Evening star., 1938-10-15
.BRANDE|S MAKES
PALESTINE PLEA
Jurist and Roosevelt Talk
for Hour-0ther Appeals
Are Received.
BY the Associated Press.


Supreme Court Justice Louis d.
Brandeis, former head OF the Zionist
Organization of America, called on
President Roosevelt last night while
additional appeals came to the State
Department for the United States to
use its influence for continued Jewish
immigration to Palestine
Justice Brandeis spent more than
an hour with Mr.. Roosevelt. He
refused afterward to discuss the con-
versation, but observers regarded it
certain he had talked with the Presi-
dent about keeping Palestine open
as a national home for Jews.
The jurist was understood to be
so deeply concerned by the plight of
Jewish refugees and by problems which
would confront them If they were not
permitted to seek refuge in Palestine
that he felt impelled to make a per-
sonal call on the President
Previously, during his % years on
the Supreme bench, he had made it
a point to take part in no public
activity except court affairs. When
the movement to set up Jewish
national home in Palestine was initi-
ated, Justice Brandeis considered leav-
ing the bench to head it. Since then
he has watched the movement with
great interest.
New York City Council Acts.
New York City's Council voted to
memorabilia the President and Secre-
tary of State Hull to inform Great
Britain this county hoped immigration
would continue. There have been re-
ports that England might cut of
Jewish immigration to the country,
which it rules by mandate.
Senator Wagner. Democrat, Of New
York made telephone appeal to Mr..
Roosevelt and said later he was sure
the President would exert every
proper effort to deal with the situa-
ton"
ficials by national Jewish women's
organizations at an emergency meet
ing called by Hadassah, women's
Zionist organization. The American
Jewish Congress called a public meet
ing for October 80 at New York to
consider further action.
The State Department assured Jew
ish leaders yesterday it would take
all necessary measures" to protect
American rights and interests in the
Holy Land
Henry Monsky Of Omaha, Nebr,
president of the B'nai Birth, Jewish
fraternal organization. read a memo
randum to Secretary Hull saying that
under an agreement with England
any modification of the disposition
of Palestine could rot be made validly
by Britain without this Governments
consent.
State Department Statement.
In a subsequent statement to the
press, the State Department said the
1924 convention provided that none of
the rights which it guaranteed Amer
leans in Palestine should be affected by
any modification in the Palestine man
date. under which Britain governs the
Holy Land, unless such modification
had been assented to by the United
States
Comparing this provision to similar
ones in a number of other mandate
agreements to which this Government
is party, the department said:
None of these articles empower the
Government of the United States to
prevent the modification of the terms
Of any of the mandates. Under their
provisions, however, this Government
can decline to recognize the validity of
the application to American interests
of any modification of the mandates
unless such modification has been as
sented to by the Government of the
United States"
The department added it was ex-
pected that this Government would
have an opportunity to submit its views
to the British government regarding
any changes, affecting American rights,
which may be proposed in the Pales-
tine mandate