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Evening star., 1948-06-15
Points on Palestine Platform

Without delv1ng into the international COM
plexities Of the problem, the Palestine diverg-
ence Of opinion and interests-per se-can
best be analyzed by examination of the five
basic points of the platform of the Zionist
movement and the corresponding Arab re-
plies.
L. The Jewish people for centuries have lived
in Palestine. were thrown out, and now want
to return to Zion.
Answer: What the Jews say is true, but the
Arabs have been in Palestine for over 1000
years. BY virtue of Jewish reasoning. the
Morse should rule all of Europe and the United
States should give its land back to the Indians.
2. The Jews have been prosecuted the world
over from time immemorial. Over $780,
600 were slain by the Nazis.
Answer: Palestine is a very small country,
only slightly larger than the State of New
Jersey. The distribution of Arab and Jewish
populations in 1920 and in 1947 was as follows:
1920-70,OO0 Jews and 100000 Arabs; 1947-
10000 Jews and 100000 Arabs. If the United
States between the years 1920-1947 had per-
mitted Jewish immigration in the same ratio
as have the Arabs, there would have been ad-
mitted the hypothetical number of $4,000, 900.
The land of Zion will neither hold nor support
the tremendous influx Of Jews.
3. Palestine is the Holy Land for the Jews.
Answer: 1t is also the Holy Land for the
Christians and Jerusalem is the third most
sacred city for the Mohammedans.
T. The Balfour Declaration, a two-edged in
strument of British policy, says in effect that
England will support national homeland for
Jews in Palestine il the arrangement does not
interfere with the people already there.
Answer: The Jews see the first part Of the
declaration and forget the second, while the
Arabs see the second half and are inclined to
ignore the first.
S. The Arabs are 4 backward race. The
Jews came and in a few years conquered
malaria, built irrigation bitches, roads, hos
pitals. modern buildings ETC., and raised the
standard Of living.
Answer: Yes but the Zionist economy is un-
sound. The modernizing was made possible
only by financial contributions from Jews. all
over the world. The Arabs admittedly unpro-
gressive, are a self-sufiicient and Independent
people. Wooden plowshares with which they
have titled their land for so many centuries
will be used in the same satisfied manner for
many centuries to come.
To say that the Palestine Arabs are lacking
in a justifable cause for their objections to
zionism is to conclude that in all cases, deci-
sion should be based not on equity but upon
power of conquest j. LATHAM BERRY.
Evening star., 1948-06-15

All Moscow's contentious to the contrary
Notwithstanding, democracy must be the
better way Consider some of the saviors
1t puts up with, and survives
Evening star., 1948-06-15
Answers to Questions

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Evening star., 1948-06-15
Dozens of Cars Are Stolen

AOLSnS Ol AdTS ARE SlOlen
To the Editor of The Star:
Recently our car, a new Plymouth sedan, was
stolen from the parking lot of motion picture
house in fine residential neighborhood. Two
very courteous policemen took necessary in
formation but later told us that dozens OF
cars are stolen every day In other words
the loss of car is "all in days work" to our
local policemen and no special effort can be
made for its recovery. But if dozens of cars
are being stolen daily" isn't it time that a
concerted effort be made to check this? A
robbery OF q service station yielding $44 will
get a front page spread. Isn't the theft of
100 car bought with the earnings OF two
working women worthy of some attempt to
prevent such occurrences?
ETHEL S. SAMPSON
Evening star., 1948-06-15

courage to take over. Eduard Benes
belongs to the company of good democrats
whose names and records will remain as
an inspiration to that end
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Showdown With Reds
Likely al Next Week $
National Clio Sessions
BY the Assoeioted Press

