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President and Mrs. Johnson's Interest in
Israel's Development; Purchased Bonds
ment moved to have the Marine charitable or commemorative."
(Continued from Page 1)
The Arab diplomats in Wash-
pressure on Israel to withdraw Corps discharge a marine who
had joined the Nazi movement. ington charged that 13 Arab Em-
from the Sinai Peninsula.
Mr. Johnson was reportedly bassies had invited Mrs. John-
Mr. Johnson summoned his
vexed last June when Arab son to their social affairs but
chauffeur and drove to the
diplomats demanded that his she had "not honored one of
White House. A heated session
wife resign as honorary chair- them" with her presence.
ensued. Mr. Johnson bluntly
Members of Congress of both
man of an Israel Independence
informed President Eisen-
Ball, sponsored by Israel parties later asked the State De-
hower that the Senate would
partment to declare offending
not approve economic sanc- bonds, in Washington.
In a letter replying to the Arab officials persona non grata,
tions against Israel.
The outspoken Texan told the Iraqi EMbassy cl-arge d'affaires, and to expel them from Wash-
late Secretary of State John Fos- Mrs. Johnson stated that "I have, ington. The State Department
ter Dulles and former United for whatever small value it may agreed that the Arabs were at
Nations Delegate Henry Cabot be, tried to be accessible and fault, but said that drastic ac-
Lodge that their threats to im- available to as many as possible, tion was not in the diplomatic
pose sanctions on Israel were without distinction as to reli- interest of the United States.
Congressman John D. Din-
unwise and unfair. He was gion, race, or region, and cer-
against "pressure on one side in tainly including all states of the gell of Detroit was among
Near East." She added that "I those who strongly protested
a two-sided dispute."
against the arrogant attitude
Mr. Johnson called for a just shall continue to do so."
The Iraqi diplomat had insist- of the Arabs in their attacks
peace, deploring the attempted
"coercion" of Israel as a "method ed on Mrs. Johnson's resigna- on Mrs. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are
of settlement." He told the tion because "the State of Israel
Eisenhower administration it is based upon the usurpation of known to have given private sup-
had lost sight of the basic facts another nations lad by force, port to Israeli philanthropic
displacing one million Arabs needs. Mr. Johnson, on one oc-
in the Israel-Arab dispute.
Addressing fellow Senators, from their homeland." In her casion, while purchasing a
he said that "contrary to wide- reply, Mrs. Johnson said "the $1,000 Israel Development Bond,
spread assumptions in the United easiest course for the wife of a told an Israel Bond official that
Nations and in Washington, the public official would be, of he thought highly of the Bond
issue is not originally the re- course, never to lend name, undertaking, and had previously
sult of Israel's armed invasion hand or heart to any endeavor purchased a number of Bonds.
of Egypt. The issue was raised
by Egypt's long-standing insist- Jewish Culture Doomed in Russia, Tsur Warns
ence of maintaining a "state of
GENEVA, (JTA) — Former was encouraging by authorities,
war" with Israel and implement-
ing it by both guerrilla raids Ambassador Yaacov Tsur, world nothing was done for Jewish
and a double blockade in the chairman Of the Jewish National culture. He added that certain
Suez Canal and Strait of Tiran. Fund, said that "the policies of careers, such as the military and
It was this Egyptian mainten- the Soviet Government tend to diplomatic service, were closed
to Jews.
ance of a "state of war" and the
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exercise of belligerent rights ... make all Jewish national per-
LONDON, (JTA)—Delegates
sonality
disappear."
that resulted in Israel's military
Mr. Tsur said here that in at a meeting of the Council of
counter-action."
Mr. Johnson made clear his the USSR there "is not one the Anglo-Jewish Association
affinity for Israel after his elec- Jewish school and very few approved a resolution to ask
tion to the Vice-Presidency. In synagogues left," including two Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie to
addresses before Jewish audi- small ones in Moscow for nearly call a conference of Jewish
ences and during his visit to the 500,000 Jews. He said_that, while organizations to consider the
State of Israel, Mr. Johnson left the culture of other national best approach to the problem
no doubt of the continuity of his minorities in the Soviet Union of Russian Jewry.
sentiments.
As a Senator, Mr. Johnson
fought to obtain for Israel a
fair share of economic aid pro-
grams, noting that Israelis were
forced to divert their own re-
sources for defensive arms
against the Russian arms flowing
into Egypt.
law and calls upon all states
to "take immediate and positive
measures to prosecute and/or
outlaw organizations which pro-
mote racial discrimination or
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., incite to or use violence for the
(JTA)—The General Assembly purpose of discrimination based
approved unanimously a draft on race, color or ethnic origin."
United Nations Declaration on
the Elimination of All Forums
of Racial Discrimination.
The declaration condemns
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Chairman J. W. Fulbright of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, on May 2, 1960,
introduced an amendment aim-
ed at nullifying the Douglas-
Keating "freedom of the seas"
amendment. Sen. Fulbright
sought to shield the Arab
blockade and oppose Israel's
shipping rights. But Mr. John-
son arose with a motion to
table the Fulbright amend-
ment. The motion, coming
from the Majority Leader, was
carried by 45 to 39.
Mr. Johnson served as chair-
man of the President's Commit-
tee on Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity. In this capacity he in-
sisted that individuals be afford-
ed an equal chance for employ-
ment without regard to their
race or religion. His efforts in
this connection were cited by
Jewish organizations.
Under the leadership of Mr.
Johnson, the Senate recognized
its responsibilities on civil rights
and enacted the first legislation
in decades. As a Senator he also
actively fought "McCarthyism"
and extremism of the right.
During his last year in the
Senate, the participation of a
few members of the U. S. armed
forces in George Lincoln Rock-
well's American Nazi Party
came to Mr. Johnson's atten-
tion. In his capacity as chairman
of the Senate preparedness in-
vestigating committee, he de-
manded an immediate explana-
tion from the defense depart-
ment. Within days, the depart-
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