Evening star., 1947-05-13
Patterson ! !! Ask )
Easing d immigration
For Displaced Persons

Easing OF immigration barriers
to permit q reasonable number oi
displaced persons Of all national
tiles to enter the United States from
Europe was urged last night by At
torney General Clark and Secretary
Of War Patterson.
They spoke at the freedom and
democracy" dinner Of B'nai Birth,
attended by more than 1000 persons
In the Hotel Statler.
Mr.. Patterson. Secretary Of State
Marshall and Associate Justice
Robert II. jackson Of the Supreme
Court were presented with gold
medals, the groups Humanitarian
ism and Justice Awards.
All Live IN Harmony"
Here all classes live together in
harmony, under the laws of God
and the government Of their fellow
men" Mr.. Clark said. In this con-
|nection I voice the hope that Presi-
dent Truman's plea for us to accept
a fair share Of those homeless vic
tins Of world cataclysm be promptly
needed"
Lashing out at subversive ele-
|ments, Mr.. Clark said 'it is no secret
that for 20 years or more we have
been the target OF an adroit, q
subtle, but a wholly vicious CAM
|paign designed to lull us into a false
sense Of security-to blind us to the
danger from totalitarian forces bent
upon conquest of the world and SUBJ
jugation of all its peoples"
How many subversives can the
United States afford to harbor?''
he queried. Our prompt answer
Is: Not a single one. It is our
purpose to make that living reality.
There will be no white-wash.
There will be no witch hunt. There
will be an America safe from the
fifth column and equally safe from
the Gestapo," he said, specifically
naming the Communist Party, the
Ku Klux Klan and the Columbians.
Pays Tribute to Jews.
Mr.. Clark paid tribute to the jew
ish people, their role in American
history and their contributions to
the building of this Nation. His
speech was broadcast nationally over
Station WMAL and the ABC net
work.
On receiving his medal, Mr.. Pat
terson said he liked to think of the
honor as tribute from you to the
men and women Of the United States
Army"
He told Of how the Army found
8, ,000,0 900 displaced persons, "sent
back many Of them," and is now
caring for 100000. This is only a
stop-gap and q program Of improv-
isation," he emphasized. "The real
solution is in resettlement - in
another land"
In urging that the United States
take its share" of the. displaced
persons, he stressed that "it is a
blunder, mistake and q fallacy''
to believe they would be, a burden.
Truman Sends Greetings.
Dean Earl G. Harrison of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania law school
former United States commissioner
of naturalization and current chair
man of the National Committee for
Displaced Persons, also urged easing
Of immigration.
President Truman conveyed his
greetings to B'nai Birth and a
tribute to Henry Monsky, its pres
ident, who died last Friday In New
York.
ALI the speakers, including sgd
|ney g. Kusworm, chairman Of the
event and treasurer Of R'na Birth,
paid tribute to Mr.. Monsky.
Besides Justice jackson members
LOT the Supreme Court present were
Chief Justice Vinson and Associate
Justice Harold H. Burton.
In addition to Mr.. Clark, Mr.
Marshall and Mr.. Patterson, the
cabinet also was represented by
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
Others attending were Paul v. Nc
Mutt, Ambassador to the Philippines;
Edward H. Foley, jr., Assistant Sec
retary Of the Treasury; Maj. Gen
Edward T. Witsell, the adjutant
general of the Army; Rear Admiral
w. N. Thomas, Navy chief of chap
lains; Brig. Gen. c. T. Lanham
chief of the War Department Edu-
cation and Information Section, and
Brig. Gen. F. r. Kerr, director OF
special services, Veterans Admin
istration.