Allied Campaign Goes Into High Gear; Ha.
Anticipated Minimum $6,500,000 Goal Assured

by Detroit 'Jewry.
An exciting day was sched-
uled for Lord Mayor Briscoe,
with special events arranged by
the City of Detroit, at the City-
rey Zedek, with Lord Mayor County Building; a luncheon by
Robert Briscoe of Dublin, Ire- the United Irish Societies, a din-
land, and Israel Consul Reuven ner preceding the ,Thursday eve-
Dafni as guest speakers, Jewish ning public meeting and the
Welfare Federation leaders ex- public rally itself.
pect the current campaign to
'Upon his arrival. here, Mayor
Cardinal
set new high recorids for gener- Briscoe visited

Solicitors Inspired by Dublin Mayor' ;
Women Set Annual G-Day for April 7

With total pledges exceeding
half the anticipated minimum
goal of K500,000 in the 1957
Allied Jewish Campaign assured,
at the official opening of the
drive, at the meeting that was
set for last evening, at the Shaa-

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would have reversed its foreign minister's de-
cision in Washington had not Dulles pulled
a diplomatic rabbit out of his hat. He drafted
a personal letter to Premier David Ben-Gur-
ion, which President Eisenhower cabled to
Jerusalem.
The President said what Ambassador,
Lodge was supposed to say but didn't. He
said that the Israel "assumptions" were
"reasonable." He went further and told Ben-
Gurion he hoped they would "not be in vain."
This reassured the Cabinet. Israeli troops
were pulled out of Gaza and Atiaba.
One day after the withdrawal, however,
when it was too late for Israel to backtrack,
Dulles told his press conference that Mr.
Eisenhower's letter did not mean' what the
Israelis thought it meant, that he did not
endorse all of Mrs. Meir's assumptions.
That's why the Israelis feel they got the
biggest double-cross in recent diplomatic his-
tory.
Will any one continue to wonder why we
pray that the President should not be misled
by men who appear to be changing his signals
in international relations?
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Hammarskjold's Vagueness and Bias
So much for Dulles and Lodge. The facts
. speak volumes about their- signals. Now we come
to the man who may be the world's most seri-
ous obstacle to peace with justice in the Middle
East.
Hal Lehrman, writing in the March issue of
Commentary on "The United States. and Israel, -
describes the activities of UN Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold, the zeal that he generated
for the Arabs and his dislike for the Israelis.
- and charges that "a bias clearly existed," ex-
plaining:
"It showed itself as long ago as Mr. Ham-
marskjold's first. official visit to the Middle
East to mediate an earlier Israeli-Egyptian
conflict. He stopped first in Cairo, then sent
a message to Prime Minister Ben-Gurion.
He could have dispatched it through his own
UN-establishment, which had representatives
in Isiael, but he chose to send it through the
American embassy, (as if to intimidate the
Israelis.) He notified Ben-Gurion that, after
talking to. Nasser (and before talking to
them), he was convinced that war and peace
in the Middle East depended entirely on the
Israelis!
"Subsequently, Mr. Hammarskjold was
not above lobbying against Israel's interests
among other member states, it was charged.
He actually permitted himself to scold For-
eign Minister Pineau when Frence alone
voted with Israel against an anti-Israeli res-
olution in the General Assembly. He made
himself extremely difficult for the Israeli
Foreign Minister to find for consultation, but
he was not averse to being photographed with
the newly arrived delegate of the blood-
spattered Hungarian puppet regime. His of-
ficial reports—written in a masterfully in-
volved language which was becoming known
as Dagwidge or Hammartalk—invariably
showed coolness toward Israel but a touching
regard for Egyptian susceptibilities. At least
three months ago Israel had begun requesting
him to ask Cairo whether Nasser still felt
he was at war with Israel, and whether he
intended to renew his blockade and fedayeen
operations. Only a day or so ago Israel was
still beseeching him to find out if Nasser
would claim belligerent rights if Israel should
quit Aqaba and Gaza. At no time, however,
ivas Mr. Hammarskjold known to have re-
layed the question.
"On the other hand, it was widely as-
serted, he had reneged frequently on his own
declarations to the Israelis. He had implored
them, when he had his hands full in Sinai,
not to talk about Gaza—and not to leave it!
He had once conceded to the Israelis that the
Gulf of Aqaba was an international water-
way; now he was arguing that it was a dis-
putable legal question! In December he had
favored giving UNEF power to prevent
hostilities in the Gulf and the duty of re-
maining there till the issue was settled; now
he was demanding, rather irrelevantly, that
Israel must first agree to letting UNEF enter
Israeli territory in the Negev!"
Is it any wonder that the Israelis are con-

cerned, and that the UN—which is function-
ing by means of secret diplomacy and under
such dictatorial direction—is looked upon with
.
suspicion?

