Evening star., 1960-06-28
Eichmonn Case

Legalistic but emotionless
Matthew A. McKavitt criti-
cized William S. White for
defending the capture in Ar
gentina of Adolph Eichmann
by Israeli intelligence men.
True, "the U-2 fights did no
violence to the human per-
SON." May I ask the learned
gentleman whether, in his
opinion, the actions of Eich-
mann by whose orders mil
lions Of human beings-men,
women, and children-were
cremated in the gas cham
bers of the concentration
camps in Nazi Germany, did
violence to the dignity of
human beings?"
1t may be easy for Mr.. Nc
Kavitt to say, Lets stop
emoting about this case" But
any person with a warm
heart and warm blood cours-
ing through his or her veins
can't help "emoting" about
the case! Does Mr.. McKavitt
consider Adolph Eichmann,
a devotee of Adolf Hitler,
to be a real human being? He
may look like one, but he
isn't.
Nevertheless, I think he
will get a fair trial in Israel.
L. Fenik.
Much of the Western world
is so deeply concerned with
the Eichmann case that I
fear we may underestimate
the consequences if, by an
emotional solution, we set a
dangerous precedent in inter-
national relations.
We all agree that Adolph
Eichmann is a fiend in hui
man shape, and no right
thinking person can fail to
hope that he will be brought
to justice as soon as possible.
However, he must, in the
cause of the free world" be
brought to juStice-not re-
venge!
To approve the act Of the
band Of Israeli fanatics who
kidnapped him from the Ar
gentine, is to condone inter-
national banditry and the
lynch law. The extradition of
Eichmann from the Argentine
is not a question of protocol,
it is a question of law; and
law has no exceptions, even
in the name of humanity.
That is why justice is always
depicted with a blindfold.
1t is my sincere hope that
Eichlnann will be returned
to Sthe Argentine and then
xtradited, properly, to
Germany for trial. Otherwise
his trial will mark a regres-
sion in civilization: the re-
turn to the law of tooth and
claw.
Henrietta Steiner
Palo Alto, Calf.
What a relief that the
United Nations successfully
prevented an international
cataclySm. The S Security
Council voted eight to zero,
with two abstentions. that
Israel's so-called abduction
of Eichmann from his Argen-
tine haven of refuge was most
illegal. The honor of the
Argentine Republic and its
pride, too, have emerged un-
tarnished. Now they ask for
some kind of reparation, only
to save face, of course.
They do not ask for money
since no damage was inflicted
upon Argentine property, un-
less one wishes to speculate
that Argentina has lost a
valuable and creative citizen.
They merely ask for rep
arations."
I should like to suggest
what I consider proper re-
arations: One good turn de-
serves another. Should an
other nation, one as great"
as the German nation-in
the foreseeable future decide
to emulate the Nazis and de-
velop technique of genocide,
directed against the Argen-
tine people, and should it
succeed to the tune of 8 mil
lion Argentine victims, and
should the guilty ones find
a haven of refuge in Tel
AviV, let the Israeli govern
ment officially bind itself to
allow Argentine nationals to
swoop down upon the sub
humans and spirit them
back to Buenos Aires. Let the
Israeli government promise
to look the other way when
the Argentine gumshoes ar
rive to do their deed.
b, s, BercOyici