JWV, ADL Split on Issue of Apology by Gen. Grant Ir ► An apology over publication of an anti-Semitic statement has been made by Gen. U. S. Grant III and accepted by the Jewish War Veterans of America. How- ever the Anti - Defamation League of Bnai Brith has criti- cized the retraction as half- hearted" and the issue "far from. closed." ting the falsity of the article and urged that the incident be closed. It appeared, however, that the issue would not be closed that quickly, when this week, Her- man Edelsberg, Washington di- rector of ADL, noted that "this is no academic controversy that could be settled on the basis Gen. Grant, who is chairman of a cagey, half-hearted, so- of the Civil War Centennial called apology. Commission, last week acknowl- "The 'sad fact," he continued, edged to the JWV the falsity "is that a notorious antFSemi- of statements made in an ar- tic canard, which until recently ticle, "Lincoln and the Roths- was circulated anonymously in childs," which was published the gutter, is now being circu- last June in the bulletin of the lated by professional anti- Military Order of the Loyal Le- Semites on thte authority of gion (MOLL). Gen. Grant. In a letter to Joseph F. Barr, Edelsberg added that "the JWV national executive direc- most primitive sense of decency tor, Gen. Grant wrote that he and honor requires that an in- had, since publication of the dividual who put such a coun- article, "learned that it had terfeit article into circulation been contradicted-." The ac- should withdraw and repudiate count, at the time of its is- it without qualification." suance, was given complete cre- He added the hope that schol- dence by the general. ars of the Centennial Commmis- "Intent as I am upon ascer- sion would obtain the publica- taining the truth," he wrote to tion in the official newsletter Barr, "I have made such re- of a real repudiation that would search as has been possible into destroy the effect of the fabri- the .statements contained in the cation once and for all." article and find that it contains He said that Sen. Joseph several allegations and implica- tions that are unsupported by Clark of Pennsylvania had al- sound historical authorities, and ready asked colleagues on the Centennial Commission to do so are probably false." "just that." In assuring the JWV leader The ADL official said that that "had I suspected this I would not have distributed cop- Gen. Grant was persuaded to ies of the article to our mem- accept the defamatory article bership." Gen. Grant pledged by Philip M. Allen, editor of that he will refer to the falsity the Loyal Legion Bulletin. Ed- of the article when he makes elsberg identified Allen as "a his report as commander in man whose open anti-Semitic chief of the MOLL at its annual career extends over 20 years." Edelsberg said American meeting on Oct. 8. Distribution of "Lincoln and Jews could not be "complacent" the Rothschilds" caused a furor as long as Gen. Grant "con- in the American Jewish com- tinues to protect Allen and munity, especially angering-his- maintains him as editor of this torians on the subject who Jiad official publication." The article purported to show dismissed it as an anti-Semitic canard when it was first. pub- that Lionel and James de Roths- lished in Father Coughlin's So- child conspired with Disraeli in London to split the United cial Justice in the 1940's. States and that the assassina- In announcing General tion of Abraham Lincoln was Grant's statement, Barr praised inspired by Jewish "internation- the General's courage in admit- al bankers." Charlie Chaplin, 'Citizen of World' Used as Egyptian Propaganda Tool NEW YORK. — Egyptian the type of anti-Jewish material "humor" appears as warped and being used in the Egyptian unrealistic as Cairo's politics press—was revealed by a source vis-a-vis Israel, judging by a close to Middle Eastern affairs. rather strange story about The ridiculousness of this Charlie Chaplin which was pub- lished recently in the UAR Egyptian yarn lies in the fact that Chaplin himself—some periodical Ruz el Yussef. years ago when he was asked The story—which, as the pa- about his Jewish background— per claims, is based on revela- had denied any Jewish relation- tions made by one of Chaplin's ship by proudly proclaiming lovers — pictures the famous himself to be "a citizen of the comedian as a chauvinistic Jew world." who refuses to recognize any- one who is not a Jew. "If anyone wants to see Chap- 62 Jews Are Seeking " lin—whose name is mentioned as "Charlot"—all one has to do Election to Commons LONDON, (JTA)—Sixty-two is to go to his Geneva home," the paper claims, "and an- Jewish candidates appear on nounce himself or herself as a the Conservative, Labor and Jew and the door will open Liberal Party lists in Britain's wide and Chaplin himself will general elections scheduled for Oct. 8, a survey disclosed. embrace the visitor." Twenty-two of the candidates The story goes on to say that Chaplin is capable of recogniz- —20 Laborites and two Conser- ing a Jew from a non-Jew. To iiatives—are seeking re-election all non-Jews, "Chaplin is not at in the constituencies they rep- home." To Jews, however, resented in the last House. "Chariot offers a hearty dinner, Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of gives presents and money." British fascist movement for The Egyptian story concludes a quarter of a century is again thus: "I pray God, may Chaplin a candidate for Parliament and live long so that he may see is campaigning nightly in the Israel erased from off the map Notting Hill area, scene of re- of the world. Then I will go and cent racial disturbances. see him, caring little whether Mosley's party is seeking to I am told that 'Chaplin is not capitalize on resentment in the at home.' All I want to do is area against immigration from to make a face at him." the West Indies by blaming the This UAR story—appearing Jews for the situation, and there as a factual report and present- is a certain amount of anti- ing an interesting example of Semitism in its campaigning. Air Negev Plait to Aid Growth to 100,000 by 1964' JERUSALEM, (JTA) — A five-year plan for the Negev, which envisages a population of 100,000 by 1964, was unfolded at the fourth session of the Government Technological Ad- visory board. The plan would require an investment of 900,000,000 pounds ($500,000,000), of which 500,000,000 pounds would come from government and Jewish Agency sources and the remainder coming from amorti- zation funds and profits already accumulating from development enterprises in which the Gov- ernment has 200,000,000 pounds invested. The director general of the Ministry of Development. Mena- hem Bader, who disclosed the already accounted f or t WO- details of the plan, called for thirds of the country's crude top priority to be given the oil imports, Bader declared. development of the Negev, Development Minister Morde- which he called the "treasure chai Bentov told the session house" of the State's resources. that Israel was no longer an He said that last year's gross underdeveloped country but profits from development enter- had the highest per capita in- prises neared 30,000,000 pounds. come in Asia — over $800 an- This year's profits were ex- nually as compared to $120 an- pected to reach 40,000,000 nually in Japan. pounds, the director general said. Belgian Loan to Israel High dividends were ex- JERUSALEM, (JTA) — A pected from the Electric Cor- group of Belgian banks has poration and Fertilizers and granted a $5,000,000 loan to Chemicals of Haifa. 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