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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-04-20

THIS IS AMERICA This Week
movie short, produced by Frederic
Ullman jr. for RKO-Pathe, brings
this condition to the attention of
Americans, reviews the heroic
efforts being made to remedy it,
Puerto Rico should be an island
paradise. The climate is mild, the
soil was at one tune fertile, the
hills formerly contained valuable
minerals, including gold. Bu, CEN
turtles of Spanish exploitation and
misrule, along with abuse OF its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-04-20
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-04-20

QlIIEultleS Is uluuS-
trialization. Recent
ly, through loans and
subsidies, ii fairly
large new industries
were established.
Even though Puer-
to Rico is a major
headache, the United
States cannot easily
surrender its inter
ests there. The is
land sits athwart the
Atlantic entrance to
the Panama Canal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-04-20

1t named a Puerto
Rican, Jesus T.
Pihero, as Governor.
Too Crowded
BUT Puerto Rico's
troubles are basically
economic, not politi-
cal. They stem from
a single fact: Puerto
Rico is the worlds
most crowded agri-
cultural community.
"Forgotten Is
land" the current
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-04-20

Puerto Rico should be
a paradise. Why is it
a headache to the u. S.?
NEANY Americans realize that
III we are colonial power only
when Puerto Rico gets into the
news.
Puerto Rico has long been our
most troublesome colony Part of
the trouble is political. There is
little tradition of colonial rule in
America. An island possession sits
badly on our system of govern
ment - and on our conscience
Puerto Rico has its own elected
legislative body, but its governor
he has veto power-is appointed
by the President of the United
States.
Recently this country made a
big concession when, for the first
time in it's half-century of control,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-04-20

resources, impoverished the island
and destroyed its natural econ
omy
The dominant crop is sugar.
But without American subsidy
and tariff laws, it could hardly
compete with Cuba and Hawaii. A
big source of island revenue, for
example, is the retention of duties
on rum sold in the United States
- a revenue that during the war
reached a high of $64 900, 900 in
one year.
Generous u. s.
In OTHER respects America has
been admittedly generous. AS re-
suit, Puerto Rico can boast of a
higher living standard than any
other Caribbean island. But it is
still low, compared with our own.
The tuberculosis death rate, for
instance, is FIVE times that of the
u. S.
The insuiar government solu-
ton for Puerto Rico's economic
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-14

the most interesting laws before the present session of the Legisla- eure.
 Miss Claire Olson, accompanied by Mrs. Wayne Johnson, enter tained with three vocal selections, "Luinanio7 by Friml, "Smoke Gets h Your Eyes" by Kerns, and One Kiss" by Ramberg:
 Mrs. Jessie McCrary gave re- port on the Crippled Children's Association, at which she was the clubs representative. This organ ization is trying to secure financial aid for the Torritory's orthopedic cases which have teen sent outside for disqualification at greater ex- pense than if cared for in Alaska. She also stated that any financial aid raised by various organizations will he matched by the Govern ment.
 Miss Isobel Hartung was appoint ed as the clubs permanent repre- sentative at the Crippled Children's meetings
 Other guests at the luncheon were Leah B Cobliss of Blairs- town. N. J, and Mrs. Ernest Gruening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-14

House Bill AS. which would have amended the laws relating to dan gerous weapons by prohibiting per sons under 16 years of age carry ing or possessing them, was laid on the table after some confusion over the vote. The Speaker first ruled that the motion had lost when the count showed 12 for laying the bill aside, II against and one ahsent. questioned from the floor on the ruling. hs changed it and confessed that he had been away back in the Department of the In- terior" wien the vote was announc- ed.
 After the House adjourned, Ser eeant-at-Arms Amos Cole cut birthday cake and passed it around to the Representatives and clerks. srsaker Gill lost a bet Creportedly to be paid in a liquid commodity when Cole wiped the flames from the 35 candles on the cake with one breath. Wednesday. February i2. was his 78th birthday
 Lincoln has been getting all the attention on that day and l thought it about time I was get ting some" Cole said as he passed out the cake 10 willing Houge mem hers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-14

