Rep. Ford Plans Action to Relieve
USSR Jews' Plight; Advises Israel
Hold Occupied Land Pending. Peace

By MILTON FRIEDMAN

(Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.)

WASHINGTON—A breakthrough

in the wavering struggle to mobil-
ize the U.S. government into action I
to alleviate the plight of Soviet
Jewry may come from a dramatic 1
new move in Congress proposed
by House Republican leader Ger-
ald R. Ford.
1
Rep. Ford possesses great in-
fluence in the Republican Party I
and is expected to serve as chair-
man of the Republican National
Convention in Miami this summer.
He has charged that things could
have been done by the United
States to help the Jews of Russia
but "no such policy exists in the
Johnson Administration."
The Republican leader announced
that "when the next measure
comes before Congress involving
East-West trade or a similar ap-
propriate bill" he would offer an
amendment, preferably with bi-
partisan support, to specify that
the Kremlin must "display concern
for American opinion in Soviet
policies afefcting the Jews."

have been averted by more af-
firmative action by free people
of other lands at that time."

Ford recalled that the President
"said many times that we are in
Vietnam to draw a line against
Communist agression." "I cannot
understand how we are keeping
faith with our brave men in Viet-
nam, who are holding the line,
when we are so mysteriously silent
about the end run the Russians are
taking through the Middle East and
into the Mediterranean," the Re-
publican leader said. Nor could he
understand "why the Johnson Ad-
ministration finds so many ex-
cuses for failing to aid the op-
pressed Jews of Russia."
"The conscience of the world
was not aroused until too late when
Nazi genocide liquidated over
6.000,000 Jewish people,' said
Ford. "Some of the survivors of
Nazism, those who reside in the
Soviet Union, find themselves
again subjected to discriminatory
treatment because of their religi-
ous faith," Ford recalled.
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`Protest Seals' to Inform THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 8, 1968-15
Americans of Soviet Bias

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repression of Jewish religious and
cultural life in the Soviet Union.
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ROME — Police arrested one
senior high school student and are
looking for two others believed to
be responsible for desecration and
vandalism at the Viareggio Jewish
cemetery several days ago. The
Proudly Announces
youths are between the ages of 18
and 20.
"The
Return
of
Catering
Manager HERMAN SCHWARTZ"
Jewish community leader s,
meanwhile, made plans for a cere-
He pointed out that "Federal
This is not a western, unless you like western
mony to mark the completion of
laws now require that all busi- Republican Leader Tells
parties and motif; it is not a thriller unless you
Israel to Hold Occupied
repairs at the cemetery next Sun-
ness concerns trading with the
want the thrill of on expertly catered event;
Pending
Peace
Talks
day.
It will be conducted by Chief
Areas
government treat employees on
neither is it sad unless you cry at weddings
HEWLETT, L.I. (JTA) Congress- Rabbi Elio Toaff of Rome. Civil
a nondiscriminitory basis." A
authorities
and
Catholic
church
of-
and receptions, nor is it funny unless you wont
similar demand, he said, should man Gerald R. Ford, Republican
a lot of laughs at an unusual banquet.
be made of the USSR. Anti- leader in the House, warned Israel ficials will attend.
The young suspects were identi-
Jewish policies might be ameli- Feb. 28 to "retain territories pres- fied
If you like and want any of these things in a
by
police
from
fingerprints
orated if "the Kremlin comes to ently occupied and not budge until
function for 100 or 1000 persons, call
on a liquor bottle found in the
realize that such bias is simply such time as appropriate mutual left
cemetery.
They
scrawled
swasti-
HERMAN SCHWARTZ, Sheraton-Cadillac'
bad business in terms of world arrangements are made in face-to- kas and anti-Jewish slogans on
experienced
catering manager, at WO 1 - 8000
face
talks
agreeable
to
both
sides."
trade and commerce."
tombstones,
opened
graves
and
re-
and join the very inclusive group of satisfied
Recalling that Presidents Grant The Republican leader, who will moved four skulls which they af-
people.
and Taft used government Mild- serve as chairman for his party's fixed to the cemetery wall and
ence to aid oppressed Jews abroad. forthcoming national convention,
other places.
Ford noted that "our government spoke at a Jewish men's club here.
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policies of the Union of South poli c ies i n t he m iddle East are
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Africa and Rhodesia." He charged "wavering" and that the Adminis-
that President Johnson did nothing tration may be "eager to resume
in his dealings with Soviet leaders relations with Egypt, declaring
that, instead, U.S. Phanthom jet
to help Russian Jews.
Ford said he did not understand planes should be delivered to Israel
"why more cannot be done in immediately. "They should be on iltd
Washington to let the rulers of the their way now, not after the elec-
Soviet Union know that the gov- tions," he said, because the jets
ernment of the United States cares are "vital to Israel's deterrent
about what happens to the Rus- capacity and it takes time to train
sians of Jewish faith." He noted pilots, technicians and mechanics
that "some say that it is all too for such sophisticated equipment."
Congressman Ford referred to
easy for an opposition political
party to oppose policies of the Ad- Arab terrorists activity against Is- iltd
rael
as the self-styled "Viet Cong
ministration." In this instance,
however, he wanted "to propose a of the Middle East" and warned
policy to help Russian Jews" be- of the massive Soviet naval build-
cause "no such policy exists." I up in the Mediterranean which,
Administration sources have he said, could provide cover for
responded that intervention in ' Arab commando raids across the
the "internal affairs" of the cease-fire line. Instead of wooing
USSR to help the Jews was un- Nasser by resuming aid to Egypt,
desirable. They said such a move "we would do much better to
might be embarassing to U.S. spend such sums for the strength-
diplomacy because it would indi- ening of the Sixth Fleet," he said.

