Eisenhower, Churchill Hear
yroade Opinions in Talks

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The Near East was discuss-
ed against the •background
of State Department warnings
that Russia was becoming im-
Orea,singly active there. Moves
envisaged by the United States
to win Arab cooperation with
the West were stressed.
Presidential press secretary
James Ha,gerty revealed that
Henry A. Ryroade, Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Near Eastern
Affairs, has participated in the
top-level talks. Mr. Hagerty said
Mr. Byroade was helping to draft
a final statement.
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Sharett Tells West
Israel Won't Buy Peace

structure. The Department said:
"Reports from the Near East
have indicated that the United
States and Great Britain have
proposed a new plan for extend-
ing the powers of the United
Nations truce organization in
the area to deal with problems
existing with Israel and the Ar-
ab states. There is no change
being recommended concerning
this United Nations truce super-
visory organization and no rec-
ommendation has been made
concerning the possibia replace-
ment of Gen. Vagn Bennike. The
present proposals are simply an-
other of a series of considera-
tions which are from time to
time put to interested parties
for their consideration to help
lessen border strife."

TEL A V I V, (JTA)—Premier
Moshe Sharett of Israel served
notice on the Western Powers Sharett Reveals His
that the Jewish State will not Talks with Johnston;
purchase peace nor prospects of Points to Disagreement
raproachment with the Arab
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Premier
States by sacrificirig its security, Moshe Sharett told Israel and
independence or development the world what he and Eric
possibilities.
Johnston, President Eisen-
The ISraeli leader's statement hower's personal envoy, had dis-
followed submission to him last cussed in relation to the Ameri-
week of "p r opos al s" by the can and Israeli plans for de-
United St at e s, Britain and velopment of the Jordan River
France aimed at strengthening Valley. At a press conference
the United Nations truce observ- he outlined points of agreement
ance machinery in Palestine.
and disagreement between the
Mr. Sharett's declaration cap- American and Israeli negotia-
ped a Week of major develop- tors. He explained the United
ments in Isl'a.el's foreign affairs
States attitude toward the en-
of which the following were the tire problem, as it had been out-
high points:
lined for him.
1. The State Department
Mr. Sharett said that the pur-
notified Israel that the Jewish
State will receive no further pose of the talks last week was
economic aid for the fiscal to clarify the possibility of co-
year. Israel had been told it ordinating various plans to use
would receive from $55 mil- the Jordan and Yarmuk rivers
lions to $70 millions. The cut- for irrigation and hydroelectric
off came as Israel aid reached power purposes for all countries
having rights to these rivers. The
a total of $52 millions.
he
2. The Foreign Operations immediate object of the talks,
Administration, acting on stated, was to arrive at an in-
State Department orders, no- itial arrangement for a division
of the water, so that work could
tified Israel that its request for
a further grant of $15 millions be started without delay on spe-
had been rejected and Israel cific projects. He stressed that
must reckon on receiving less Israel opposition had been ex-
economic aid in the next fiscal pressed on the following points:
1. Israel was unable to ac-
year.
cept Johnston's principle that
3. Dr. Peretz Bernstein, Is-
only Jordan Valley lands
rael. Minister of Commerce,
should be irrigated with water
told General Zionists in Tel
from these projects. Israel de-
Aviv that tsrael-American re-
manded that the water be
lations had taken a turn for
used to irrigate much wider
the worse and American policy
areas. As a result of this argu-
had taken an anti - Israel
ment at cross-purposes, the
trend.
Premier noted, no agreement
4. Ambassador Abba S. Eban
was reached on this point.
of Israel, in conversations at
the State Department express-
2. Israel refused to accept
ed displeasure at allegations
any form of international
of "expansionism" by Israel
supervision of these water re-
made b e f ore Congressional
sources, despite Mr. Johnston's
committees by Assistant Sec-
explanation that he had in
retary of State Henry A. By-
mind a neutral body whose
roade and by Arthur Z. Gardi-
function would be merely to
ner, economic and political ad-
supervise the allocation of spe-
visor on the Middle East to
cific quantities of water which
the State Department.
had been agreed to by each
country, from a common water
5. Rabbi Irving Miller, the
retiring president, warned the
resource.
annual Zionist Organization of
The Premier underlined the
America convention in New fact that Israel had taken a
York that the State Depart- favorable view of the settlement
ment policy of "coddling the of a certain number of Arab
Arabs under the slogan of im- refugees in the Jordan Valley,
partiality" was only encourag- but had stated that it considered
ing Arab politicians to inten- the quantities of water set aside
sify their hostility toward Is- in the Johnston plan for such
purposes as being exaggerated.
rael.
He said that Israel had not yet
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver told
the parley that anti-Israel ut- received any direct information
terances by some State De- concerning a preliminary under-
partment officials do not rep- standing between Mr. Johnston
resent "the true sentiments of and the Arab states. Israel's at-
the leaders of our . govern- titude on any plan which finally
emerges will depend entirely on
ment."
6. A communique issued in whether it will assure that the
Jerusalem jointly by the For- proposed distribution of water
eign Ministry and Ambassador secures Israel's rights and pro-
Eric Johnston's special mis- vides for Israel's vital needs in
sion reported some progress the period immediately ahead as
made in talks on plans for re- well as in the more distant fu-
gional resources development. ture, he declared.
7.. Israel filed formal pro- Denies U. S. Threatened
test with the Security Council To Cut Off Aid if No
in the Mevoot Betar attack in Agreement Reached
which three Israelis were killed
In response to questions from
by Jordan forces.
the newsmen, Mr. Sharett denied
The Western proposals had that the American delegation
been submitted -to Mr. Sharett had threatened to cut off Amer-
by the American and British ican aid to Israel in the event
Ambassadors. The French envoy the latter rejects the Johnston
later called at the Israel Foreign plan. He said the United States
Ministry to announce that. his position in • this matter is that
government associated itself of a mediator offering assistance
with the proposals.
to settle a serious dispute, desir-
In Washington, the State De- ing the development of the en-
partment insisted that the pro- tire area and the elimination of
posals did not embody major a possible international dispute.