and the entire burden there falls upon the Territory.
 Asked by Rep. Egan if this saw ing would permit cut in the budget for the Welfare Depart- ment, Maynard said that it would not.
 He said that good many per sens who were on the benefit rolls before the war but were able tc obtain employment during that per- jed are now returning to the rolls The monthly payments to individ- uals average about $2o higher now than they did three years ago Maynard said, and now averages S44 a month. The maximum benefit of S60 month is now being received by 31 percent of the total number cn the rolls, he reported.
 Whites And Natives
 By coincidence. Maynard said, tha 1886 persons now on tEe old age assistance rolls are exactly evenly divided between white and natives. with 693 of each. There are now 5o6 children being cared for under the program of aid to dependent children, and of these 40 are na- tives and 96 are whites. In an average month, the director report ed, 400 persons are given care un- der the program for relief of desti- tuition.
 Four bills which would appro- priata a total of s4O0, 900 for the con- struction of schools in various lo- calities, and which received mfav- orable recommendations from the Ways and Means Committee, were returned to their respective authors for revision.
 The bill to provide for tae elec- tion cf municipal magistrates was passed through second reading with minor amendments. including one to make it applicable only to towns with 5000 CT more population.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-14
WELFAREIS SUBJECT OF
 HOUSE TALK
Direttor Tells of Workings Of Old Age Assist
 and Relief

After hearing Russell Maynard, Director of the Department of Pub lie Welfare, on old age assistance, relief of destitution and aid to dependent children. the House of ! Representative, which had under consideration a bill to increase the maximum benefits under the old age ] assistance program and to make certain other changes in the pres ent law. sent the bill back to it's author for redrafting. The original till and the mimeographod copies 6f it did not conform, to the con- fusion of Representatives attempt ing to cffer amendments.
 Earlier. the House had voted to leave in the law the section which requires that person be a citizen in order to be eligible for the benefits. Maynard had suggest ed that this requirement be remov- cd and said that 75 percent of the old age assistance jurisdictions do not have Q citizenship requirement.
 He evaded answering when Speaker Oscar Gill asked him if this would not have the effect of putting To, of aliens on the Terri tolial pension rolls and was taken to task by Rep. Coble, who said;
 If you are here to answer ques- ticns. why don't you answer the speaker2"
 Would Save hioney
 Maynard said that he doubted that the matter would be very ser icus and that the immediate effect would be the transferring of an estimated 30 to 50 aliens now be- ing ca1ad for under the relief of destitution program to the old age assistance rolls.
 This. he said, would be a saving to the Territory in that the Federal government participates in the lat ter program in amounts up to S25 oa each s45 monthly grant, while l. dces net participate in the pro- gram for the relief of destitution
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-14
CEASE: FIRE ORDER
 IN BAHAMA STRIFE

BATAVIA, Java. rep. 14.- The Indonesian republics army, navy and air forces have been ordered to. cease firing at midnight tomor- row, the Nethslands East Indies government announced today
 The order was hailed by both the Dutch and the Indonesian Republi- cans as Q guarantee against furth- CT blcodshed as differences in the interpretation of their draft settle ment are ironed out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-14
AHiTA GkNhIGK GUEST SPEAKER, s0ROpTINIyT
 CLUB LUNCHEON HERE

Anita Garnick, guest speaker at the Soroptimist Club luncheon in the Bubbel Room Terrace, chose as hsr subject How a Bill Becomes A Law" She gave a very interest ing account of the three steps a bill must go through before becom- ing law or rejected by lawmak- CTS. She also explained several of
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-08-08

