MARCH OF DIMES

THE JEWISH NEWS

A Weekly Review

of Jewish Events

In Memory of
Julian H. Krolik:

A Tribute to
A Great Leader

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JANUARY 3 - 31

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VOLUME 28—No. 19

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Peace in Middle East Hinges
-Upon Eisenhower,- Eden Talks

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News)

`We Shalt Spare No Effort
To Promote Fair Solution,
Of Israel-Arab Controversy

—Eisenhower Message to Congress

WASHINGTON (JTA)—President Eisenhower has
pledged that the United States will "spare no effort"
in seeking a just solution,to the dispute between Israel
and the Arab states. In his State of the Union message
to Congress, the President also expressed the hope that
the disputants would make "the necessary contribu-
tions" for peace.
The President's message came at a time when
Israel was pressing her efforts to get U. S. action on
her arms bid, while a controversy over the shipment of
British arms to Egypt directly and through surplus
dealers via Belgium brought forth a storm of criticism
in the British press against the government of Sir
Anthony Eden. Mr. Eisenhower said in his message:

"In the Near East we shall spare no effort in
seeking to promote a fair solution of the tragic dis-
pute between the Arab states and hrael, all of whom
we want as our friends: The United States is ready
to do its part to assure enduring peace in that area.
We hope that both sides will make the contributions
necessary to achieve that purpose."

Mr. Eisenhower added that one of the "major gains
for the system of collective security" was "the forma-
tion in the Middle East of the Baghdad Pact among
Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and the United Kingdom."
Commenting on the continuing conflict between com-
munism and freedom, the President said that "in the
Middle East recent Soviet moves are hardly compatible
with the reduction of international tension."
Meanwhile, Israel Ambasador Abba Eban sought
action on Israel's arms purchase application in a 75-
minute session with George V. Allen, Assistant Secre-
tary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
Asked if Israel was pleased by the President's
State of the Union message, Mr. Eban replied that he
was pleased with any announcement that envisaged a
settlement, but added that the continuing arms im-
balance in the Near East was not conducive to such a
settlement. "In fact," he said, "the arms imbalance has
the opposite result."
Henry A. Byroade, United States Ambassador to
Egypt, arrived here from Cairo to report to Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles and to President Eisen-
hower on Middle East problems connected with the
forthcoming talks between the President and British
Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden.

Soviet Russian Delegation'

Sponsors Syrian Resolution

Story on Page 3

WASHINGTON—Plans for a joint approach by the United States and Britain to the
Arab-Israel problem was laid at an eight-day meeting of British a n d American officials
whith began here Wednesday in preparat ion for the forthcoming conference between
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden.
American officials will be headed by Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen,
and the British group is headed by Evelyn Shukburgh, adviser on Middle East affairs
at the British Foreign Office. Participating in the talks also will be Henry Byroade,
U.S. Ambassador to Egypt.
Both U.S. and British official sources here said that no concrete policy decisions
will be taken until Mr. Eden arrives in this country and starts his discussions with
President Eisenhower on Jan. 30.
State Department sources indicated that the question of seeking a speedy, peaceful
settlement between Israel and Arab countries will be one of issues on the agenda of the
eight-day meeting, at which plans will be mapped to counter Soviet penetration into
the Middle East. The meeting also will deal with problem of arms shipments to Israel
and Arab countries with the view to maintain a balance of armaments in the Middle East.
A reliable source has reported that Mr. Byroad e, the American Ambassador to
Egypt, who also is here for discussions with St at e Department officials, is urging the
U.S. to reject Israel's arms list or to postpone action on it. His view is that a supply
of American arms to Israel would upset U.S. efforts to woo Egypt away from Commu-
nist influence and would increase chances of -regional warfare.
British diplomatic sources here disparaged reports of an Arab-Israel peace plan to
be effected within six months and denied allegations that Britain would seek American
pressure on Israel aimed at securing Israel concessions.
The State Department refused to say what the attitude of the U.S. would be if Sir

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Eban Applauds Earnest U. S. Peace Effort

