Evening star., 1948-04-22
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Volunteer Palestine Force

Volunteer Palestine Force
To the Editor of The Star:
These lines are written by one who lost IN
the gas chambers of Hitler's Germany brother,
a sister-in-law and two beautiful and intelli-
gent young nieces who, as graduate nurses,
dedicated their lives to render aid to ailing
humanity.
am one of the millions who similarly suf-
fered at the bloody hands OF Christian nation
while. the rest Of the world stood idly by un-
touched, unconcerned, lifting no finger to stop
the frightful carnage.
The remnants of my relatives, together with
hundreds Of thousands OF others, who mirac-
ulously escaped the gas chambers and crema-
tories, still are lingering IN the concentration
camps Of Europe. Their only hope of saliva
ton was the Promised Land-promised by God
by the Balfour Declaration, by the Congress OF
the United States, by both American political
parties at their national conventions, as well
as by many other nations.
The British government which was intrusted
by the League of Nations to realize this promise,
has, within the last 10 years especially, made
every effort to Illustrate that realization.
More than a hundred thousand British troops
have occupied Palestine and brutally hampered
all efforts at free economic and political devel-
opment of the Holy Land.
When the heroic Jews OF Palestine courage
ously refused to be crushed, Ernest Bevin fin
ally decided to turn the Palestine question
over to the u NJ, promising to abide by its
decision How he lived up to his promise Is
common knowledge. He arms the Arabs led
by the Mufti-a war criminal let loose for the
purpose of drowning nearly a million Jews Of
Palestine in their own blood. He disarns the
Jews, arrests the defenders Of the Haganah
and renders Palestine Jewry helpless prey to
the feudal Fascist overlords and ferocious Arab
mobs.
Mr. Bevin however is not alone in this per-
nicious attempt to put out the light Of hope
of suffering Israel. He is in an unholy alliance
with some newspaper editors in our country as
we'll as with some high officials in our State
Department who are fed and nourished by the
Arab-British propaganda campaign.
You suddenly have discovered that the de-
csion of the U. N. is against the interests OF
our Nation, against the interests OF our oil COM
panies and against our strategic and political
interests. So you advocate that our government
wash its hands of the entire matter, If cor
rectly interpreted your recent editorial oppos-
Ing the forcible partition Of Palestine
OF what Importance are the lives of mil
lion people, of what value are the resolutions
adopted by Congress, of what significance are
( the statements in support Of Jewish home
land made by every President since Woodrow
Wilson and by every national convention OF
both parties, when the profits OF our oil mag
mates are in imaginary jeopardy?
All your arguments concerning the unwork-
ability OF partition are baseless, because. the
British government scuttled 1t in advance. Lift
the embargo send in token force OF volun-
teers and give partition chance before you
make the first U. N. decision scrap OF paper.
A token force of volunteers would remove
all fears of Russian penetration OF the Middle
East and do away with all the jitters' about
Communistic inf1ltration. Where there's will,
there's way. Appeasement Of aggressors will
bring about another Munich and an end Of the
young, struggling U. N. JULIUS PAP1ER