Evening star., 1951-09-23
Says BarkIey, Urging
Bond Issue Support

Vice President Barkley last night
urged fullest economic support"
for Israel to Withstand the corro-
sive forces of bigotry and totali-
tarianism."
James G. Mcdonald, former
United, States Ambassador to Is
rael, who with Mr.. Barkley spoke
at a national conference here in
behalf of the $500 million Israel
Bond Issue, warned that Moscow
looks covetously towards" air
fields in Israel
The democratic West is deeply
concerned that those bases not be
be permitted to fall to the COM
munistS.' Mr.. Mcdonald declared
at a dinner in the Shoreham Ho-
tel. Astrong Israel, therefore, is
essential to all the democracies.
Spiritual Anemia" Cited.
Mr.. Barkley told more than
1000 delegates and guests of the
National Economic Conference for
Israel that the world suffers from
spiritual anemia.'
Calling for American popular
support Of the bond issue, he said
''The rebirth Of Israel is vital,
not merely for the Jewish
people but, by its example, for
the spiritual well-being and re-
generation of all mankind"
The Vice President described
Israel as a country whose people
have demonstrated their willing
ness to undergo extreme individual
and national hardships, if neces-
sary. to preserve their freedom"
The bond issue, he said. represents
IAN important expression of con-
fidence in the future of all those
ideals :"
Sees Strong Nation.
Mr.. Mcdonald predicted that
President Truman'S goal of
1srael-Arab peace will be realized
when Israel has become so strong
that continuance of the Arab boy
colt will be seen by all as a futile
and defeatist gesture"
Noting that Israel is within
bomber range of the largest
known oil deposits in the world.
Mr.. Mcdonald explained that
some of the largest and most
modern Middle East airflelds are
within Israel's frontiers.
mo wonder that Moscow looks
covetouSly towards these poten-
tial bases for its air power in
that vital area" he said.
Senator Lehman, Democrat, of
New York, and former Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau, chairman
of the board of governors of Israel
Bond Issue, were other speakers.
Safeguard for America"
The New York Senator said
economic aid to Israel through
the bond issue is "a very integral
part Of the American approach
toward safeguarding our form of
civilization.
The people of Israel have. in
effect, said to us and the rest of
the world that while they need
and must receive help from every
possible source. Israel is economi-
cally, morally and spiritually
ready to undertake and fulfill its
obligations as a sovereign ma
tion," he declared.
Mr.. Morgenthau praised Presi-
dent Truman and Congress for
giving aid to Israel.
Representative Javits, Republi-
can Of New York, speaking earlier
at the four-day conference, urged
American economic aid to Israel
as ''the hard core of resistance to
a possible Communist drive in
the Near East"
SCOTS at Arab Attitude.
Mr.. Javits maintained that "the
alleged fears of Arabs about Israeli
expansionism are illusory or false
propaganda" Israel, he said, has
shown its desire for cooperation
with other peoples.
More than 1000 business and
community leaders from AZ States
are taking part in the national
conference. Robert R. Nathan,
economist and former deputy di-
rector Of the Office of War Mobil-
1zation, told the conference that
the economic growth of Israel
since its establishment as an
independent nation three years
ago is "a success story without
parallel in the economic history
OF mankind"
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