Evening star., 1948-04-15
Would Laugh at Arabs
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
As I write this letter the headlines of the
press are carrying accounts of the fighting
going on in the Holy Land. The British, whose
task it would be to maintain law and order,
seem to be decided to COW the Jewish popula-
ton into submission, to break the power Of the
Jewish resistance movement and prevent ill
legal immigration of Jews to Palestine. Ap-
parently, the men Of the Foreign Office delude
themselves into thinking that the appeasement
Of Arab leaders, like the notorious war criminal
Hal Amin el Husseini, safeguards British oil
interests in the Middle East and strengthens
the lifeline of the empire. From Mr.. Austins
speech at Lake Success and remarks made by
Secretary Forrestal, I take it that at least some
OF our policy makers are engaged in an attempt
to copy the British example and to bring about
revocation of the position of our Govern
ment in the United Nations Assembly. Their
excuse is the growing Soviet menace and the
fear that Soviet Russia might use the partition
Of Palestine to intrench itself in the Middle
East For over IS years-in my writings and
lectures II have warned against the imperialism
and Red fascism of the Soviet Union. During
the Second World War when our Government
sacrificed Mikhailovich of Yugoslavia to the
Communist agent Tito, the Polish government
in exile to Beirut and his fellow Communists,
I raised my voice in protest. When Gen. Mar
shall was dispatched to China to bring about
reconciliation between the legitimate govern
ment Of China and the Chinese Communists
and fellow Travellers I protested against this
policy, which in the end had to play into the
hands of Moscow and which was destined to
destroy the national independence OF China.
think 1t Is clear that would be the last one
to support any move that might strengthen the
position OF the Soviets in the Middle East.
just do not believe-as Mr.. Forrestal seems
to assume-that the enforcement of the United
Nations decision to partition Palestine would
endanger the security Of the United States.
The Arab leaders have no place to 60 except
to us. I would laugh at their threat to ally
themselves with the Russians Let them do
1t and lose all their feudal estates and priv
ileges. As for 1bn Sauds oil, would not pay
him one cent more than 1t is worth on the
American markets, and would at last start
a mass production of synthetic oil out of coal
and shale 1--WE have enough coal for the next
1000 years. The Jews are entitled to the part
OF Palestine which they nhabit anyhow and
to all those areas in Palestine which the Arabs
consistently refused to cultivate The Arab
nations have over 100000 square miles of land
at their disposal. Their territories cry for
more population They do not need the 5000
square miles of the proposed Jewish state.
The Jewish DPS of Europe have physically
and psychologically no other place to turn to
than Palestine. Simple human justice demands
that we should abide by the United Nations
decision.
But apart from the principles OF Justice
even expediency should tell us that we must
carry cut the decision Of November 20, 1947.
For If we should fail to enforce 1t, If we should
give in to the demands of the Arab leaders.
no nation on earth would ever trust us again.
BY the scores the smaller nations will begin to
appease the most aggressive power Of our time
the Soviet Union-and the U. NJ will be
absolutely dead. JOSEPH DUNNER,
Chairman, Political Science Department,
Grnnel College