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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1947
No. 24
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AGENCY: “IT IS ILLEGAL TO PREVENT
British Halt Immigration Note
Surprises U. N. Inquiry Committee
LAKE SUCCESS (JTA) — Members of the U. N. in
quiry committee on Palestine have expressed surprise at
the release, on the eve of tl\e committee’s departure for the
Holy Land, of a British note through the U. N. to its mem
ber states asking them to prevent the “illegal” immigration
Jewish Backed, Too
B’NAI B'RITII AID TO TEXAS CITY BLAST VICTIMS
—Immediately after the recent Texas City blast, B’nai B’rith
Lodges and Women’s Chapters swung into action mobilizing
food, clothing, medicine and financial aid to the explosion
victims. Shown above are members of the San Fernando,
Calif. Lodge and Women’s Chapter loading one of the trucks
of a motorcade dispatched to Texas to aid in relief activities.
Left to right on the truck are Theda Pearlman and Joe
Stearn. Handing them a carton of supplies is M. J. Bristol.
Racial Propaganda Used
In Macon Anti-CIO Drive
CYPRUS PRISONERS GET SOS CLOTHES
MAYBE EVEN FROM ATLANTA . . .
By ADOLPH ROSENBERG
A Georgia Jewish-backed cam
paign against labor, spearheaded
by racial hatred, including anti-
Semitism. lias been bared in find
ings released by the National La
bor Relations Board.
Intense racial hatred was em
ployed by the Macon Textile Mills,
the findings show, as the manage
ment attempted to circumvent an
election of the Textile Workers
Union of America, a CIO affiliate.
Among a series of measures, de
scribed by CIO officials as one of
the most open cases of opposition
remembered in recent years in
this section, the Textile Mills re
quired its 350 workers on three
shifts to stop work and be present
during speeches given by D. W.
Barnes, general manager.
The findings report shows that
during these speeches Barnes stat
ed that if the employes wanted a
union, they »*iould get one of their
own “nationality" such as the
A. F. of L.;” that the leaders of
the Union were "5th Columnists,”
Communists, “Jews,” Yankees,
“Dagos,” and “thugs."
The findings also pointed out
the mill management “even went
so far as to threaten bodily harm
to representatives and members
of the Union and to dangerously
appeal to the base emotions of ra
cial and religious prejudices.”
A number of employes were or
dered reinstated by the mill and it
is expected that four Negroes,
threatened with bodily harm by
thugs if they appeared for work,
would be able to report again.
Records revealed that Louis
Bachman. Sr., is chairman of the
board of directors and his son,
I Louis Bachman. Jr., is vice presi-
| dent.
(Continued on Page Two)
of Jews to Palestine.
The Jewish Agency issued a
statement attacking the British
action. “No Jew who enters Pales
tine today enters Palestine illeg
ally," it declared. “It is illegal to
keep them out of Palestine. In
asking the member states of the
United Nations to block the trans
it of Jews through their territory
and their departure for Palestine,
the United Kingdom is asking the
United Nations to sanction and to
cooperate in an illegal act,” the
statement said.
“The British restrictions which
bar Jews from Palestine were nev
er approved by the League of Na
tions," it continued. “On the con
trary, the Permanent Mandates
Commission of the League held
these restrictions to be a viola
tion of British obligations under
the Palestine Mandate and lead
ing statesmen of both Great Brit
ain and the United States have
repeatedly condemned them.
“It is the United Kingdom
which seeks to trap Jews as pris
oners in countries which are noth
ing more than vast graveyards for
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MILLER SECONDS PALESTINE RESOLUTION
District 5 B nai
Elects Miamian
Brith
President
By SIDNEY PARKS
Gate City Lodge Exec. Sec.
MIAMI BEACH.—Louis Heiman
of Miami has inherited the gavel
of leadership of District 5, B’nai
B’rith.
Mr. Heiman was chosen during
the closing sessions of the District
Convention, here, along with the
following:
Dr. Maurice A. Goldberg, Wash
ington! first vice president. “
SEVEN EX-PRESIDENTS
XYLOTYMBOU, CYPRUS—Jewish refugees detained by the British
are shown here receiving an allotment of used clothing sent from the
United States by tne SOS (Supplies for Overseas Survivors) Collection
of the Joint Distribution Committee. Morris Laub, director of J.O.C.
relief operations on Cyprus, highly praised the quality of the used,
clothing which arrived during the Passover season.
TRUMAN ASKS AMERICANS TO REFRAIN FROM
ACTIVITIES WHICH AGGRAVATE PALESTINE SITUATION
Bv BEATRICE HEIMAN
WASHINGTON. (JTA)—President Truman this week called on
the people of the United States to refrain from any activities which
would aggrevate the situation in Palestine while the United Nations
considers the question of a solution of that country's problems.
In a statement issued today from the White House, the President
declared that “it is in the interest of the United States, as well as
of the United Nations, that the efforts of the UN to solve this problem
meet with success.” Emphasizing that “the search for a fair and
workable solution of the Palestine problem is one of the most difficult
and important tasks confronting the UN,’’ Mr. Truman warned against
activities which, he said, "render still more difficult the tasks which
tile United Nations has before it.”
