The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-27


 stance, have set up Jewish dis placed persons camp in Austria on the border of the United States zone at Lizzen. Very convenient!
 Government Powerless
 The flight of the Jews reflects the anti-Semitism which is obvious in Europe The encouragement given by the Soviet Union to Jews who wish to reach American occu- pied territory suggests there is anti Semitism in the Soviet, too. There is no doubt about the extent of it in Germany. But the most harried Jews are those who flee from Po- land. American Jews in Europe say that the Polish government is not responsible for the mistreatment or threats of mistreatments of Jews ln | Poland. It is contended that the Russian dominated government of Poland is powerless to curb anti Semitism there,
 | Some persons suggest the United States government might go all the way-officially recognize and legal l ize the migration of Jews into the American zones in Austria and Ger many. Rabbi P. s. Bernstein, of Rochester, N Y, adviser to Me-. Narney. is one of those
 | After frank discussions with re- sponsible officers and examination of the records of Jewish migration l to the comparative prosperity ana well being of the American zones, it appears that the United States might as well do that. The migra- tion is unofficially recognized and supported as 1t is.
 But the danger flags are up on the Jewish problem in Europe. AS it works out those Jews who can do so are arranging to come to the American zones if they are not al- ready there. The bitter question IS where shall they go next. Our inn mediate solution is to open the gates of Palestine to at least l00,- 900 of them. Great Britain controls Palestine and has in the Near East an enormous stake in Arab goodwill. The Arabs do not want the Jews
 U. $. Must Share Problem
 So far the gates are closed to further major migration Of Jews to their Promised Land British officials smile blandlv and remark that Great Britain and the United States share the Jewish problem A British cabinet member sized up the situation that way the other day to a group of visiting American newSpapermen in London. One oi the Americans cracked back:
 Yes the British and Americans share the Jewish problem. We share it this way: You British have Palestine and we have the Jews
 It is not inhospitality nor un- friendliness that causes McNarney and Clark and other American Of ficers to wish urgently that the Jews had some place to go The hard facts are that If the Jews con- tlnue 10 accumulate in the Ameri- can zone of Germany there will be an explosion of some kind The frustrated Jews will be able to con- tain themselves in waiting for just so long-then there will be trouble
 The trouble will take place in the
 American zone and De the respon- sibility of Americans to curb ano handle. In time most of the Jews from other zones will have gravitat- ed to our area. Our Allies. includ- ing the British, will be standing by and looking on as We struggle with the problem of what to do wItt
 tens of thousands of hesrtsick homeless and perhaps enraged per. sons When that happens there , will be trouble at home, too, witt , a great many people contendlni r that something or other should have been done about all this long ago Those most closely associated
 with the situation believe the tim' ? to do something and to avolt ] trouble is now 2 The Jew who comes for shelter t . the American zone is, technically ] a persecuted person. He is ] person who has been persecuted b, = the Nazis Actually, any Jew ma. ] come Many are coming from Pc
 land who never saw Nazi. The.
 are the Jews who fell back befor 1 the Germans in June, 1941, an spent the war inside the Russian 5 lines But they are as eager a