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tor Southern Jewry The Southern Israelite VOL. X—NO. 26. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1935. Price Five Cents SHIPPING companies undermining new JEWISHLINE Charge That the Big Shipping ‘ companies are Engaged in a Campaign of ‘‘Libel” Tel Aviv (WNS—Palcor Agen- A charge that the big ship- p ’ ng companies are engaged in a campaign of “libel” in order to r ke it appear that the company operating the “Tel Aviv,” first Jewish stemship, is under Hitler auspices and is not Jewish, was made here by Felix Rosenblueth, prominent Jewish exile from Ger many, and member of the Board 0 [ Directors of the Palestine Ship ping Company, which operates the Tel Aviv." Informed that Amer ican newspapers had published reports from Italy that the first Jewish steamer in history was merely a subterfuge on the part of German shipping interests try ing to obtain some of the lucra tive business to Palestine, Mr. Rosenblueth declared that “such an allegation that the ‘Tel Aviv’ is German and not Jewish is en tirely unfounded. The whole cap ital of the Tel Aviv’, amounting to i'85.000. has been provided by German Jews.” Mr. Rosenblueth, who is now practicing law in Palestine, added: The Palestine Shipping Com pany and the steamer, ‘Tel Aviv,’ are both registered in Palestine. The ship is flying the Palestinian flag. The campaign of libel against the company which, its sponsors hope, will result in a Jewish boy cott, is prompted by a most un fair competition on the part of interested shipping companies. I trust that Jewish leaders in Amer ica will use their influence in or der to protect this young Jewish shipping undertaking.” How valuable the Palestine shipping trade has become is shown by the fact that in 1934, a otal of 2,520 ships entered its harbors, with a gross tonnage of 3928,000. In 1931, the number of ships was 806, and the tonnage, * 810.000. The “Tel Aviv” is a 10,- 000-ton steamer. GHandi Tells Rabbi Non- Resistance Doesn’t Mean ubmission to Persecution Philadelphia (WNS) — “Non-re- Ce does n °t mean passive sub- s ion .o the will of the persecut or. ‘ a hatma Ghandi, leader of “ n( han civil disobedience move- Ln,, ’ J clared in a letter to Rabbi denh <^° 1Sey 0f Con eregation Ro- m Sholom. Ghandi’s letter was “ - Ply to a letter from Rabbi Wol- ,jjl , 0 had as ked the famous In to* b ° p;nion in the problem that bera,, eStt my Peopfe everywhere,” vided h ! . le JeWS * are greatly di- utiiiTir. VPen tbose w ho believe in force*■It; 0 . doctrine of replying to tnpresj.. ! l ;0rce and thos e who are pressed with your contribution ships " Pr ° blem °t human relation- that n :iandi ’s letter declared to , on 'resistance paeans refusal or and lhe wil1 of the persecut- ^encerof^^ t0 aCCept the con " said thaf • / v n ° n " subm ission. He a douh- u have not a shadow of thrnino 1 , vitu Peration and re- the With evil does add tberefi Stnr»u Liuca ttUU lAJt efnr ° f evd nr the world and ••oes not serve anybody.” ie . 1 e ditors who described - fcs. Goering as being of Parentage are all wet. She Plans Adolph S. Ochs School Of Journalism Harrogate, Tenn. (WNS) — An Adolph S. Ochs School of Journal ism will be established by Lincoln Memorial University with the $25,- 000 worth of New York Times stock bequeathed to them by the late Ad olph S. Ochs, it was announced here by Dr. John Wesley Hill, chancellor of the University. When the Adolph S. Ochs School of Journalism comes into being it will be the second school of journalism founded with funds left by a Jew ish publisher, the first having been the Pulitzer School of Journalism at Columbia University, which was created by funds left by the late Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World. New York (WNS) — Non-voting preferred stock of the New York Times worth close to $25,000 was bequeathed to New York Universi ty, Columbia University, Chatta nooga University, Yale University, Dartmouth College, Lincoln Memo rial University, the Julius and Ber tha Ochs Memorial Temple in Chattanooga, the cemetery of Miz- pah Congregation in Chattanooga and “The One Hundred Neediest Cases” fund of the New York Times by Adolph S. Ochs, late publisher of the New York Times, it was dis closed with the publication of his will. Ochs also provided for pay ment of the balance of his $500,000 contribution to the endowment fund of the Hebrew Union College. The controlling ownership of the New York Times was left in trust to Mrs. Ochs, with Ochs’ daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hays Sulzberger, his son-in-law, Arthur Hays Sulzber ger, and bis nephew, Col. Julius Ochs Adler, as trustees and execu tors. Upon the death of Mrs. Ochs the controlling interest passes to Mrs. Sulzberger