Evening star., 1951-04-18

unanimously adopted a resolution
which would ask the prevention
LOT admittance of aliens under
special legislation, unused quotas
or executive orders" According to
the measure, drafted by the pow
erful Resolutions Committee and
passed without discussion from
the floor, there are about 5000 900
aliens Illegally in the United
States.
The resolution struck out at
pressure groups which have been
lobbying in Congress for the re-
peal of all our safeguards on i'm
migration and spending millions
of dollars for the dissemination of
propaganda for that purpose"
The resolution was one of II
adopted today.
Asks Amendment to d. p. Law.
In other resolutions, the OAR
urged the Displaced Persons law
be amended to require persons
admitted under the act to register
every change of residence with
the registration Office of the orig
inal port of entry; opposed ratifi-
cation of the U. N.-sponsored
Genocide Convention now before
the Senate. on the grounds it
would trespass on our right Of
trial by jury and encroach on our
just use of free speech and free
press; urged OAR members to
oppose a joint resolution now be-
fore Congress proposing that the
President call a convention Of
North Atlantic treaty countries to
set up a free federal union" and
reasserted its stand against any
form of world government or
partial world government.
t Taft, Martin to Speak.
| Tonight the convention theme,
the Nations Danger in the Pres
ent World Situation. viii be the
subject of speeches by Re-
publican Senators Taft of Ohio
and Martin of Pennsylvania. Mr..
! Taft will speak on Defense Of
America" and Senator Martin on
Americas Greatest Danger" The
Nation Press Club chorus will
sing.
Last night the role of Gen. Mac.
Arthur in Americas views on in
ternational policies brought re-
marks from Senator Byrd, Demo-
crat. of Virginia and the Rev. Ed
mund A Walsh, vice president Of
Georgetown University.
Applause greeted Senator Byrds
declaration that for reasons Of
national unity, thorough free and
full discussions of the issues
facing us. he had urged that Gen.
Macarthur be invited to address
the joint meeting of Congress at
the Capitol, to give this great
hero the same consideration and
dignified reception as was given
that other military hero, Gen.
Eisenhower, on his return"
And then let us pray that, out
OF a free discussion, may come
the best solution of these grave
perils that confront us" he said.
only here in all the world could
such debate occur, under like
conditions. but that is how de-
mocracy works and this is how
democracy is preserved"
Father Walsh made an impas-
stoned appeal for a rapproach-
ment between Gen. Macarthur
and President Truman by sug-
gesting that the chief executive
be at the airport when the general
comes in.
Gesture of Unity.
Such q gesture of national
unity. or any other similar proof
OF greatness of mind, would by
no means indicate that the Euro
pean point of view, so widely ex.
pressed in the overseas press.
had been ignored or minimized,"
the Jesuit priest declared. 'Tt
would be notice to the Kremlin
that the Government of the
United States intends to use
every component of it's physical.
intellectual and moral assets in
meeting its international obli-
cations"
Senator Byrd drew laughter
from the audience when he told
them he had written a letter