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'The UN : High-Level Hearsay'
Analyzing the "pervasive buzz in the cor-
ridors and the Delegates Lounges" at the UN,
Marya Mannes, writing in the Reporter, de-
scribes the "overlegalistic" Dag Hammarskjold,
the aesthete, the mans"difficult to communicate
with"; with Ben-Gurion, who "is profoundly
indiffierent to the arts of living that are in-
dispensable - to Dag." Ben-Gurion "thinks the
gadgetry of comfort quite irrelevant. He
couldn't live without his three rooms lined from
floor to ceiling with books, but a pile . of dirty
dishes in the sink doesn't bother him in the
least."
The delegate spoke of the part played by
"psychological troubles" "in the relations be-
tween the President, Dulles, Lodge, and the
Israelis. They are irritated by the abrasive
urgency of a people fighting for its life, they,
are swamped by their overarticulatness, they
are embarrassed by the earthy obduracy, the
Biblical 'heaviness' of people like Ben-Gurion
and Golda Meir."
That's the battle—between two differing
worlds. The- trouble with those who are ir-
ritated is that they overlook an historical fact:
Biblical "heaviness" seems to win for the Is-
raelis in the long course of historical aspira-
tions. But their antagonists find it diffic.ult to
learn from history. Which is all to their dis-
credit.
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Can Dag Be Made to Go?
Under the circumstances, what can be
done to relieve the tense UN conditions and
the injustices that come from Dag's 38th floor
office?
In a democracy the answer would be a
simple one: Dag would be asked to vacate
his office. He would be charged with bias and
would be told there is no room for bigotry in
a great international effort to assure the best
human relations. It's a different story in the
UN—especially with the Soviet and Afro-Asian
blocs and President Eisenhower showering
praise on the cold-blooded UN ruler. This is
another case in which the President is not
fully informed. Perhaps some one can present
him with the facts about Dag Hammarskjold's
biased attitudes.
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Vice President Nixon's Report
Vice President Richard M. Nixon has
returned from his African tour with a report
that the Arab refugee prbblem represents the
"number one" roadblock to a settlement of the
Middle East crisis. He has not exaggerated the
case, but we hope he realizes that it is not a
new item on the agenda of world affairs. Israel,
and Jewish spokesmen everywhere, have urged
that the problem be tackled realistically. Does
the Vice President know that the feudal Arab
lords stand in the way of any sort of a settle-
ment?
This problem must be solved by all parties
concerned—and that means that many of the
refugees must be given homes in Arab
countries which can be developed with the
aid of 'these people. No one with a sense of
realism would suggest. that Israel, that state
that is struggling to take care of the nearly
400,000 Jews that were welcomed from Moslem
countries of oppression—in addition to another
600,000 who came from concentration camps
and from behind the Iron Curtain—can assume
responsibility for an inflated issue that was
not of its making.
Mr. Nixon also spoke of Nasser's popularity
among the masses of the Arab peoples. We
hope he recognizes the ease with which mass
hysteria and public demonstration can be
whipped up in backward countries. "Staged"
is the term that is now properly applied by
all correspondents and news analysts to the
parades of the unemployed and downtrodden
masses of Arabs who have nothing else to do.
The crux of the problem is that their leaders
will not work • to elevate their standards of
living and to eradicate the disease that is
rampant among them. That would undermine
their own . controlling positions among their
masses.

Mooney, at the Catholic Arch-
diocese, bringing him greetings
from the Dublin Catholic com-
munity.
The United Irish Societies,
under the leadership of Martin
Fleming, gave him a most en-
thusiastic reception.
. Mayor Briscoe's visit here
was one of a series arranged
by the United Jewish Appeal,
major beneficiary of the De-
troit Allied Jewish Campaign.
Speaking in Boston, March 19,
after participating in the St.
Patrick's Day parade in that
city, Dublin's Lord Mayor re-
called the words of Queen
Esther, in the Purim narra-
tive, "How can I endure to
see the destruction of my kin-
dred?", and declared:
"We cannot see evil come
upon any of our people. We can-
not endure to see the destruc-
tion of our kindred. That is why
I feel it is a duty and an obli-
gation to lend my support to the
campaign of the United Jewish
Appeal, both in behalf of its
$100,000,000 Emergency Rescue
Fund and in behalf of its reg-
*liar 1957 campaign. I have been
Ieeply disturbed by the terrible
events that have driven so many
Jewish men, women and chil-
iren into flight from Commu-
iism, Nasserism and other forms
)f totalitarianism in Hungary
and other European and Mos-
lem lands."
In a statement in support of
the UJA, Lord Mayor Briscoe
said:
"Perhaps the fact that I am
a Jew is enough to explain my
interest in this life - saving
work. But the fact that I have
spent a good part of my life
in the effort to gain freedom
and independence for my own
country, Ireland, also has a
great deal to do with my feel-
ings in the matter.
"As I see it, the United
Jewish Appeal offers a chal-
lenge to every man who val-
ues his own freedom, because
there is no better test of a
man's real devotion to free-
dom than his readiness to help

