• THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, August 21, 1959-32

Stockholm's Willy Gordon. Gains
World-Wide Fame as Sculptor

Sharp Fight Develops Over Morse
Anti-Bias Amendment to Aid Bill

By MILTON FRIEDMAN

Chief of JTA Washington Bureau

The artistic world is watching with keen interest the crea-
tive activities of Willy Gordon, Stockholm Jewish sculptor, who
has been commissioned by the Swedish government to work
for two years on a monument dedicated to ore, the mining
industry of his country. Gordon has created many sculptures
on Jewish themes. One of his greatest accomplishments is
"Escaping with Torahscript," reproduced here, of which four
copies exist—in Tel Aviv, London, New York and Stockholm.

Plan Confederation of
World's Jewish Journalists

STOCKMOLM, Sweden — At
the closing of the World Jewish
Congress Plenary Assembly, the
foundation was laid for a World
Confederation of Jewish Jour-
nalists.
Sixty-five correspondents rep-
resenting newspapers in Great
Britain, France, South Africa,
the United States, Israel, Mex-
ico, Argentina, Australia and
other communities resolved to
establish the proposed world-
wide organization through the
initiative of the existing press
associations, including the Pe-
retz Ferein and the American
Jewish Press Association in the
United States, and formally to
initiate the movement in July,
1960 during the sessions of the
World Zionist Congress in
Jerusalem.
Samuel Caplan, editor of
Congress Weekly, Dr. H. Sho-
shkes, of the New York Jew.
ish Day-Morning Journal, and
Philip Slomovitz, editor of
The Detroit Jewish News,
were named oq the organiz-
ing commission for the forma-
tion of the proposed confed-
eration.
Josef Fraenkel, of London,
was named chairman of the
commission. Meir Grossman,
member of the Jewish Agency
Executive, presided at the meet-
ing which was addressed by the
three American representatives.
The World Jewish Congress
Plenary Assembly recommended
that the World Jewish Congress
Executive sponsor the -.world
conference of Jewish writers
and journalists.
Of interest to the participat-
ing journalists at the initial con-
ference for the formation of the
proposed confederation was the
brief address by one of the vet-
erans, Dr. Mordecai Nurock,
noted world Jewish leader and
now a member of the Israel
Knesset, who recalled that Dr.
Theodor Herzl had also pro-
posed the confederation of Jew-,

ish journalists, at a meeting Dr.
Nurock attended in 1903.
Dr. Nurock recalled that pres-
ent with him at the 1903 meet-
ing with Dr. Herzl, only a year
before the latter's death, were
such noted journalists and world
leaders as Dr. Max Nordau,
Nahum Sokolow, Dr. Joseph
KlauSner, Prof. Nahum Slousch,
Reuben Brainin, Saul Shefer,
Ben Avigdor, Moshe Glickson,
Moshe Kleiman, Leib Jaffe,
Vladimir Jabotinsky, Sfog, the
brother of Ray Tchernovitch,
and Dr. Arshafsky.
It was at that meeting, Dr.
Nurock said, that Dr. Herzl
explained h i s negotiations
with Plehve, the Russian anti-
Semitic Prime Minister. Herzl
then said as • Dr. Nurock re-
called it: "Es war fuer mich
eine seelische Ueberwindung
Plehve zu • bezuchen, • aber ich
musste dieses Opfer meinem
ungluecklichen V o 1 k brin-
gen"—that it was a spiritual
pain for him to deal with
Plehve, but that he had to
make that sacrifice in the in-
terests of his unfortunate
people.
Dr. Nurock also recalled that
when Jabotinsky was denied the
floor at that meeting, Dr.
Arshafsky, who came in a mili-
tary uniform, advised that
gathering to recognize him be-
cause he was destined to become
a great world leader.

1st Italian Warship to Visit
Israel Gets 21-Gun Salute

HAIFA, (JTA) — An Italian
training cruiser, the S.S. Monte
Coculli, docked in Haifa harbor
for a six-day ‘-'sit. It is the first
Italian warship ever to visit
Israel. After exchange of 21-
gun salutes between the Israeli
Navy here and the Italian ship,
the officers and crew of the
Monte Coculli went ashore,
where they were the guests of
the Israel, Navy.

WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Sen-
ator Wayne Morse's amendment
to the Mutual Security appro-
priations bill, which would place
the Senate on record as oppos-
ing aid to any country which
discriminated on religious or
racial grounds against any
group of American citizens, led
to an immediate flare-up in the
Senate Appropriations Commit-
Le, where it was debated during
a closed session.
Sen. Gordon Allott, of Colo-
rado, defended Saudi Arabia's
"right" to bar Jews in the
Unites, States armed, services
from serving at the American
airbase in Dhahran.
Sen. Allott questioned whether
the United States should "inter-
fere" with convictions held by
Saudi Arabia, stating that for
"6,000 years" there had been a
bitter fight between Jews and
Arabs. He said he thought the
proposed Morse amendment
would place President Eisen-
hower in a "hopeless situation"
and "almost certainly lead to
trouble." He also voiced dis-
agreement with a recent anti-
bias ruling by Judge, Henry Ep-
stein, of the New York Supreme
Court, against ARAMCO, the
Arabian-American Oil Company.
Senator Kenneth B. Keating
of New York defended the
amendment put forward by Sen.
Morse. He said the Morse
amendment would merely ex-
press the desire of the Congress
that foreign nations receiving
American Government aid treat
alike all American citizens of
whatever faith.
Senator Jacob K. Javits of
New York said Sen. Abbott was
mistaken in stating there were
thousands of years of bitter
antagonism separating Jews and
Moslems as a justification for
the Saudi position. Sen. Javits
recalled that Jewish-Moslem
tension was mainly recent and
a result of the Palestine issue.
He cited a long history, includ-
ing many cases of good rela-
tions, between the two groups.
Sen. ,Javits noted that the
Morse amendment would not
make it mandatory for t h e
President to withhold mutual
security funds from Saudi Ara-
bia, even if that country per-
sisted in its anti-Jewish poli-
cies. He characterized the
amendment as merely express-
ing the "wish" of Congress.
Sen. Morse told the commit-
tee his amendment should be
linked to pending mutual secur-
ity legislation, because "we are
discussing a measure to
strengthen the United States
and the free world." He ex-
pressed disappointment that the
Dhahran Airbase agreement
was renewed by the Administra-
tion in 1957, and King Saud
honored here, despite the 1956
platform declarations of both
political parties. He thought the
Administration should have in-
sisted on removing "these of-
fensive anti-Jewish screening
procedures."
The Oregonian said the Ad-
ministration action was "expedi-
ency, nothing more nor less."
Senator Morse urged that the
two entities, "Aramco and the
United States," shoulc not be
confused. He said their inter-
ests were not identical. He told
the committee that "when we
retreat from the principle of
equal citizenship for all of our
citizens because of pressure
from foreign monarchs whose
threats to deny us airbase ac-
commodations unless we sur-
render to expediency, we - lose
prestige and respect all over
the world."
Aramco, said Sen. Morse,
has been told it cannot violate
New York laws at the behest
of Saudi Arabia. He thought it
indicated that Congress tell the

State Department "it must not
underwrite discriminatory prac-
tices against American citizens
by any foreign government."
Committee Chairman C a r 1
Hayden, of Arizona, assured
Sen. Morse that his amendment
would receive consideration. To
date, 21 Senators have agreed
to join with Sen. Morse in sup-
port of the amendment.
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, a
member of the appropriations
committee, announced that he
supported the idea of the sug-
gested amendment.

Hammarskjold Still
Working on Inge Toft

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To The Jewish News

UNITED NATIONS — Sec-
retary General Dag Hammarsk-
jold, it was learned Tuesday,
still is making efforts to solve
the impasse _ concerning the
Danish freighter Inge Toft
which has been tied up at Port
Said since May, when Egyptian
authorities stopped the ship at
the entrance to the Suez Canal
while it was carrying cargo
from Haifa to the Far East.
Clear indication that the UN
chief has not given up on the
issue was seen Tuesday when
Israeli delegation sources were
asked about a meeting between
the Israel delegation and Ham-
marskjold Monday. The meet-
ing lasted over an hour, a pe-
riod considered significantly
lengthy. The Israel delegation
was led by its acting permanent
representative, Josef Tekoah,
and included Arieh Eilan. Ham-
marskjold was flanked at the
conference by his executive as-
sistant, Andrew W. Cordier.
Asked about the unusual long
talk, Israeli delegation sources
said that the parley was devoted
to "an exchange of views con-
cerning the Secretary General's
current efforts regarding the
Inge Toft."

