Between You and Me Reporter Bids President Act on Indefinsky Smear
By BORIS S MOLAR
(copyright, 11F5S, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Mc./
The Detroit Conflict
The fight between the Detroit Committee for Israel Bonds and
the national headquarters of the bond drive has attracted nation-
wide attention . . . In numerous communities, local Jewish leaders
are asking the question "Will such a conflict develop in our city?"
... And they make no secret of the fact that they would resent
any "invasion" from the New York headquarters of the bond drive
against their will ... They are determined to see that no public
function for the sale of bonds takes place in their cities while
the local community is engaged in its own fund-raising drive for
the UJA and for local and domestic needs . . . This is why leaders
from various communities have for the past two weeks bombarded
Israel's Ambassador Abbe. , Eban with letters siding with the De-
troit leaders of the bond drive against the national leaders ...
They have also notified the Israel government in Jerusalem of
their sentiments and have urged issuance of a statement of clari-
fication as to the timing of the bond campaign ...Some community
leaders doubt whether the Detroit developments will be repeated
in their communities . . . They are of the opinion that each year
or so Henry Montor, executive head of the national bond head-
quarters in New York, tries his hand in one community and goes
no further tha•,year if a commotion is raised ..:. They point out
that after the fight between him.and the local Jewish community
leaders in Indianapolis, Mr. Montor made no further attempt that
year to "impose" the sale of bonds on communities who insisted
that the bond campaign be conducted within a specified period:...
This, they say, was also the case last year in Toledo ... They, there-
for,; believe that the Detroit conflict will be the only one in 1955
...However, there are others who are not so optimistic ...They
see indications of a. possible dispute in New York City The
leaders of the United Jewish Appeal are watching the scene very
clogely ... And so is the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfaie
Funds.
A House Divided
, Mr. Montor's arguments about "the nonsense • of timing" be-
tween the local Welfare Fund campaigns and the Israel bond
drive were presented in this column a few 'weeks ago ...It was
then that I predicted the possibility of a conflict such as broke out
only one week later in Detroit .. Basically, Mr. Montor believes
that the notion that Israel bonds and Welfare Funds represent
the same philanthropic approach to Israel is false ... He claims
that there is no conflict between the Israel bond campaign and
the philanthropic efforts conducted by the Welfare Finds, which
include the United Jewish Appeal ...He asserts that Jewish com-
munity leaders who "confuse" the issue are thereby "endorsing a
canard" ...He builds his arguments on the fact that philanthropic
contributions are income tax deductible while Israel fiond pur-
chases are not .. Hence, he says, there is no competition in any
community between the Welfare Fund drive and the sale Of bonds
• On this basis he claims that the "timing" doctrine is "inde-
fensible nonsense" ... Whether his views are right or wrong is
left for the Israel government to decide, inasmuch. as Mr. Montor
is only an agent of the Israel government in the sale of the bonds
• This is why all eyes are now turned toward Jerusalein to see ,
how the Israel government will react to the Detroit incident ...
It is recalled that after the rift between Mr. Montor and the Jewish
Welfare Fund-in Indianapolis, the Israel government attempted to
establish a coordinating body in the U.S. for the purpose of timing
the drives 'affecting Israel ...If such a body was ever established,
it must have been stillborn, since the rift in Detroit went much
farther than a fight between a local Welfare Fund and the bond
campaign ... It was a fight within the ranks of the bond organiza-
tion itself, a kind of "house divided against itself," a family quaa -rel
where all members of • the family are certainly interested in
promoting the sale of bonds, but disagree on timing.
Zionist Affairs
The World Zionist Congress which was scheduled to take place
this year in Jerusalem will not take place before April, 1956 ..
The postponement was decided. upon after a poll among the mem-
bers of the .Zionists Actions Committee, ruling body of the Zionist
movement between world congresses This does not hinder the
campaign for the sale of shekolim in the United States which
started last month with a view to securing a maximum number
of delegates from this country to the forthcoming congress.
The Labor Zionist Organization of America is now celebrating
its 50th year of existence ... It came to life in 1905 just when.
Jewish immigration to this country from East European countries
was at its height Although interested in the Zionist cause, it
contributed no little to American Jewish' culture and the Jewish
Tabor movement here ... It maintains a number of Yiddish schools
...It publishes the only Yiddish weekly—and a good one—in this .
country ...It also publishes the Jewish Frontier, one of the very
best Jewish publications in the English language ... It can boast of
the fact that among its leading members at one time or another,
were such leaders as David Ben-Gurion, Isaac Ben Zvi, Berl Locker,
Hayim Greenberg, Golda Myerson ... Its fraternal branch, Far-
band, counts thousands of members, and its women's organization,
Pioneer Women, is next to Hadassah in strength as far as Zionist
women's groups are concerned.
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 4, 1955
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9 Labor ZionisfBranch Four
Branch Four, Labor Zionist
Organization, has scheduled a
joint Purim affair and bon voy-
age party for Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Silver, who will - leave soon
for an extended trip :to Israel
and .Europe, to, be held at 8:30
p.m., Sattirday, in the Rose Sit :
tig Cohen Bldg.
The dramatic group of . Habo-
nim' will present the Play, "Ha-
man the Would-Be Killer," Writ-
ten by Joseph Edelman. Habo-
nim members also will lead in
a program of Israeli songs and
dances.