theless, when Jewish students
from the United States came to
Palestine last year, they were not
permitted to disembark at the port
of Beirut although other passeng-
ers were. Today, large signs on
the observation-disclosures border
warn against bringing in Zionist"
goods, which means any Jewish
made goods of any kind.
Fourth, Egypt. There are TO-
900 Jews in a population of H.
100000. Their situation is econ
omically good, but their future is
uncertain because of the Egypt
ization" of commerce and industry
and intensified xenophobia. All
accountings of companies, for ex-
ample, must be written in Arabic,
which means that many Jews are
replaced. Many Jewish companies
are compelled to, take Egyptian
partners.
Many Jews do not have Egypt
ian nationality. This correspond
ent has seen one Jew proudly I'M
lock his safe and show certifi-
cate of his Egyptian nationality,
saying, 'This is my most precious
possession, very hard to obtain; it
is my safeguard for the future"
Without this certificate, Jews have
no defense against the Govern
ment. There are currently intense
natiOnalistic anti-Jewish cam
paigns. Only three months ago
the newspaper Al Sawadii de-
nOunced Jews in terms reminiscent
of GOebbeIs.
Fifth, Yemen. Here is an in
credible situation for $4,000 Jews
in a population of 100000.
The treatment of Jews is so bad
that even the Arabic paper Alif
Ba of Damascus attacked it, point
ing out (On January 2, 1945) that
Jews are not permitted to ride
hOrses-Only dOnkeys: that if a
Jew riding a donkey sees a MOsIem
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-08-08

ahead of hitn, he must dismOunt
80 PAGES away, wait until the Mos
lem passes, then mount the donkey
again when the MOslem has gone
another 80 PAGES; that a jew must
pass only to the right of MOslem,
and if he does otherwise the Mos
lem is entitled to force him to
return and pass correctly.
Saudi Arabia and Transjordan
need no discussion because they
have no Jews and no Jews are
permitted.
The things cited here are ex-
ampIes only, but where such
things are tolerated, where Jews
are continuously and reIentlessly
held up to ridicule, denounced as
dangerous, called a menace to the
community and segregated by
word, deed and actin such a
framework the life of the average
Jew is an endless ordeal of ac-
cumuIating cruelty and helpless
ness.
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The Unhappy Jews in Arab Lands

impossible for Jews to go to Pal
estine. There are almost no Jew
ish officials in the Syrian Govern
ment Jewish newspapers are not
permitted to enter Syria, and when
the Syrian press has occasion to
speak of Jews it is often deroga-
tory. In June, 1916, regulation
was adopted, reading: "Any per-
son who imports, sells buys or
smuggles or tries to smuggle
Zionist goods into Syria is liable
to life Imprisonment or DEATH"
In recent elections based on the
new constitution, Jews were ac-
corded one parliamentary seat out
of 1877. At first they refused this,
not wishing to have the response
bility. They turned out to be pro-
phetic, for when Jewish Deputy
Valid MiZrachi was elected he
declared he would be faithful to
his people and his fatherland.
The newspaper Alif Ba of July Is,
1947, demanded, "What people and
what fatherIand
Third, Lebanon. Jews from Pal
estine are not freely allowed into
the Lebanon. Even when the
United Nations went there, it took
official protests to force the Leb-
anese Government to grant visas
to handful of Palestinian Hebrew
journalists. The Lebanon today
has 5000 Jews in a population of
more than 100000, with the Jews
mainly concentrated in Beirut.
There is outwardly less discrimin-
alton than in other Arab countries
because of various population
groups such as the Sunnites,
Kurds Armenians and Indigenous
Christians.
The MarOnite Patriarch Aridas
is a friend of the Jews. Never
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-08-08

