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Lost in the political wilderness since the death of its inspirer, Jan Smuts, the opposition United Party fought back with hot charges that Malan threatens democracy and mocks the rule of law. "Vote now," was their slogan, "so that you may vote again." United Party Leader Jacobus Gideon Strauss, who was once Smuts's secretary, accused Malan's Nationalists of provoking racial strife, but labored hard to show that he could not be accused of undue sympathy for the Negro. "Of all races and colors," said he, "the black Africans have failed to contribute...
...Jerusalem last week, Violinist Jascha Heifetz once more ignored Israeli threats and warnings, played a work by the late German Composer Richard Strauss, just as he had done in Haifa and Tel Aviv (TIME, April 20). Moments after the concert, in front of Jerusalem's King David Hotel, a hooligan stepped up to Heifetz, struck him a blow on his right hand with an iron bar, and ran. The same evening, with an aching bow hand, Heifetz played the fourth concert of his Israel tour to heavy applause (Strauss was not scheduled). Then he called off his final concert...
...Cinema last week, Violinist Jascha Heifetz was tuning up for his afternoon recital when a messenger handed him a letter. It was from Israel's Minister of Justice (and chairman of the Israel Philharmonic), relaying a request from the Ministry of Education and Culture that Heifetz drop Richard Strauss's Sonata from his program "because of the strong feeling in Israel against the playing of modern German music...
...press threatened trouble every time the question of German music arose. Violinist Heifetz was not deterred, played the sonata anyhow, and won an ovation. Said he: "I don't recognize any bans, official or unofficial, on the playing of music." The following night, in Tel Aviv, he played Strauss again. Perhaps for the first time in his career, Heifetz drew stony silence instead of applause...
Actually, the United Party also favors white supremacy, but argues that the Malanites are too fanatical, and that their harsh segregation laws cost the country nearly $50 million a year. Strauss, the well-meaning United Party leader who has a bad habit of always sounding on the defensive, assured everyone that if his party wins, "the deliberate Communists will be dealt with by the courts. We will make Communism high treason. In extreme cases, Communists will be hanged...