Evening star., 1953-02-05
Two Lutherans Urge
Changes in Present
immigration Setup
By Cospor Nonnes
Stcr Sieff Correspondent

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb.
5.-Two Lutheran church lead
ers today called for changes in
the present immigration law to
remedy what they described as
ineQuities and determinations.
They spoke at the 35th annual
meeting of the National Luth-
eran Council here. A resolution
embodying their view will be pre-
Sented to the meeting and is ex-
pected to be approved by the
councillors representing eight
Lutheran church bodies having
more than million members.
DR.. T. F. GullixSon of st. Paul,
Mimi, president Of Luther Theo-
logical Seminary. declared "the
determinations written into the
very wording of our immigration
laws cannot stand unconteSted
in the face of the rising tides Of
racial self-respect among all the
darker peoples of the earth"
Charges Attitude Of Hostility.
A member of special COM
mission on immigration and
naturalization appointed last
fall by former President Truman,
Or. GullixSon charged the present
law "embodies policies and prin-
ciples that are unwise and in
furious to the Nation" and 'reStS
upon an attitude of hostility and
distrust against all aliens"
Miss Cordelia Cox OF New
York, director of Lutheran Re-
settlement Service, said, "Our
concern is that the national
origins formula does not meet
the needs today either OF the
United States or countries over
the world.
THE formula was worked out
in 1924 and is not representative
of the requests to come to the
United States today nor is 1t
representative of the peoples
needs of the world. Our recent
experience shows the United
States may receive with profit
to itself and them larger
number of immigrants than have
been coming here"
Students Interest Cited.
College students are showing
a great interest in religion, the
Rev. Donald R. Heiges of Chi
cago, executive secretary Of the
councils division of student Serv-
ice. told the gathering today.
students last year went to
church in numbers seldom
euualled during the postwar
boom enrolment period" Mr..
Heiges reported. He attributed
part of this response to "pessim-
ism precipitated by the failure OF
any light to break upon the in
ternational scene" and part to
more effective techniques by local
student service staffS.
Mr.. Heiges also asserted that
an experiment of introducing
non-credit courses in religion last
year has been exceptionally sue
cessful. Such courses we're
started at 18 colleges in the fall
of 1852, with the students re-
uuired to pay a registration fee
and to attend regularly. Campus
pastors taught the courses.
Facilities for infirm and ham
dicapped aged persons in the
United States are appalling,
DR.. Clarence E. KrumbholZ OF
New York, executive secretary OF
the councils division of welfare,
declared.
Lack of Facilities Hit.
"There is an increased inter-
est in and need for help because
of the ever-growing number OF
older people who must have some
kind of protection" DR.. Krumb-
holz said. The lack of facilities
for the infirm and handicapped
aged is appalling, so that special
time and effort have been given
to this cause, which, in fact, is
almost an emergency
The church leader pointed out
that there is "a serious dearth
of material on architectural de-
sign and planning of buildings"
for elderly persons.
"All over the country institu-
tions are springing up, but most
of them are inadequately built
for the conduct of a full pro-
gram Of service" he said.