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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, May 26, 1950
The Southern Israelite
Published weekly by Southern Newspaper Enterprises, Inc., 312
Ivy Street, N. E. Publishers, Atlanta 3, Georgia. WAlnut 0791-
0792, Adolph Rosenberg, editor and managing editor. Entered as
second class matter at the post office, Atlanta, Georgia, under the
Act of March 3. 1879. Yearly subscription, three dollars. The
Southern Israelite invites literary contributions and correspond
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writers. DEADLINE is 9:00 a. m. WEDNESDAY but material re-
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CAPITOL SPOTLIGHT by Milton Friedman
Events in Washington
“A Light Unto Life”
— From Our Bible
The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked;
But He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
4 PROVERBS 3:33.
We Back ADL's Ban
1 l A ( A n f record as approving the drastic action
which the Anti-Defamation League took at its recent
Chicago convention on the projected Buttenwieser speech
Readers will recall last week’s front page lead story,
in The Israelite, which told how this Jewish official was
refused the convention platform after he had flown from
Germany to discuss U. S. policy in our occupied sector
Advance copies of his talk were made available and the
, f°™ rn, 1 sslon concluded that the material of the As
sistant High Commissioner for Germany constituted
apologia for the limited job that has been done to de
nazify Germany” and that it gave encouragement to
vicious elemnts in the new German nationalism.”
The ADL officials added that “the speech revealed con-
tent and proposals which can only bo interpreted as an
effort to justify the readmission of former Nazis to posi-
tions of unportance in the economic, political and educa
tional life in Germany.”
The decision to bar Buttenwieser’s address must have
been a difficult one to reach, so unprecedented was the
nun* and yet it was one taken after due deliberation by
a group skilled in public relations.
The ban, as was to be expected, has met with wide
spread and varying reaction. Some vocative critics rriain-
tain that freedom of speech” was denied and that auto-
uatic methods were used and the amenities breeched.
hese critics would have let the speech go on, then have
Had it rebutted by another speaker to be followed with
resolutions, expressing the group’s viewpoint
In taking our stand, we do not find these opposing views
completely without merit. We must first discount the ef
fectiveness of resolutions, particularly under certain cir
cumstances. The case in point concerns a situation which
comes strongly under these circumstances. For there
comes a time in human relations when to engage in polite
forensics and pass parlor-chair resolutions is a waste of
time. Such a level has been reached in Germany where
iigain Jewish graves arc being desecrated, where anti-
Semitism is again rife and former leaders of Hitler not
only free but at the helm to begin again the cycle so
anathama to humanity which they perpetrated before
How best to dramatize the growing crisis? Let a pro
ponent of such measure have his say and then let a more
eloquent orator express the opposing viewpoint? Pass a
stirring resolution? No, it seems to us that the ADL took
a course of action which was as dramatic and effective as
any we in America could undertake and which certain lv
the severity of the situation in Germany justifies.
We ponder too the obligation of a group to hear out a
viewpoint which is antipodal to its basic standards of
idealism and decency, even though the speaker has been
accepted and as in this case come a long distance to de
liver it. What if it were discovered through an advance
copy that the contents of a speech would be anti-Semitic.
Would a Jewish group be duty or convention bound to
hear out the talk, to be insulted by venomous bias? Cer
tainly not. Similarly, there seems no abrogation of free
dom when the ADL refused to hear Buttenweiser’s
"apologia” for the mess in Germany. He might have de
livered it elsewhere, as indeed proved to be the case.
An alterative comes to mind and we cannot fail to won
der if it was considered. Could no*. ADL have expressed
its opposition to the section of the speech in question and
asked for a change. The speaker then could have com
plied or refused. This undoubtedly would have been the
easier course but beyond doubt it would have missed the
opportunity for highlighting the German crisis in so dra
matic and maximum a fashion.
And so we find ourself in agreement with the ban, as a
forthright, courageous and justified measure.
