Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
Free World Must
Solve Jews Plight

be solved b the hearts and brains ot the peoples OF the
free world
With th, ert--r-s,u,-- therefore OF tho great and
imperative, duty that Ines before us as HUMAN BEINGS
tho Hearst papers PRINT the noble fofc,lm and practical
"prlamb.e and roeamugraauoos' of the nousc0aran
emergency conference. Go save The jewish people of
Europe
\ FTER stating the almost incredible fact that THE
y JEWS ALONE HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT
TOR MASS pESTEICUONn Germany and in
Gcrman-enslayod lands and that this determination is
THE PROFESsEB- POLICY or GERMANY the pre-
amblo. makes ths address to Americans;
sT IERE is a challenge to THE MORAL SENSE or
l l MANKIND which cannot be shir,ed save by gross
violation of the dictates of justice and charity toward
fellow man Moreover the VERY DIGNITY OF MAN
KIND II At SThkE. Action cannot be postponed till
after the In the of the Jews rehabilitation after
the will too late There may be only corpNeS to
rehabitate.
"ToiaA-t question -tl4a4-e4pifeHts- -hu,raaty-is
whether the rulers of Germany, who have already eNer
minated two million Observation-Disclosures all-shall be
allowed to destroy the remaining four million Jews of
Europe
ITO prevent this slaughter is not only
sisten with proessed aims. II is AN INESCAP-
ABLE OBLIGATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, a
test case of the integrity of their purpose"
S NONE Of the steps undertaken by the United Ma
n ofs SO far has resulted III hating the slaughter
and of Jews and in view of the fact that saving
from annihiation the four million Jews that remain in
Europe constitutes SPECIFIC refugee problem that
must be dealt with the emergency conference recon-
mends that
1.-The government Of the United States with other
United Nations participating, be urged to create
Official specifically deaf with the rescAs of
the Jews in Europe.
1-The good Offices of the international Red Cross and
the Vatican be invoked to seek to guarantee in sael
lite governments of the Axis treatment of Jews in
accordance with the minimum standards guaranteed to
other inhabitants
9-Penuful food and medical supplies be sent to Jews
in AXis-held territory to be distributed by the Inter-
national Red Cross or neutral countries
1-The Vatican the Red Cross and neutral countries to
urge the Axis countries to permit Jews TO leave their
territories Nonbegerent countries to be urged grant
temporary asylum to all Jews escaping from Axis
controlled territory
Especial attention to be paid to the practicabilty Of
the admission of Jewish refugees to Palestine, inter
nationally designated "the Jewish national home
6-Mhary and reprisals" to be taken aganst
the Axis powers that have tortured and massacred
Jews and punishment to be meted out to those who
responsible
ITO THESE humanitarian ends the emergency
ference seeks to secure the cooperation of Congress
and the American peope-which SHOULD BE GIVEN
The emergency conference to the Jews of Europe
Randolph Hearst, Herbert Hoover, Louis Bromfeld
Senator Johnson of Colorado, William Allen White
William Green president of the AFL; Bishop Henry St
George Tucker and Secretary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes.
y notable letter from Mr. Michael Potter, chairman
l of the organizing committee of the emergency CON
ference TO Mr. William Randolph Hearst he makes this
statement showing the power Of ACTION:
Time and again have that protests, threats
and retaliaonS have checked the Germans from per-
perang repeating various crimes The storm of in
dignant protest which swept the world prevented repc-
ton OF another Lidce; Mr. ChurchilS threat retaatP
in kind stopped Germany from using gas the Russian
front and the Germans unShacked the British prisoners
of war when Britain retaated by shacking the German
prisoners"
Closing his letter Mr.. Potter makes this further
revealing statement and appeal 20 Mr. Hearst
The closing of the gates of Palestine in the face Of
the fleeing refugees dark blot with which the nted
Nations must in time reproach themselves DO have to
give in To the rawlings 0 the Nazi-paid former grand
mufti oi Jerusalem who daily broadcasts from Berlin
warning the British that the Arabs will Jews are
admitted into Palestine j. that sufficient
ignore international pledge signed 10y 81 nations and
Countcr~gned by the United states To reconstruct a
Jewish national home i'm Palestine? II i il GocbbcS
propaganda has also COrrOdcd to
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