MOP 1 1111411•11.11, Massing of Egyptian Troops Increases Dangers to Israel Continued from Page One Mr. Eden replied: "I think LW., house knows that we have been making efforts to try to improve the situation there, and there has in fact been a cer- tain improvement over last month which was acknowledged by both sides when this unhappy Gaza incident occurred. I am afraid this incident will have aroused passions again and will set back the work we went to do. I can see nothing which can be achieved in that sphere now except that it should be handled by the United Nations Security Council. I would hope that it so doing the Security Council will handle it on the broadest basis dealing not only with immediate issue but also with the wider is- sue as well." Mr. Eden was then asked by John Grimond, Liberal Deputy, if in his talks with Arab leaders - he formed the opinion if there were a period of comparative peace on the frontier there would be any chance for the set- tlement of Arab refugees. Mr. Eden replied he could not an- swer that point helpfully at the present moment. Major Legge Bourke, a Con- servative, asked Mr. Eden, "can you say whether in view of the fact that the United Kingdom, together with France and the United States guarantee the frontiers of Israel and in view of fact that the Mixed Armistice Commission has condemned Is- rael, you would consult with guarantors to see whether some- thing may be said by the three guarantors to restrain Israel from a repeat performance." Mr. Eden • replied that the !natter was now before the UN Security Council and that the British guarantees are not un- ilateral. Gen. Burns Due at Week-End To Report to Security Council UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., (JTA)—Major General E. L. M. Burns, chief of staff of the United Nations truce supervision organization in Palestine, will arrive here this week-end to re- port in person to the Security Council on the Gaza incident for which the Israel-Egypt Mixed Armistice Commission has offi- cially blamed Israel. Definite word of Gen. Burns' plans was received here today. The Security Council had left the way open for Gen. Burns to remain in Jerusalem if he found it necessary. Gen. Burns is chairman of the special com- mittee to which Israel has ap- pealed from the MAC decision condemning it as the aggressor in the Gaza affair and the com- mission's failure to act on Is- rael's complaint against Egypt. (On Tuesday, an emergency session of the Egyptian-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission censured Israel once and Egypt twice for violations of the UN armistice agreement. Condem- nation of Egypt included the murder of an Israeli civilian 24 miles within Israel's territory indicating the frequent Arab in- filtrations, to steal and commit murder, deep within Israel's ter- ritory). Secretary General Dag Ham- marskjold has requested Israel and Egyptian authorities to take steps to protect United Nations personnel in troubled border areas. The messages were sent to Premier Moshe Sharett of Is- rael and Foreign Minister Mali- aloud Fawzi of Egypt. (Reports reaching here from Gaza said the families of United Nations personnel in that area had been evacuated in view of con tinned demonstrations by Arab refugees. The refugees have been attacking UN person- nel and stores, including food stores destined for their own use, since immediately following the. Gaza incident last week.) Israel Denies Jordan Charge To UN of Raid Across Border JERUSALEM, (JTA)—An Is- rael military spokesman cate- gorically • denied Jordanian Maims that Israel units were in- volved in any incident in which, according to the Jordanian alle- gation to the United Nations Mixed Armistice . Commission, five Bedouins were killed in the Hebron area. The Jordanians alleged that the Bedouins were killed when Israel units crossed the border and attacked their encampment. The Israel spokesman said that the Army was investigating to determine whether any Israel civilians might be involved in the Hebron incident. !American Jewry Urges U. S. to Strive For Direct Negotiation in Middle East Continued from Page 1 uation, although he could not state whether the next year's allocation will measure up to those of previous years. The statement that met with disappointment and some resentment was that of Mr. Jernegan which , was interpreted by some as possessing inconsistencies. In the course of his remarks Mr. Jernegan asserted that the existing tensions are the cause for barring Israel from the defense organizations of the Middle East. He stated: "It would be unrealistic to pretend that the State of Israel does not constitute something of a special factor and a special problem in the development of Middle East defense. Let us look frankly at the facts. They are very clear. On the one hand, in the past year or so the government of Israel has made plain its willingness and desire to align itself with the West and to cooperate for the defense of the Middle East. "Furthermore, Israel has military forces which could con- tribute to a considerable degree to the defense