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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S -- Friday, September 21, 1962 --
Senate Bill Provides
Compensation for
Former German Jews
U.S. Delegation 14 ay Again Fail to Aid in UN Refugee Solution
come victims of a program of John Foster Dulles in 1955 for posed by the Arabs. The Rus-
BY SAUL CARSON
JTA Correspondent at the
United Nations
mass starvation — since the an international fund to help sians, too, having their own
Arab states will not care for Israel compensate the refugees. axes to grind, would for their
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The
But such compensation—even if selfish reasons oppose any sub-
(Copyright. 1962.
them;
Senate passed a war claims bill
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
it were arranged — would not stantive solution that might be
The
Kennedy
Administra-
2)
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
including an amendment by
solve the question of where to proposed by the United State&
tion
has
been
in
office
long
Senator Jacob K. Javits, New Every year, just before the enough to learn fully about the let these refugees settle. Israel But neither the cold war nor
York Republican, to provide General Assembly convenes its dimensions of the problem, and will certainly not admit the Arab stubborness should deter
compensation payments to Ger- regular session, the Carnegie to have worked out definitive vast bulk of these hostile ele- the United States from assert-
man Jews, - now naturalized Endowment for International policy;
ments bent on Israel's destruc- ing leadership. The United
Peace—traditionally a devout
Americans.
tion. Will the Arab . govern- States should furnish leader-
Congress
and
the
Amer-
3)
The basic legislation pertain- supporter of the UN's major ican people may have ap- ments let them settle? The an- ship, even if it does not have
ed to the sale of General Ani- purposes and aims—publishes proached a point at which they swer is that they will not—not its own way.
line & Film Co., German prop- a pamphlet called "Interna- are ready to question a policy for some years to come, until
erty vested by the United tional Conciliation," summariz- of continuing to dole out relief the present Arab regimes are
States during World War II, ing the issues facing the forth- to recipients doomed by their out of the way.
and disposition of the proceeds. coming Assembly session.
The American delegation does
Arab brethren to perpetual
Men and Women with talent
This year, the volume dealing own
The Javits amendment would
not intend to back the only real
poverty
—
without
attempting
who want to participate in a
provide payment to certain with the issues before the llth some alternative that would end move for solution of the prob-
Jewish play, which will take
naturalized American citizens session of the Assembly, now the misery of those people once lem—the proposal made last
place in the future at the
who during World War II were under way, has been no excep- and for all.
year, and to be renewed this
Masonic Auditorium.
tion.
German nationals.
But can the U.S. delega-
for a UN effort to bring
Of particular interest here, tion—and its superiors in the year,
Contact
An amendment offered by
the Arabs and the Israelis to-
Senator Kenneth B. Keating, to those in close touch with Washington Administration— gether in face-to-face peace
New York Republican, also Arab-Israeli issues, is the chap- be depended upon to; take negotiations.
adopted, authorized payments ter dealing with the Palestine steps to solve the Arab refu-
In fairness, it must be point-
18278 Wyoming nr. Curtis
in the amount of $500,000 out (meaning Arab) refugees. The gee problem this year?
ed out that the U.S.A. cannot
OR CALL UN 4-1069
agenda
item
dealing
with
that
of funds owned by persons who
On the basis of past behavior have its own way on this prob-
between 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
were persecuted by the Nazis, topic will be most explosive. and present signs, the answer lem. Not only would it be op-
A
.and who died without heirs, for But when the shouting, by the seems to be "No." That is the
benefit of needy and surviving Arab representatives is done, concensus of most informed ob- 1 _9..S.A.R.R.SULQS.32...Q.Stiti?.akkA.MaikkiLkSULASISUL9.9...Q.S... 9.321.32.32 *
former persecuted persons who the main outlines of the prob- servers familiar with this issue
STEVEN
are now in the United States. lem will still be there.
here. Financial responsibility
SLOAN
This
year,
the
Assembly
This is the so-called heirless
on the part of the U.S.A. will
should do something definitive be
property amendment.
SAYS:
continued. But as far as any
about the refugee problem.
"Anybody
long-range solution is con-
The current session is the cerned, the outlook is not good
can type
Proposal to Close
last prior to the expiration of at all.
on the new
Schools on Yom Kippur the mandate under which the
There will be proposals for a
Remington
United Nations Relief and plebiscite among the refugees
Rejected in Passaic
electric."