Laible Hoffmitz,# chairman,
urges members and friends of
the Silvers to attend to bid them
bon voyage. Hamantaschen and
traditional refreshinents will, be
served by the social committee,
ADV. . 4 headed. by Mrs. Abe Alper, -
Saul Berch says that when
people buy a new car they look
for beauty and performance. And
Saul, who'S been'
with P a c It„er
Pontiac for
three yearS,
should knoW. In
that time, he'S
been one of
Packer's High-
Volume sale s-
men.The- key to
good salesman-
tur ship, he says,1 is
a fair deal, coupled with gOod
customer relations, even after
the car is sold. For the finest
deal on the finest car, see Saul.
Berth . at Packer Pontiac„ 1860
LiVeritoiS, phone UN. '3-9300.
o oft Iwo
To Bid Silvers Bon Voyage
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Clark
R. Mollenhoff, correspondent for
the Des Moines Register and
Tribune, who was asked by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to submit evi-
dence of "wrongdoing", by the
executive department in the
smearing of Wolf Ladejinsky as
a security risk by the Agriculture
Department, said that he sub-
mitted the question to the Presi-
dent because the President has
previously avoided comment on
loyalty excesses by members of
the legislative department but
took responsibility for persons
in his own executive department.
Mollenhoff has not yet receiv-
ed an answer to the letter he
was asked by the President to
send following a sharp exchange
at the white house press con-
ference this week. The exchange
occurred when Mollenhoff, who
revealed the Agriculture Depart-
ment's endorsement of an Anti-
Semitic letter against Ladejinsky
sexeral weeks ago, asked the
President for comment on the
application of false subversive
labelS on individuals by the exe-
cutive department.
The President answered that
he - could not reply to such a
hypothetical question, but that
he would give his opinion "when
you bring me facts such as you
now allege." When Mollenhoff
then asked if the' President's re-
ply- were an invitation, the Presi-
dent replied that if he submitted
such facts they would "get the
finest kind of consideration."
While Ladejinsky has been
cleared by other sections of the
executive department and has
been appointed. to a Foreign
Operations Administration post,
he remains on the subversive
Histadrut
,Landsmanshaften.
Division
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To Honor Mr. and Mrs. ..... Taich Thursday
The dream of a lifetime for
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Taich will
start to become an actuality
next Thursday evening when a
farewell dinner is presented in
their honor prior to • their forth-
coming trip to Israel. •
The Taichs will be feted by the
Landsmanshaften Division of
the Israel Histadrut Campaign
that night at Lachar's. The visit
to Israel is a gift from their
children on the occasion of their
recent golden wedding anniver-
sary.
Michael Taich will be given
special honors in recognition of
many years of dedicated and
loyal service as a
volunteer work-
er and, in recent
years, as direc-
tor of the Lands-
manshaften Di-
vision of Hista-
drut in Detroit.'
Mischa Malin,
president of
Koristishiver
Society,, Mr. Taich
man of he program, states that
all friends and workers wishing
to join in this tribute to the
Taichs may make reservations
by calling Harold Berke, direc-
tor of Detroit Histadrut.
Forming a cross-section of the
landsmanshaften societies plan-
ning the program are these rep-
resentatives :. Harry. Kaminer,
Hyman Lipsitz, Morris Malin, J.
B. Ormaid, Sol and William Sel-
man and Max Schulzinger.
Meanwhile, the Histadrut
Campaign passed another mile-
stone at last Sunday's All Divi-
sion Report Rally ; at /which
Joseph Schlossberg, national
chairman of the Israel Hista-
drut Campaign, was guest of
honor.
Schlossberg, despite his 80
years, came here following a
whirlwind schedule, during
which he 'addressed Histadrut
leaders in many communities in
an effort to speed the successful
conclusion of this ye is drive,
After listening to reports at
the breakfast, the second last
official meeting of the cam-
paign, Schlossberg spoke to an
assembled group of representa-
tives of the Midwest Region of
the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers union of Am,erica. Pre-
viously he had addressed a meet-
ing of Farband branches. -
,
Harry Schumer, honorary
chairman of the local campaign,
expressed the enthusiasm of
'local members at reports which
indicated that "Histadrut i _ n De-
troit is. 'pUshing forward to, an
assured increase over last year's
drive."
Leading the /week's reports
Were A. Solomon of the recently- 7
merged Brisker-Mlawer; Mes
dameS Eva Pheffer and Samuel
Kane, Ezra Aid to -Israel; Harry
Katz, Lutsker-Voliner; Ben Har-
old, Farband; and Mrs. Manuel
Zak, Pioneer Women.
The season's final report
-meeting, at which all mop-up
efforts will be announced, will
be-held on March_13.
list of the Agriculture Depart-
•
Mollenhoff asked the Presi-
dent:
"What will the White House
do in this case where the Agri-
culture Department continues to
hurl the charge `that Ladejinsky
was a member of two subversive
organizations, when other de-
partments state the charge is
untrue?
"What is the general policy
of the White House with regard
to correcting mistakes if it be-
comes clear that an executive
agency was making 'charges
against an individual that were
not substantiated?"
White House Press Secretary.
James Hagerty has complained
that Mollenhoff made known
the contents of his letters to
the President. Mollenhoff pointed
out in answer that the Ladejin-
sky case and surrounding facts
are a matter of public record.
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