The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
NEW YORKER HITS
ATTACK BY BEVlN
Prime Minister Holds Tru-
man Responsible
For Crisis


Rep. Emanuel Celler, New YORK
Democrat, tonight branded as "a
damnable lie" British Foreign
Minister Bevin's statement that
the United States had "lrrespon-
sibly" interfered in Palestine al
fairs.
Commenting on Bevin's revle"
of the Palestine situation In the
House of Commons today, Celler
said "Bevin is simply seeking ex,
cuse for his damnable conouct a'o
for the continuance of the nefar-
io,,s Macdonald white paper o.
1899 which slammed the gates OF
palestine against the driven Jew.
The New York congressman said
IN q statement the speech contain
I'd "a gratuitous insult to former
Secretary of State Byrnes- and
president Truman" He added:
..He forgets that Great Britain
invited the United States to JON
an Anglo-American committee OF
ircuiry on Palestine to solve the
vexatious Palestine problem.
Hevin personally told the mem.
hers of that committee that II
their recommendations were un-
snimous he would implement them
1t once with action.
"He repudiated their recommen-
dations including the immediate ad-
mission of 100, 900 displaced Jews
into Palestine which had been the
recommendation OF president
Truman.
Caller said Bevin's action In
turning the entire matter over 10
Inc United Nations lis another
dodge and stall for time
ut shall be necessary for the
United States to use its great pres
tige and power to see to 1t that tne
Jew gets a square deal IN PaleS
tine" he added.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-U,H-For-
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin today
accused President Truman OF
wrecking his Palestine negotia-
tions last fall by demanding the
immediate immigration OF 100000
Jews in an election maneuver aim
ed at Gov. Thomas e. Dewey OF
New York.
Bevin also accused American
Jews of obstructing negotiations
by refusing to join in a round
table conference with Arabs.
Bevin made his statement in a
bitter speech during a full dress
House of Commons debate on
Palestine.
He disclosed that he pleaded
vainly with former Secretary OF
State James F. Byrnes to stop the
President from issuing his de-
mand because the Palestine nego-
tiations seemed near success.
Bevin inserted his accusation
against the President into his
speech at the last moment, It was
divulged later. In the official trans
cript of what he intended to say,
distributed before Commons met.
he spoke only of American pressure
regarding immigration as having
hampered his negotiations.
But, apparently stung by criti-
eism he has undergone, Bevin spoke
with devastating frankness at a
moment, it was learned, when he
and Secretary of State George c.
Marshall have been conducting
friendly exchanges for several
days on Britaln's decision to refer
the Palestine problem to the Un-
tied Nations.
To make his accusation against
the President, Bevin went back to
the situation. of last October when
the American election campaign
Was approaching its climax.
cat that stage things looked more
hopeful" Bevin said.
49,. But what happened?
went back to the Paris peace con-
ference and next day - ! think it
was Atonement Day or some spec
ial day in the Jewish religion -
the prime minister telephoned me
at midnight and told me the Presi-
Dent of the United States was 60
ing to issue another statement on
this 100, 900 (Jewish immigrants)
Il think every country in the
world ought to know this.
II went next morning to the
secretary of state, Mr.. Byrnes.
told him how far l had gone the
day before lin negotiations and
that l believed We were on the
road if only they would leave us
alone.
II begged that the statement
should not be issued but I was
told that if it was not issued by
MIR. Truman a competitive state