All signs today pointed to the
likelihood of a public showdown
with the o-Communist element in
the CIO leadership at next weeks
national convention.
As a starter the dozen or so men,
bers of the Executive Board who
supported Henry Wallace for Presi-
dent are expected to get verbal
bruising such as they never got at
any CIO convention
They may get something more.
Various CIO leaders are talking
about considering some form of ac-
ton that would go beyond mere
words. These plans haven't jelled
into a definite proposal. But one
thing being discussed is convention
resolution that would say in effect:
Either support CIO policies in
The future or resign from the Ex-
ecutive Board"
In the recent political campaign,
the CLOS policy was against Wal
lace and all-out for President
Truman.
Developments Listed.
Here are some developments that
give substance to the predictions
of a real showdown:
/. CIO President Philip Murray
is on the warpath. Yesterday. IN
meeting of the 51-man Executive
Board behind closed doors, he in
dignantly attacked Mr. Wallace. He
attacked the Communist Party,
which supported Mr.. Wallace. And
he is reported to have said C1O
policymakers must choose between
loyalty to the CIO and loyalty to
Russian foreign policy.
2. Mr.. Murray, though he didn't
admit to reporters that he had
made such an attack, gave out broad
hints that fireworks can be expected
next week. He said "CIO conven-
tions are not wakes, you know" He
said it's a reasonable assumption
that a current drive to revoke the
charter of the leftWing New York
City CIO Council will be debated
in open session.
Action Planned.
3. A small group of vigorous anti
Communists, including Walter Reu-
ther, James B. Carey and Emil
Rieve, are reported to be comforting
here in efforts to develop definite
plan of action against the pro-Wai-
lace group.
4. The conventions Resolutions
Committee begins its work today,
with Van A. Bittner as chairman
and Joe Curran as secretary. Both
are strongly anti-Communist. Until
this year the secretary OF this i'm
portant committee was Lee Press
man, who was the CLOS general
counsel. Mr.. Pressman, Wallace
supporter, is no longer around.
The Executive Board has recessed
until Saturday. On that day. Mr..
Murray said, it will take up the
question of what to do about the
New York CITY council. which has
been accused of departing from CIO
policies and interfering with CIO
unions in the New York area.
After the board acts, its decision
can be appealed to the convention
itself.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
StiIImon Shifted to BELGRADE

The State Department announced
yesterday that Edmund O. Still
man of Washington, third secretary
and vice consul at Sofia, Bulgaria,
has been transferred to Belgrade,
Yugoslavia
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Junior Board to Have
Country Store Night

Dungarees and slacks will be the
fashion at the Junior Board of
Commerce Country Store Night" at
9 pm. tomorrow at ODonnell's farm
ON the Marlboro pike.
More than 400 members and
guests are expected to be on hand
for dancing, hay rides, frank
furter roast and other forms of en-
tertainment, the Junior Board an
nounced.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
Sentiment FavOrs
Hawaii Statehood

PRINCETON, N. ]. Apr. "a
Two out of tnree voters IN the
United States believe r.e time has
come for Hawaii to be admitted
INTO the Union as the 10th State,
according to DR.. George Gallup,
Xhose acknowledgement poll on the
latest issue was conducted.
Field reporters for the Ame-
rican Institute of Public Opin-
ion this week completed an up
tO-the- minute survey and de-
clared "public's wish for the
Statehood of Hawaii is at its
highest today"
In January of 194l, some 48 per
cent of the U. S. people advocated
the movement; in March, 1916, it
went up to go per cent. Today, only
Is per cent opposed the idea while
sc per cent was glad of the action.
Nineteen per cent indicated mo
opinion"
Population in the Hawaiian
Islands was of the same feeling
according to a plebisoite there at
the general election of November,
1910. At that time the citizens
voted CT per cent for Statehood and
80 per cent against the proposal
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
Four Protestant Agencies Support
Petitioner in Fishing Litigation

WASHINGTON, d. c. April "a
-Four agencies. representing the
major Protestant organic tons in
America. Monday filed a CONSOLE
dated anicus cUriae brief With the
U. S. Supreme Court in support of
the petitioner in the Takahashi
fishing litigation, the Washington
office of the JACL -Discrimin-
ation Committee reported today.
With the action of these four
agencies, eleven national organiza-
ions and the United States Gov
erment have submitted briefs chal-
longing CALIFORNIA; Elsh and Game
Code which prohibits persons in
eligible to citizenship from engsg-
ing in commercial fishing. The
Protestant groups represented on
the brief are: Home Missions Coun-
ell Of North America, Council for
Social Action and COMMITTEES on
Church and Race Of the Congrega-
tiona1 Christian Churches. Council
on Christian Social Progress Of the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
NiSpi Places First
In Art Exhibit