of the area. Looking at these two facts alone, it would seem highly logical that Israel should be incorporated in a collective defense ar- rangement at an early date. But there are other facts that must be considered. Much as we deplore it, we must admit that the relations between Israel and her neighbors are anything but good. They vary from time to time from a state of quiescent hostility to a condition almost of open warfare. "So long as. such circumstances prevail, there are lacking the necessary foundations for political cooperation between Israel and those states with which her defense must be linked in the long run. In the absence of political cooperation it is, of course, out of the question to make plans involving military cooperation between Israeli forces and those of her immediate neighbors." Israel Condemned TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Israel- Egyptian Mixed Armistice Com- mission condemned Israel for the Israel-Egyptian battle along the Gaza strip border last week. The MAC also rejected an Is- rael complaint about Egyptian military intelligence activities inside Israel coupled with mur- derous attacks on Israel citizens. Israel authorities declared that they would appeal both MAC de- cision to the Israel-Egyptian Ap- peals Committee. Turkish Leader Calls Israel Fear of Pact Unfounded WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Kasim Gulek, secretary general of the Republican People's Party of Turkey, told the Mdidle East In- stitute here that Israel's fears over the Turkish-Iraqi pact are unfounded. The Turkish political leader said that Turkey is try- ing to do good for both sides and can be "a link and means of a solution between them." He added that Turkey has no desire to injure either party to the Arab-Israel dispute. Gulek is the leader of the opposition party in Turkey. Assn. For UN Opposes Arms to Middle East WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The American Association for the United Nations adopted a reso- lution this week calling further U. S. arms shipments to the Middle East before a peace set- tlement "ill-advised, dangerous and inimical to the attainment of peace." The resolution appealed to the United States Government "to use its authority and prestige to renew and reinforce the call of the United Nations to Israel and the Arab states to resolve their differences through direct ne- gotiations and to transform the existing armistice? agreements, negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations into perma- nent peace treaties." "We favor continued technical and economic assistance to all the peoples of the region in or- der to raise living standards, to stimulate economic develop- ments and to strengthen demo- cratic institutions," the resolu- tion stated. Arabs Form 'Information Office' in New York UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (JTA) — An Arab information office will open in New York soon, it was announced by Ka- mil Abdul Rahim, head of the Arab states office at the United Nations. Mr. Rahim said the of- fice will be supported by the eight Arab League states. But he proceeded to add the following which aroused resentment: "Israel is in fact in less danger than some others of those states (in the Near East). She is not directly in the path of Soviet aggression . . . Relative to others in the region, the Israeli military establishment is highly developed, and it enjoys the advantage of holding interior lines. What is even more important, I do not see evidence of any intent on the part of her neighbors to at- tack Israel." Mr. Jernegan, in order to as- sure the gathering that military aid given by this country to Arabs will not be used for ag- gressive purposes, quoted Presi- dent E i s e n h o w er's assertion "that if our aid to any country, including Pakistan, is misused ar.d directed against another in aggression I will undertake im- mediately, in accordance with my constitutional authority, ap- propriate action both within and without the United Nations to thwart such aggression." Mr. Jernegan's address, which was followed by the unanimous adoption of the Conference Declaration in which was in- corporated the five-point pro- gram for the protection of Israel, came after an elbquent address by Israel's Ambassador Abba Eban who, to a degree, refuted the statement of the Assistant Secretary of State. Mr. Eban pointed out that "a great network of guarantees and arms agreements arises in the Middle East; and one country alone in the area is excluded from the process of reinforce- ment." He emphasized that "the diplomatic vocabulary is rich in terms of implying 'for all except Israel,' and we cannot help but be concerned." Analyzing the numerous Egyp- tian attacks on Israel which had aggravated the Gaza incident, Mr. Eban declared that the Egyptian attitude is: "Egypt shall behave toward Israel as though there is a war. Egypt seeks protection from the United Nations but is not reciprocal. But Israel must behave towards Egypt as though there is peace." Pointing to the several treaties made by the Western Powers with