disturbances occur in Palestine
often is a cause of anxiety and
restlessness in Iraq. No lraq gov
ernment can for long maintain
peace and quiet unless justice is
rendered the Arabs of Palestine"
This last sentence may not con-
stitute official incitement, but it
comes suspiciously close to it.
Today Iraq Jews are unable to
leave the country on the grounds
that they might go to Palestine.
When a Jew can leave-a medical
student, for eXample-he must pay
1000 dinars ($8,OOO) as warrant
for his return and his passport is
stamped mot valid for Palestine"
In Iraq, anti-Jewish laws are kept
off the records, but Iraq's raw
materials are not currently per-
mitted to be exported to Palestine;
the Government has begun a boy
colt of the Haifa port by insisting
that exporters send their goods
to Europe throughout Beirut, IN
the Lebanon. There is a campaign
of vilificatiOn against Jewish
merchants, charging they are try
ing to break the boycott in league
with Jewish colleagues in Pales-
tine.
In Iraq today there is no Jewish
magistrate, and no Jews OF any
country, including the United
States, are granted transit vlsas.
Second, Syria. Here are 10000
Jews-2,5OO in Damascus, 1900 in
Aleppo. The Damascus Jews arc
in a sorry state. Half live on
charity funds contributed to jew
ish societies. Eighty per cent OF
the Jews are peddIers, Is per cent
are in the middle class and i've
per cent are wealthy. There are
six Jewish physicians, but no jew
isb industriaIists, lawyers, arcnl-
tects or other professionals. Dis
elimination is practiced in many
ways. Thousands Of Syrians 1iOcK
70 Palestine in times of emergency
1,,t If one Jew is caught on the
border. the entire press Launches
a campaign.
Today Syria makes it virtually
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Arab spokesman, seeking to
prove the idyllic status of a Jew
ish minority in the independent
Arab Palestine they demand, are
always ready to point out the
general lack of anti-JeWish laws
on the books in the Arab States.
But there is a long step between
statute and practice. The fact is
that the lives Of Jews in all Arab
states range from generally I'M
enviable to intolerable; from
Egypt where the situation of Jews,
many OF. whom are wealthy, is
comparatively the best, to Yemen,
a backward country where the
Jews are the lowest of the low.
1t must be remembered that re-
IgiOn in the Middle East is a much
more devisive factor than in the
West. Religion is the basis of
Social mOres; communities are re-
ngiOus communities. Fear, suspic-
Ion and hate have deep roots.
Add to this the fact that Jews in
Arab lands are mainly in COM
mercial pursuits, vulnerable econ
Omically and subject to envy if
successful; add also the national
lStlc propaganda and anti-ZiOnist
movements, and one better under
stands the Jewish plight.
Take the roll-call of countries:
FIRST, Iraq. Here is the largest
Jewish population of any Arab
state-13O,OOO Jews out of 4,OOO,-
VOO inhabitants. Of the Jewish
'Olal, 100000 live i'm Bagdad.
mere were frightful pogroms in
nagdad in June, 1871. The tenn
per OF the Iraqi was best expressed
w Fadal Jamaili, Minister of For
eisn Affairs, who declared, ac-
oordlng to the Iraqi Times of
March 3, 1916, "The problem of
projecting the Jews of Iraq when
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-08-08
BY GEROLD FRANK
1917, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Incl

Copyright, 1947 Jewish Telegraphic Agency Inc)
JERUSALEM
Special Committee Palestine begins
the true situation of
staesthe treatment discrimination against hem
the entire suffocaing framework average
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-10-30
Horse And Buggy Days
BY IDA 10 MARTIN

their first meeting in the new Court
House on January 2, 1874. The first
term of the Circuit Court to be held
was in April of that year, the Judges
on the bench being Richard II. AL
vey, chief; William Motter and
George H. Pearre, associates. The
Clerk of the Court was George B.
Oswald; the Register of Wills,
Thomas E. billiard.
The cost of the building was esti-
mated at 100000 The erection of the
Court House was in charge of two
boards of County Commissioners.
Those elected in 1871 namely, Theo-
dore Embrey, Henry F. Neikirk,
Samuel Strife, Henry w. Lyday and
John H. Harp, all Republicans but
Mr. Neikirk. The second board,
which closed the work, was com
posed of John Fessler, Joseph Sci
bert, Henry Funk, Elias Young and
George w. Brown, all Democrats.
Work began on the Episcopal
Church in August, 1872. There had
been some difference of opinion as
to the location of the new church.
A few wanted it rebuilt at the same
place, but the majority thought the
street was too narrow and noisy and
too near the railroad station. Fin
ally the lot on the corner of Pros
pect and Antietam was bought from
Col George Schley.
In 1871, the Rector of the Parish
the Rev. Claudius B. Haines- re-
signed The Rev. Walter A. Mitchell,
then in Howard County, was called
and he arrived in January, 1872,
finding his church in ruins.
For a number of months church
services were held in the Sunday
School room of the Zion Reformed
Church Meanwhile, Mr.. Mitchell
was busy raising funds by subscrip-
tions, and making plans. A build
ing committee was appointed as fol-
lows: The Rev. w. A. Mitchell, DR.
Frederick Dorsey, George w. Harris
and George w. Pole. Arcitect E.
r. Littell, of New York, drew plans
of what became one of the most
beautiful churches in the state of
Maryland.
The church was started in August
of 1872 and work had progressed far
enough by September for the laying
of the cornerstone The first ser
vices were held in the partially COM
pleted church the following fall, in
the basement, but the official open
ing service took place two years
later, in October, 1875.
About thirteen years later, a Parish
House was built in the rear of the
church by Mrs. Frances Kennedy.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-10-30