In added reflection, we must record surprise over the
action coming from ADL. Though we have often, inci
dentally, supported the ADL philosophy, we have never
before known of this agency using such head-on and
positive methods. The means by which it has sought to
promote—and often achieved—its ends have indeed been
quite circuitous.
The Chicago convention was the scene of an unprece
dented reversal of methologv, then, for ADL and this new
policy too wins our concurrence. We trust it is the first
of a new kind of ADL vigor and the foundation of a posi
tiveness which Jewry throughout the world must demon
strate in order to meet the rising challenge in Germany.
The new German crisis calls for unconventional and
drastic thinking, for discarding the tried and ineffectual
methods of the past. ADL began to clear the path for such
action. Let others, individually and in groups, discard
the easier course of apathy and follow suit
Embassies in Washington,
cooperating with ladies repre
senting the cream of the capi
tal’s society, annually plan open
house to the public for the
benefit of charity. Last year
Mrs. Sidney L. Hechinger, who
happens to be Jewish, was as
signed to serve as hostess dur
ing the tour of the Egyptian
Embassy. The Egyptian Em
bassador refused to let Mrs.
Hechinger set her foot, inside
the front door. The furor was
calmed by Mrs. Wiley Ruth-
ledge, wife of the late Supreme
Court Justice. Mrs. Jesse Don
aldson, wife of the U. S. Post
master General, was substitued
for Mrs. Hechinger.
This year, despite the affront
to Mrs. Hechinger, the society
ladies once more invited the
Egyptian Embassy to partici
pate. Mrs. Donaldson was re
assigned as hostess.
*****
Jewish organizations are be
coming increasingly aware of
the threat to democracy to be
found in the Mundt Bill which
was drafted with the expressed
intent of protecting democracy.
A study of the Mundt Bill
has revealed that American
Jewish organizations might be
declared subversive if they at
tempt to aid Jews in C'ornin-
form countries. There would
also be danger of guilt by asso
ciation for Jewish groups which
advocate progressive anti-dis
crimination legislation because
it might be pointed out that
“Communist front’’ organiza
tions hold similar views on the
same legislation.
Philanthropic organizations
operating in East European
countries, including the ORT
and the Joint Distribution Com-
i#itee, would not be immune
to the danger of being branded
subversive. It is not unthink
able that the entire United
Jewish Appeal might be attack
ed as “Red" and its officials
fined and imprisoned under
the Mundt Bill. It could be
charged that the U.J.A. was a
front because the J.D.C. de
rives funds from U.J.A. and
some J.D.C. money is spent in
Communist countries to aid
Jews.
The definition of subversive
activities is so vaguely worded
in this bill called the Subver
sive Activities Centrol Act
that it would be virtually im
possible for any individual or
organization, however innocent,
to escape conviction. In an ef
fort to combat Soviet dictator
ship, an American totalitarian
system would thus bo created.
Jewish organizations on rec
ord as opposed to the bill in
clude the American Jewish
Committee, American Jewish
Congress, B’nai B’rith Anti-
Defamation League, Jewish
Labor Committee, Jewish War
Veterans, National Association
of Jewish Center Workers. Na
tional Community Relations
Advisory Council, and the Na
tional Council of Jewish Wo-
Jewish Calendar
ROSH HASHONA
Tuesday, September 12
(First Day)
Wednesday, September 13
(Second Day)
YOM KIPPI R
Thursday, September 21
• SUKKOS
Tuesday, September 26
men.
Among those who have reg
istered support of the Mund
Bill’s passage are the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce. Amer-
icn Legion,Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and the AMVETS.
A great number of organiza
tions have made known their
opposition—including such rep
utable groups as the AFL, CIO,
New York City Bar Association,
and the National Association'
for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
After considering the matter,
the American Jewish Commit
tee’s executive committee re
solved that the A.J.C. "along
with other American organiza
tions, should t.ike appropriate
steps to insure that in the
maintenance of national secur
ity, essential freedoms are not
endangered and the dignity of
the individual is not impaired."
