Evening star., 1948-02-26
Letters to The Star
Readers Discuss Palestine Issue

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Readers Discuss Palestine Issue
To the Editor Of The Star:
The many columns which have been writ
ten advocating that we use troops to enforce
Palestine partition are all based on the as
sumption that the decision itself is the epi-
tonne of justice. These columns likewise con-
tend that the reluctance on the part OF some
Americans to use force in this matter is based
on a desire to safeguard Middle Eastern oil
supplies and not upon hesitancy to jam a
decision down the unwilling throats OF millions
of Arabs.
Far be it fron1-me to weigh the justice of the
case. However, those upon whom the re-
sponsibility lies might prohtably read the En-
cyclopedia Britannica article on this unfortu-
nate land ds11 Edition, Volume 20, Page 62D.
This article, not quite 40 years old, was writ
ten before the fury of passion obscured the
softer voice of truth. A few excerpts are
worth quoting 1.-THE latter half Of the 18th
century is mainly occupied with the re-
cord of very remarkable process of colonial
ton and settlement-French and Russian
monastic and other establishments. = Ger
man colonies. fanatical American commune
ties Jewish agriculture settlements-all, SO to
speak, "nibbling" at the country, and each SO
intent upon gaining a step on its rivals as to
be forgetful of the gathering storm. For IN
the background of all Is the vast peninsula
OF Arabia, which at long intervals fills with Its
Wild untamable humanity to point beyond
which it cannot support them This has been
the origin Of the long succession OF Semitic
waves - Babylonian, Assyrian, Canaanite,
Hebrew. Nabataean Moslenl-that have flowed
over Mesopotamia and Palestine; there is
every reason to suppose that they will be foi-
lowed by others, and that the Arab will remain
master at the end, as he was in the beginning"
BETTY ALLEN.
To the Editor OF The Star
Your editorial of February % on Palestine
is the last straw. You are unwilling to have
the arms embargo lifted, and it means nothing
to you that 100000 Jews will be denied the op-
portunity to defend themselves. Arabian oil
is more precious to you than Jewish blood.
That partition has been voted by over two
thirds Of the Nations and that an armed force
is necessary to implement the will OF those
Nations also mean nothing
Some months ago you portrayed Senator
Taft as the outstanding Republican candidate.
Now you throw cold water on his recommended
ton of recruiting an international force to
maintain order To you it seems that every
body is out of step but you.
HERMAN sILvERMAN.
To the Editor Of The Star: #
As a Star subscriber Of many years, would
ask YOU to please publish the following apro-
pos The Star editorial Dangerous Politics.:
ID The British have demonstrated that
when they really want ,to maintain law and
order in Palestine they can do it very easily
by simply using some of their armored cars.
It was in this way that they recently stopped
q large invasion from Syria. Senator Taft,
therefore, undoubtedly is correct when he
states that only moderate international po-
lice force equipped with armored cars, tanks
and an air force would be sufficient
(2) 1t should be clear to all who are not pre-
iudiced and honestly wish to look out for the
best interests of the United States that we
could not, in the long run, benefit more by ap-
peasing the war criminal, the NaZ-Mufti, who
escaped from prison and Is now The chief plot
ter of the murders in Palestine, than the Brit
ish benefited by appeasing Hitler at Munich.
Only righteousness and justice sre safe guides
for nations decisions and actions. The Unit
ed States became great and earned the respect
of the entire world because 1t championed the
weak and oppressed. President Theodore
Roosevelt was not afraid to challenge even the
/
ly was an internal Russian problem; and the
American people were proud Of him and re-
elected him with tremendous majority. But
the writer Of the editorial in The Star appar-
entity would urge the United States to forget
solemn treaties and promises which were rati-
fed by more than one Congress- by both the
Democratic and Republican Parties, and by
Presidents Wilson, Harding. Coolidge, Hoover.
Roosevelt and Truman.
90 Sincere and faithful Christians, at one
time In history, thought so much of the holy
city of Jerusalem that they went to war in or
der to rescue 1t from the Moslems. But the
writer of the editorial in The Star apparently
thinks that the U. NJ decision to make the
holy city of Jerusalem equally available to all
peoples and to afford equal protection to
Christians, Moslep1s, and Jews and to be gov
erned by governor responsible to the United
Nations should be rescinded and absolute con-
troll of 1t turned over to the Nazi-Mufti, so
that 1t would be easier for him to arrange for
the murders of innocent men, women and chill
dren. If this is not the hidden intention, then
why not come out strongly in support Of the
decision of the United Nations?
OMAR EMMEs.
To the Editor of The Star:
Great Britain is again betraying its trust In
making the Palestine Jews helpless and unable
to defend themselves against the murderous
Arab attackers by deprivng the Jews of any
kind of arms and deliberately furnishing all
military arms and war equipment to the Arabs,