SPOKANE. April "a 49, Edward
TsutakaWa and his partner Herman
Keys of the Associated Artists OF
Spokane made a clean sweep in the
water color division in rho Judging
Of pictures over the week end by
the Pacific Northwest Art Exhibit.
Tsutakawa was awarded first
place with Downtown Skyline"
and third place with "Spur Track.
Keys placed second with Wind
swept" and his East Second Ave
nue.. Spokane" was awarded honor
able mention
Vv-seattleite Tsu'ake-Ya who has
heer painting for sewn wears. ma
tored In art at the University OF
Washington. where hts cous SIN
G.ore, Tsu' akaw. e sculpture
instructor.
downtown Skyline" which won
first prize &c sketch o, downtown
Spokane LOOKING up from Peaceful
Valley The painting was com
pleted n Marrh and WRIST irror~-s-
- r'e't a. III. fudess v.s the
Seattle yTsv SKY" sffeet
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
Il NiSei to Get
Red Cross Papers

Fourteen Japanese American Girl
Scouts will receive their Junior
First Aid Certification RED Cross
this Saturday, April "a. The girls
are between ~ and is years of age,
and because of their unusual In
terest and capacity for assimilating
the material offered. took the
standard first aid course, which is
ordinarily offered only to adults.
The group meet In the japanese
Baptist Church, Broadway and East
Spruce, on Saturdays from 2 to 4
pm.
The leader Is Kay Yokoyama. who
is planning to take the fun course
ond become an accredited Red Cross
first aid instructor IN the very near
future. and her assistant Is Mlchi
rnouve.
Tn, girls taking the course and
their addresses are:
Airline Full 121 18th Ave.
Kumiko Homma oil f Spruce
Nobuko Ishimitsu 1929 King st.
Martha Kawaguchi 412i6 2nd ave.
F1Iiiko Kikuchi 513 23d Ave. so
Marian Namba 705 Dearborn ST
Margaret Senda 2018 Charles St
Lillian Suzuki 1902 f. Spruce
Joyce Toshi 1403 f Alder st.
Hideko Umino 900 Spr1icn ST.
Marianne Urakawa 1914 f. Firt st.
Fllmiko Uyeda 211 23d Ave.
Setsulo Uvedo 1902 3lst Ave SO.
Toshiko Yamaguchi 216 5th Ave.
60
The Red Cross first aid istrlIctor
Of the class is Mary Ellen ST Clair.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24

principle, of recognition of the in
nate equality of peoples, of giving
force to our own democratic beliefs"
He recalled the immigration Act
If 1924 undercut the position liberal
japanese statesmen whose policy
was based on friendship with Anne
ica, and expressed the belief that
the 1924 Act contributed largely to
The crisis which ended in war.
when japanese military might
was at its zenith, it was unable to
induce the United States to amend
is immigration law. Now it is pos
5ible to accomplish as a matter of
principle what then would have
oeen appeasement," he said. In con-
fusion, the former ambassador de-
Jared:
I'VE have found the Japanese to
De desperate and irnplacable foe.
japan can be an equally valuable
riend if mutual confidence can be
suilt between us. There are reali-
les in the world situation today
Which should impell lie to strength
n by all means our bonds with
Iations whose friendship can be
urs.'
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
Citv REGISTRATION
headline Aug. "a

