Israel Attainments Get Labor Commendations;
Al Barbour Honored; $303,300 in Bonds Sold

Israel Bond sales reached new
heights here at the enthusiastic
dinner given at the Veterans Me-
morial Building May 13 by Michi-
gan labor unions in honor of AL.
_Barbour, president of the Wayne
County AFL-CIO Council.
Praise for Israel's achievements
and pledges of American aid for
the embattled Jewish State that is
surrounded by war-threatening
enemies was accompanied by spon-
taneous responses to appeals on
behalf of Israel Bonds, and $303,-
300 worth of Bonds were pur-
debase by the unions.
Leading off in Bond purchases
was a message from Walter Reu-
ther greeting the gathering, ex-
pressing regret at his unavoidable
absence and announcing a $100,000
Bond purchase by the UAW. It
boosted the UAW Bond purchase
to $667,000.
The purchase swelled with the
announcement of a $75,000 pur-
chase by the Retail Employees In-
ternational Association. Herschel
Womack was to have spoken for
the latter, but in his absence the
announcement was made by Bob
Milikoff who reported on Wo-
Mack's high respect for Israel and
his admiration for the achieve-
ments he had witnessed on his
visit there last year.
Michigan Bank made a $25,000
Bond purchase in Barbour's
honor.
Emil Mazey, UAW secretary-
treasurer, who presided, joined
with the other speakers, and espe-
Cially with the guest, Senator
George McGovern of South Da-
kota, in evaluating Israel's status
and accomplishments as marks of
great symbolizing the glory of a
small nation that has defied ob-
stacles and has attained the respect
of the world.
Senator McGovern praised Bar-
bour's interest in Israel and he
told the more than 850 in attend-
ance that "every person, and in a
special sense all of us who yearn
for peace, are indebted to you for
working in behalf of Israel."
Greeting Israel on its 17th an-
niversary and recalling the hor-
rors in Europe which terminated
with the defeat of Nazism ex-
actly 20 years ago, the Senator
Said that "It is now possible for
us to say that there has been
fulfilled in and by Israel the
biblical prophecy that 'the desert
shall rejoice and blossom like a
rose."
"Israel," the Senator said, "has
outstripped our own country in
that it has made is possible for un-
employment to give way to full
employment." He mentioned many
of Israel's economic gains and said
that "the Bond drive is the most
significant contribution to this at-
tainment." Without Bonds, he said,
the experienced growth could not
have been attained.
He praised Israel as a great
democratic nation "where freedom
flourishes." He reported having
seen skilled Israeli technicians
who gave assistance to African
nations.
"Israel Bonds prove that private
investments can be of great as-
sistance to a modern nation," he
added.
He praised President Johnson
for having initiated a pro gr am of
U. S. aid in providing nuclear
power for the desalination of
water in Israel.
Referring to the troubling sit-
uations that accompany the
Arab threats to Israel's exist-
ence Senator McGovern said:
"We must make it clear that
Israel does not stand alone in
her hours of danger. We must
help Israel deter any possible
attacks. Assistance to Israel
ought to be the aim of all Ameri-
cans. We should make a joint
effort for peace and for econo-
mic development in Israel. While
there is cause for anxiety, due to
the storms that threaten IsraeL
there is a God who hates injus-

tice, I believe the long term road
for Israel has the blessings of
Providence. We'll do our part to
advance the cause of mankind
by helping this little state of
Israel."
Mazey joined with the guest
speaker in pledging continued aid
to Israel and in urging a good re-
sponse to the Israel Bond drive. He
praised the dedication of Al Bar-
bour and welcomed him and his
wife Dorothy on their return from
Israel where they were guests dur-
ing the Passover week.
Recalling his own visit to Israel
Mazey praised the state-builders,

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Dr. Leon Fill, $1,000.
stirring r e s p o n s e, expressing
Judge James Montante, $1,000.
thanks for the economia, endorsing
Local 1064, UCRB, $1,000.
Israel's efforts, urging support for
Irwin I. Cohen, $1,000 in Bonds
the Israel Bond drive and speak-
ing with reverence and admiration to be donated to Children's Hos-
pital.
for the Israelis.
Barbour paid tribute "to a great
democratic state, the State of Is-
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rael, a democratic oasis in a sea
FOR OPENING OF
of feudalism." Describing the trip
to Israel, he said:
"Israel is a going, growing and
New Store in the
expanding free society. Having
DEXTER DAVISON
gone through Israel, I have come
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to the conclusion that if Saigon
and Santo Domingo are important
to the preservation of democracy,

