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Sabbath of Supplication
For Peace in Middle East
Congregants in all Detroit Houses of Worship will recite prayers,
on this Sabbath, for Israel's security in the embattled Middle East
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Israel's New Appeal Temporarily Rejected
Dulles Relies Upon International
Rule of Law, Neighborly Amity
127 Congressmen Ask
Of Arms Petition Israel Defense Arms
Michigan Signers
The Michigan members
of Congress who signed the
petition to Secretary of
State Dulles that Israel be
provided with defensive
arms were:
Republicans: Congress..
men Alvin Bentley and
Ruth Thompson. Demo.
crats: Congressmen Charles
C. Diggs Jr., John D. Din-
gell Jr., Martha W. Grif-
fiths, Don Hayworth, John
Lesinski Jr., Louis C. Ra-
baut.
Rubiner Receives
'56 Mel Award
SAMUEL IL RUBINER
At the annual meeting of
the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion of Detroit, on Tuesday
evening, the 1956 Fred M.
Butzel Memorial Award
was presented to Samuel
H. Rubiner, former Fed-
eration president. The pres-
entation was made by Jus-
tice Henry M. Butzel.
Text of Award and Detailed
Story of Federation Meeting,
Page 7, Editorial, Page 4.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News)
WASHINGTON — Eighty-seven Demo-
cratic and 40 Republican members of the
House of Representatives on Monday
pleaded separately with the U. S. Govern-
ment to permit Israel to purchase defen-
sive arms in this country, in view of
Egyptian purchases of arms from Com-
munist countries. The Republican plea was
in the form of a letter presented person-
ally by five Republican Congressmen to
Secretary of State Dulles. The Democratic
plea was contained in a declaration. More
congressmen would have signed both un-
dertakings, but for the speedy execution
of the Republican letter and the Demo-
cratic declaration and the absence of many
CongressmeR from Washington.
In their letter, the Republican Congress-
men said they have individually and now
collectively taken the position that Israel,
as a firm part of the free world, should be
allowed to obtain in the open market such
weapons as would assure her protection
against aggression. The Republican Con-
gressmen urged that "a treaty of peace
and a guarantee of existing frontiers
should be offered to all interested parties
in the Middle East and should be imple-
mented promptly as to frontiers of that
nation or those nations which accept pro-
posed peace terms. Otherwise, we con-
tinue to be faced with the refusal of some
nations to enter into peace negotiations
or even to recognize the existence of the
State of Israel."
The declaration by Democratic members
of Congress, signed by Democratic Floor
Leader John McCormack and many other
important members of the House, urged
the Government "to permit Israel to pur-
chase $50,000,000 of defensive arms which
it seeks in this country strictly for purposes
of self-defense. The declaration empha-
sized that "Israel is firmly a part of the
free world and she may be counted upon not
only to defend herself but also to join in the
defense of the free world. The American people
will not tolerate anything so immoral as the
sacrifice of Israel to Communist infiltration of
the Near East." The declaration said "the time
to act is now. Failure to take action will en-
courage a Communist offensive, increase ten-
sion and endanger freedom.
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John FoSter Dulles on Mon-
day rejected, for the time being at least, a Congressional request that
Israel be permitted to buy American arms to offset the flow of Com-
munist munitions to Egypt. He made his views knoWn in reply to a letter
presented to him by Republican members of the House of Representa-
tives. It was learned from official sources that before issuing his state-
ment Mr. Dulles discussed it with President Eisenhower.
"The United States," Mr. Dulles said, "recognizes that current develop-
ments could create disparity in the armed force between Israel and its Arab
neighbors. However, we are not convinced that the disparity can be adequately
offset by additional purchases of arms by the State of Israel. Israel has a popu-
lation of under two million, whereas the Arab population amounts to tens of
millions and they apparently have been offered access to huge stores of Soviet
bloc material. Under this circumstance, the security of Israel can perhaps better
be assured by means other than an arms race."
Mr. Dulles pointed out that "the combined influence of the nations, which
would under the United Nations charter and the Tripartite Declaration be
against any armed aggression, is a far more effective deterrent to any potential
aggressor than any amount of arms which could be obtained by either side."
"We do not exclude the possibility of arms sales to Israel," the Secretary
said. "It is our belief that the security of states in the Near East cannot rest
upon arms alone but rather upon international rule of law and upon the estab-
lishment of friendly relations among neighbors. We are actively working toward
the establishment of such relations."
The Secretary of State emphasized that "the foreign policy of the United
States embraces the preservation of the State of Israel. It also mbraces the
principle of maintaining our friendship with Israel and the Arab states." He
reiterated the proposal he made last August 26 that the United States would
participate in an international guarantee of "agreed frontiers" if the Arab states
would agree to Israel's frontiers. Re also cited a statement issued Feb. 1 at the
conclusion of the Eden-Eisenhower talks on the Middle East.
"Problems of this area," Mr. Dulles stated, "must be studied in the larger
context of the free world's unceasing struggle against international Communism."
He added that he had no hesitation in declaring that "the United States is seek-
ing for itself to avoid involvement in war, is earnestly striving as a friend of both
Israel and its Arab neighbors" to relieve the present tension in the area. "If
political and economic developments should subsequently become such as to
make Congressional action desirable or necessary, the President would of course
promptly communicate with Congress," he said.
One point made by Mr. Dulles was that Israel was "the creation" of the
United Nations and that "Arab states are also members and all are solemnly
bound by that (United Nations) Charter to refrain in their international rela-
tions from threat or use of force." He asserted that "the United Nations organiza-
tion is capable of providing many forms of protection."
A spokesman for the Congressional group that met with Secretary Dulles
and received the reply said the impression was given that if a tripartite pursuit
of a peaceful solution fails, Israel would be in a position to renew its arms appli-
cation. He said that Mr. Dulles indicated to the group that certain secret activities
on behalf of an Arab-Israel peace might be under way.
Israel Ambassador Abba Eban on Monday called on George V. Allen, As-
sistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, "to call attention to the
growing urgency with which we regard the arms situation." He later reported
that he told Mr. Allen "this matter has complete priority" as far as Israel was
concerned. Mr. Eban also elicited additional information on the Eden-Eisenhower
meetings. He said he obtained a general idea of the thinking of the signatories
of the communique which was issued at the conclusion of the Washington talks.
Governor to ifteceive`Jernsalem'
Painting at Opening of Israeli
Exhibit at Temple Israel Sunday
The exhibition of Israeli paintings will open officially, with
special ceremonies, at Temple Israel, Sunday evening. The exhibi-
tion will remain at Temple Israel through March 11.
At the official opening, the painting, "Jerusalem," by Ludwig
Blum, shown on the left, will be presented to Governor G. Mennen
Williams, for the State House in Lansing, Mich'., by a sponsoring
committee consisting of Charles E. Feinberg, chairman, Edward
Bernstein, Lawrence A. Fleischman, Rabbi Leon Fram, Max Osnos,
Edward Rose, Samuel H. Rose, Miss Margaret Schlafer, Nathan Shaye,
Daniel C. Siegel and C. William Sucher.
Participants in Sunday's program will include Governor Wil-
liams, Rabbi Fram, Miss Yurika Mann, director of the Jerusalem
Art Gallery, who is bringing the exhibition to Detroit, and Edgar
P. Richardson, director of the Detroit Art Institute.
The community is invited to Sunday's program and to the
month's exhibition of paintings.
Also See Story on Page 3
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