The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-04-03
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e. As Member of the. House Judiciary Committee
and of its Subcommittee immigration and Nationality
wish talk with you about the McCaran-Walter Act
This legislation has been greatly misrepreented and mis-
understood II was introduced in the House early in 194s
completed late in 952 During that time more thar
nine hundred witnesses testified in the of the hear
nes and the reports covered thousands of printed
Final approval of il given by the State Department
The Department of Justice the FB, the Central nelli
gence Agency, and the immigration and Naturalization
Service Subcommittee, and full Committees of the House
and Senate Judiciary approved the Bill Overwhelmingly
II was also submitted to PRESIDENT TRUMAN and ne
assured Chairman of the Subcommittee that met
with his approval and that he would not his veto
But when reached the White House the following day.
the President FAILED TO KEEP HIS WORD and prompt
y the Bill That made il to have It re-
ferred back the CONGRESS and it was PASSED OVER
THE VETO BY A VOTE OF 27s TO ll2.
g. Until 1921 this country had restricted immigrs-
ton laws but by that time had population of 10
million and becoming little crowded in this coun-
ry Last year of the Census announced that
we had reached the $50 million mark and that with the
present immigration program and the highly increased
birth rate, we will have 200 million people in 1870
4. Under the McCarran-Walte Act admit, now,
regularly into this country, 900 immigrants plus
sibe additional rs per totang 100000 These latter
numbers are aimed those people who likely
fit usefuy into economy and culture of skill
ed exceptional training, and relatives of American
citizens
S. For the first time all racial bars INNING ration and
are removed BY the National origins for
mua the number of quota immigrants from each country
limited one-sixh percent of the inhabitants of the
United Who in 920 could their origins to that
particular country They from total of eighyhve
countries number 657 exclusive of the nonquota
group.
s. The real reason for the McCarran-Walter Law
alleviate the serious conditions existing many of the
countries Europe Hundreds of thousands of Expellees
Refugees and Escapes, practically dying of hunger
and exposure The Displaced Persons the slave aborers
conscripted by Hitler support of his machine, and
the Of his infamous concentration camps, who
escaped death gas chambers crowded for the
part those ravaged of Germany, Austria and
Italy. did of duty in Germany in CAS- and in GAG
stationed in the little country of Denmark shall
forget the hafstaved and half-naked Ger
who had been detained in these horrible
ton camps they wandered around from place place
Their entire earthly belongings tied up in little bun
dies ung their shoulders And shall never never
forget the and children who searched through the
garbage the city dumps scraped the garbage
along American hail. effort satisfy their
hunger shall never, forget the thousands and
thousands of displaced persons in little Denmark who had
escaped from the Baltic countries and unwilling
back into slavery in their countries which
captured by Stain Immediately after the defeat Hitler
They told that rather than do so they would all walk
out into the beyond their depth
Thanks United States the situation is en-
rely different retraced my steps through Europe
last Autumn and rsthand the wonderful come
that had been made the result of great sacrhce-
first in blood and then wealth Through the several
foreign aid viz: UNRRA, Marshall Plan ECA
MSA and FOA have contributed sixty billions of dol.
lars to the rehabilitation of Europe. could hardly believe
my eyes when the transit ton that had taken
place within period Of short years no evil
dence of extreme poverty hardship saw happy and
folks, we'll dressed and well fed Europes ndurie.
amazing and American tourists were of course their
best and most lavish customers The country side showed
great activty-men, and children were busiy en-
gagged In harvesting their and getting under
cover Most of Europe has adequate housing Where for
merly stood bombed buildings rows and row. OF
attractive and substantial apartment buildings and clusters
OF individual homes Europe has enough eat and
than enough to drink, in my opinion
s. In spite of present improved conditions in Europe
IN May OF 1858, learned that the wa.
derous of admitting into this country an additional 24O
600 Refugees period of year mme
arose storm of protest and hearings both the House
and Senate continued almost daily until the Bill went to
Conference Committee July 81, 1852 recommendin,
enactment Of the with certain which ba,
been worked out by the Conferees, of which wa. IN.
After many stormy hearings finally reached an
ment which, though not unanimous accepted bv tb
Conference Committee IL reduced the total number IN