THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1989.
Jewish Campaign To Defeat White Paper Policy
REVELATION IN COMMONS' DEBATE
London, To-day.
A debate on the Palestine problem was initiated in the House of Commons yesterday by Mr. Tom Williams (Labour Opposition).
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Rome, To-day.
The Pope yesterday granted an audience to. the Empress of An- nam, and presented her with, a Lapis lazuli rosary strung on a gold thread.
The Empress gave His Holiness an ivory and gold, cross and a photograph of her children.-Reu-
Mr. Williams said that a further blow had been
struck at Jewish aspirations by the suspension ter. of immigration.
The complete cessation of immigration meant that the hopes of tens of thousands of people all over Europe were completely dashed. The Government scheme had completely broken down, and there was neither legal, moral or ethical right for it.
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Maybe some form of federation was possible, where the Arab fear of domination could be completely liquidated and where the Jews might have further opportunities.
presentatives of the governments
observations to the accredited re-
concerned and had asked us for
comments.
GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS DENIED
Berlin, To-day.
"German troop movements which have been reported in cer- tain foreign papers, were the sub- ject of a declaration by the Slovakian War. Minister, General Ferdinand Catlos, in the course of an interview with a press repre- sentative.
The general insisted that reports alleging that German troop move- pleted until those comments were
The Report could not be comments had taken place. in Slovakia
were untrue, put in full.
In his opinion these rumours
considering the situation.
"I declare," the general stated, "that except in the military żone, neither secret nor any other move- ifments of German troops have been
taken place." · Trans-Ocean.
Neither Mr. Malcolm Macdonald greater need.
Mr. Macdonald realised that were intended as a stimulus for (Secretary for Colonies) nor any- Mr. Duff-Cooper then contrasted of the possibility of the League they hinted at the possibility of a some members were apprehensive the Moscow negotiations since body else could superimpose on an the position of the Arabs who since Council saying that our policy was threat to the Soviet Ukraine. unwilling, people a policy contrary the War had enjoyed greater not in the terms of the Mandate. to justice and fair play.
prosperity and freedom than they Was it not too late, he asked, to had known for centuries, with the
AN ASSURANCE go back to the Mandate and en-plight of the Jews who in a long
He gave
an assurance that courage Arabs and Jews to co-and tragic history had never endur-
the Council reached a decision operate, as they did hitherto.
ed a more terrible period than now.
which in our view involved the "The strong arm of the British necessity of altering the Mandate, Empire opened the door to the Jews we should not take steps to bring suspicious of the sincerity of the when all other doors were shut. about an alteration until Parlia- Government in carrying out the po- Shall we slam the door in the facement had another opportunity of licy. of the long wandering Jew?"
DISTRUST OF GOOD FAITH .. Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, in à
Distrust of our good faith was speech re-affirming
not White Policy Mr. Macdonald denied that becoming widespread the
only Paper policy, said
the. Government was indifferent to among Arabs in Palestine but that perhaps nothing would do more to destroy the fate of refugees in Central countries beyond, the prospect of peace in Palestine Europe.
That was going to fan the em- than starting upon a policy and
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·bers of an Arab revolt, with result, then completely reversing it, or whole solution of the refugee pro-munity as anybody else.
Palestine could not provide the, as serious for the Jewish com- showing hesitancy and therefore blem, but it could make a consider- commencing another long period able contribution towards solution checked we should be anxious to 'If illegal immigration could be without a policy at all.
of the problem, and it was un-restore the proper quotas of legal truthful to say that the White immigration: Paper policy was barring the door to settlement of Central European refugees in Palestine. (Cheers).
PART OF SYRIA 12 Lt. Col. Sir Arnold Wilson (Con- servative) suggested that the pro- blem could not be solved without bearing in mind that Palestine is merely the southern half of Syria. Syria as a whole should be govern- ed by a federation of one Jewish State, one Christian and three Arab States working in harmony under British, French Anglo-French supervision, and subject to a mea- sure of control by the League of Nations.
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Mr. Duff-Cooper's policy would. not produce, peace but would make the whole of the rest of the Arab world implacable enemies to the Jewish National Home.
BASIS FOR FUTURE
Referring to the immigration |
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We were reviewing the possibil- ities of action in countries of ille- gal immigrants' embarkation.
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NO-ONE SATISFIED
Jewish leaders and the Jewish Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Liberal)
the said that Mr. Macdonald's policy There was no policy which would
Mr. Macdonald said that in the people themselves, who had satisfied nobody in Palestine, and produce immediate peace in Pales-
current six months immigration greatest control over this traffic, he suggested that Mr. Macdonald tine, but Mr. Macdonald believed quota there were 1,300 illegal im- could reduce it very greatly, and consider referring the Government
that the Government's policy con-
migrants between April 1 and May we were entitled to ask for their policy to consideration by the per-
tained the basis on which ultimate-24, since when British patrols had co-operation.-Reuter,
THE IRON HAND manent Court of International Jusly Arabs and Jews can settle side captured 3,500 illegal immigrants,
British while between 500 and 1,000 had
Wireless by side and find peace together.
quotes Mr. tice at The Hague
Mr. A. Duff Cooper (Conserva position remarks about the pro-
Mr. Macdonald deprecated Op- entered the country undetected and Thomas Williams (Labour) as say 4,000 more were now on ships aping that the Government was not tive) said that British policy was mises we had made to the Jews proaching the coast of Palestine in- showing statesmanship, a sense of consistently trying
to both Jew ferences about the promises made country.
by using an iron hand, not against and Arab and to fulfil pledges was to the Arabs.
Hitler or the Mufti of Jerusalem or a good policy, but one proof of its failure was that because illegal im-
ing from Nazi: terrorism. murderers and terrorists in Pa- lestine, but against refugees flee- migration had succeeded, legal im migration was to be stopped.
NARROW MAJORITY FOR GOVERNMENT ·
London, To-day. At the conclusion of the Pales- tinė debate, the House of Com- mone rejected an Opposition mo- tion to reduce the Estimates by 188 votes to 119-Reuter."
ly impartial treat give absolute and the few. Opposition re. "tending to force their way into the fair play or fulfilling its pledges
It was, cruel luck to trainees in
policy," he declared, "as carrying to go there under the legal quota "We regard the White Paper Britain, children in Germany and other refugees whom we intended out faithfully and reconciling faithfully the promises we made
:system. to Jews and Arabs."
MANDATES COMMISSION The first consideration when two Dealing with the attitude of the old friends came to ask for assis- Mandates Commission, Mr. Mac- tance was to decide which had the donald said they had sent their
A stronger and more definite line was required.
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There were other motives in this traffic.
BOMBAY RESOLUTION
NO PROOFS. Something like 40 per cent. of illegal immigrants had come not from Greater Germany but from Poland, and Rumania, and those Polish and Rumanian immigrants were being organised and instructed by those responsible for the traffic to throw their papers overboard, so that we had no proof whatsoever on which we could get them ac cepted back in the countries of ori: Three Mohammedan organisa- gin.
tions, meeting in Bombay for dis- was an organíðation to smashcussion of the Palestine situation, the White Paper policy. That was adopted a resolution strongly sup- we could not tolerate, porting the demands of the Pales
ation, tine
Bombay, To-day.
olution conter
the