Works Agency for Palestine — questioning them as to
PASSAIC, N.J., (JTA) — The Refugees operates. That man-
Just
Ask
Passaic Board of Education re- date expires at the end of next whether they prefer "repatria-
tin"
to
Israel
or
com
ensation
My
Dad
jected a recommendation of its June.
school superintendent to close
The UNRWA program has by Israel. The third alternative
all public schools on Oct. 8, the cost nearly $400,000,000 since —resettlement in Arab lands—
RONALD SLOAN
date of Yom Kippur. The vote it was launched in 1950. Of will be shunned for the simple
of the
reason
that
the
Arab
rulers
will
to keep the schools open on that that total, die U.S.A. con-
7412 W. McNichols 0
ADD 'n TYPE shop, inc.
not
permit
even
the
mention
of
0
day was seven to one.
tributed about '70 percent, a that possibility.
UN 4-8727 or UN 4-5341 or 272-2626
61515-83
Dr. Clifford Jones, the super- total of over a quarter-of-a-
6- 6M151SM
Would the Arab "host"
intendent, told the board that billion dollars, by June 30,
governments—Egypt, Jordan,
last year on a similar holiday, 1961. Britain had given, by
Lebanon and Syria — permit
110 teachers . were absent and
that time, well over $66,-
the spread of information in
that he expected at least one- 000,000; Canada, over $11,-
the refugee camps about the
third of the faculty would be 500,000; Australia, $2,2'72,000;
possibilities offered by re-
absent on Yom Kippur.
little New Lealand, over $1,-
settlement? Who would be
His recommendation to close 500,000. These have been the
eligible to vote? All who are
the schools was supported only major contributors.
by Commissioner Benjamin
One must bear these figures on the UNRWA relief rolls
Weiss who noted that since one- in mind when reading the con- are not genuine refugees-
third of the Passaic teachers cluding statements of the chap- UNRWA has admitted many
were Jewish, keeping the schools ter on the Arab refugees in times that its rolls contain
many, many thousands of
open was not justified. He pro- "International Conciliation."
ADVERTIS ED
dead, whose ration cards
posed that the day be declared
AS
These sentences state:
have
never
been
surrendered
IN
a holiday and that the board
"The major contributors to
adopt a policy of closing the UNRWA will probably reiterate by the living. Would UNRWA
House
schools on all major religious their belief that, as long as the be in charge of a plebiscite?
holidays, such as Holy Thursday international community carries Many thousands of so-called
before Easter when Catholic the financial burden, it is en- refugees are on the UNRWA
Beauti ful
teachers usually were absent:
titled to expect those immedi- payrolls as overseers, teach-
ately concerned — Israel, the ers, camp employees — and
Reg. $7.95
Arab countries and the refugees have a stake in the perpetu-
themselves—to make a real ef- ation of the camps and the
now only
UNRWA
system.
-
Even
non-
fort to resolve this tragic issue:
It seems likely, however, that Arab UNRWA officials are
the Assembly will decide either not above suspicion as parti-
to continue UNRWA, or support sans of the anti-Israel views.
• Exterior and Interior • One Coat Covers
One example of partisanship
some continuing international
• For Home, Office, Hospital, Factory—Wherever Paint Is Used
by
UNRWA
is
a
propaganda
• Dries in 20 Minutes • Over 300 Decorator Colors
responsibility for the refugees.
• Cleans Up with Water
piece
published
this
month
by
The fate of a million people de-
SEE PAGE 823 OF NEW YELLOW PAGES FOR
UNRWA itself. In an effort to
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On this issue, this year, if ments do care about the wel-
ever, is a time for genuine fare of the refugees, UNRWA
American statesmanship. From has issued figures alleging that
every point of view, the time the Arab states have helped
is most propitious. These facts their miserable refugee breth-
ren.
support the thesis:
According to UNRWA, Arab
1) UNRWA must have its
mandate renewed, but the ref- governments have contributed
ugees cannot be allowed to be- $40,000,000 direct to refugees"
since 1948 (not since 1960,
when UNRWA was founded).
•
The 'Canon
That figure is based on infor-
The term "canon" is an ex- mation received by UNRWA
pression used to denote those from sources certainly impeach-
WE FULLY GUARANTEE
books which are officially in- able — the Arab governments
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Car damaged? Whatever work
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your car needs, our body and
of other books written during laughter—if the subject were
Fender experts will restore it
the Biblical period which are not one of absolute earnestness.
to its gleaming, like new, fac-
not regarded as sacred even Some of that "direct" aid came
tory-smooth finish. Drive in and
though some claimed them to in the form, for instance, of
have yours repaired !
be. The term "canon" is a "Security" furnished by the
• FREE ESTIMATES!
ROSH HASHANAH . SEPT. 29-30
Arab
governments.
"Security"
Greek
term
which
means
"rule."
OCT.
S
YOM KIPPUR
SUKKOT . . • . . OCT. 13-14
It comes from a Hebrew term means stationing police to keep
HASHANAH RABBAH . OCT. 19
"kaneh" which means a "meas- the refugees inside the camps.
SHEMIN! ATZERET • • OCT. 20
uring stick" or "measuring Other Arab governmental "con-
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