Evening star., 1938-01-24
Jewrv's Plight.

OF notable and timely conference of
Jewish leaders dealing with Palestine.
AS matter of course, they concerned
themselves with the virulent revival of
anti-Semitism in Rumania, Germany
and Poland, and with ways and means
OF combating it. 1t seems the consensus
OF authorities like Rabbi Wise, Ludwig
Lewisohn, and DR.. Joachim Prinz, a re-
cent Jewish exile from Germany, that
the sole salvation of their oppressed
brethren is the development of Palestine
as a national homeland.
A wealth of evidence and argument
was submitted to the conference in sup
port OF the Zionist ideal as the one prac-
tical solution. In pursuance of that con-
viction a plea was addressed to Great
Britain urging full implementation of
Its Holy Land mandate and of the Bal
four Declaration, so that Palestine. in
which the more fortunately placed Jews
OF the world have displayed so construc-
tive and substantial an interest, may
remain open to maximum colonization
from the expanding areas of persecu-
tion in Europe.
II there were any doubt that the
American Government and people look
with unqualified horror and resentment
upon the anti-Semitic mania rampant
at Berlin, Bucharest and Warsaw, 1t
would be removed by the message con-
veyed to the Palestine Conference by
President Roosevelt, Secretary Ickes.
Senator Wagner and Housing Admins
traitor Straus. Through Rabbi Wise, Mr..
Roosevelt let it be known that he pro
foundly regrets" the persecution OF racial
and religious nationalities. The New
York Jewish divine rightly pointed out
that 1T Is not necessary to secure from
the President any reafhrmation of the
view that such oppression is abhorrent
to his own SOUL" DR.. Wise would have
been on equally safe ground in suggest
ing that Franklin Roosevelts intoler-
ance OF intolerance typifies the over
whelming preponderance of American
MISUNDERSTANDING because, hap
PLY, that segment of this Nation which is
addicted to wrapping both nightshirts
and the Stans and Strips around them
selves. while ignoring the Bill of Rights,
Is an insignificant If occasionally vocal
and always obnoxious, minority.
With our quota laws effectually bar
ring any considerable immigration of
oppressed European Jews, opportuni-
ties for American Aid in the form Of a
haven are limited. That the Jews of
this country, as they have always done,
will respond generously to the annual
Palestine appeal" is not to be doubted.
any more than that Americans, regard
less Of race or creed, will in many cases
wish to join in such contributions as 4
token Of their interest in a humanitarian
work which should know no bounds Of
sect.
Fortunately, the Congress of the United
States has an instant opportunity to let
the Hitlers, the Gogas and the Cuzas
know what it thinks of their sadistic
alteration. It has before it the Davis
Senate resolution and the Sirovch House
resolution requesting protest representa-
tions by the President against the anti
Jewish cruelties in Rumania Those
resolutions should be adopted. They
would constitute telling and sufficient
rejoinder to the preposterous and pro-
Semitic fanatics that world congress"
be summoned to discuss determination
of Jews in all countries.