Evening star., 1946-08-24
Letters to The Star
Says the British in Palestine
Are Selfshly Motivated
To the Editor of The Star:

was stated that nothing is accomplished
by condemnlng the British for their
decision in regard to Palestine. This
probably is true. Not because Britain
is right, however, but rather because the
State Department is cutting its suit
on Palestine policy to a pattern i'm
posed by the British. 1t appears that
The Star also has been taken in by the
Hitlerlike anti-Jewish propaganda of
the British Foreign and Colonial Offices
whose policies, if anything, have been
made worse by H. NJ Right Dis-H Honor
able Labor Ministers, Bevin and Hall.
The British say. and you apparently
believe, that the mass movement of
immigrants into Palestine is not aris-
ing spontaneously among the European
Jews, but rather is sinister plot of
world Jewry aimed solely at discom-
fitting the British. But you seem to
have forgotten already that 5000 900
Jews recently have been killed IN Eu-
rope. Doesn't this explain to you why
the remnants want to leave Europe?
And will any other country, not ex-
Guiding this one, allow them to enter?
The few crocodile tears which you
shed for the plight of the Jews dry
very quickly. You admit that your real
concern is for Britain's military position
in the Middle East and for Americas
and Britain's access to Arabian oil. You
are afraid that eff the Arabs, embittered
and disillusioned by British capitula-
ton to Zionist demands, should turn to
Soviet Russia ~, etc. But exactly
which Arabs might be embittered and
seek Russia's aid?
Let me quote what Lowdermilk, not
Jew, says: THE Arab national move
ment is monopolized by feudal land
lords of Fascist sympathies and beliefs.
These leaders are not only not con-
cerned with, but actually are antago-
nistic to the social and economic ad-
vancement of their people," palestine,
Land of Promise, p. 1879 "Our obser-
vations in Palestine convince us that
Jewish settlement not only has done
no harm to the Arab (masses) but has
actually raised their status far above
that of the Arabs in the neighboring
lands" (p 163).
The Grand Mufti may turn to the
Russians, just as he turned to Hitler,
while the Effendi and sheiks may hesi-
tate because of fear of what Russian
communism will mean for their feudal
landlord position, but the Arab fellaheen
can only benefit from getting rid of
their cruel and exploitive Arab over
lords
The best way to keep the Russians out
OF the Middle East is to free the COM
mon people-Jew and Arab alike-from
the brutal imperialism of the British
Colonial Office working in partnership
with the Grand Mufti and his ilk, aided
and abetted by our own missionary and
oil = company dominated State Depart
ment. The Palestinian Jews and Arabs
will let the English keep their military
bases there. The Jews will even fight
again by the side of the British for the
cause OF democracy, as they did at Ell
Alamein, Tobruk and elsewhere. If only
the English will act in accordance
with their Christian religious conception
whose foundation was laid down by the
Jews in the Land of Israel.
CHARLES H. SEWN.
Displaced Persons Obligations
To the Editor of The Star:
In contemplation of the United States
letting down the bars to thousands of
displaced persons, this thought comes to
me: II we must admit them, and it
seems likely that we will. why not
charge an entry fee commensurate with
the lifetime taxes many United States
citizens have found it difficult to pay?
1t has been so hard for many of us
that we now have no accumulated saw
ings with which we could travel to
another country, and in our old age
we will have to fall back on the charity
of our Social Security system They
would enjoy this privilege. too, but we
have paid into the Treasury for years
to maintain this system.
Also, If they are admitted, they should
be sent to the farm lands where labor
is needed. and not permitted to go to
the large cities, where they would add
to the political strength of the party
which seems to BE backing their entry.
We also should require a probational
period for all these persons, with train
ing of an intensive sort which would
fit them to become real citizens.
Such program would rid us of some
OF the objectionable ideologies which
seem to be rampant in our country. Let
us do something about this now, before
it is too late. A SUBSCRIBER.
Bounty for Rats? B.
To the Editor of The Star.