Egypt's Stand Stops
Frigates Bought by
Ceylon from Israel

TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Israeli
circles are puzzled by an action
taken by the government of
Ceylon, which seems to be
awaiting the "permission" of
the United Arab Republic and
Saudi Arabia to transit from
the Red Sea through the Straits
of Tiran to pick up two frigates
Ceylon bought from Israel.
The ships, Israel's Miznak
and Mivtach, are riding in the
harbor of Eilat, awaiting Cey-
lonese sailors who are on the
way to Eilat to pick up the ves-
sels. The first group of Ceylon-
ese sailors were expected here
nearly two weeks ago. It be-

came kndwn that the Ceylonese
sailors, aboard the Colombo
government's minesweeper, the
Parakram, are at dock in the
Protectorate of Aden, awaiting
word from Egypt and Saudi
Arabia as to whether they may
pass on toward Eilat.
The ships belong to Ceylon
now; they have been bought
and paid for. It was learned,
however, that Ceylon notified
the two Arab governments and
the United Nations Emergency
Force that it was about to sail
through to Eilat to pick up the
vessels. The UNEF stands guard
over the Straits of Tiran, at
Sharm-el-Sheik. UNEF is un-
derstood merely to have ac-
knowledged Ceylon's n o tic e.
Saudi Arabia, it is understood,
has not answered at all; while
the UAR replied evasively.
Nathaniel Lorch, Israel's rep-
resentative at Colombo, capital
of Ceylon, has approached the
Ceylonese Foreign Ministry
with an explanation that no
"permission" to sail through
the Straits of Tiran or the Gulf
of Akaba are needed from either
Saudi Arabia or Egypt. While
the waters in question a r e
bordered by shores under the
jurisdiction of these two states,
Israel had reminded Ceylon
that, in fact, the Straits and
the Gulf are international wat-
ers, open to the shipping of all
nations. - Israel is using these
waters as an international high-
way, and hopes that Ceylon will
act the same way.
Israel pointed out to Ceylon
that, while it has a perfect right
to inform any government about
armament purchases, it is under
no obligation to ask any gov-
ernment's acquiescence to ship
those armaments. The frigates
in the Eilat harbor are stocked
with supplies Celon has brought
from Israel, including Israeli-
made Uzi submachine-guns.
Israel's step in selling the
frigates to Ceylon was a purely
practical matter. Israel does not
need those ships any longer.
The Miznak and Mivtach made
sensational trips in 1956, imme-
diately after the Sinai campaign
was launched, sailing from Haifa
around the Cape of Good Hope
to Eilat. However, recently, Is-
rael shipped overland to Eilat
a number of fast, highly-maneu-
verable torpedo boats consid-
ered far superior as guardians
of Israel's port of Eilat.
There is confidence there that,
once Ceylon understands the
situation clearly, it will order
the minesweeper Parakram to
continue its journey to Eilat, so
that the Ceylonese crews could
take over the two frigates after
some preliminary training by
Israeli experts.

Iraq Reported to Be Favoring
Hammarskjold Arab Refuge Plan

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to The Jewish News

LONDON—Iraq is inclined to
show a keen interest in the
Arab refugee resettlement plan
recently proposed by United
Nations Sec. General Dag
Hammarskjold, according to
the Times of London.
A Times dispatch received
Tuesday from Baghdad reports
that Iraq is sending to the next
session of the UN General As-
sembly, which will convene
Sept. 15, a 12-man delegation
that will be "the strongest"
ever sent to the Assembly by
the Baghdad government. The
delegation will be headed by
Foreign Minister Hashim Jawad
and will include some of Bagh-
dad's most experienced diplo-
mats who are now assigned to
posts in Washington, Teheran,
Bonn and New Delhi.
Hammarskjold's Arab ref-
ugee resettlement p 1 a n has
evoked mixed feelings among

Arab governments, those affil-
iated with the United Arab
Republic being violently oppos-
ed to the plan, while other Arab
governments, notably Lebanon
and possibly Jordan, also insist
that the Hammarskjold plan
must not be rejected totally
and that some other construc-
tive proposals be made by the
Arab states.
Resettlement of the more
than 900,000 Arab refugees is
of interest to Iraq which is in
need of manpower to aid its
large-scale development plans.
The Arab refugees are now
housed, about 40 percent of
them in camps, in Gaza. Jor-
dan, Lebanon and Syria. There
are believed to be some thous-
ands of the refugees in Iraq,
but none of them under care
of the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency for Arab
Refugees, the official UN relief
arm for the refugees.