E JEWISH NEWS Noteworthy Personalities The Rise of A Western Community .Commentary, Page VOLUME 25—No 17 A Weekly Review of Jewish Events World Jewry's New Status A Renewed Start 'From the Very Beginning' Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle a€SE‘•. 7 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE. 8-9364—Detroit 35, July 2, 1954 Editorial, Page 4 $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 15c Churchill Bids Americans Help Israel; Refutes Attitude of U. S.; Statement Acclaimed by Zionists Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News NEW YORK — The following telegram was sent Tuesday to Sir Winston Churchill by Louis Lipsky, chairman of the American Zionist Com- mittee for Public Affairs: "May I on behalf of the American Zionist Committee fog Public Affairs express the deep appreciation of the entire Zionist movement of this country for your continued friendship to Israel as enunciated in your address before the Washington Press Corps yesterday. Your ad- vocacy of the cause of Zion since the Balfour declaration was not only a source of encourage.. ment to the Jewish people throughout the world but a most decisive contribution to the realiza- tion of an age-long dream. We hope that you will continue to use your great authority and influence in, the Middle East so that the day may soon come when both the Israelis and Arabs will live together in peace." Sir Winston Churchill's Statement WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Prime Minister Winston Churchill, speaking before more than 1,000 members of the press corps here, went out of his way to register strong support of Israel and called on Americans to "help forward the -legitimate Zionist aspirations." He emphasized' that he considers himself a Zionist. The British Prime Minister made his state- ment in reply to. a question put to him by Milton Friedman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency corres- pondent. This was one of about six written ques- tions on vital world problems which he chose to answer from a great number of other questions submitted to him on many issues. Sir Winston inferentially refuted recent anti- Israel expressions by Henry A. Byroade, Assist- ant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Mr. Byroade expressed concern over alleged Arab "fears" of over-population of Israel, but Sir Win- ston said that the population in Palestine was far greater 2,000 years ago than it is today. He also expressed optimism on eventual Arab-Israel peace. Secretary of State. John Foster Dulles _lis- tened intentry at the head table as Sir Winston spoke before television cameras and a world radio hook-up. Sir Churchill appeared in response to a luncheon invitation extended to him and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden by a joint committee of press, radio and TV cor; respondents. "I am a Zionist," the British Prime Minister said, "let me make that clear. I was one of the original ones after the.. Balfour Declaration, and I have worked faithfully for it. I thik it is a most wonderful thing that this community should have established itself, so effectively turning the desert into fertile gardens and thriving townships, and should have afforded a - refuge to the millions of their co-religionists who had suffered so fearfully under the Hitler, and not only under the Hitler, persecution. I think it is a wonderful thing. "I also have a great liking for the Arabs. I was the ,man who appointed Abdullah to be King of Trans-Jordania; I presented to the cabinet that idea, and that they put it into force. Alas, he has been murdered, but I have the greatest regard for the Arabs, too. Really, I think we ought to be able, somehow or other, to use our influence from every quarter to make them work out a plan together. "It is so easy to reduce what little there is of that part of the world to the desert, to the level of the desert, and that is all that can be done by their quarrels; whereas, by agreements, and so forth, we may be able to greatly increase the pop- ulation who can live in that area. There were far more 2,000 years ago than there are now in Pal- estine; and we not only can greatly increase the population in the area, but we can bring a har- mony there which will be a security and not an element of anxiety in the Middle East. Let us be tolerant and let us be friendly, and let us support Arab rights and help forward the legitimate Zion- ist aspirations." Arab-Israel Tension Reviewed At Eisenhower-Churchill Talks Prime Minister Churchill's talks with President Eisenhower included discussion of moves desired mainly by the United States to expedite the arm- ing of Iraq, Egypt and possibly other Arab League states. It is believed Churchill was urged to make concessions to Egypt on the Suez Canal issue so that State Department plans to arm Egypt might be facilitated. Meanwhile, Arab-Israel tension was reviewed with emphasis on the strengthening of United Na- tions truce apparatus and • possible reaffirmation in some form of the tripartite declaration of 1950. Continued on Page 20 The Glorious Fourth Liberty was born on this continent 1 78 years ago, On the glorious Fourth of July, we reaffirm our faith in all our acquired freedoms ir'i our right to worship as we see fit, in our freedom to speak our minds and to differ with our neighbors, in our privilege to assemble for the expression of opinion. — May these Liberties tive foreved