and then to her children. Party In Czechoslovakia In Election Bloc With Socialists Prague (WNS)—By a vote of thirty to nine the council of the Jewish Party of Czechoslovakia vot ed to create a joint electoral bloc with the Socialist Party in the May parliamentary elections in order to overcome the effect of the revised election law which requires that a party must have polled at least 120,000 votes in order to elect a representative to parliament. Since the Jewish Party has never muster ed more than 100,000 votes, it would eliminate Jewish representatives from parliament. The Socialist Par ty agreed to nominate on their tick et Dr. Angelo Goldstein, and H. Kugel. As a result of the council’s decision, Dr. Emil Margulies, chair man of the council, resigned. Simon Koss, who recently won $150,000 in the sweepstakes, is fi nancing the establishment of his family in Palestine. MMES WARBUG SAILS REVEAL MUSSOLINI PUN TO GIVE ARABS ON NAZI STEAMSHIP INDEPENDENCE IN NEW WORLD WAR ‘I Am Sure That no Self Respect ing American Jew Will Follow.. His Example”—Untermyer When the attention of Mr. Samuel Untermyer, president of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights was called to the public announcement that Mr. and Mrs.* James P. Warbug were sailing on the Bremen, his only comment was “Mr. Warbug has the ‘dis tinction’ of being the only promi nent Jew who has travelled on a German boat flying the Swas tika flag since the beginning of the crucifiction and disfranchise ment of the German Jews by the Hitler regime. “In view, however, of the past performances of that gentleman in his relations with Germany, neither his fellow Jews nor his non-Jewish fellow Americans should be surprised at anything he does to emphasize and flaunt before them his sympathy with the Hitler regime and his want of sympathy with the persecuted German Jews. It can be accounted for, if at all, but not excused, only on the theory that his bank er relatives and associates in Ger many are in a difficult position with that government and that he therefore finds himself im pelled to do everything possible to help them. Regardless of the effect upon his own people—that is what he has been doing. “I am sure that no self respect ing American Jew will follow his example of travelling upon the German ship, where his fellow Jews are not regarded, socially or otherwise, as the equals of the servants who wait upon them.” New Workers Settlement Founded In Palestine Publication of Letters Brings to Climax Rumors Circulating in the Arab Press Rehoboth, Palestine (WNS—Pal cor Agency)—Another link was ad ded to Palestine’s chain of modern workers settlements, when founda tion stone ceremonies were held nearby at Ramat Aaron Eisenberg, a small holding settlement named after one of the earliest pioneers of Rehoboth. The entire settlement consists of fifty-six dunams of land bequeathed to the Keren Kayemeth by the deceased Eisenberg. Loans to build twenty small homesteads of 2% dunams each are being provided to J,he workers by the B'nai B’rith lodge of Rehoboth, of which Eisen berg was president. The homesteads include small allotments of land which will be developed by the lab orers in their spare time. It is hoped that this type of workers settlement will be the precursor of others throughout the country. DAVID MACAROV, sixteen year old Commercial High school stu dent, junior chairman of National Red Cross, in a speech delivered before a meeting of the public re lations committee of the Atlanta Red Cross roll call reported activi ties of the National convention in Wahsington that he recently at tended. (See story page 2). DRIVE TO EXCLUDE JEWS FROM OFFICE IN UNITED STATES Campaign to Exclude Jews Form Public Office in United States Being Organized the npn- x wnu uesermeu Jewish n ‘ Irs ‘ Goerin & as being of is a h„S rentage a™ 5 a 11 wet - She Kkes th» r Per cent Ar yan who i , r , ews about as much Rabbi Abraham Shusterman, of Athens, Ga., will address the local order of B’nai B’rith, at its regular meeting, Wednesday evening at the Standard Club. Dinner will be served at 6:30 and the meeting will be opened about 7:30 P. M. Speaking on “Jewish Student Life at the University of Georgia”, Rabbi Shusterman will tell of the new work made possible by the re cent contribution given by the Fifth District of B’nai B’rith, of which Atlanta is a m’ember. B’nai B’rith has already established Hil- lel Foundations, or cultural centers, at more than a score of American colleges. The award to the Univer sity of Georgia is for the advance ment of Jewish education and cul ture among the Jewish students on the campus, and it is hoped will ultimately lead to the establish ment there of a Hillel Foundation. Dr. Shusterman who divides his time