Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1959-07-17

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Vol. 37, No. 29
FRIDAY, JULY 17,  1959
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SENATE DEFEATS MOVE TO BAN AIO TO BIASEO STATES
BV  MILTON  FRIEDMAN JTA Washington Chief
WASHINGTON—A bold move to put the United States Senate on record as favoring the with¬ holding of American aid to na¬ tions such as Saudi Arabia which discriminate against American citizens because of their religion was narrowly beaten this week.
The niove came In the form of an amendment to the Mutual Assistance Bill, It was rejected 47 to 43 In a vote that crossed party lines. Virtually all senators repre¬ senting the Southern states lined up against the measure.
Sen. Wayne Morse, Oregon Democrat who Introduced the amendment, told the Senate that we "desecrate" the American flag by flying It over the Dhahran air- base In Saudi Arabia. He said "these discriminators go so far as to go through our Army personnel lists and make an investigation as to whether or not a boy aent over there is a Jew."
THE SENATOR held that "we should not stand by and coun¬ tenance that kind of discrimina¬ tion against American citizens by pouring American dollars Into the country which does it."
Senators opposing the amend¬ ment argued that the United States itself practiced discrimina¬ tion in its immigration legisla¬ tion, and that the proposed amendment would constitute un¬ due American interference Into the domestic affairs of ' other countrlea. One objection was a view that the foreign aid bill should not be used "as a vehicle to convert the President of the United States Into a policeman for the morals of all the natlona which might be candidates for aid under the Mutual Assistance Act."
SEN. MORSE and Sen. Paul Douglas, Illlnoia Democrat, criti¬ cized the Administration for hon¬ oring the King of Saudi Arabia at a time, when Saudi Arabia waa diacrimlnating against Amer¬ icans of Jewish  faith.
Sen. Morse recalled the 1956 Lehman Resolution adopted by the Senate, expressing the sense of the Senate against discrimina¬ tion as practiced by Saudi Arabia. He aaid "the sad fact is that the principle of non discrimination, contained in the Lehman Resolu¬ tion, is not being maintained." He felt the time had come "to make clear that we are not going to give aid or assistance to nations which discriminate against any of our citizens because of their race or religion."
New Haifa Subway Closed On Sabbath
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Haifa Municipal Council decided this week to heed a request from President Ben Zvi not to run the new Haifa subway on Saturdays. The new subway will open next wejk.
Reports that the subway would be run on Saturdays stirred a country -wide controversy. Re¬ llgloua Party leaders urged both Prime Minister David Ben Gurion and President Ben Zvi to use their Influence to prevent Sabbath subway schedules. While the ac¬ tivities of the President's office in such situations generally are not publicized, It was learned that the President had intervened with Haifa municipal officials.
Proposal To Advance Israel Elections Dropped
Coeds Travel To Israel
Rainy skies on sailing day couldn't dampen tho Hpirits of Lois Welland (left) ot Cincinnati and Judith Paller of Indiana¬ polis, two of 81 collegians who sailed alraard the 8. Ti Israel of the Zim Israel America Lines for a summer of sightsct^ing, studies and fun in Israel. The girls ure members of the Israel Summer Institute, sponsored by tJie Jewish Agency. Miss Well¬ and is a sophomore at Northwestern University and Miss Paller is a senior at Ohio State.
JKRUSALEM (.ITA> The pro- fio.sal to advance the national electit)n.s in larael from Nov. 17 to the middle of September, to Hhoitrii the period of Israel's caretaker government, was drop¬ ped Monday by Mapai, the party of Premier David Ben Gurion which originally sponsored the proposal. Tho Mapai action was cxplninod by the fact that it be¬ came clear that no majority could be mustered for the proposal in Knesset.   Lsrael's   Parliament.
However, the House Committee of the Knesset decided to recom¬ mend that tho elections be held Nov. 3.
THE GOVERNMENT will pro- po.se deferring the municipal elec¬ tiona for one year and amending the municipal election law to enable mayors to be elected by popular vote. Mayors are now chcscn or elected by the membera of the  municipal  council.
The talk.s which President Itz¬ hak Ben Zvi haa been conducting with leaders of variou3 political groups regarding the formation of a new Cabinet were concluded Monday. The last groupa to be ennsultod were the three Arab factinn.s  within  tho  Knesset  and
West Germany Seeks Shield On Arms Deal
BONN (JTA) - Weat German authoritiea acted this week to enaure that the Weat German Republic suffered no diplomatic, political or economic repercus¬ sions from the bombshell exploded in larael by the revelation that Israei had sold munitions to West Germany.