lihanges in the truce observance 'The United States, he continued,

Eisenhower Expresses Confidence In 10A;
Dr. Silver Attacks State Department

NEW YORK, (JTA)—President
Eisenhower said this week that
he considers the Zionist Organi-
zation of America to be a group
which dedicates itself ;`with
vigor" to many "constructive ac-
tivities" in the United States
and to the "cultural enrichment"
of American Jewry. He lauded
the ZOA for strengthening mu-
tual understanding between the
people of Israel and the United
States.
The President expressed these
sentiments in a message which
was read to the 1,200 delegates
attending the ZOA's 57th conven-
tion. The convention voted to
convey to the President its deep
appreciation for his "warm
statments." President Eisen.how-
er's message read:
"I am happy to send greet-
ings to the 5'7th annual con-
vention of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America, together
with my very- best wishes for
the coming year. The ZOA
which has included some of
America's most disinguished
citizens, has dedicated itself
with vigor to many construc-
tive activities in this country
and to the cultural enrich-
ment of American citizens of
the Jewish faith. It has also
done much to strengthen the
mutual understanding between
the people of Israel and the
U. S.
"I am sure that in the de-
liberations of your present con-
vention you will concern your-
selves with the welfare of the
Near East. I can assure you that
your Government shares this
concern. It is striving ceaselessly
to help solve the pressing po-
litical and economic problems of
this area and to help develop
peaceful relations among the
people who live there. The
achievement of this objective
will require unity of purpose
and patient effort by all our
citizens, as well as a strength-
ened bridge of understanding
between them and the popula-
tions of this complex, significant
region of the world."
The- convention, at its closing
session, unanimously adopted a
resolution urging the United
States "to reconsider the con-
templated arms shipments to
the Arab States which could
prove disastrous to Middle East
stability." •
Another resolution demanded
that "Romania immediately halt
its persecutions of Zionists and
Jewish community leaders, re-
lease these innocent people and
permit their emigration to Is-
rael." -
The resolution calling upon
the United States to reconsider
its decision on sending arms to
Arab states was adopted follow-
ing a report to the convention