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At the Al Barbour testimonial dinner are (from left) Emil
Mazey, UAW secretary-treasurer, dinner chairman; August Scholle,
president of the Michigan State AFL-CIO; Senator George McGovern
(D-South Dakota), guest speaker, and Barbour. Scholle presented
Barbour with a plaque and a souvenir album, on behalf of the
Detroit Israel Bond Committee.

declared that "Israelis are a people
who have turned every problem
into a step for progress," pointed
out that Israel is one of America's
best customers and said that Is-
rael Bonds—"a good invesement"
—are "indispensable instruments"
in building the nation.
Mazey read messages to the
gathering from Vice President
Hubert H. Humphrey, Senators
Hart and McNamara, several Con-
gressmen, Walter Reuther, Jus-
tice Edwards and many other no-
tables.
In a brief address, Mayor
Jerome Cavanagh spoke of Israel
as "a sturdy nation," commend-
ed the Israel Bond efforts as "a
great cause" and highly com-
mended Al Barbour for his
dedication to labor's causes and
for his aid to Israel.
Ed Carey, president of the Com-
mon Council, similarly praised the
objectives of the dinner in honor-
ing Barbour.
The several other speakers in-
cluded Alex Fuller, Alex Harris,
Dan J. Diamond, Robert Holmes
and Myra Wolfgang. The presenta-
tion of awards to Barbour was
made by August Scholle, president
of the Michigan State AFL-CIO.
The opening and closing prayers
were by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Clement H.
Kern and Rev. James E. Wads-
worth.
Bagpipe music introduced the
notables on the dais, in deference
to Barbour's Scotch origin.
The audience undoubtedly in-
cluded the state's most notable
citizens—hundreds of labor lead-
ers, judges, government officials,
leaders in religion and all walks
of life.
There were exciting moments
during the event, and one of the
stirring occurrences was the
address by Mrs. Wolfgang who
utilized the occasion, while giv-
ing high honor to Israel and to
Barbour, to demand speedy
action for the adoption of a min-
imum wage law in Michigan.
She criticized Democratic mem-
bers of the Legislature for
dawdling on the issue and
pleaded for all to wire to Lan-
sing with demands for speedy
fulfillment of a pledge to ease
the plight of many workers in
Michigan.
Deeply moved by the honors ac-
corded him, Barbour delivered a

then the only democracy in the
Middle East is equally important
to the security of our freedom.
"If the Israeli people can have
one short decade of peace, they
can give to the people of the Mid-
dle East the kind of teaching,
technique and guidance, that will
guarantee that in that section of
the world we will not have • to
worry about a Cuba, a Saigon or
a Santo Domingo."
Barbour told of having visited
in Jerusalem with Rabbi and
Mrs. Morris Adler and Dr. and
Mrs. Israel Goldstein, whose
guests he and his wife were at
the Passover Seder.
Council President Carey pre-
sented a council resolution laud-
ing Al Barbour, for his achieve-
ments on behalf of civic better-
ment, which was signed by all the
nine members of the Detroit Com-
mon Council.
August Scholle, president of
the Michigan State AFL-CIO, pre-
sented Barbour with a plaque and
a souvenir folio as a memento of
the occasion.
Unions and locals, announcing
Israel Bond purchases in honor of
Al Barbour, included:
United Distributive Workers,
Council 30, Earl Wolfman, busi-
ness manager, $25,000.
Local 337, International Brother-
hood of Teamsters, Robert Holmes,
president, $10,000.
Local 299, International Brother-
hood of Teamsters, $10,000.
Painters Joint Council, Alex
Harris, secretary-treasurer, $10,-
000.
Detroit Building Service Em-
ployees Union, Dick Cordtz, presi-
dent, $5,000.
Local 42, office workers, $5,000.
Wayne County AFL-CIO Coun-
cil, $5,000.
Hotel and Restaurant Workers,
$3,000.
Detroit Building Trades Council,
Dan J. Diamond, president, amount
to be determined.
United Steelworkers, amount to
be determined.
Local 36, UAW, $1,000.
Local 490, UAW, $1,000.
Local 285, Laundry and Linen
Drivers, $1,000, Isaac Litwik, presi-
dent.
American Federation of Mu-
sicians, Howard F. Green, Pres.,
$1,000.

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