Evening star., 1950-04-17
Chapman and Brannar
Back Jewish Appeal,
Urge Aid From All

ViyC HIu ItVIII All
With the Endorsement of two
cabinet officers, leaders of the
$272.455,800 United Jewish Appeal
today were pressing for support
from all Americans, both non
Jewish and Jewish.
Interior Secretary Chapman and
Agriculture Secretary Brannan
both commended the appeal in
addresses at the concluding ses-
sion of the National Christian
Committee of the UJA here yes
terday. The committee, headed
by Representative Roosevelt, Dem
ocrat, of New York met at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman, for
mer minister to Norway, and Dr.
Dow Joseph. minister of supply
and rationing of Israel, also urged
support for the drive. Former
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau. jr., announced con-
tributions from group of indi-
viduals and corporations totaling
$l37 1000, and a new grand total
OF $35 million.
Chapman Recalls Pledge.
Secretary Chapman declared in
his address that America cannot
afford to let the democracy of
Israel disappear from the world"
Regardless of religious affilia-
tion we remember vividly as one
people the death and suffering
visited upon Jews under the brutal
lashings of the dictators," he said.
I'VE remember that we promised
ourselves to erase such things
from the world forever"
The Interior Secretary praised
the achievements of Israel in alb
sorbing 100000 immigrants during
the last two year,, and asserted
that Israel must not be weakened
In its determination to provide
this kind of salvation for men,"
Secretary Brannan commended
the UJA for its contribution to
solution Of the problem of dis
placed Jews in Europe He de-
clared that there is no time to
lose" in helping those who still
must find new homes in Israel.
S100 Million Loan Urged.
Representative Roosevelt, in ad-
dltion to urging support for the
drive, also called for a loan of
500 million by the Government
to Israel.
Mrs. Hartman pointed out that
thousands of immigrant children
In Israel still are living in insult
able reception camps and require
more aid.
ITO feed the hungry, to clothe
the naked. to provide hope for the
downtrodden and dispoSsesSed-
these are consonant with the high
est traditions of Christianity.
These principles are part of the
Jewish traditions as we'll, and
mark another one of those many
areas in which our religions have
a common heritage" Mrs. Harri-
man declared.
DR.. Joseph, speaking as repre-
sentative of the Israeli Govern
ment, warned that failure to res-
tablish sound economic foundsk
tion for the new country would
be fatal to the state"
Messages. of Support Received.
The conference also received
messages of support from Labor
Secretary Tobin, Columnist Drew
Pearson. James Roosevelt, and
Benjamin G. Browdy, president of
the Zionist Organization of
America.
Largest of the contributions an
nounced yesterday was a gift of
s50.000 from the Ford Motor Co.,
pledged in telegram from Henry
Ford II to Joseph Cherner, ma
tlolldl OJA chairman. Otnef gifts
Included: -
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
$500; w. Averill Hartman,
$1,000; John Hay Whitney, $10,-
900; Marshall Field. $500: Shell
Oil Co.. $4,000; Col. Augustus
Busch of Anheuser- Busch, St.
Louis. $4,000; the Des Moines
Register and Tribune. $4,000;
Union Electric Co. of St. Louis,
$4,000. and DR.. G. A. Wrightson,
New York, $25,000
Mr.. Morgenthau praised the
gifts as heart warming mani
festation of the spirit of brother
hood and friendship of the Amer.
lean people for the new democracy
Of Israel"