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NEW YORK—PaSpects of an Arab-Israel peace settlement are being discussed "more earnest-
ly and seriously in Washington than in any West ern capital," Israel Ambassador Abba Eden de-
clared here Monday night, addressing the board of governors of t h e Israel Bond Organization,
He emphasized that "it is urgent that Western statesmanship should confront its responsibilities."
"The need for a just settlement is repeatedly emphasized in Israel a n d in the United States
and elsewhere," Mr. Eban said. "I have listened very carefully and have not heard this objective
proclaimed from any Arab capital. There we hear little but violent threats uttered in growing
self-confidence of an imminent assault upon Israel's very existence. Those who utter threats are
daily being reinforced by Soviet and British arms. No counteracting strength is y e t reaching
Israel. This is an hour of emergency."
Mr. Eban outlined the following "guiding principles" for discussions of Arab-Israel peace
possibilities:
"1. Peace will not grow out of a grotesquely distorted imbalance of arms, such as that now
being created to Israel's disadvantage. Such an imbalance is more likely to produce danger of war
than a prospect of peace. The supply of arms for Israel's legitimate self-defense is the first dictate
both of conscience and of prudence. Those who genuinely and wisely seek peace will sincerely
make it their business to help Israel improve the balance of its defensive strength. This is incom-
parably more urgent than anything else.
"2. There are powerful governments in the world which tell us that if Israel is.attacked they
would rally strongly to our support. Should they not express this important principle in a clear,
solemn binding contractual form? Until they do, their intention cannot have the desired effect of
assurance or deterence. There have been many avoidable clashes in history because of a lack of
clarity of intentions.
"3. It is always noble and salutary to work for peace, but advocacy of peace should be based
on honest principles of equality and justice. We speak of peace between Israel and the Arab
states, not a peace between truncated little Is rael and an Arab empire extending its huge do-
main at little Israel's expense. Our existing territorial disadvantage should be sufficient to satisfy
the most extreme pro-Arab partisan. There is no need, and I assure you no prospect of increasing
it further."
The 150 American Jewish leaders attending the Israel Bond Organization's board of gov-
ernors meeting set a $75,000,000 goal in bond sales for 1956.

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Michigan Jewry Mourns Death of Julian H. Krolik

Michigan Jewry is in mourning over the
death, last Sunday, of its most distinguished
leader, Julian Henry Krolik. He would have
been 70 on April 9.
A native of Detroit, a member of one of
.• . the state's most distin-
guished families, Mr.
Krolik was a leader in
the most important com-
munity movements, civic
and religious, local, state
and national.
A former president
of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, the United.
Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion and the North End
Clinic, he was one of the
most notable leaders in
Allied Jewish c a m-
paigns.
Julian H. Krolik

In recognition of his manifold contribu-
tions to all worthy causes, he was named the
first recipient of the Annual Fred M. Butzel
Award, in 1951.
He was a vice-president of the Council of
Social Agencies and a former secretary of the
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds, and had served as president of the East
Central States Region of the Council of Fed-
erations.
At the time of his death, he was vice-presi-
dent of the United Jewish Charities and a mem-
ber of the boards of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration, Detroit Service Group, Jewish Com-
munity Center, Jewish Community Council,
North End Clinic and Sinai Hospital. He was
a former treasurer of the Community Council.
He was a member of Temple BethEl and
was affiliated with the Zionist Organization
of Detroit.

As a student at the University of Michigan,
Mr. Krolik was deeply moved by the plight of
the sufferers in the Kishinef pogrom in Russia,
and organized a fund for the needy. His Jewish
community interests may be said to have dated
from that first devoted effort to philanthropy.
Upon his graduation from the 'University
of Michigan, in 1906, he entered the family
business, the A. Krolik & Co., wholesale dry
goods firm, founded by his father, and remained
active in it until shortly before his illness a
year ago.
Mr. Krolik was a member of the board of
the Industrial National Bank of Detroit.
He was married to Golda Ginsburg Mayer
in 1936. There are four children, Henry A.
Krolik, David B. Mayer, John L. Mayer and
Mrs. Judith M. Schneider, and two grand-
children.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dr.
Richard C. Hertz officiating.

