THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, Sept. 11, 19 59 — 40

Suez Canal Issue Sure to Come Up at UN

Blockading, Seizure of Cargoes
Protested by Swedish Seamen

Direct JTA Teletype Wire
To The Jewish News

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Israel
will raise the issue of the
United Arab Republic's block-
ade . against Israeli shipping
through the Suez Canal during
the forthcoming session of the
United Nations General Assem-
bly, Foreign Minister Golda
Meir said in a radio interview
on the eve of her departure

Hebrew Corner

Sholem Aleichem
Centenary

Jews throughout the world—
from Moscow to Buenos Aires
—are celebrating this year the
hundredth birthday of the great
Jewish writer, Sholem Alei-
chem.
In the State of Israel there
live almost two million Jews,
and of course here, too, we are
celebrating "Sholem Aleichem
Year."
"Habima" Theatre is present-
ing during this year several
plays by this great humourist,
among them "Tevya the Milk-
man." The Ministry of Educa-
tion and Culture arranged an
exhibition of manuscripts, let-
ters and other personal effects
of Sholem Aleichem, which
give some concept of the be-
loved author's personality. This
year a new edition of all his
works has appeared, in the ex-
cellent Hebrew translation of
I. D. Berkovitch (the author's
son-in-law).
The stories of Sholem Alei-
chem are very important for
the youth who were born and
grew up in this country. No one
knew how to portray the small
Jewish village in Eastern Eu-
rope in such a living and artistic
way as he did. The youth in
Israel, who sometimes cannot
understand life in the Diaspora,
draw close to the people of
Kasrielivka thanks to Sholem
Aleichem. Where the serious
stories of many writers did not
succeed, the broad smile, full
of understanding and love, of
Sholem Aleichem did.

Translation of Hebrew Column,
Published by Brit Ivrit Olamit.

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for New York to attend the
Assembly meeting scheduled to
open Sept. 15.
(Reports received in Paris
stated that the political com-
mission of the Arab League had
recommended to the League
meeting at Casablanca that the
League approve "every measure
taken by the United Arab Re-
public to protect navigation
through the Suez Canal any time
circumstances demand." The
nature -of the "measures" was
not spelled out.)
(In Washington, Y a a k o v
Herzog, Israel Charge d'Af-
faires, had a week end confer-
ence with Robert Mur ph y,
Under Secretary of State and
among subjects discussed was
the Suez Canal transit issue.)
Mrs. ;heir declared that only
as the Assembly progressed,
however, would Israel decide
whether to request a meeting of
the Secretary Council or a spe-
cial General Assembly discus-
sion on the issue. The Foreign
Minister said that "it may be
assumed that various delega-
tions will make clear, forceful
statements on freedom of Suez
passage."
Israel will also raise the ques-
tion of the Arab boycott of
firms and carriers dealing with
Israel and "Egypt's hostile atti-
tude," Mrs. Meir added.

House Debates Blockade
of Suez to Israeli Shipping;
U.S. Action Strongly Urged
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — A
member of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee charged in
a debate in the House of Repre-
sentatives this week that "noth-
ing affirmatively has been done
by the President or the State
Department" to open the Suez
Canal to Israel shipping and
cargo.
Rep. Leonard Farbstein, New
York Democrat, warned that
"unless the President shows
that we will take strong meas-
ures to stop this piracy, a fur-
ther conflagration might erupt."
He called on the White House
to act in support of the Presi-
dent's 1957 pledge on Suez that
"any renewed violation by
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firmly by the society of na-
tions."
Rep. Charles A. Boyle, Illi-
nois Democrat, told the House
that the World Bank should
withhold a loan to the United
Arab Republic for widening of
the canal unless "the saber-
rattling Colonel Nasser" re-
spects international agreements
on canal transit.
Rep. Roman Pucinski, Illinois
Democrat, asked the House:
"What sort of international so-
ciety do we live in when the
dictator of Egypt can approach
the World Bank and ask for
additional fund on one hand,
when on the other, he is deny-
ing the use of the canal to the
gallant people of Israel?" He
expressed hope that President
Eisenhower would take firm
action "so that once and for all
Nasser is going to recognize
the fact that -Israel today is too
well established to be harrassed.
Rep. Herman Toll, Penn-
sylvania Democrat said: "Every
member of Congress should join
these members in urging a
change in policy to take place in
support of the little nation
which has fought for Western
democracy."
Rep. Seymour Halpern, New
York Republican, said: "The
free world cannot continue to
condone a brazen violation of a
United Nations decision and of
international law. We favor, of
course, the improvement of
relations between the United
States and the United Arab
Republic. We ask, however, that
the UAR observe its obligations
and respect the rights of other
peoples."

