Evening star., 1946-07-15
Jewish Veterans
Tell Truman Of
Plans for Army
Parade Here Protests
British Policy on
Entry to Palestine

A delegation of Jewish War Vet
Grams told President Truman at the
White House today that in order to
facilitate the entry of 100000 Jews
into Palestine the organization will
undertake "the recruiting of full
division OF Jewish volunteers for
service in the Holy Land"
The delegation, which met with
President Truman at noon, follow
ing a parade and memorial services
to Jewish dead of the two great
wars, declared in statement: I'VE
are convinced that Jews cannot live
decent, useful lives in most of Eu-
rope. 1t is no exaggeration to state
that for the majority it is Palestine
or DEATH
Praising the Presidents part in
furthering the speedy admission of
100000 displaced European Jews into
Palestine, the statement pointed out
that almost year ago you made
this request of Prime Minister Attlee
and we applaud the manner in
which you have insisted on the
carrying out of this act of humanity
in the face of the technique of de-
lay and evasion which the British
government has employed to cir
cumvent your request"
British Policy Assailed.
1t also noted with deep satisfac-
ton that you hope the arrested
leaders Of the Jewish Agency in
Palestine will be released" and de-
clared "Britain,s campaign of terror
against the Jewish community of
Palestine and its leaders is indefen-
sible." The statement claimed that
Jews OF Palestine could defend them
selves against Arab attacks, which
are extremely unlikely and added
that the organization would have
no difficulty in enlisting volunteers
in order to safeguard those Jews to
be admitted to Palestine as a result
OF your plea of almost year ago
and as unanimously recommended
by the Anglo-American Committee
Of Inquiry"
The days activities began with a
parade along Constitution avenue
from Fourth street to the Monument
Grounds, led by National Comdr.
Abraham Kraditor of New York,
Each Of the IS divisions was headed
by a State department commander
with Department Comdr. BENJAMIN
Aronsohn leading the District sec
ton
The marchers moved slowly up
Constitution avenue to Fifteenth
street where they trned onto the
Monument Grounds and headed for
the Sylvan Theater. Here memorial
services for Jewish servicemen who
lost their lives in the two World
Wars were held. Col. William Ber-
man, executive secretary of the or
ganlzation, presided.
Injustices Cited.
In his address at the services
Rabbi Edward T Sandrow. former
Army chaplain who served in the
Aleutians and Alaska, declared I'VE
came here today to cry out with
all the energy We can muster against
the injustices to which our people
have been subjected. We refuse to
stand idly by and see pledged words
broken"
Reviewing the contribution OF
Jewish people to the Allied victory
Rabbi SandroW asserted the only
genuine allies the United Nation:
had in all the Middle East were
the Jews of Palestine" He sale
the group calls on our Government
to demand of Great Britain that
the unanimous recommendation Of
the Anglo-American Commission te
bring 100000 Jews to Palestine be
supplemented immediately
After the memorial services, &
delegation led by 1t. Col. Miltor
j. Richman Of Hartford, Conn.
met with President Truman at the
White House at 1915 pm. Later
In the afternoon another delega
ton, headed by Past Comdr. Archie
H. Greenberg of Brooklyn. N. Y.
was to confer with Lord Inverchapel
the British Ambassador, at O'CLOCK
at the British Embassy. A thire
group was scheduled to meet with
Undersecretary of State Dean Ache.
son at the State Department at I
o'clock
British Policy Assailed.
The veterans gathered last nigh
at the Jewish Community Center
Sixteenth and @ streets NV, tc
condemn the British policy in Pal.
estine and to voice unqualified sup.
port for the Jewish Resistance
Movement of Palestine in its Strug.
gle to defend the Jewish homeland
against Britain's armed aggression
and to save the tortured remnant:
of European Jewry."
Col. Berman told the meeting
Americans will not remain silent
while the noble principles for which
we fought two world wars are
scrapped by treacherous imperial
lists of Britain, which. while calling
itself democratic. perpetrates acts
of brutality against the Jewish
people reminiscent Of the Nezis at
their worst"
Other Speakers Listed.
Other speakers at the meeting
included Joseph Barr. of the Ma
tional Executive Committee of the
JWV, and Navy Chaplain Philip J
Lipis of Camden, N J. Mr.. Aron-
sohn presided.
Among those at the rally was
Mrs. Esther Skolnick of New York
who told the meeting that the Brit
ish government has asked her to
come to Washington to accept a
medal for one of her eight sons she
had in the armed services.
Il am here to receive the medal
on behalf of my boy and then to re-
turn it in behalf OF all Jews as a
protest against what the British are
doing to the Jews in Palestine Mrs.
Skolnick said.
Sect Has SnukeIess Rites