the Arabs, Mr. Eban, while speaking with appreciation of the deep friendship between Is- rael and Turkey, told of the dan- gers inherent in the latest Turco- Iraqui agreement. He declared: delivered the major address on behalf of the participating American Jewish organizations, said that American Jewry is in accord with basic American pol- icy but differs with methods of implementing it. He charged that the arming of the Arabs to Israel's detriment constitutes "de facto withdrawal of recogni- tion from Israel and denial of its existence." He stated that such a policy encourages Arab ex- tremists. He declared in the course of his lengthy review of the situation: "There is no disagreement be- tween Israel's friends and the Administration over the two basic principles of American Near East policy, these being, the need for bringing the Near East into the defensive orbit of the Western world, and for gaining the confidence of the Arab world, twin purposes, neither of which can be achieved without the other. THE TERCENTENARY STORY of "I do not believe for a mo- ment that the Arab states, if they are serious alibut joining a Western defense arrangement, would decide to stay out of it just because Israel were invited to join. Assuming that they made Israel's exclusion a condition sine qua non, would this not ,be clear evidence of their eventual intent towards Israel and could Amer- ica concur in that intent?" Philip Klutznick, president of Bnai Brith, who presided at the opening session, made it clear that the conference was meeting in the interests of America. "What we want," he declared, "no less than those who are in official status, is that the policy of our govern- ment and its execution serve the great moral purpose and the best interests of our na- tion . . . This is our land and along with all other Americans we want to see it act justly and wisely. We want to help de- fend it not only against ag- gressors who use the force of arms, but also by safeguarding and strengthening the ideals upon which it has been estab- lished." Mr. Eshkol, in his review of young state in industry, agri- culture and other areas.. All this, he said, was accomplished in spite of the Arab boycott. He said that Israel's progress is due to income from the Allied Jewish Campaign and bonds, from the Bonn-Israel repara- tions pact, private investments and U.S. Government aid. "All of these factors," he said, "have led to a notable improve- - ment in our foreign currency position, and have greatly strengthened the standing of the State of Israel in the business world. Israel has progressed steadily towards an improved balance of trade; has gathered strength in the field of foreign currency, has raised its figures of production of goods and serv- ices, and has largely succeeded in stabilizing both its currency and its price structure." 20—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 11, 1955 27. Mass Immigration Begins Temt by DA1.44EL ELAZAR THE UNSPEAKABLY CRUEL RUSSIAN TSARS BEGAN THEIR SERIES OF GOVERN M ENENT- SPONSO RED ci(t. POGROMS AFTER. 1870 THE EPIDEMIC OP VIOLENCE AND BLOODSHED, FORCED THE JEWS TO FLEE THE COUNTRY INA MASS EXODUS — -•• ■■ ••• their favor. The balance strength between Israel and the Arab states is diminishing. "The noose of isolation is tightening around Israel. Else- where it has been Western pol- icy to keep regional security organizations open to all who wished to join, but in the Near East exceptionalisin has been instituted which bolts the door in Israel's face. These methods of American policy have placed Israel in greater jeopardy than I care to spell out, but they have also placed the very pur- poses of American policy in jeopardy, for they must lead to its perversion by Arab ex- tremists, to ends Washington had never intended. "My government's basic poli- cy, which has not changed, even amidst .current tensions, is a policy of no-belligerency on land and sea; tranquility on the frontier; absention from hostile threats; and a purpose- ful attempt to make a transi- tion towards permanent peace as the Armistice Agreement requires. Surely it is not too much-to ask that these simple ideas immediately become the basis for an adjustment be- tween two neighboring States upon whom the stability of our region largely depends." Israel's economic progress, des- Dr. Nahum Goldmann, who cribed the progress made by the Copyright, 1954, by American Jewish Press „6 "The Arab extremists have been watching the effects of these American methods in the Near East with profound, al- though suppressed gratifica.- tion. The odds are piling up in Ari c 4 a .0.7:: OP THE 7CO3 000 JEWS WHO FLED RUSSIA AND POLAND FROM 1884 -to 1903, 500,000 WENT To THE U.S. THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAYE PASSAGE MONEY TO AMERICA, TRIED TO REACH OTHER EUROPEAN OCUNTRI ES. Mffustrotions by AURICE del BOURGO ABOUT THIS TIME AMERICAN JEWS FOUNDED SOCIETIES TO EXTEND SORELY NEEDED HELP TO THE IMMIGRANTS . ■ ••••• ■ ••— THE IMMIGRANTS HAD MANY SKILLS TO °PPM- ANP SOME OF THEM SETTLED ON THE LAND AND HAPPILY RESUME(? rit.f...1140 THE SOIL.