Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-05
BOR.A|IH.. FAvORS j. S.
PROTEST TO BRITAIN
Urgent Representations Over
Staying of Americans in
Palestine Are Wanted.
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Senator Borah Of Idaho, chairman
Of the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee, favors urgent representations
to Great Britain on behalf OF the
American citizens recently killed in
Arab-JeWish riots in Palestine.
He believes such representations
would convince the British government
that the United States expects the
proposed inquiry into the Palestine dis
turbances to be "thoroughgoing." In
sistence on that score, the Idahoan as
serts would be in full accord with in
ternational practice.
Cites U. S. Responsibility.
''When we were assuming, or supposed
to be assuming, responsibility for az
fairs in Mexico or Nicaragua" says
Borah, sit was not uncommon for Great
Britain or France or Italy, or some
other country whose nationals were in
Volved, to ask us to safeguard them.
If they were killed, it was expected that
we would investigate the cause. Our
people have lost their lives in Pales-
tine. Great Britain is responsible for
the administration Of Palestine. There
British fully to clear up the circunn-
stances under which American blood
was she'd"
The British government has appoint
ed a commission Of inquiry into the
Palestinian revolt, consisting of one
member of each of the three political
parties making up the House OF Com"
mons, and to be headed by Sir Walter
Shaw, late chief justice Of the Straits
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chief efforts will be to ascertain whether
the Arab-MoSlem carnage was spon-
taneous or had been plotted The fnd-
ings Of the commission, London dis
patches state, will determine any modi-
1ication Of British government policy
in Palestine.
Attitude of Britain Is Important.
everything depends" Senator Borah
enllS this writer, ION whether the Brit
Ssh commission of inquiry tackles its
the full truth or to justify local British
officials, some of whom are said. &C
cording to information described as in
Ciisputable, to have let this whole bloody
business deliberately come on. Every
body recognizes that there are deep
seated, fundamental causes OF strife in
Palestine, which make for chronic UNI
x6SLs 6uU II J11CIO IIdS DCCh ally SS1e
OF collision, of which ugly rumors are
current, and which may have paved
the way to the shocking episodes Of the
past few days, that is an entirely dif-
ferent matter. have the utmost con-
fidence in the sincerity of Prime Min
lister Macdonald. But can see no
harmon the contrary, I can see only
good-in a reminder from the United
States Government that we want all the
facts which led up to the taking Of
American life and to the endangering
of many Of our citizens. II these things
had happened in England, feel sure
that we should not hesitate to demand
this kind Of an accounting. do not
think it is incumbent upon us to do
any less, just because they occurred in
some remoter territory over which Brit
dsh authority is supreme"
ZionistS Thank Hoover.
Meantime, the Zionist Organization Of
America has autographed President
Hoover q message of appreciation for his
statement on the Moslem uprisings,
which was read at last weeks protest
mass meeting in New York City. 1--WE
hail these words" Mr.. Hoover is In
formed, "as expressing the mind OF
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