Evening star., 1948-05-28
Argues Arabs Case


To the Editor Of The STAR
It is banning that in spite Of the very conn
plete statements Of DR.. Stephen Penrose In
the editorial section of The Sunday Star tor
March IA and Of DR.. Bayard Dodge In the
April Readers Digest, concerning the true
situation In Palestine. the majority Of
our people still seem to have no idea Of how
the rights of the bona hde inhabitants OF
Palestine have been disregarded and trampled
upon by adherents of the Zionist movement.
The Arabs Of Palestine are the true indigo
nous population, from the time Of Abraham
and continuously to the present time. Even
at the height Of the kingdom Of David and
Solomon. the Jewish people did not have full
possession OF Palestine. And they have been
a very small minority ever since the time OF
the Dispersion, which began with the Roman
siege Of Jerusalem in AID. 10 and was COM
pleted in AID. 1856.
They have been crowding into Palestine
during the past Is years. especially after Hitler
began his terrible prosecutions. But Palestine
cannot take care of all the persecutd and
displaced persons. incidentally. ! great many
that the United States, which claims to be .
friend of the oppressed. has not given refuge
to a large proportion Of those homeless ones.
II We had received as many in proportion to
our population during the past rs years as
Palestine has done, we would have accepts
80 O00,000 immigrants! And Congress Is quib-
bling even at the idea of receiving 100000!
Zienists Financed in America.
Some people point to the fact that the Jews
who have settled in Palestine during the past
few years have developed the country more
than the Arabs did. But We must remember
that they have been heavily subsidized by
Zionists OF this country. Money will do
good deal; but should it be allowed to be the
means Of robbing people Of the greater part
of their native land? 1t should also be remem-
bered that Palestine Is the Holy Land not only
of the Jews and Christians, but also of the
Mosems.
The U. N. Special Committee on Palestine
was so biased in favor of Zionism that the
Arabs found it impossible to deal with them.
Their recommendation for partition divided
the country into patchwork that was ideally
fitted to produce war. which it has done. And
note that most of the natural resources Of the
country were designated in the partition map
as belonging to the Jewish state leaving the
Arab population so poorly provided for that
they would practically be mendicants, although
they are the majority. However, = Jewish
state SO constituted could not be, defended
permanently as they are surrounded by the
Arab countries of Egypt Saudi Arabia Trans
Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, which are
united in the Arab League.
America has been the favorite foreign
country of these Arab nations but on account
of Americas stand partition followed by
President Trumap's hurried recognition of the
Zionist nation, which proclaimed itself May
IA, America rapidly is becoming the nation
hofe hv fba he
dred years, American missions and other
philanthropic nonprofit agencies in the Near
East, such as the Near East Foundation, the
American universities in Cairo Beirut, Damas-
Gus and other Places the YWCA and the
YMCA were built up; now all are threatened
with Illustration and collapse. 1t is recognized
that America was responsible for the partition
vote Quoting from DR.. DOdges article in
the Digest: The Arabs recall that Americans
at U. N. and in Washington brought great po-
]itical, economic and financial pressure to
bear upon countries that were reluctant to
support partition. Seven countries which had
declined to vote for partition were by such
means induced to vote for it. Without them,
partition would have been decisively defeated"
Possible Disaster Ahead.
And now the Zionists are asking the United
Nations to help them with military supplies
and armies. That would be the final catas-
trophe The Armageddon world war definitely
would be launched.
1t may be too late; but the only hope is that
the Arabs and Jews may compose their diff
ferences and organize federated Palestine on
the pattern of Switzerland the United
States. There was minority report from the
committee to that effect, but it was disre-
garded in favor of partition.
7 have not spoken of the oil Of Arabia. A
great deal Of American money has been put
in to develop the oil industry Of Saudi Arabia
and Iraq, not to bring oil to America, but for
the benefit of the Near East countries and
Europe. If It is shut off, the Marshall Plan
countries will suffer- Already Palestine and
Lebanon are suffering shortage because the
pipe lines have been interfered with.
FRANCES L. MCDOWELL,