Defense Department officials hastened to explain—and their explanations were quickly relayed by the E'oreign Ministry to the Arab States that the only reason why West Germany had placed arms orders with the Israeli con¬ cern' was that the Israeli bid was considerably lower—by some 30 per   cent—than   competitive  bids.
There was nothing political In awarding the contract to Israel, it was argued, and the West Ger¬ man government would entertain bids . 'on munitions it required, from Arab manufacturers, If the bids were competitive.
THERE WAS, according to some foreign correspondents here, a definite desire on the part of the German's to knock down any belief there might be that accep¬ tance of the munitions from Is¬ rael placed thla country under obligations to supply Israel with armaments Israel required. Is¬ rael's former Chief of Staff, Moshe Dayan, had offered that viewpoint in a speech in Israel defending the arms deal.
While the opposition Social Democrats loudly criticized the arms deal and called for a sweep¬ ing probe into the Defense Minis¬ ter's' procurement practices, both government officials and the Is¬ rael   Trade  Mlaaion   here   denied
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Chronicling The News
Jewish life In America Is rapidly undergoing a radical change. Read Boris Smolar on page 2.
Tourism In (Zhjba has been hard hit by the recent revolution. Turn to page 3 for a look at Travel Talk.
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Dayenu       2 Society        9
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that Israel reparations payments had been pledged as security for larael'a performance of the uinis delivery contract.
GOVERNMENT spokes men, too, were leas than lukewarm in their comments on Premier David Ben Gurion's blunt statement that the time had come to normal izt? diplomatic relations between the two (;ountriea.
Opinions expressed here were that this was no time for such action since it would precipitate recognition ot the East German regime by the Arab States. A number of West German news¬ papers, however, supported Mr. Ben Gurion's  position.
Druzes Cheer Ben Gurion
HAIFA (JTA)—The Druze population of 18 villages throughout Israel converged on a Druze village in Western Galilee to welcome Prime Minister David Ben Gurion on his visit to the community.
The Premier arrived by helicopter and landed to the cheers of bearded sheik.s, soldiers, border poiict men, disabled veterans, farmers, teachers and young people. Women and girls of the com¬ munity, wearing traditional costumes, provided u colorful background for the reception.
On a specially constructed dais, the Prime Minister re¬ ceived greetings of tho Druze spiritual leader. Sheik Amin Tarlf, Druze Knesset mem¬ bers and other elders. In flowery speeches they praised the efforts of the government of Israel for the Druze com¬ munity. The Prime Minister shook hands with parents who had loat sons in the larael War of Liberation. Addressing the gathering, he said words failed him in efforts to express his appreciation of the loyalty and patriotism shown by tho Druze in Israei's cause.
the Communist Party. All indica¬ tions Were that no new Cabinet could be formed and that the old Cabinet, which officially resigned, would remain as a caretaker gov¬ ernment until after the November nationai elections.
MAPAI representatives had sought agreement from- the Gen¬ eral Zionist and National Re¬ ligious parties to an arrangement whereby Mapai and the Progres¬ sives would set up a minority gov¬ ernment dependent for its con¬ tinued existence on the passive support of the two opposition parties.
The Natidnal Religious Party administered a knockout to this plan last weekend when It pro¬ posed to Preaident Itzhak Ben Zvl that a caretaker government be set up com'posed of all parties except the Communists.
THE PROSPECT thus facing Mr. Ben Gurion waa that, like it or not, he would haye to continue to head a four-party caretaker cabinet including four representa- tivea of the two leftwlng labor partiea with whom he had vowed not to sit again. Since the four Mapam Party and Achdut Avodah ministers  had   refused  to  resign.
no legal means had been found to remove them from the cabinet.
Mr. Ben Gurion met this per¬ sonal problem with characteristic ingenuity. He announced that he was taking an indefinite leave from the premiership and left Jerusalem for a vacation in a' seaside hotel. He made It clear, however that he would remain active as Defense Minister and as Acting Foreign Minister during Mrs. Golda Melr'a absence from the country.
NEWSPAPER comment was critical of Mr. Ben Gurion's de¬ cision. The organ of the extreme Orthodox Agudat larael pointed out that if Mr. Ben Gurion did not feel that his personal honor per¬ mitted him to sit with the dissi¬ dent ministers, the same condi¬ tions must prevail for the min¬ ister whom he would name to deputize  for him.