Sweden Seamen Protest
Seizure of Cargoes
STOCKHOLM, (JTA) — The
Swedish Federation of Seamen
and Transport Workers has sub-
mitted a memorandum to the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
here, protesting against "aggres-
sion against the international
merchant marine" by Nasser
and his decision to confiscate
the cargo of all ships, irrespec-
tive of nationality, carrying
Israeli goods through the Suez
Canal.
The memorandum demanded
that the Foreign Ministry take
measures for the maintenance
of the legitimate interests - of
international shipping. "Nas-
ser's measures are incompatible
with the Constantinople Con-
vention of 1888; safeguarding
free passage through the Suez
Canal of ships of all nations in
peace and in war," the memo-
randum noted.

in the Bay of Aden, the Israel
flag was lowered, and the Cey-
lonese standard was raised
aboard the Mivtach, as the
transfer of the fighting ship was
completed.
The Mivtach and its sister
ship, the Miznak, were sold to
the Ceylonese Navy, but re-
mained in the Gulf of Aqaba
harbor at Eilat while the Cey-
lonese hesitated about sending
a crew to Eilat to take over the
ships, because the United Arab
Republic frowned on the deal.
Now that the ship has been
transferred, some of the Israeli
sailors are staying aboard the
Mivtach to help train the Cey-
lonese crew handle the vessel.

Another Incident Adds
to Israel-UAR Tension

Direct JTA Teletype Wire
To The Jewish News

JERUSALEM—Israel govern-
ment circles are awaiting re-
ceipt of further information
on the refusal by the Egyptian
authorities to permit transit
through the Suez Canal to the
German freighter Lealott.
The G e r in a n freighter is
under an Israel charter and was
proceeding from Haifa to East
Africa without cargo. The "con-
ditions" which President Nas-
ser gave United Nations Secre-
tary General Hammarskjold for
Israeli use of the international
waterway were that ships to
and from Israel should either
pass through empty or with the
UAR check on the transaction.
Israel refused to accept these
conditions which Nasser him-
self has now apparently vio-
lated.
The Egyptians based their
refusal to permit the ship's
transit on the grounds that the
skipper of the freighter wanted
to pay the transit tolls in cash
instead of with a bank draft.
Payment in this form was nec-
essary because Nasser had
ordered Egyptian shipping
agents who usually pay the
transit fees not to represent
shipping companies doing busi-
ness with Israel.
Ships belonging to these com-
panies consequently have no
other means of payment except
cash. The Egyptians originally
wanted cash payments but now
these are being refused.
Israelis are anxious to learn

whether the payment question
was really the cause for hold-
ing up the ship and if so,
whether some solution can be
found to this before this case,
too, becomes a matter of prin-
ciple like the Danish freighter
Inge Toft, detained by the
Egyptians since May.

Arabs Meet in Casablanca;

Disagreement Reported

CASABLANCA, (JTA)—Dis-
cussidn on Palestine and the
Arab refugee question is not
expected to reach more than a
theoretical conclusion at the
32nd session of the Arab
League Council which was
opened here this week by
Prince Moulay Hassan of Mo-
rocco in the absence of his
father King Mohammed who is
ill.
In effect, disagreement is con-
tinuing here between Lebanon
and Jordan on the question of
the Palestine Arabs. Lebanon
has proposed the creation of a
"provisional Palestinian govern-
ment" while Jordan considers
this untenable and in violation
of her "constitution and sover-
eignty," as stated by P r i in e
Minister Majali.
Neither Tunisia nor Iraq is
participating in the conference.

Jordan Government
Concealing Report?

JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Jordanian Government was re-
ported concealing the discov-
ery in the Old City of Jeru-
salem of archaeological remains
dating to the period of the
Judean kings (Ninth Century,
B.C.E.). It was reported in con-
sular circles here that the dis-
covery was made when work-
men were repairing the floor of
the Mosque of Omar (the Dome
of the Rock), the traditional
site of Solomon's Temple, in
preparation for the Moslem
holy month of Ramadan.
The Jordanian authorities are
said to have suppressed the
news of the find to avoid pos-
sible political complications
which would result from re-
quests for access to the holy
site by various religious author-
ities.

Israel Ambassador to U.S. Arrives

One American Firm
`Cleared,' Others Added
to Arab Blacklist
LONDON, (JTA)—The Bagh-
dad Radio announced that the
American pharmaceutical house
of Merck, Sharp and Dohme,
of Philadelphia, had been re-
moved from the Arab League
blacklist because it had con-
formed to Arab boycott reg-
ulations by severing trade rela-
tions with Israel.
The broadcast announced that
Revlon, Inc., an American
cosmetics firm, the • Weyland
Engineering Company, British
automotive firm, and four Latin
firms, one German concern and
three Greek and four Nor-
wegian ships had been black-
listed in Iraq for dealing with
Israel.
(The Iraqi authorities have
plaCed seven Dutch freighters
on the blacklist for violating the
Arab boycott of Israel, JTA re-
ports from Amsterdam).

Israel Hands Over
Frigate to Ceylon Navy
at Ceremony in Aden Gulf
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — The
Mivtach, one of the two frigates
sold by Israel to Ceylon, is now
officially in hands of the
Ceylonese Navy. In a ceremony

Avraham Harman, newly appointed Ambassador of Israel
to the United States, is shown arriving at Idlewild Airport,
N. Y., from Tel Aviv, aboard an El Al Israel Airlines jet.
powered Britannia. Accompanying Harman enroute to his new
post were his wife, Zena, and one of their three children,
liana, 9.