student, Dick wants to be Doctor Of
Psychology. AS yet he doesn't
know which college he will attend,
but wherever it is he will play
football if possible.
$50
Before signing off for this week,
there's just one question I'd like to
ask.-Just what's wrong with the
Hubs? AS matter of opinion, was
never SO disappointed in all my life
as / was with the game last Friday
night, when the Hubs played Mar
tinsburg at the Municipal Stadium.
No doubt about it, the Martinsburg
Bulldogs arrived prepared to take
the Hubs in a revengeful defeat
and they did it.
With a score of 26 to Is, the Hubs
lost their second game of the season.
Buck Early didn't wake up until
the half, but when he did, he did
it with bang, making a touchdown
with running play. In the fourth
quarter, Jack Bowman pulled in a
pass from Early and crossed the line
to chalk up another touchdown for
the Hubs. Early scored the extra
point on a running play.
Well the best ! can do is assure
everyone that as far as the boys are
concerned, they are going 10 do
their utmost to make last weeks
loss, their last one.
Their next game will be against
Hershey Industrial School in Her
shey, Pa, Saturday afternoon, and
l hear they are a tough team
Good luck!
'I'm very sorry, Miss Janet said
to tell you she is not at home"
"Oh, that's all right. Just tell
her Pm glad / didn't come"
Teacher: Joseph, how are matches
made?
Joe: / don't know, teacher, but I
don't blame you for asking.
Teacher: Why? What do you
mean by that?
Joe: Ma says you've been trying
to make one for twenty years, and
you haven't made it yet
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-10-30
High School Chatter
By Clara Blevins

Amid the grandeur of draped
orange and black crepe paper,
orange balloons, black cats and
masks, the honorable sophomores
danced under dimmed lights to the
music of Len Hughes and His Or
chestra on Wednesday night, in the
HIS. gym, from $3.50 to 1870.
Free refreshments of cider and
gingerbread were served, with no
limit to either, and everyone had a
wonderful time.
Sponsored by the Student Coun-
Gil, the combination Sophomore
Halloween Dance was under the
direction of the Social and Welfare
Committee, the officers of which
are: chairman, Sig Andrews; assist
ant chairman, Betty Cianelli; Clara
Blevins, Noddy Raskin and 10 Ann
Guilliana.
The subcommittee and their
chairmen are: refreshments, 10 Ann
Guilliana; decorations, Clara Blew
ins; entertainment, Noddy Raskin;
publicity, Rodney Holland; invita-
tons, Joan Owens.
At recent meeting of the Intra-
Mural Council, Vivian Cage was
elected sophomore basketball man
ager; Dorothy Harsh, junior basket
ball manager; and Dolly Ridgely,
senior basketball manager.
The officers of the council - Pat
Eickelberger, president; Jan t
Young, vice-president; Mildred Mon
ringer, secretary; and Pat Kreglo,
senior; and Joyce Powell, junior;
drew up the new Intra-Mural Con-
stitution, its bylaws and the point
system, and presented it to the In
Mural Council. The Council re-
vised them and finally gave their
approval From the Council the
constitution and it's parts went to
DR.. Mileham for his approval. 1t
was given. Now the constitution
awaits the approval of the Student
Council
The number of points, to be re-
ceived by girls participating in In
tra-Mural games before they are
awarded the school letter, has been
set at $50 by the council
A meeting of the seven senior,
nine junior, and seven sophomore
sections that are planning to par
ticipate in Intra-Mural Sports, was
held Monday night, at which time a
drawing was held for the three class