer's Christian Democrats supported the bill. The Free Democrats were split, but a majority apparently voted for the bill. Most members of the Bavarian and German Par- ties either abstained from vot- ing or voted against the bill. The measure, which the German. government pledged itself in the Luxemberg Agree- ments to enact into law, pro- vides for distribution of four and a half billion Deutsche- marks ($1,070,000,000) over a period of nine years in corn • pensation for loss of property, deprivation of professions, physical injury and loss of liberty. The law would sup- plement the restitution agree- ment with the State of Israel . and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Ger- many. A bill now faces another legis- lative hurdle in the Bundesrat, the Upper House of the German Parliament. where it is to have its second reading on July. 17. Some difficulties are feared there over possible objections to the proposed distribution of costs between the Federal Treasury and the States. It is hoped, however, that the bill will be enacted in August and enter into effect by Oct. 1. The bill was put through the Bundestag in a race against ad- journment. It . was agreed that there be no debate in order that the Communists, who op- pose the measure, should not be able to filibuster by ,introducing MILLH)NS-- Oi B 0 T-T L•E S S 0 I. 11'. sGES iT S DE LUXE WINES NADE ANO BOTTLED 8/ "' „irg, LAN WINERIES, DETROIT. •, WICHIGAN BONDED wineRY NO• I a series of amendments. The Social Democratic Party, which has strongly supported tne principle of Uerman restitu- tion to the Jews and voted solidly in iavor of the govein- ment measure, refrained from introducig any amendments in order to ensure speedy passage of the bill. The Social Demo- cratic leadership considers the bill to contain many defects. They are already preparing a series of amendments to im- prove the me a s u r e. These amendments will be discussed with representatives of victims of the Nazis and be introduced by the Social Democrats in the Bundestag later this year. Goldmann Lauds Adenauer JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Dr. Na- hum Goldmann, chairman of tne Conference on Jewisn Ma- terial Claims Against Germany, poliaect out tilat once the bill is finally ratified and be- comes law, "tens of thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish vic- tims of Nazi persecution will begin to benefit greatly." He said that "special credit is due to the government of the German Federal Republic which, under the leadership of ulianeenor Aaenauer, nas seen to it that the bill is prepared in time for this last session of the pr esent earnamen-c." Dr. Goldmann also praised the Gerinan Social Democratic Party which, although in oppo- sition to the government, and not fully satisfied with many parts of the indemnification bill, ' had withdrawn all its amendments and decided to support the bill as presented, in oraer to make it techniCally possible for Parliament to pass bile measure Defcre auj our Purchasing .Office in Berlin BERLIN, (JTA)—A branch of- fice of the Israel Purchasing Mission in Germany, which maintains its headquarters in Cologne, has been opened in West Berlin. In accordance with an under- standing reached at the Ger- man-ISrael negotiations in The Hague, Israel will place as many reparations orders as possible in West Berlin, which is an eco- nomically distressed area due to its island position within the Soviet Zone. Dr. Felix E. Shinnar, head of the Israel Mission, called on Mayor Reuter of West Berlin this week in connection with the opening of the Mission's branch °nice in Berlin. Dr. (arischa, Weizmann, nephew of the late Israel President, will direct the office. . It was estimated here that one-third of the orders which the Mission will place during the current fiscal year in West Germany under the German- Israel reparations pact will go to Berlin firms. The Mission will place as many orders as possible with manufacturers in West Berlin which has a great deal of idle industrial capacity and a large number of unem- ployed skilled workers, Dr. Skin- nar intimated. A law issued by the three Western Allies to set up a Supreme Restitution Court in Berlin, with jurisdiction over the three Western sectors of this city went into effect on July 1. The court 'Will consist of seven judges, one of whom will be an Alnerican, one a Briton and one a Frenchman. , The novel and distinguishing fea- ture of this court will be the presence on the bench of three German judges appointed by the Berlin City government, and of a "neutral' presiding judge selected jointly by the Western Allied Kommandatura and the Berlin City government. So far, supreme restitution tri- bunals in the U. S. and British zones have been staffed by American or British judges alone, And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him . . . : 'Be strong and of good courage.' —DeUt. 31:7. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, July 10, 1953 - 3 WJC Leader Criticizes U. S. Human Rights Policy Local G.I. Stationed At Freedom Village `'Dear family: I am, stationed where history is being made," a proud and excited GI wrote home last week. The GI, Pfc. David M. Lippitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lip- pitt, 19946 Marlowe, has notified his parents that he has been assigned to a new post at the historic site of : - "Freedom Vil - lage" — the vil- lage where American pris- oners • are first , interviewed up- on their repa - triation from a Communist pris - on camp. Lippitt w a s one of four sol- Lippitt diers selected from his division to work at "Freedom Village." Once the truce talks are over, Lippitt wrote his family, he will probably be toa busy to even write home. At present, "gener- • aLs and other top brass" are hastily making preparations for receiving the prisoners. Lippitt's work consists of in- terviewing the repatriated pris- oners and giving that informa- tion to the Signal Corps who in turn notify the parents of the GIs that their sons are safe. "But my work is just a phase of the activity here at Freedom Vii - lege," the 21-year-old soldier writes. Every type of activity is being carried on here in antici- pation that the truce talks will be over in a short while, he states. Lippitt entered the Army Au- gust 11, 1952. A graduate of Central High School, he studied accounting at the Walsh Insti- tute for two years before enter- ing the service. Prof. Bonn Wins Bonn Medal BONN, (JTA)—On the occa- sion of his 18th birthday, the federal government has award- ed the 'Grand Order of Merit with Star" to Professor Moritz Bonn, an economist and eco- nomic historian of international reputation. Prof. Bonn, who now• lives in London, held a chair at the Berlin' Academy of Commerce from 1920 to 1933, serving as that institution's Rector for the last two years before Hitler's advent to power. GENEVA, (JTA--A proposal that the United Nations lay down rules withholding UN technical assistance of any kind to any country except on prior condition that the recipient guarantee that the benefits of Such aid would accrue to every section of the population re- gardless of race, sex, religion or language, was made here before a committee of the -UN Econom- ic and Social Council by Dr. Maurice L. Perlzweig, head of the international relations de- partment of the World Jewish Congress. He asserted that such action would be an immediate and effective contribution to the promotion of human rights. Dr. Perlzweig criticized the United States and other western Washington Hotel Bars G. L. K. Smith Meeting powers for the policy they are pursuing in the field of human rights. He said that despite the refusal of these states to con- , elude an enforceable covenant on human rights, the organiza . tions in 60 countries for whom he `Spoke would continue the struggle for such a covenant. Nevertheless, the WJC leader promised his organization's sup- : port for the American proposal for annual reports on human rights by all states and for the inauguration of special studies by experts on specific aspects of human rights problems. He urged the Economic and Social I Council to call two annual meetings of the Human Rights .Commission, one to be devoted snesifically to coMpleting the covenant and the other to deal- ing with practical matters and specific proposals. WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Ger- ald L. K. Smith, leader of the anti-Semitic "Christian Nation- alist Crusade," holding a na- tional gathering here, revealed that the Willard Hotel, where the gathering was originally scheduled to be held, cancelled the arrangements. He said that the cancellation took place be- cause "the Jews" put pressure on the hotel. 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