does not seek landing rights in such treatment on our past rec-
Australia, it is against granting ord." Actually, only a few Jews
such rights to Qantas. If the Aus- canvassed this idea of boycotting
tralians are prepared to under-
Australia. Silly, of course, but you
stand that, surely we can see their
point, even if somebody did make never know with this sort of thing
in a world full of boycotts.
racial hatred a penal offense. Some in print that they would not go an error on a lower level.
In due course, Qantas will prob-
Tories are also in favor of such a by Qantas.
The story had started when an ably open its own offices in Israel.
law.
depend on the volume
The new measure is confined to Australian appointed to go to This will
But, meanwhile, it seems
racial discrimination. This takes Israel as the Qantas representa- of trade.
pretty
clear
that the idea of treat-
care of religious discrimination tive was recalled from Teheran.
He who is versed in Scripture,
like a small business
too. of course. But we have here where he was at the time. Maybe ing Australia
an Talmud, and good manners will
an Established Anglican Church, somebody on a lower level was firm is ridiculous; that such
idea would do more than good to not easily fall into sin—as it is
and other "tolerated" religious getting worried over the Arab re-
Israel; and—most important—that said, "A threefold cord is not easily
groups. so to speak. Of course they action. This cannot be ascertain-
be neither fair nor just
are free and equal. but the old ed. But surely. Menzies himself. it would
who has
in the light of the facts of the torn" (Eccles. 4:12). He
form remains intact, and so relit and his government. are not im-
non of the three is not a civilized
an
Australian
diplo-
gious issues are not raised—and pressed by Nasser. It was Men- situation. As " We
don't deserve man.—Kiddushin.
put it:
nobody minds. This is not the time zies who told Nasser some homely m
to argue with Henry VIII. As far truths ten years ago.
as the Jews are concerned, they
One fact is beyond dispute: the
were not even there. They came official in question did go back
in 1656.
because of illness in the family.
Tastiest snack with any dish...
* * *
This I could ascertain. Another
grand for canapes, dips, and munching)
In Search of a Chief Rabbi
fact emerges. too. Qantas • was al-
British Jews are still searching ways served in Israel by the
Two wholesome
for a Chief Rabbi. Dr. Israel BOAC. who acted as the Qantas
'Brodie is due to retire next April.' agents.
"naturals"
He may stay on for a few months.
(Qantas. by the way, stands for
in a delicious
but they do need a new one badly. Queensland and Northern Terri-
combination...
Leaders of British Jewry have tories Air Service, which was its
been looking around in America. original purpose(. The change
the sensational
Locr_ up, your Chief Rabbis. But would have meant not a Qantas
Egg-Onion
there are no obvious candidates in office in Tel Aviv but an Aus-
Crackers...
the States. either. Here and there tralian sitting at the BOAC office.
a Talmudic scholar: here. and instead of somebody else speaking
4
naturally from
there a polished preacher: but no the same language.
i
Horowitz-Margareten!
one really suitable to fill the post.
,;
kiril
It also emerges that El Al is
Those that are mentioned across
4
;
the Atlantic are in no way more against giving Qantas landing
distinguished than those we have rights at Lydda. No hard feelings.

The RacialDebate in England

7
BY S. J. GOLDSMITH

JTA Correspondent in England
(Copyright 1964 JTA, Inc.)

