Detroit evening times., 1946-01-02
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
Pegler

II AAA@ANA o'Nlilo w bt ilO lNhdA
objection 10 President Tru-
mans decision that immigration
shall be resumed under the
quota system, but he would
have made better impression
and honesty would have been
served if he had not resorted TO
the same hypocritical imposi-
ton on our sympathteS that was
employed by his late predeceS-
sor When he decided TO admit
the Oswego party in June, 1914.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that
group OF 1000, whom he had
arbitrarily decided 10 admit;
would be 'predominately women
and children. They were, in
fact, predominantly adult males
and not predominantly toilers
but doctors. musicians. writer's,
artists, shop-keepers and busl-
neSSmen.
WITHIN three months after
these refugees had arrived
for segregation at Fort Ontario,
IN safe and comfortable quar-
tcrs and living conditions in
comparably better than those
which they had escaped, agita-
-tfett-be6ar TO advertise their
misery because the American
nation. who had saved them
from horrors and possrbtr urath
IN postwar Europe, merely ln-
sisted on observance of a minor
portion oE-the bargain which
they had Joyously accepted.
II was agreed that they
should stay al their camp. and
accepted our asylum on
those terms, but the harsh
Americans soon heard that they
were held in comething like
Nazl concentration camp
Now. Mr., Truman announces
that 1T would be inharane and
waSteful 10 require these people
10 20 back 10 Europe 10 apply
for Immigration Visas" and that
the immigration status OF those
who wish 10 stay here Will De
adjusted so that they may
BE that as il may. the fact is
that Mr. Roosevelt not only said
these 9Sl would be predomi-
nantly women and children. as
II never was intended that they
should be. bat added upon
termination Of the war they
viii be sent back 10 their home.
lalns again A. II never was 50
infgnoed
GO TIE American peoples
- part OF the bargain was kept
faithfully but the parties of the
other part were not required 10
live up 10 a single article of the
deal
Prior 10 TINS. Mr. Roosevelt
had tried 10 persuade Congress
10 abandon immigration resiric-
tons absolutely by giving hm
executive power 10 admit all
applicants.
FMS TS no discussion OF The
deSlrdbllitN OF these persons as
immigrants. Their deSirability,
according TO the usual standards,
has not even been considered
and the adults. men and women
both for all VIC know, may be
Communists. so many of whom
IN Europe. were traitors 10 every
land but Russia and so many Of
whom are law yeTS. doctors,
musicians, writer's and artists.
The important point here is
that they were admitted on
fraud lent representations
backed by fraudulent promises
which arc now admitted to have
been no more sincere than Wen
deli Wilkes memorable cam
palgn talk in all a very had
example Ia them IN their hrSf
dealings with the government OF
their adopted land and not
very good example for us
natives, either
The government should not
lie 10 us as did Mr.. Roosevelt.
and Mr. Truman shouldn't have
said that 1T Is hoped that the
majority Of the new immigrants
will be orphaned children. when
he knows II simply isn't so and
knows we knew il when he
said H.
Mr. Truman suggests that the
United States will not be in
very good position TO urge other
countries TO admit refugees 4
we admit none ourselves. In
that, however. he ignores the
hordeS Of refugees who were
admitted illegally as visitors
who never Will be sent back and
whose number deliberately has
been concealed from the native
resident citizens who certainly
have an interest in the matter
and should have some voice. too.
Moreover. this countrys need
IS not for more writer's, artists,
musicians and the like. these
being favorite occupations Il
the Communists everywhere,
but for more workers
!
| STl l. l. moreover. Australia
~ and Africa could absorb