The Phoenix Jewish news., 1959-10-23
Unfair

Before the United States became Colossus among
nations it had unreasonable but undeniaby un-
stoppable weapOn-the unQuenchable fire OF ndepen-
dence and patriotism which burned in every cltzens
SOUL
Threats to the rights of any individual countryman
by an outsider inspired pugnacity which put outszed
buies to flight Indominatabe Yankees challenged the
mighty British Empires interference with American
liberty in the War of 1912 and tied knot in the lions
TAIL
Before Uncle Sam even had any muscles to fex he
hurled the utmatum of the Monroe Doctrine at the
entire world and made stick With Teddy Roosevelt IN
the White House, mighty emperors stuffed cotton in
their scabbards to make sure their sabres didn't rattle
No foreign government would have dared overtly or
covertly, to attempt abridgement of an Americans
rights and privileges.
The about-face made by our federal government since
World. War II is black mark in history. Not only
have foreign poentates dictated terms under which
supposedly free and equal Americans shall be hired by
American firms on American soil, but-wth cruel be-
trayaI of the founding fathers-the American govern
ment has fostered this insidious incursion.
The New York State Supreme Court has erected the
only effective blockade to this practice but unfortunate
y has been effective only small front This so
lated accomplished resulted from Justice Henry
Epstein's reversal of New York State Commission
Against Discrimination exemption of the American
Arabian Oil Company from provisions of the state law
against discrimination.
The commissions justification on the ground
that the U.S. State Department had claimed nterfer
ence with arrangements between Aramco and Saudi
Arabia would eopardize American security. Documents
had been presented showing how Saudi Arabia ordered
Aramco to boycott American business firms owned
managed by Jews and had forbidden Aramco to hire
Jews in the US. well as in Saudi Arabia.
Justice Epstein asserted "When Commissioner Carter
declares that American interests in the Near East out
weigh the abstract vndcaton of state sovereignty he
makes the commission for which he speaks the vassa of
foreign potentate.
The Arab Leagues boycott of firms doing business
with hiring Jews extends beyond the jurisdiction OF
the New York Supreme Court the sacrifice of Ameri
can rights on the alter of misguided expediency
tnues 1t has gotten to the point where Arab ma
tions ban films of American movie producers actors
who buy Israeli bonds otherwise display proIsraeli
sentiments
The situation prompted American citizen to write
to the State Department. "t about time govern
ment should evnce a little about the in
terests of American citizens and little less concern
about trying to induce these governments (Saudi Arabia
and Egypt to accept our money If we don't we may
shortly be faced with serious problem where, for
example, the government of Egypt may refuse Ameri-
aid because part of it is contributed by taxpayers
of the Jewish faith"
This citizens mockery is born of despair But little
Turkey which has stood it's ground against the might of
Russia hasn't kowtowed to the ppsqueak Arab League
Taking its from the vibrant of American states
manship the Turks rejected Arab boycott threat
sales of tobacco to Israel with the simple pronounce
ment eve feel free to sell tobacco to any country
that asks for it."
It's about time that the United States showed this sort
of common sense and gumpton.