Evening star., 1947-03-12
Letters to The Star
Blames Jews for Failure of
Palestine Peace Efforts
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
You recently published letter. from
reader containing statement OF what
he is pleased to call the "facts" about
the Jewish career of crime in Palestine.
A more. misleading and one-sided state
ment it would be hard to find. Every
one who knows anything about the mat
ter knows that at the end of the First
World War Gin which Britain took Pal
estine from the Turks and set free the
Arab population Lord Balfour made a
gratuitous declaration offering to make
a "home" for the Jews in that country
but specifically excluding any separate
Jewish government in country which
had had an Arab population ever since
the Jews deserted it nearly 1000 years
ago.
Balfour evidently considered it an act
Of Christian virtue to aid Zionist Jews
to return in limited numbers to the
Holy Land and live their lives In peace
with the Arab inhabitants, to whom
incidentally they are most nearly re-
lated in an anthropological sense. But
instead of peaceful cooperation with
the Arabs, the Jews shortly began to
disregard Arab rights and plot for an
Independent government This nat
urally resulted in clashes between Arabs
and Jews, and gradually the latter be-
came so aggressive and turbulent that
England had to step in actively and
restore order.
Then a fresh campaign Of violence
began with the cold-blooded murder of
Lord Moyne, the High Commissioner
for Palestine, man of great ability
and kindness who was in sympathy with
the Jews. This has been followed by
reign of crime and terror. The Jews in
New York, through whose financial sup
port this reign of crime has been made
possible, are still raising vast sums to
continue this campaign of murder and
outrage. And they openly assert their
aim to set up an independent govern
ment in country which they deserted
1000 years ago.
Good Christian people have been so
misled by the persistent Justification of
the facts that some of them have even
contributed to the funds for the con-
tinuation of this system of organized
murder. And when Mr.. Bevin points out
that, but for the refusal of the New
York Jews to permit a peaceful settle
ment, an agreement between the Arabs
and Jews in Palestine could have been
reached, they have the effrontery to
call him a liar. Do the Jews Of New
York have this country in their grip to
such an extent that they must be ap-
peased even in continuing their cam
paign OF violence in Palestine?
r. R. GATES.
Puzzled Layman Queries Court
To the Editor CT The Star:
1t would be highly presumptuous, even
risky, for any citizen, especially a lay
man. to impute legal error to the United
States Supreme Court unless very care
full in his language. However, it seems
discreet enough to say "Well, they
could have been wrong" with a defer
ential emphasis on the "could"). That
is what venture TO say in the matter
of their December decision on the Bal
lard mail fraud case. This case was
referred to is the February San
Jose Walif) Mercury-He in con-
nection with the throwing out OF the
sedition case against Arthur L. Bell
and associates OF Mankind United by
the United. States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals In San Francisco February 4.
The grounds In both cases were the
same-exclusion of women from the
grand Jury. The judge in the latter
case cited the former rs precedent.
Note the wording Of the two quoted
paragraphs Of the opinion In the Bal
lard case. and the reporters summation:
I'VE conclude the purposeful and
systematic exclusion of women from
the panel In this case was a departure
from the scheme Of jury selection which
Congress adopted.
IF women are excluded, only one
half the available population is drawn
upon for jury service. A flavor, dis
tinct quality, is lost If either sex is
excluded"
"On the basis of this opinion" says
the reporter, "the Court of Appeals
ordered the Bell case returned to Trial
Judge Leon Yankwich in Los Angeles
and the indictment dismissed"
suppose this should satisfy any
laymans mind. Yet, as I read the ac-
count, these questions persisted: What
about the guilt or innocence of the
accused on the mail fraud charge?
Was the jury in the Ballard case in
competent? What has their sex to do
with the Jurors competence? And the
perennial question of the lay mind,
''Why should what appears a techni-
cality be allowed to overshadow and
defeat the real ends of justice?"
The statement which closes the opin-
ion as quoted: "a flavor, distinct
quality, is lost If either sex is ex-
cluded," gives rise to wonderment. Are
flavor and distinctive quality prerequi-
sites Of fair trial? Is this but a
judicial, euphemistic way of saying JUS
tice cannot be done in these days
without both sexes on the tribunal?
Lawyers who read this, and the hon.
orable gentlemen Of the Supreme
Court, II by long chance 1t should
come to their attention, will, know,
make due allowance for a lay mind in
experienced in the law.
Los Gatos, Calf. c. e. SMELL.
Praise for Boys Club
To the Editor of The Star:
am writing this letter to express my
feelings toward the Trinidad Boys Club.