Registrar of Voters Brace L.
Shorett today urged every citizen
10 register now for the state pri-
maries and the national election
Everyone must re-register who
did not vote in either the primary
or the general election I'm 1894. or
who has changed his street address,
or who has changed his name
Every citizen Is eliaible to regis
ter who is 81 years of age, resi-
dent of WASHINGTON for one year.
n King County for 90 days, and Of
his precinct for 30 years
Registration, according to Shorett
win be taken only at ia County
City Building, and will be closed
arV. ID
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24

ed and neglected boys have call d
Boys Town their home.
Recently, his work has carried
him beyond Boys Town, He was
named ON the national panel for
the study of juvenile delinquency
problems by The United States At
torney General Tom Clark on Feb
ruary 2, 1916; and he was appointed
member OF Naval Civilian Commit
tee by James Forrestal the Secre-
tary of the Navy, in April 1947. Most
recently, in The summer of 1947,
Father Flanagan made a trip TO
Japan and Korea at the invitation
of Douglas Macarthur and U. S.
War Department, spending three
months in those countries as
consultant on child-welfare mat
tiers.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
Father Flanagan Booked in Program
Sponsored by National JAL Farley

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April
24-Father Flanagan, the famed
founder and director of Boys Town.
will make his first public appear
ance in Salt Lake City on Septcm-
Der 7 at Kingsbury Hail in a pro-
gram sponsored by the 10th Bien-
NAL National japanese American
Citizens League Convention.
The Right Reverend Monsignor
Edward Joseph Flanagan will par
ticipate in a five-day National
JACL Convention, which, in the
period from September 4-8 is ex-
pected to draw some $50 Nisei dele
gates from major cities all over the
United States and Hawaii to discuss
the problems, plans, end programs
of the Japanese Americans for the
coming two years. The aim of the
convention will be IN keeping with
its theme, For Better Americans
III Greater America.
On September the National
JACL invention will sponsor a pub
lie program at the Kingsbury Hall,
featuring Father Flanagan as a
guest speaker in his first appear
ance in Salt Lake City.
The people have become acquain-
ted with Father Flanagan through
his works and two motion pictures,
Boys Town" and "rIen of Boys
Town" They remember him as a
man who in December 1917 founded
his Boys Town at Omaha, Nebras-
ka with borrowed $50 and five
boys, two from juvenile court and
three homeless waits. Since then
more than $500 homeless, abandon
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24

Northern Baptists Convention, and
the Human Relations Commission
Of the Protestant Council of the
CITY of New York
The others which have filed are
American Jewish Congress of In
dustrial Organizations. American
Veterans Committee. National Law
yers Guild, American Civil Liber-
ties Union. National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People and the Japanese Ameri-
car Citizens League. The Attorney
Generals office submitted the u s
Government o..e: . tt.e court last
week.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24

Eight members of the executive
committee were elected at the
Thursday meeting. They are Alex
ander Bishop. Mrs. Charles F.
elise. Yoshito Full, DR.. James
Groves, Robert Groves. Takashi Ho-
RI Reverend B. II. Oda. and Mrs.
Louis Shapiro. Additional members
will be elected by this group at its
first meeting. which will be held on
May IL.
Highlighting the evenings pro-
ceedings was the awarding OF
plaque to the late Lew G. Kay In
recognition Of his outstanding SER
vice to the community during the
year 1947. Wallace Lew Kay. son
OF the recipient, accepted the
award in behalf Of the Kay family.
This award, IL was announced,
will be given annually TO the per-
son who has made an outstanding
contribution In promoting health,
welfare, civic improvement or hu-
man relations.
Each person in the neighborhood
has an opportunity to help select
the award winner" 1t was stated by
Mrs. Leila Hall. outgoing chairman.
People of tho nelghborhood, coun-
Gil members, and others are invited
to nominate the person or persons
they feel most deserving this award.
Nominations fo;' next years award
will be accepted up to January I.
1949 Final selection of the l948
award winner will be made by a
committee
In addressing the Community
Council on its second birthday,
Mayor Devin pointed out that
there are always limitations rpon
what the Mayor. the City Coun-
Gil. and other city officials may
do for neighbour Od--Iimita-
tiOns In money or limitations Of
authority. He stressed. however
that there Is no limit TO what n
people Of "a neighbOrhoOd can do
for themselves.
In contrasting marginal neigh
borhoods with newer sections. Ed
win c. Berry. executive secretary
of tho Urban LEAGUE of Portland.
nointed out that the former are. by
the very nature, less organized. less
ar,iculate. and therefore. suffer
from the evils of absentee land
lords, low-health standards, and in
many cases. lack of municipal SER
vices He emphasized that any
type of organization which brings
the community together and makes
it possible for the people TO express
their needs their hopes End desires.
acts as much needed water on the
Grass roots"
Entertainment for the program
consisted of Spanish selections
oiven by Mrs Ruth Har,pton. &C
companied by Ben Baroga on the
guitar
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
Matsu0ka Elected Chairman of Jackson Council
HEARINGS OPEN
ON H. R. 1904;
FOUR TESTIFY