is also interested in a settlement
of the Arab refugee problem
which is costing the U.S. con-
siderable sums of money without
tangible results.
He said that at no time was
there any talk of Israel making
territorial concessions as a con-
dition of the carrying out of a
regional water scheme. He de-
clared that Israel would take no
further action in the matter un-
til full clarification had been
received from Mr. Johnston.
Mr. Johnston, he reported, had
rejected the Israeli suggestion
for inclusion of the Litani River
in the regional development
scheme because Lebanon, within
whose borders alone the Litani
flows, refuses to agree to its in-
clusion.
The Premier said that Israel
had specific rights to the Yar-
muk River, most of whose course
lies in Jordan because: the river
constitutes its border for nine
kilometers; Israel uses Yarmuk
water at present and has specific
riparian rights to it; the Pales-
tine Electric Corporation has a
concession involving the Yar-
muk; and, finally, the specific
plan put forward involves the
construction of a darn for the
Yarmuk in Israel territory.

20—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 2, 1954

by I. L. Kenen, executive direc- tween Israel and the Arab
tor of the American Zionist states, "Perhaps this problem
Committee for Public Affairs, is too complex, and the fears
which is watching developments and frustrations too deep-seated
in Washington.
to make possible the immedi-
Kenen charged that "the ate attainment of formal peace,"
apparatus of the Department he said. "But we earnestly seek
of State, primarily concerned - the emergence of peaceful rela-
with the Near East affairs, is tionships. We try to encourage
being fully utilized to alienate every possible action which
our friends in Congress and in could lead in that direction—
all walks of public opinion," whether it be full and effective
and in the hope of convincing support of the UN truce organ-
President Eisenhower and Sec- ization, development of the Jor-
retary of State John Foster dan Valley or solution of the
Dulles that the majority of the Palestine refugee problem."
American people favor a "new
Dr. Silver Raps State Dept.
look" in the U. S. policy to-
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, address-.
ward Israel.
ing the convention, voiced his
"The new climate in Wash- belief that the anti-Israel utter-
ington," Mr. Kenen said, "dic- ances expressed by certain of-
tates an intensification of our ficials in the Near Eastern Di-
work. If, during 1951 and 1952 vision of the State Department
we found ourselves advocating a do not "represent the true sen-
pro-Israel program in harmony timents of the leaders of our
with our government, in 1953 Government who have time and
and 1954, we find ourselves in a again given expression of their
seemingly endless dispute with deep and sympathetic interest
the Department of State. We in the security and prosperity of
are in a continuing struggle to Israel."
defend our cause from attack
Answering the recent "un-
and to maintain and reinforce founded charges" against Israel
the broad friendship for Israel by Arthur Z. Gardiner, chief po-
in Congress and American public litical and economic advisor of
opinion."
the State Department's Near
Mortimer May Elected
Eastern Division, and by Repre-
Mortimer May, of Nashville, sentative Frances Bolton of
Tenn., veteran Zionist and com- Ohio, whom he described as "the
munal leader, was unanimously mouthpiece in the House of Rep-
Velected presi- resentatives for all pro-Arab
dent of the Zi- propaganda," Dr. Silver de-
onist Organiza- clared:
tion of America.
"President Eisenhower and
The election was Secretary Dulles must know
uncontested.
that Israel is no threat to the
Dr. Emanuel basic interest of American
Neuma nn was policy in -the Near East. They
e 1 e c ted chair- must know that Israel is a
: man of the na- democracy, deeply rooted in
tional ZOA ex- the milienial democratic tra-
ecutive corn
ditions of the Jewish people
mittee; Dr. Har- and Judaism, and it will to the