Jewish circles here see the President’s statement as aimed at
groups that have been publishing advertisements in the U. S. press
which have been interpreted as inciting to violence against the
British authorities in Palestine. The British Government recently
submitted several protests to the State Department against these
advertisements.
AJC AND JLC REPUDIATE HECHT "ADS"
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A joint i Hecht announcement as being
statement by the American Jew- j “completely unrepresentative of
ish Committee and the Jewish La- general Jewish sentiment in the
bor Committee, repudiating the | United States’’ and as emanating
advertisement signed by Ben from a small group which speaks
Hecht, co-chairman of the Ameri- for itself alone,
can League for Free Palestine, (In London, Dr. Nahum Gold-
approving Palestine terrorism was mann, members of the Jewish
issued by both organizations. Agency, described Ben Hechfs
The two groups repudiated the advertisement as “disgusting.”)
Score ZOA Leadership
On Eve of Convention
NEW YORK. (JPS-Palcor) —
Seven former presidents of the
Zionist Organization of America,
issued a statement in which they
called on Zionists to send to the
ZOA convention “uninstructed
delegates” and alleged that “ad
ministrative restrictions” barred
“free expression of opinion.” A
spokesman for the ZOA adminis
tration commented on this as
follows:
“The proper answer to this tele
gram will be given by the demo
cratically constituted annual con
vention of our organization which
will be held in New York at the
beginning of next month. We are
confident of its verdict.”
The statement issued by the
former presidents (Solomon Gold
man, Edmund I. Kaufmann, Louis
E. Levinthal, Louis Lipsky, Mor
ris Rothenberg, Robert Szold and
Stephen - S. Wise) reads as fol
lows:
“The 50th annual convention of
the Zionist Organization of Amer
ica is scheduled to be held in New
York on July 4th. It is meeting at
a time when momentous issues,
involving the character of our
movement and the very future of
Palestine, are at stake. At no time
has it been so essential to main
tain the integrity of the organiza
tion, its democratic character, and
the free expression of opinion
without let or hindrance by any
administrative restrictions.” Dur
ing the past few years we have be
come increasingly concerned with
the tendency in the Zionist Or
ganization which allows one ad
ministration virtually to appoint
or designate Its own successors,
contrary to every democratic prin-.
ciple; and to use the administra
tive machinery to that end, con
trary to all principles of civil ser
vice. Unfortunately, Zionist con
ventions have been reduced to
mass meetings and demonstrations
of assent, and through controls
from above ceased to be delibera-
See telegram on page 3
for reaction to Ex-Presi
dents' charge.
tive assemblies for the determina
tion of Zionist issues and the elec
tions of an administration truly
reflecting the views of the rank
and file.
“Deeply deploring this state of
affairs in our movement, we for
mer presidents of the Zionist Or
ganization of America, belonging
to no single party or group, hold
ing different opinions on many Zi
onist questions, appeal to the Zion
ists of America to send to the con
vention delegates uninstructed, j
unbound, uncommitted to any 1
group or faction, and unpledged
to any candidate or list of officers,
leaving to the delegates them
selves, through their own, uncon- !
trolled committees, the full and
free opportunity to elect such an
administration as may best serve
the interests of th* Zionist move
ment."
Dr. William A. Wexler, Savan
nah, second vice president.
Abe Schwel, Lynchburg, Va.,
third vice president.
Sam Reevin, Sumter, treasurer,
Julius Fisher, Roanoke, Va.,
secretary.
Georgia members of the execu
tive committee are Abe Goldstein
of Atlanta and Maurice Steinberg
of Augusta.
The district reaffirmed and en
dorsed the resolution on Pales
tine which the Supreme Lodge de
lineated in Washington recently.
The resolution called for an end
to the White Paper and intense
immigration immediately.
The Resolutions Committee pre
sented the Palestine resolution.
Alex Miller, president, Gate City
Lodge of Atlanta, seconded its
introduction.
The hospitality extended by the
Miami B’nai B’rith lodge has been
excellent. The social functions
sponsored have been the most out
standing in the history of district
conventions.
These social events are import
ant for they enable delegates to
become better acquainted and to
exchange views and ideas.
The water show sponsored Sun
day night at the beautiful out
door pool of the Raleigh hotel
was a big highlight and thorough
ly enjoyed.
The event was arranged by the
Young Men’s Chapter of Miami.
Outstanding local swimming and
diving stars most of tfhom have
won national aquatic awards and
appeared in Hollywood movie
shorts, took part.
The Waycross lodge was among
three installed Sunday. TTie char
ter wqji presented to Rabbi J. S.
Gallinger of Waycross, formerly a
member of Frankfort-on-the-Main
Lodge in Germany, which was de
stroyed with the advent of Hitler.
Rabbi Gallinger responded that
this was one of the happiest mo
ments of his life. He was visibly
moved.
YOUNGEST YALE PH. D.
IS PALESTINIAN
NEW HAVEN. Conn., (JPS) —
Eli Karlin, 19 year-old Haifa
bom Jewish youth, will receive
his Ph.D. at commencement ex
ercises at Yale University on
June 18.
He is one of the youngest, if
not the youngest student to re
ceive a doctorate of philosophy
here. Karlin will be 20 next Oc
tober.