Jewish Welfare Board Will Continue Its Army and Navy Activities After the War

There will be no need for the National Jewish Welfare Board to institute new services to meet the problems of the post-war period, since these services are already a part of the JWB program, community leaders were told last night at the closing session of the three-day conferences of the Board at the Hotel Stevens.

The conference was devoted to a discussion of the programs of the Army and Navy Division and the Jewish Center Division of the Board and how they can be applied to meet the need of the post-war period. More than 60 national officers and heads of regional committees from every section of the country were present.

Summarizing the findings of the conference, Walter Rothschild, chairman of the Army and Navy Division, said that there will be no distinct line of demarcation between the present program of the Army and Navy Division and its post-war program. While the JWB Army and Navy Committees have been created to meet an emergency, and will presumably disappear from the picture when they are no longer needed, nevertheless the need will continue for a long time to come,” he sated. “In all likelihood there will be an Army of Occupation in foreign countries for years to come. There will probably be some form of compulsory military service. The United States will probably maintain a large standing Army than in the past and a two-ocean Navy. While the services of these Army and Navy Committees may not be so imperative on the domestic scene, they will nevertheless be warranted in terms of the global need. An important function of these committees will be service to veterans, and in the field of hospital work.

Mr. Rothschild pointed out that the shift in emphasis of JWB Army and Navy work during the coming year would therefore be toward greater activity overseas, following the movements of the armed forces.