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cate to the Arabs that Washing-
ton had some special concern for
foreign Jewish communities. Al-
so, State Department officials
said, it might "generate anti-
Semitism in Moscow" while giv-
ing the Kremlin "ideas about
protesting the treatment of Ne-
groes in the United States."
Ford said that regardless of ad-

ministration opposition he thought
his measure would pass. If not, he
was "confident that a Repulican
Congress would enact such an

amendment."
He added that "I have yet to

hear our President publicly voice
gratification that Israel, a free na-
tion, has defeated aggression."
Ford said "pressures against the
Jewish people (in Russia} have
been intesified follownig the defeat
by Israel of the Russian-backed
Arab agression. When the USSR
severed diplomatic relations with
Israel last June, all exit visas for
Jews were. abruptly cancelled."
He warned that "systematic cul-
tural genocide may finally liquid-
ate the once-flourishing Russian
Jewish community."

According to Ford, his amend-
ment "would keep the faith with
the 6,000,000 Jews who died dur-
ing World War II. We grieve that
sopae of the brutal murders could

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Constructive Settlement
Sought by Sen. Griffin

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U. S. Senator Robert P. Griffin
of Michigan, in a statement ad- illd
I dressed to Louis Panush, chairman
of the public affairs committee of
the Zionist Organization of Detroit,
reaffirmed his stand in support of
constructive means of solving the
Middle East problem. Sen. Griffin
wrote:
"It would be highly desirable to
avoid another arms race in the
area: however, such a goal is not
attainable unless there is coopera-
tion on both sides.
"Under the circumstances, the
free world has no choice but to
make certain that Israel will be
adequately equipped to defend
herself. In my view, that objective
is only made more difficult when
additional arms are also supplied
to nations which openly proclaim ill'
an intention to destroy Israel.
"As you may know. I have not
agreed with the Johnson Adminis-
tration concerning many of its
policies, foreign and domestic. I
believe that our State Department
should be moving in a more con-
structive and positive way to de-
velop a workable settlement of
differences in the Middle East.

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