ris J. Levine, last defend its democratic way
chairman of the of life and institutions.
Mortimer May national admin-
"They must know that Israel
istrative council; Herman L. wants peace with all her Arab
Weisman, vice-chairman of the neighbors, and has time and
national executive committee. I. again asked for it, only to be
S. Turover of Washington was rudely rebuffed. They insist know
elected treasurer.
Israel is prepared to co-
Addressing the convention, Dr. that
operate in the solution of all
Emanuel Neumann asserted
the outstandings issues between
that Zionists would never ac-
it and its neighbors in a spirit
cept the severance of world of good will and is prepared to
Jewry's ties and obligations to cooperate in any project such as
the State of Israel. He labeled the Jordan Valley Authority to
as "Byroadeism" this "insidious benefit all the peoples involved,
doctrine" set forth by Assistant provided its own vital and legiti-
Secretary of State Henry By-
mate interests are safeguarded."
roade in a recent speech.
Rabbi Miller, opening the con-
"Byroadeism," he said, "would
Isolate Israel, sever her vital vention termed preposterous "the
connection with the Jewish peo- Arabs' ability to fight the Soviet
ple, block out her cultural hin- Union in the tragic event of a
terland, fore-shorten her world world conflict" and maintained
horizons and reduce her in the that the Arab States "would
end to an enclave buried away never take up arms in defense
in a corner of the Arab world." of Western democracy." -
He attacked. the State De-
Rabbi Irving Miller, outgo-
partment's policy of "coddling
ing president, defined the sta. ,•
the Arabs under the slogan of
tus of Israel, "as a political
impartiality" as one which in-
in its borders and as a spirit-
stead of modifying Arab oppo-
ual and cultural home for all
sition to a peaceful settlement
the Jewish people."
Dr. Israel Goldstein con- with Israel, "has only served
demned as "specious" the claim to encourage Arab politicians
that "possible emigration of to believe that they can con-'
Jews from Eastern Europe to tinue and even intensify their
Israel will represent Communist hostility against Israel with
infiltration." Jacques Torczyner, impunity."
ZOA vice-president, warned of
He rebuked Assistant Secretary
an "assimilative tendency of of State Henry A. Byroade for
the American-Jewish community his recent appearance before the
as a threat to the Zionist move- American Council for Judaism,
ment."
"that small but loud organiza-
Urges Zionist Reorganization
tion whose sole reason for exis-
In a Message to the conven- tence is its bitter hatred of Is-
tion, Dr. Nahum Goldmann; rael," and called upon the lead-
chairman of the Jewish Agency, ers of our Government "to 'make
who is now abroad, advocated clear by word and deed that his
the reorganization of the Zionist statements do not represent the
movement outside Israel into policy of our country."
territorial federations based on
Session Dedicated to Herzl
membership at large, and not on
The opening session was dedi-
parties as at present,
The Jordan Valley Authority cated to the 50th anniversary of
project is now being successfully the death of Dr. Theodor Herzl,
implemented by the government founder of the world Zionist
of Israel within the limits of the movement, and heard speeches
Jewish State fully independent by Louis Lipsky, chairman of
of other plans that may be pro- the American Zionist Commit-
jected, it was reported by Dr. tee for Public Affairs, and by
Walter C. Lowdermilk noted Dr. Harris L. Levine, chairman
American soil expert. at a special of the convention committee.
Lipsky, who delivered the
session of the ZOA convention
devoted to the activities of the memorial address in honor of
Herzl, reviewed the tragic his-
Jewish National Fund.
Robert Murphy, Deputy Under tory of his life and its final
Secretary of State, told dele- victorious consummation in
gates that the U. S. is "deeply the Proclamation of the State
disturbed" by the tension be- of Israel in May, 1948.

57.