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SCUTIIERN ISRAILIII VOL. X—NO. 8. UNTERMYER HEADS UNIFIED WORLD BOYCOTT COUNCIL Transfer Agreements Ex cluded from Ban On Trade Deals London (WNS) — Transfer agreements between Palestine and Germany were excluded from the resolution condemning all com mercial and financial deals with Nazi Germany which was adopted by the steering committee of the international boycott conference, it becmae known here as plans were pushed for opening central headquarters for the World Anti- Nazi Council to Champion Human Rights, the new world-wide boy cott agency created by the confer ence. M. Horowitz, English Zionist, and honorary secretary of the Council, will direct the London bureau. Palestine is not mention ed by name in the resolution but fhen it was presented to the pie nary session of the conferences, it was clearly understood that Pal estine was excluded from its terms because the transfer agree ments are not regarded as vio lating the boycott. Creation of groups to be called Anti-Nazi Action in colleges schools, trade unions, churches and industrial establishments to take direct or indirect action in support of the anti-Nazi boycott was decided upon at the conclud ing session of the conference which merged all boycott commit tees into the World Council. The conference also provided for the organization of a world-wide Anti-Nazi Youth Movement to be established as part of the Anti- Nazi Action. The youth movement and the Anti-Nazi Action are de signed to be the shock troops of the World Council. Notwithstanding his reluctance to accept the office, the World Council elected Samuel Untermyer, head of the American delegation, president. Vice-presidents chosen were Walter Citrine, president of the International Federation of Trade Unions; Maitre Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French attorney; and Dr. Paul Hutchinson, editor of the Christian Century. The seven members of the Council’s executive committee are: Frank Rogers, British labor leader; Dr. Hutchinson; M. H. Davis, leader of the absorbed Jewish Represen tative Council of England; H. Reart of Leeds; If. Klangor, of Prance; M. Sluyer, of Hollana; and M. Koussevitzky, of Poland. Apart from the step taken to tighten the boycott, the most im portant action of the conference was the adoption of a resolution protesting against American par ticipation in the 1936 Olympic Games at Berlin. Spokesmen for the resolution emphasized that if the United States did not take Part in the games they would be moved from Berlin. Another res olution, moved by Richard J. Beamish, prominent American Catholic layman and former sec retary of Pennsylvania, proposed that instead of American parti cipation in the Olympic Games there should be organized “A Festival of Freedom” in the Brit ish Isles to run from May 1st to September 30th, 1935. The pro posed festival would include all British sporting fixtures as well as pageants and theatrical per formances. For Southern Jewry ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1934. Price: Five Oente Samuel Untermyer, noted American attorney and leader In the anti- Nazi boycott in this country, was unanimously elected president of the World Non - Sectarian Anti- Nazi Boycott Council formed last week in London. Legislative Council Put Off Because Of Arab Opposition London (WNS)—Because of the sudden and unexpected opposition of the Arabs, the proposed legis lative council for Palestine will not be created for some time to come, according to Near East and India, the quasi-official organ of the Colonial Office. Near East and India points out that the Arabs have decided to oppose the council at the last moment be cause they learned that it will not be empowered to take up the questions of Jewish immigration and land pudchase. Another rea son for postponing the council is the unexpected defeat of Ragheb Bey Nashashibl, mayor of Jerus alem, who failed to win re-elec tion cub a member of the city coun cil. The government had counted heavily on the support of Nash- ashibi’s group but his followers have turned against the council because of their leader’s defeat. ATLANTA LOOKS FORWARD TO RECEPTION FORA. M. OMEN Standard Club to be Scene of Program Climaxing Enrollment Drive; National President Inspiration of Meeting. Wolf Denies He Sought Permission Return to Germany Paris (WNS)—A report that Theodore Wolf, former editor and publisher of the Berliner Tage- blatt, had asked Hitler’s permis sion to return to Germany and had promised to abstain from Journalistic activity is heatedly de nied here by Wolf. The distin guished editor said that the re port was a canard and added that he had no intention of returning to Germany while Hitler remained in power. Three New Factories Opens In Palestine Jerusalem (WNS)—The opening of three large scale industrial en terprises with one week is the lat est indication of Palestine’s steady industrial progress. The new un dertakings are a brewery, the first in Palestine, a glass works, and the Palestine Wire Company. The brewery, organized by French in dustrialists headed by Gaston Drey- fuss, intends to open a plant at Rlshon-le-Zion as a result of the decrease in the excise tax from twenty to eight mils per litre. The glass works, already employing fourteen skilled workers brought from Poland, will shortly increase its staff to fifty to speed up pro duction of decorative glassware, bottles lamps. The wire works, founded by A. Rosenberg and A. Broide, German Jewish engineers with a capital of $1*5,000, has be gun to turn out a great variety of electrical products. American Jew* Exempt From Alien Ban-Greece Saloniki (WNS)—American Jews are exempt from the recent de cree forbidding foreigners to land in Greece without a special per mit from the foreign minister, it was announced at the foreign of fice. The decree is intended to pre vent the smuggling of Jewish im migrants into Palestine because smugglers have been using Greece as a base of operations. The for eign office announced that the de cree. refers only to Jews from Eastern and Central Europe. THREE JEWISH NOTABLES ATTEND ROYAL BRITISH WEDDING London (WNS)—Three of England’s best known Jews, Chief Rabbi Joseph Berta, Lord Reading and Lord Walter Rothschild, were among the guests invited to attend the wedding of the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greeoe, at Westminster Abbey. Dr. Hertz