The Talmud
on Good Manners

LONDON — The racial debate
has now arrived in Parliament by
two different routes. First, there
was the terrific uproar. quite un-
characteristic for the British House
of Commons. in connection with
Prime Minister Harold Wilson's
reference to a Conservative Mem-
ber of Parliament as a "Parliamen- .
tary Leper."
He is a member for Smeth-
wick, a suburb of Birming-
ham. In this place, there are
some 5,000 colored people in a
population of some 80,000 (this
figure is always overlooked; some
people abroad have the impression
that half the population of Smeth-
wick is colored). Of those 5,000,
some 3,000 are Indians, Pakistanis
and Sikhs, and the rest West In-
dian immigrants. who came here
with the postwar wave of immigra-
tion from the Carribbean.
During the recent election cam-
paign, the Conservative (or Tory)
candidate. Peter Griffiths, school-
master, made some play with the
anti-Negro feeling in the consti-
tuency, and his supporters were
going great guns on it. perhaps
even more than he wanted them
to do. They were saying that
A
Labor would abolish the act re- available here. And we live at a The Australians understand that
, '
stricting colored immigration from time when no one is encouraged to El Al does not like more competi-
tion at its doorstep and. since it
the West Indies. import commodities—or services—
Those who dislike the idea which are available locally.
of colored neighbors. and they
Os yes, they are all after Rabbi
include traditional Labor sup-
Yossef Dov Soloveitchik. the Bo's-
porters, responded to this propa-
ton Gaon. But so was Israel.
ganda. unheard of here before. and
voted tor Griffiths. He defeated Everybody is after him. One hopes
he will continue to teach and
the Foreign Secretary, Patrick Gor-
don Walker, who is for the time write. It would be a great waste
of a . giant's talent to make him
being without a seat in Commons.
a Chief Rabbi. But he seems to
Some Tory leaders disassociated
know that.
themselves for the Smethwick
Dr. Israel Brodie is many of these
Tories. but not all. The rest kept
things. though not all, he would
out of the rumpus.
Wilson brought the question into freely admit. * * *
the House by way of expressing
The Qantas Rumpus
regret that Gordon Walker was
This is not a simple case of an
not there to speak on foreign af-
fairs. He demanded to know wheth- airline suspect of falling for the
er the Tories would accept Grif- Arab boycott threats. If it were,
fiths as one of them and send him one would not have bothered to
the "whip." or make him a "Parlia- lose time and space over it. But
mentary Leper." Sir Alec Doug- Qantas is the Australian national
lag-Home. the Opposition leader, air line. one of the world's great
kept quiet, but hell broke loose air carriers. The story that Qan-
behind him and Wilson could not tas did succumb to the Arab boy-
go on for a quarter of an hour. cott seemed odd in the first place.
lie refused to withdraw. The For Australia has a long record of
speaker refused to term this ex- friendship with Israel. An Austra-
pression unparliamentary. So Tian statesman was among the
there it rests. But there is a les- sponsors of the United Nations
son in this outburst at Westmins- resolution to establish the Jewish
State. Australia had in the past
ter.
* * argued with the Mandatory Power
A great party refused to come on many occasions over the Jew-
out and condemn racialism out- ish National Home. I remember
right. Of course, the Jews are not Dr. Evatt saying (at a UN Assem-
in it. But what guarantee is there bly) to a British Minister: "Well,
that next time 'a ".Jewish issue" I have always understood that Na-
. will not be raised by somebody tional Home means State in the
trying to get into the House? end: otherwise it means nothing
There are sure to he people re- at all."
Australia performed many serv-
sponding to it. We have not yet
reached an anti-Semitism-free mil- ices to Israel over the years. The
n,"
A 1rt
lenium. If it were the lunatic present Prime . Minister, Sir Rob-
,. PARE set.gcrgo wwsK4s.
fringe at Smethwick, it would not ert Menzies, is an open pro-Zion-
Aoer. ANti ist_eWo ED 1.1. 0 E .
SS 0 ft of .
,cAiktAptAt4 GcrifitrodX,
matter. But here was a man fight- ist. When he could not make his
T HIS,WHEZYIS'SIX WARS °113
ing as a Conservative. and getting trip to Israel. because of illness,
he
went
out
of
his
way
to
say
that
et.EtiPEP.ittri>
itto-rrLf
the whole-hearted support of the
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local Conservatives and their he was going to visit Israel as
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party machine. and of some na- soon as he was well. This he told
, 116,8 PROOF
the
present
writer
in
a
memorable
covNikla.4:13 va..M"
tionally known Conservatives too.
'I'he second route by which the interview in London. during the
racial issue came into Commons is Cominonwealth Prime Ministers'
the new bill to extend the Act conference.
Thus, Australia clearly cannot
about colored immigration of two
years ago. The Labor Government be treated like some business firm
is ready to have it extended until refusing to deal with Israel: "You
it is able to negotiate a different don't trade with Israel because
type of arrangement to restrict you are afraid of the Arabs; very
colored immigration, or until edu- well, Jews need not buy your
cation will make its effect unon goods in a buyers' market." This
is the right attitude in regard to
the racial prejudices of people.
But Labor does not rely on edu- business firms. and many Jews
cation alone. Labor also commit- adopt it of their own volition. But
Wd to pass a law making racial Australia is not a firm manufac-
discrimination and incitement to turing radio sets; she is one of the
nicest and most civilized countries
in the world, with an excellent
pro-Israel record.
So it was worthwhile investi-
gating the story, especially that
some people had rushed to declare
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