between his congregation and the University, will tell of the ac tivities he directs. Edward M. Kahn, president of the Atlanta lodge, will preside. Reservations for the dinner should be made at least a day in advance by calling as Just about as much lei Foundations, or cultural centers, ^ distinguished husband does, under the supervision of a rabbi,the secretary at Main 8251. New York (WNS)—A campaign to exclude Jews from public office in the United States is being or ganized by the American National Socialist League, one of the two organizations in this country, it was disclosed at a rally in the Bronx. Dr. Herbert jLaage, one of the leaders of the League, read excerpts from a forthcoming book let soon to be published for the guidance of members and these excerpts made clear the Nazi pro gram. In commenting on the pro gram Laage said, “These ideas must be impressed as flaming swords in our minds. Then will we National Socialists be able to carry our idea throughout the United States for the benefit fo ourselves and the entire nation.” Reich Eases Money Transfer For German Jews In Palestine Berlin (WNS) — German Jews resident in Palestine will now be able to transfer a portion of their cash holdings on deposit in Ger man banks if they can satisfy the Nazi financial authorities that they emigrated from the Reich with such a small part of their holdings as to make it impossible for them to live in Palestine. By the terms of a decree issued by the ministry of finances German Jews living in Palestine who come within the terms of this order may shift some of their money from German banks to Temple Society, the German bank in Palestine. The Reich cur rency office, however, must ap prove the transfer of any sum in excess of 60,000 marks. Jerusalem (WNS—Palcor Agen cy)—A secret agreement whereby Benito Mussolini of Italy allegedly undertook to guarantee the na tional independence of the Arabs in Palestine and Syria in the event of a new world war was re vealed here by the Arab newspa per, Jama Islamiah, which pub lishes a photostatic copy of a let ter giving the gist of the report ed agreement with II Duce. Mussolini believes that another world war is imminent, according to the nationalist leader who stated that he had come to an understanding with the Italian Premier in return for a pro-Italian campaign among Arab national ists. The publication of the letter brings to a climax rumors that have circulated in the Arab press during the past few weeks in re gard to a secret agreement be tween Mussolini and the Arab groups who are still striving for national independence in the Near East. The letter, which evoked a sen sation throughout Palestine is signed by the noted Istaqlil (in dependence party) leader, Shah Ibasslan, and is addressed to Hal Amin el Husseini, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. It confirms widely- broadcast allegations to the effect that the Arab nationalists under took to conduct pro-Italian prop aganda in Arab countries with the aim of reorinetating Arabs toward Italy as the power which supports Arab independence aspirations. The reports also stated that Italy had pledged itself to inter vene in favor of Arab independ ence in Palestine and Syria in event of a world war, when Eng land and France will be involved in difficulties elsewhere. England now has the Mandate over Pal estine and France over Syria. Ibasslan, who visited Mecca last summer in the company of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, subse quently conferred with the Su preme Moslem leader in Jerusa lem. His letter, which was pub lished in a hostile paper today, is written from Geneva and is dated February 20, 1935. Address ing itself to the Grand Mufti, it says: “Presume you have been in formed of the conclusions reach ed in Rome between me and mem bers of the Italian Government, concerning the subject of the dis cussion that we had in Mecca and our agreement in Jerusalem. I am satisfied with my last interview when I received an assurance, made by Mussolini personally. “I am convinced that Italy will not dare to treat us as have Eng land and France. It has been agreed that Italian propaganda in Arab countries should start forth with, as the ‘man’ said he fears outbreak of world war, and if the grounds are not prepared now, the opportunity may be wasted.” The Shah also mentions in his letter that he has written to the Syrian Istaqlil leaders to start such pro-Italian propaganda im mediately, and has asked them to communicate with the Mufti and follow his instructions. The publication of the letter to day coincides with the beginning of the Nebi Musa (Feast of the Prophet) festivals in Palestine which have been organized by the Grand Mufti. The revelation of (Continued on page three)