presented the royal oou- ple with a copy of his book, "Jewish Thoughts” as a wed ding present. Goldsmid and La«ki Coming Here To Strengthen Agency London (WNS)—Sir Osmond d’- Avigdor Goldsmid, president of the Jewish Colonization Association and chairman of the Council of the Jewish Agency, and Neville Laakl, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, are leaving for America on December 18th. The object of their trip is to reorganize and enlarge the American section of the Jewish agency. During their stay in the United States they will attend meetings of the American Jewish Committee and the admin istrative committee of Jewish Ag ency. Lutheran Church Head Admits All Germans In Near East Are Nazis Turkish Rabbis Barred From Wearing Clerical Garb In Public ....Istanbul (WNS)—Rabbis will henceforth be forbidden to ap pear in public clother in rabbin ical garb as the result of a de cree issued by the Turkish Gov ernment forbidding clergymen of all sects to wear their clerical at tire outside of their churches, synagogues or mosques. Austria Bans Book Con taining Blood Libels Against Jews Vienna (WNS)—The Austrian government has issued an order forbidding the publication or dis tribution of the book containing blood libel charges against the Jews. The book was being issued by Dr. Stepan, former head of the Patriotic Front. The Jewish community had instituted legal ac tion against him , BELGIUM’S KING JOINS JEWISH SOCIETY Antwerp (WNS)—King Leo pold of Belgium, has created something of a stir among his subjects by becoming a member of a Jewish society which pro vides financial relief for indi gent mourners. The King Join ed the society under somewhat dramatic circumstances. He received the president of the society in an official audience and asked him what the so ciety does. When he was told, he insisted that he be allowed to become a member. Jerusalem (WNS)—All Germans living in the Near East have gone Nazi and Nazi party members In Palestine "go a little outside tbetr bounds in proclaiming the prind pies of the Nazi party,” Dr. Ernst Rhein, head of the Lutheran Church in Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Transjordanla, admitted here. Blaming most of Germany’s post war economic ills on the influx of Polish and Russian Jews who he said had ousted German workers, Dr. Rhein declared that such Jews should not be allowed to remain in Germany and added that In this question he was in accord with Hit ler anti-Semitism. Although he said he did not approve of Nazi race hatred, and expressed vigorous opposition to the anti-Nazi boyoott, the German clergyman admitted that he accepted Nazi principle* "because I am looking out far the unity and future of the German nations. He also revealed that "in the German Lutheran schools throughout the Near East, all of which are under my supervision, the machinery of the present Ger man Nazi government is taught to the pupils.” Dr. Rhein also declar ed that Nazi officials in the Near East kept tabs on the German Jew ish refugees in Palestine. Seven Anti-Hanfstaengl Demonstrators Freed by The Governor's Connell Boston (WNS)—Seven anti-Nazis who were serving six month Jail sentences because of their partkd- pation in a demonstration against Puts! Hanfstaengl, Hitler's aid, at Harvard University last summer, have been freed by the Governor’s Council. The Council acted on the recommendation of Governor The demonstrators, who al ready spent thirty-six days in Jail, included one woman. Building Theatre To Be Named For Straus In Palestine Jerusalem (WNS)—The Nathania Seashore Development Company has begun work on the erection of a theatre to be named after the late Nathan Straus. Seating 1,000 people and costing $35,000, the the atre is being built in the colony of Nathania, which is also named af ter Straus. One of the outstanding of Jewry today appears to per son at the Standard Club on Mon day evening, December JW, at S p. m. The presence ,of Alfred ML Cohen, of Cincinnati, National President of the B*nal Jg^rlfh, marks the highlight of the ewob- ment drive of B*nai B’rith, drive is carried on to Omni? ate the 75th anniversary Cohen. Mr. Cohen, who wOl be peocaa»- panied by Rabbi Samuel , Oook, di rector of the newly established HiOel Foundation at ,tbe Univer sity of Alabama, frill discuss many of the problems of Jewry today. Those who will aval) them selves of the opportunity to see and hear Mr. Cohen Witt recog nize the outstanding personality of the B’nal B’rlth leader. Mr. W. P. Wilson, farmer mem ber of the British Parliament, 'and nationally known publicist gad contributor to American and Eng lish periodicals, wrote a sketch on Mr. Cohen that vividly feints out the traits and deeds at the national B’nal B’rith leader* Mb. Wilson writes: "Visit him, and at once, MM popularity is apparent. There he sits, ruddy of countenance and’ vigorous In physique, a man to the very prime of his influence and opportunity, at ease with him self and on good terms with the whole wide world. The Joy of the Lord is our strength,' se we reed to the Scriptures; and Mr. Cohen B- lustratea the saying. His is the Joy of finding one’s fate and faiMIL tog it. He is glad to be altvi. Be is also glad to share Ms gladness with others. "Without haste, without seat, that was Goethe’s motto, and R describes Mr. Cohen. As Presldient of the Independent Order a! B’nal B’rith, he is expected to Ms everywhere at once, and by re ducing his sleep to a night «f Hen hours and frequently that shasfi night to sleepem, he almost sns- ceeds. Yet, he ia neither hUssted near worried. Visit torn eu af ternoon, crowded ‘ ments. and he will an instant that his time. On the yon the impressjqo ^tose dgy ed a supreme chance, you bad profession, lawyer, and 1 si other lawyers, be has times tcTfSrt Mr&nm* he gave the fanpreesian, bodemW, that instead of fighting or anybody, be would be a friend. Be is one lawyers to whom the law M am expression of the hamanlOes. Mb With polities. Be M a Demoamt and to his state, has been dratted, at times into the asBve sesvtoo of his party. Bat I cannot Imag ine him quarreling, even with a Republican, and for years MM electral aspirations have been to abeyance. He M today a trusted banker in his city and an todefal- iguable public servant. "It is said that we should be ware when all men speak wed of us. Even genuine popularity Is a bad master unless it be a good (Continued on page eight)