Ben Herzberg, chairman of
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF GFORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
SAID COUNTY:
Til - p.-t lion of ( IIKYKXII TKHFI IM
AM) FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION,
hereinafter called "Applicant'' shows
the following facts
1
Th - principal office of said corpora
tion is located in said State and
Counts and the charter of -aid cor- i
poration was granted on March
1930 a certified copy of the original
charter granted by the Superior Court
of said County being hereto attached. \
marked Exhibit A and made a part
hereof
Tho p •t'tion is brought to amend ;
the Charter of said corporation in the
particulars hereinafter s<-t out. said
proposed amendments having been I
favorably voted for and consented to !
by a majority vote of all of the mem- !
bers of said corporation at a special ;
meeting for such purposes as shown!
by the Certificate of the Secretary of
said corporation. attach-d hereto [
matked Exhibit I! and made a part
hereof
3
The particulars in which said Chat
ter arc hereby sought to be amended
are as follows:
A To h • incorporated so as to have
the rights, powers and privileges con
ferred upon a corporation under the;
1 rms of Chapter 32-18 as provided in
Georgia Code Section 22-1881 i 19:13 as
amendedi
H To renew its Chaiter for an addi
tional period of llurtv-five i35> years
Irani March 3. 1950 with the privilege
ef renewal at the expiration of that
time as provided by law
c To amen I change and alter Ar
ticle Five of its original Charter I)'.
adding tire following
ili The said corporation not organ-
tied for gam or profit and without
capital stock shall have the right to
be permitted to obtain propci ty both
real and personal by purchase, gift
devise or bequest: to hold use and
enjoy the same and to be allowed to
s ‘11 or exchange any of the property
as may become desirable in the con
duct of the bus.iness of said corpora
tion
1 21 To use its funds for the relief
of aged, impotent, diseased, or poor
people or institutions who have for its
Objects and purposes the relief of such
persons
i3> To use its funds for the repair
of Jewish cemeteries or tombstones
i4; To use its funds for the promo
tion of any craft or persons engaged
therein or to use its funds for the
aiding and assisting of indigent per
sons
WHEREFORE, petitioner prays that
the Charter of said corporation be
amended as hereinabove set out and
that said corporation be reincorporat
ed and its charter renewed as herein
above set out
CHAS W BERGMAN
Attorney For Applicant
1129 First National Bank Bldg
EXHIBIT B
BE IT RESOLVED by a majority of
the members of CHEVRAH TEHELIM
AND FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION at
a Special Meeting duly called on the
27th day of February. 1950 that the
foregoing amendment to the Charter
of said Corporation and the petition
to renew and reincotporate said cor
poration is hereby unanimously
adopted.
"The Secretary of said corporation
is hereby authorized and directed to
procure said amendment as the law in
such cases provides and directs "
GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY
The undersigned. S J HARDMAN
Secretary of CHEVRAH TEHELIM
AND FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION
hereby certifies that at a’ Special
Meeting duly called for the purpose of
amending, renewing and reincorporat-
mg the above corporation, held on the
27 th day of February. 1950. the above
- foregoing Resolution proposing
the foregoing amendment to the char-
ter of said corporation was favorably
voted for and consented to by a ma-
of th? members of said corpor
ation All of the same being present
as appears upon the Minutes of said
meeting as recorded in the Minute
Book of said corporation on file m the
office of said corporation
Given under rnv official signature
tins the 16 day of Maw 1950
S J HARDMAN.'
Secretary of Chevrah Tehilim
and Free Loan Ass'n
ORDER
TEHU T f M eg A°i^ l £L i * ion of CHEVRAH
eivrlnxj , AND FREF - loan asso
ciation. to renew, reincorporate and
A.J.C.’s civil rights sub-com
mittee, made pertinent reflec
tions. He said, “The public
mind continues in a state which
has made possible the adoption
of lagislation reflecting the
current hysteria rather than
devotion to the traditional
principles of American law "
He continued, “high-handed
legislative investigations are
doing irreparable damage to
innocent persons. Guilt by as
sociation, and other procedures
invoked with even greater fre
quency, do violence to tradi
tional legal and constitutional
guarantees. Not only is the
Communist label being pinned
on liberals, but likewise on the
causes they support, and a gen
eral atmosphere is being creat
ed that is most unpropitious for
the adoption of civil rights leg
islation.”
