THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 8 Friday, March 28, 1975 "LOOK" State of Rio Names Jews What $11.25 per week Will Buy You At The SOUTHFIELD ATHLETIC CLUB I) • • 8 Squash & 6 Racquetball Courts (All Air Conditioned) 3 Steam AND Heat Rooms • Large Swimming Pool • 2 Whirlpools & Cold Plunge • Professionally Staffed Exercise Room • Massage Room • Dining & Meeting Facilities • "New" Gold Putting Green & Driving Range Regular Membership $585 per year— No Assessments—No Cover Fees—No Tipping For Further Information Call 355-0080 RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Two Jews were included in the new government of the state of Rio de Janeiro, which was merged with the state of Guanabara on March 15. The new governor of the Rio de Janeiro State, Admi- ral Faria Lima, appointed Yossef Barat, a 35-year-old Jewish engineer, as secre- tary for transportation. His main task will be to revive the construction of Rio's subway which began five years ago and was halted due to the lack of funds. The governor also ap- pointed Haim Lerner, a young Jewish architect, as "coordinator of Greater Rio de Janeiro." He will be responsible for the de- velopment of the merged state with its 9,400,000 in- habitants, and especially for the development of the state's capital, Rio de Ja- neiro, with its five million inhabitants. Lerner, the son of a tradi- tional Jewish family, who speaks Yiddish and is a graduate from a Jewish school, served for the past four years as mayor of Curi- tiba, the capital of Brazil's southern state of Parana. He is considered the best ur- banist in the country . Love money. METROPOLITAN SAVINGS OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY 'Between You . . . and Me' Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA (Copyright 1975, JTA, Inc.) SOMETHING TO REMEMBER: The efforts of the Arab rulers to force American firms to become "Ju- denrein," if they wish to do business with the Arab oil coun- tries, is not a new experience in American history. Similar efforts were also made by Czarist Russia. The Czarist government insisted on making a difference be- tween Jewish and non-Jewish holders of American pass. ports; it refused to recognize the rights of American citizen- ship for Jews. The U.S. government reacted by cancelling its commercial treaty with Russia. The U.S. Congress, and President William Howard Taft considered the Czarist move against American Jewish citizens as an insult to the American passport. They also saw the Russian move as a violation of the U.S. Constitu- tion. At the end of December, 1911, after prolonged discus- sions with the Czarist government which proved unsatisfac- tory, both Houses of Congress unanimously adopted a reso- lution warning Russia of America's determination not to tolerate the Czarist policy against American Jewish citi- zens. The trade pack was cancelled after the Czarist govern- ment — like the Arab rulers today — remained adamant in practicing its ban on Jewish holders of American citizen- ship. * * * U.S. DIGNITY: The unanimous decision of both Houses of Congress to terminate the trade agreement was not a step made overnight. There were hearings, the State De- partment and the Department of Commerce were con- sulted, and experts of other governmental departments were also asked their opinions. The Jews in 1911 did not play the role they are playing now in American life. The had practically no influence in Washington at that time because the great majority of them were immigrants who had not yet acquired American citizenship. Nevertheless, all agreed that Russia must not be permitted to impose its anti-Jewish policy on the United States. Louis Marshall, the top leader of American Jewry, ap- peared at Congressional hearings with impressive argu- ments. One of the greatest constitutional lawyers in the United States, Marshall amazed the members of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with the masterly way in which he handled the issue, by his discussion of the principles of international law which were involved, by his passionate invective against Russia's brutal. ities, by the profound study which he had given to every phase of the subject which enabled him to answer all quer- ies and arguments. Jacob Schiff also appeared. Both were invited by Presi- dent Taft to the White House, with other Jewish leaders, to discuss the matter. Both presented their views to the Presi- dent in a convincing manner, asking him to vindicate the American principles of government which provide equality of rights for the Jews and all others to the protection of the flag under which they dwelt. By cancelling the treaty with Russia, the United States raised itself to the highest level of dignity, honor and pres- tige in the international world. It also strengthened the po- sition of the Jews in European countries where anti-Semi- tism was prevalent. * * * . . . the savings account that's an investment in your child's future and gives you financial security while he's growing up. It's your VIP regular savings account, growing with 5 1/4% annual interest, computed daily, paid and compounded quarterly. And because love money is so important, there's no reason to settle for anything • less than saving it at Metropolitan. 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In the meantime, however, various firms in this coun- try, anxious to do business with the Arab oil countries, are already quietly acceding to the Arab pressures. Some of them have voluntarily adopted measures to render them- selves "Judenrein" as a way of currying favor with the pe- tro-dollar sheikhdoms. Other companies are quietly reduc- ing the number of Jews on their boards, reviewing the roster of their top executives and professional staff for Jew- ish names, cutting down on Jewish suppliers and complying with Arab formalities to prove that they do not deal with Israel. Many American firms eager to do business with Arabs, but unwilling to practice anti-Semitism to do so, would wel- come tighter anti-discrimination rules to protect them against unfair competition from concerns more easily in- timidated.