Meanwhile the issue of Israeli arms for West Germany gathered momentum as a campaign issue. While the opposition parties or¬ ganized protest meetings through¬ out the country, the four dissident ministers added fuel to the fire by publishing letters sent Mr. Ben Gurion challenging his public ver¬ sion of the whole affair.
TB Society Gets Blue Ribbons
Winning ways of tJie Tuberculosis Society are Illustrated by Mrs. Joseph liosen, (right) 902K Wilson Ave., for two new em¬ ployees of the Society's Christmas Seal sale department. Mrs. Helen Jones, 3070 Dresden St., (left) and Mrs. Audrey MUler, 1786 Brentnell Ave. (center) look at four of six blue ribbons awardt^ the Society by the state tuberculosis association for receiving among tlie five top per capita Christmus seal contri¬ butions among 88 Ohio associations in 1068.
ADL Urges Transfer Of Aug. Tennis Match
NEW JERSEY SOLONS PASS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING PAPER
"Ckimmon Sense," possibly the most widely distributed "hate sheet" on the national scene, has been condemned by the New Jer¬ sey Legislature.
The newspaper is edited and published in Union, N.J., by Conde McGinley. This action on the part of the Legislators was motivated by their revulsion against "tbe appeals to hatred and untruth contained in this hate-filled sheet."
The resolution called upon all law enforcement officers of New Jersey to take legal measures to insure full and absolute compli¬ ance by "Common Sense" and Its editor with every law of New Jersey.
"Common Sense" has had some impact in areas where disturb¬ ances have taken place. Previous¬ ly, a special commission in Mas¬ sachusetts has condemned the publication and  its editor.
Exposure of tho tactics and interlocking relationships of hate groups has proved effective in discrediting these groups. "Com¬ mon Sense" has been diatributed in Dajton and Columbus In past years.
The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'ritli today urged that tho United Stales Lawn Tennia Asso¬ ciation transfer next month's Uavis Cup play from the facilities of "tho discriminatory West Side Tennia Club" at Forest Hills, Quoena.
The I^'ague also suggested that each of the Americans qualifying for the tournament tell the United StHto.s Ljxwn Tennis Association that lie would not participate in Muitcho.s held at West Side Tennis Club facilities "as a matter of democratic   principle."
THE STATEMENT, made by Arnold Forater, the League's na¬ tional civil rights director, noted that '.'the West Side Tennis CHub justifies its bigotry on the grounds that it is  purely a private club."
"However, the policy of the club In excluding Negroes and Jews from membership—a prac¬ tice rir.st publicly reported by the ADL in I9.')0 and confirmed by the club's ijresident In conversations with Dr. Ralph Bunche this week
has    another    dimension,"    Mr.
Forater said. "When this club makes its facilities available year after year for national and Inter¬ national tournaments, it becomes more than a private club, par¬ ticularly since these tournaments are an important source of the club'a annual  revenue."
"DISCRIMINATION, as prac¬ ticed by the West Side Tennis Club, makes mockery of all pre¬ cepts of fair play and good sports¬ manship.
"We urge the United States Lawn Tennis Association to trans¬ fer Davla Cup play, acheduled next month, from the facilities of the discriminatory West Side Ten¬ nis Club in Forest Hills. We be¬ lieve that It Would be appropriate for each of the 11 Americans thus far qualifying for Davis Cup play to advise the United States Lawm Tennis Association that, as a mat¬ ter of democratic principle, he prefers not to participate In matches held at West Side Tennis Club facilities," the statement said.
SCHOOL .SEEN AS SHAM
NEW YORK, (AJP) -- Report¬ ing from Cairo on President Nas¬ ser's latest experiement, the launching of a "School for De¬ mocracy" Involving local, elec¬ tions throughout Egypt and Syria with eight million voters participating, N. Y. Times cor¬ respondent Richard P. Hunt cables that the National Union organization, sponaored by the Government, "is something like a cross between a town meeting and the single party in a one- party state.
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'Dayenu' Makes Chronicle Debut
Feeling grumpy? A good chuckle Would probiibiy do a great deal toward helping your outlook on life.
The Chronicle this week be¬ gins publication of a new fea¬ ture entitled "Dayenu," guar¬ anteed to sweep away tho gloom.
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