amend its Chaiter in the particular*
therein set out read and considered
It appearing that said petition is
made in accordance with Chapter 22
18 of the Code of Georgia 11933 as
amended) and the requirements of the
l.,w in such cases having been duly
compbed v ^ t F h REBY or oeRF.D AD-
ICDGED AND DECREED that all the
prayers of said petition are hereby
granted and the Charter of the cor
poration is hereby amended, renew d
md said corporation is hereby rein-
corporated in alt of the particulars set
out m said petition. ... ...
Granted in open court this 16 das
of May. 1950.
JESSE M. WOOD.
Judge. Superior Court. Fu.ton
County. Georgia.
LEGAL NOTICE
MmORCOURT OF SAID
C The T ,wt tion of J. A. HICKFRSON.
I It BOHANNON and B. B LAMAR,
resocctfullv shows: . , .
1 The name and address of each
; nut it inner is as follows:
! (\) j. A. Hickerson. 854 Mitchell St.
1 S J H. Bohannon. 9 Gammon
(3i b B. Lamar. 2137 Gordon Road
2. Petitioners desire for themselves.
1 th**ir associates, members and assigns
to b<* incorporated for a period of .to
w ars, with the right of renewal as
provided by law under the name and
'west side SOCIAL CLUB. INC
The principal office and place ot
doing business shall be in Fulton
Countv. Georgia.
4 The object and purpose of said
corporation is to promote the cultural
social and intellectual developin'nt "l
its members and to operate a club so
as to strengthen the ties of friendsh p
among petitioners and their associate!
5. The corporation shall not operate
for pecuniary gain, but only for the
purpose as herein provided.
• 6. Said corporation shall have no
capital stock and shall maintain itsc.f
and extend its aims principally from
tlie income to be derived from the
initiation and membership fees and
dues to be paid by its members, in
such way as it may fix from time to
time bv its rules, regulations and bv-
laws No person shall be eligible as a
member of said corporation until he
has been duly elected by the members
of the corporation and has agreed in
writing to abide by Us rules, regula-
! tions and by-laws,
j 7. Said corporation desires the
authority to make all by-laws and
! regulations and to do all things that
! might be necessary for the succ-essful
l management and carrying on of said
I Social Club as outlined above.
8. Petitioners, desire that said cor
poration should have all the rights,
powers and privileges, now and here
inafter granted to a corporation bv
the laws of Georgia, and is incorporat
ed under the provisions of Code Sec
tion 22-1881. Code of 1933. which pro-
I vides for the incorporation of non
profit corporations without capital
stock.
WHEREFORE, petitioners prav that
they be incorporated under the name
and style aforesaid, and with all the
rights, powers and privileges herein
set forth.
mckenzie and kaler
By:
SAM P. McKenzie
Attorneys for Petitioners
312-161 Spring St. Building
Atlanta. Georgia
GEORdA—FULTON COUNTY.
h,T he ^’hhin application for charter
naving been examined, and it appear-
>pk to the Court that the application
|s legitimately within the purview and
intention of the laws of this State, and
that the petitioners have complied
with the requirements of the law reg-
ulating the granting of charters in'
eluding the presentation to the Court
2; . ctr t‘Bcate from the Secretary of
btate declaring that the name of the
proposed corporation is not the name
of anv other existing corporation
IT IS ORDERED that the prayers of
the petitioners be granted, and that
the petitioners be. and they h reh
are made and constituted a non-prou’
body corporate under the name ah°
style of
WEST SIDE SOCIAL CLUB. I> c
'''Uh all the rights, powers and pro-
■eges prayed for in said petition.
subject to all the liabilities and duu«
imposed by law.
This 9th day of May. 1950
JESSE M. WOOD.
4 Judge of the Superior Court
Atlanta Circuit.