Jewish State Theater
of Poland Opens 3-Week
Engagement in London

.

LONDON (JTA) — The Jew-
ish State Theater of Poland
opened a three-week engage-
ment here tonight with the
presentation of "Meir Ezofo-
wicz," a drama of Jewish eman-
cipation in Poland in the 19th
century. The troupe will also
present Jacob Gordin's "Mirele
Efros" and an adaptation of
Sholern Aleichem's "Tevye der
Milichige."
After the premiere, the com-
pany was honored at a recep-
tion given by the British Sec-
tion of the World Jewish Con-
gress. Present at the reception
were leaders of the British Jew-
ish community, Polish diplo-
mats and Israel Ambassado-
Eliahu Elath.

othe:.3 escape tyranny and in-
justice.
"You can help—directly and
importantly — by supporting
and working fix. the United
Jewish Appeal in this present
emergency. stop and realize
that every $1,000 saves anoth-
er life for freedom and I
know you will give all you
can to see that every life that
can be saved is saved."
Detroit's Allied Jewish Cam-
paign went into high gear this
week. Many of the divisions
have completed the major por-
tion of their activities. The Wo-
men's Division is arranging -for
its G-Day, set for April 7.

Six Women's General
Solicitation Rallies
Set for April 1 to 3

More than 2,000 workers in
the general solicitation section,
Women's Division, Allied Jew-
ish Campaign, will meet April 1,
2 and 3 to receive their kits and
instructions andmake their own
gifts to the campaign.
Highlighting each of the six
meetings scheduled will be a
music skit written by Mrs. Er- .
nest L. Jay. Two casts will
present the skits simultaneously
at meetings in different parts of
the city.
Members of the first cast are:
Mesdames Jack Bean, Saul Fel-
sot, Leon Lewis, Al Newman,
Jack Perlman, Frank Reisman,
Theodore Roth, L o Seligson,
Henry Siegel, Julian Tobias,
Benjamin B. Stamen and Jack
Miller. Director of the skit- is
Mrs. Sidney Winer and the pi-
anist is Mrs. Leonard Birndorf.
Members of cast two are:
Mesdames Ernest Weiss, Derek
Caplane, Eugene Hirsch, Joseph
Steingold, Marshall Fisher, Her
bert G. Levin, Fred Rapoport,
Gerald Higer, William Geer,
Bernard Pershin, Mrs. Alexan-
der Fox and Mrs. Lewis Davis.
Mrs. Nathan Rubin is the direc-
tor and Mrs. Sidney Jacobs is
the pianist:
Mrs. I. Jerome Hauser, chair-
man of general solicitation, is
assisted by Mrs. Max Lichter
and Mrs. Arthur I. Gould, exec-
utive vice-chairmen; program
coordinators for the six meet,
ings are Mrs. Arthur Rice and
Mrs. S. S. Willis; chairmen of
workers' training are Mrs. Stan-
ley Friedman and Mrs. Alexan-
der Sanders.
At each of the meetings a
"wimrny" trophy will b
awarded to the division having
the largest number of women
present.
The solicitors will contact 10,-
000 women durinb the week of
April 1, and will bring their. re-
ports to Beth Abraham on G-
Day, Sunday, April 7.
Vice-chairmen in charge of
meetings are Mesdames Saul
Rubin, Adolph Lowe, - Irving
Burke, Sherm4n Kay, Milton Y.
Zussman, Morris Brown, Merle
Harris and Julien Priver.

Rehearse Pre-G-Day Spit

Members of the cast rehearse songs •for a skit to be pre-
sented at a Pre-G-Day meeting, Women's Division, Allied
Jewish Campaign, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They
are, left to right, Mesdames LEONARD BIRNDORF, M. J.
MILLER, JACK PERLMAN, THEODORE I. ROTH, SAUL
FELSOT and JACK BEAN. Mrs. Sidney -Winer, director of

the skit, is not pictured.

