Evening star., 1948-02-27
Letters to The Star

Letters to
Readers on Dangerous Politics"
To the Editor of The Star:
I want to protest against your editorial
Dangerous Politics" I do not believe that
you can use the vote for Mr.. Wallace's man In
the Bronx as a criterion on how Jews will vote
in other sections Of New York or other sections
Of the country. think you are unfair to the
American Jews Implying that they all viii
vote alike and that they are not interested In
the good Of the Nation ] am sure that. II
you took the trouble to investigate. you would
find Jews in the forefront of the Anti-Wallace
movement all over the country
Many Jews feel strongly that the Jewish
homeland in Palestine must be protected both
from the humanitarian point Of view and be-
cause the United Nations decision must be
enforced. With other thinking Americans, they
are looking for solution to the problem. But
they do not consider Mr.. Wallace the solution:
LIBBY BENNETT DUNN.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I cannot refrain from expressing In . public
way the appreciation of many Of our people
who feel as I do, for your editorial Of Febru-
ary %, on Dangerous Politics"
Recently a leader in international affairs,
who belongs to organizations in almost every
civilized land on earth said with obvious sad
ness: "Our great newspapers will not speak
out what they should, but timidly hint now
and then what they know Is what should be
said"
When any organization or minority group
undertakes impudently to wag the tail Of our
Nation like butchers do calves in driving them
to slaughter pens, then 1t is time to speak.
Without going into the question, pro or con, OF
the danger of sending American troops to fight
on the side of the Jews in Palestine, the threat
that, If the President of the Nation does not
take this stand and urge 1t, he will lose the
vote Of New York in the coming presidential
election is going to an extreme which should
call forth the rebuke Of every decent newspaper
In our country. II such thing Is democracy"
then it Is time for something new" to happen.
Men have perfect right In our Nation to
vote as they prefer; but publicly to threaten
candidate that unless he yields to minority's
localized and radical wish, 1t will "bolt" and
lose to him great States vote, Is simply out
rageous. JOHN Q. KNOTT.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial Dangerous Politics" displayed
what think was q specious brand of reasoning.
If not by direct statement, you implied with
out chance of misunderstanding that the issue
at stake in the debate over Palestine Is q polit-
ical football and that the interests OF the
Jewish minority are cutting across the interests
of the security of the United States. You said
that President Truman could get the crucial
New York vote only by bowling to the Jewish
minorities' demands to lift the arms embargo
and support the sending of a United Nations
police force to Palestine. Thus, no room was
left for the possibility that the President might
be motivated by genuine nonpolitical desire
to bolster the waning prestige OF the U. N. by
recommending the enforcement of its decisions
through force If necessary Were the New
York vote the only deciding factor in his
defeat or reelection, your point might warrant
consideration. However, the fact that Mr..
Truman has gained virtually no new support
and lost. considerable Southern support by
advocating a civil rights program indicates
that he Is willing to put himself out on a
political limb for principle.
Bipartisan support of the recommendation
for u NJ. police force by Senator Taft was
airily dismissed in your editorial by the claim
that the British experience proved moderate
force" to be inadequate In dealing with the
Arabs The British experience was based, no
doubt, on their contention that they have acted
ilnpartially in an effort to maintain peace in
the Holy Land. This contention is debatable.
in view Of the fact that, while the British
diligently arrested members of the Jewish de-
fense corps for carrying arms, the Arabs have
been able to organize powerful striking force
well equipped with mortars, machine guns,
large quantities of explosives and small arms,
supplied by the British under commitments"
That there is a national risk in lifting the
embargo OF sending an armed force to Pales-
tine cannot be denied. But the risk is small
compared to the risk of making no decision and
letting matters go from bad to worse Should
nothing be done to support the U. N. decision,
peace will come to Palestine-when all the
Jews are dead. The nations of the world then
will know that If the U. N. will not grant any
demands they may have, they will set no
precedents by taking matters into their own
hands. SAMUEL WEISS.
Community Debt to DIR. Kinder
To the Editor of The Star:
1t makes me pretty sad when I read the
criticism heaped on DR.. Hans Kinder. How
quick we are to forget what he has done for
cultural life here in Washington, and all this
after l6 years Of great struggle! Today Wash
ington has one of the really great orchestras In
the country. DR. Kinder has done this for us
why can't we appreciate it, and thank him?
JACK HOLMEAD.
Identifies Socialism With Peace
To the Editor Of The Star:
Having had q taste of mitarism for close to
three years, it really gripes me when read
OF plans by certain brass hats and others to
enact the so-called Universal Military Train
ing Bill.
Here Is what Rear Admiral French E. Chad
wick has to say regarding the cause of mill
tarism: "Navies and armies are insurance for
capital owned abroad by the leisure class of q
nation. It is for them that empires and
spheres of influence exist"
The sooner the people of this country realize