Roosevelt’s Views on Palestine Welcomed by Entire Jewish Press There

President Roosevelt’s statement on Palestine in which he emphasized that the United States Government has never approved the British White Paper, is unanimously welcomed today by the entire Hebrew press. Its contents were made public here yesterday when Arab newspapers from Egypt reached this country carrying the text which had been suppressed in Palestine by British censorship.

“Roosevelt’s declaration clearly defines the attitude of the attitude of the American Government towards the White Paper and the fate of the Jewish people,” Davar, leading daily paper, writes. “Special importance should be attached to this declaration after the varied interpretations given to the suspension of the Congressional hearings in Washington on the Palestine resolution.

Haaretz, another leading daily newspaper, says in an editorial that “President Roosevelt’s declaration should purify considerably the bad atmosphere which began to oppress all those seeking a fair and decent solution for the Palestine problem.”

The Palestine Post, an English-language daily newspaper, interprets Roosevelt’s views as indicating that “while maintaining traditional interest in the Jewish efforts for national reconstruction in Palestine, the White House doesn’t feel that this is the time for enunciating any concrete policy on the future of this country.” The paper adds that “this is apparently also the attitude of the British Government.”

Yedioth Achronoth, an afternoon paper, cites Roosevelt’s statement, the shelving of the Palestine resolution, and the announcement by Dr. Nahum Goldmann in London that the British Government does not intend to seek any solution of the Palestine problem in the near future. The paper comes to the conclusion that “all these indicate that there will be no immediate decision with regard to Palestine, which is not urgent, since there are still 20,000 immigration visas available for Jews.”