Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-30

Roosevelt Asked to Lead
In Breaking Palestine Deadlock

not compel or obllge us to acqueSce In the
internationally illegal policy which stood,
and still stands. in the way of the rescue
of hundreds of thousands of martyred
human beings. We therefore took issue
with the government of Great Britain on
the question of the right of every Hebrew
IN Europe to escape to Palestine.
IN OUR deep anxiety to maintain good
i relations between allies, we offered
series of compromise proposals, culminat-
ing with the suggestion that there be
established in Palestine emergency rescue
shelters into which all Hebrews should be
admitted temporarily, without prejudice
10 their future status, SO that their lives
might thereby be saved and so that the
political controversy will not continue to
stand in the way of saving them.
We were willing to accept temporarily
the status of foreign refugees for Hebrews
in their own national home, a status sim
liar to that of the European refugees i'm
the emergency rescue shelters in the
United States and i'm French and middle
eastern territories. Even this was re-
jected.
All the above mentioned facts compel
US to seek the help of your great country
IN bringing to an end a tragic situation
and one which throws serious aspersions
on Great Britain's adherence to the very
principles for which the United Nations
are waging this costly global war.
We maintain that the Hebrew nation
has already suffered staggering losses in
this war and should not be called on to
continue the suffering endlessly and aim
lessly. The Hebrews in German occupied
territory should not be abandoned TO
death at the hands of the Germans be-
cause of an unJustifiable and stubborn
policy of Great Britain and the Hebrews
IN the liberated territories of Europe
should not be forced to remain, to be
starved and Inundated, in their shattered
ghost-rldden homes, amidst the scenes of
horror and destruction which they miracu-
lousy survived
RUT the government of Great Britain
- continues its present policy in Pales-
tine despite the horrible toll of suffering
and death for which this policy is respon-
sible
In view of all the above the Hebrew
Committee of National Liberation respect
fully requests your assistance in order TO
bring this tragic conflict to an early end.
we propose that you Mr. President. take
the initiative to convene a round-table
conference between representatives of the
British government and representatives of
the Hebrew nation in which. under the
guidance of your representatives ami
mated by impartial justice and equal
friendship for both sides, it should not be
100 difficult to arrive at some understand
ing and bring to an end the present in
tolerable situation.
Our confidence in the success of such
conference is due to our conviction that
the present deadlock is not a result of
cruelty or bad will, but rather a result of
inertia fostered by the confusion of the
Llonlsts themselves. and once serHtinized
under the guidance Of American good will
and common sense, it will become easy to
eliminate misunderstanding and the rela-
lively minor obstacles which are now re-
sponslble for very tragic situation.
ME BEG TO submit, Mr. President that
w the confusion and the lack of status Of
the Hebrews IN Europe today not be per-
mltted to stand in the way and block the
realization of our proposal as it has
blocked every constructive effort to solve
TINS problem in the past. Let not the
deluge OF organizations amongst American
Jews and the perpetual debates amongst
them be the reason for continual inaction,
for it does not concern them. 1t concerns
solely Hebrews-those people who are per-
sistcntly misnamed and referred to as
refugees, as Germans. as Hungarians, or
stateless Jews, but never by their own.
name-HebreWs
IN VIEW of the lack of an as yet recog-
L nized national representation or author
ity to speak for the Hebrew nation, we
propose that the Hebrew Committee Of
National Liberation be invited to compose
the Hebrew representation. which would
include those members of the Jewish
Agency for Palestine who are Hebrew ma
tionals, barring, of course, the participa-
ton of those members of the Jewish
agency who are nationals of other nations
owing exclusive allegiance to those ma
tons and therefore ineligible to be
spokesman for the Hebrew nation at any
international conference.
Mr. President, not only the people of
YOUR great nation but the peOple of MANY