| WAStllNGION, ID. e, April u
The long-awaitcd hearings by the
House subcommittee on immigration
and naturalization on II II. 5004,
the Judd bill, were begun Monday
with -four leading witnesses, mchld-
ing high policy official of the
State Department, arguing for car
! ~ passage OF the measure. The
hearings, the Washington office of
the JACL A II DETERMINATION
Committee reported. mark the first
occasion a House committee has
dealt directly with Tie Japanese
| immigration problem since The pass
age of the Oriental Exclusion Act
1924.
The first to testify in support of
the measure, which would grant
the extension of naturalization and
immigration privileges to japanese
and other persons now ineligible to
c4llzenshlp, W a S Representative
Walter H. Judd, author of II. r.
1904. He was followed in order by
Joseph r. Harrington, Congress-
ional Delegate from Hawaii: w.
Walton Butterworth, director of the
Office of Far Eastern Affairs of
The State Department, and by the
Honorable Joseph G. Grew. United
STAKES envoy to Japan during the
critical years before World War II.
Congressman George p. Miller.
California Democrat who was I'M
, able to attend submitted state
| ment endorsing the Judd measure.
Emphasizing that his bill does
moi seek TO modify the present
immigration quota law but mere
ly to extend il. Representative
Judd said his legislation would,
first of ALL grant naturaliza ton
privileges TO approximately 10000
permanent residents of this cOun-
Try who have been denied citizen
ship on racial grounds, and Sc
cOndIy, would extend immigration
privileges to the Japanese, KO-
reans. and number of other peO-
pies of Asiatic origin on the same
basis as nationals of China. the
Philippines and India.
Il submit that it is only simple
justice to the people who are le-
gally here and intend to stay here
the rest Of their lives that they be
given the privilege of becoming CT
items. They are worthy residents.
pay taxes. and their conduct and
ne conduct of their children who
served III the armed forces show
hat they deserve this privilege" he
asserted. adding. 1t would certain
~ be better 10 have them part of
our government than of a foreign
)cdy."
On the problem of extending quo
"a privileges 10 The japanese, he
went on to develop his thesis that
. the U. S. needs the friendship of
japan in the battle TO restore the
5alance between democracy and
communism throughout the world.
The Minnesota Congressman. who
plsyed an important role in obtain
ing Congressional sanction to in
clude China in the interim foreign
aid bill, said the effect of passage
Of this legislation on foreign rela-
tons could not be oYcrestimated
THE hearty endorsement" of the
Judd bill b. the State Department
Continued on Page Fourl
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24
k-EnvOy to Japan Believes Time
Ripe to Drop Ban on Japanese in
Immigration, Naturalization Bill

WASHINGTON, ID. G., April 2-Early repeal
by Congress of the remaining discriminatory provi-
sions of our exclusion laws one means of winning
the support Of democratic elements of Japan and
other Far Eastern nations was advocated today by
the Honorable Joseph Clark Grew, the United States
last pre-war ambassador TO Japan, the Washington
JACL ADO reported today
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-24

THESE NINE Hollywood screen
stars will headline the talent in the
1913 Parade of Stars stage show
and dance to be held on Saturday
night, May 8, in the Civic Audi
forum, TO raise money for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Reha-
bihtation Fund.
The stars shown here are (top
row, left to right Jack Carson,
Ella Raines and Eddie Bracken;
(Second row Charles Korvin, Ca
thy Downs and Wayne Morris;
and Bottom row Jack Lambert,
Suzie Crandall and Rod Cameron.