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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1947)
human Asks Congress To Admit Displaced Persons Into US As Immigrants uiumvr.TnM IhIk ffb-PrMli lent Truman today asked ("I"" o admit a "substantial number" of Europe'! displaced persona Into the United State at Immigrants. In mewl, Mr. Truman told onireai "special legislation limited to thla particular emergency" would ke necessary If the United State la w shar In offering "an opportunity lor a new life to these people." The president aald conireaa would ee dealing "solely with an emergency Groblem growing out of the "ar te deposition ot a apecHio (roup of Individual!, victim! of war who have tome Into the handi of our own and Iho other weitcrn alllea' annte of tecupatlon In Europe." Since the end of the war, Mr. Truman aald, the armies of occupa tion have been able to return to Uielr homes approximately 7,000,000 people. He added: Million Remain "But there tllll remain in the western zones of Germany and Aus tria and In Italy close to a million survivors who are unwilling by reason of political opinion and fear of persecution to return to the areas where Uicy once had homes. "The great majority come from the Northern Bailie areas, Poland, the Russian Ukraine and iugo- ''Var'tag that countries In Western Europe and Latin America have opened their doors to eubstantlal number of the people he told congress: . , , "Our plain duty require that we Join with other nations In solving this problem. -We ourselves should admit a substantial number a Immigrants. W have not yet been able to do this because our present statutory quota applicable to the Eastern European areas from which most of these people come are wholly In adequate for this purpose." The president did not specify the extent to which ha thought th quotas should be broadened for the emergency. He emphasised that he is not proposing "a general revision of our Immigration policy" or pro posing lower tandarda for the ad mission of immigrants. He said the newly-established in ternational refugee organisation can aid in the care and resettlement of these displaced persons but can not force member countries to accept these people. He added: "It is unthinkable that they should be left Indefinitely In ramp In Europe. We can not turn them out In Germany Into the community of th very people who persecuted them. Moreover th German econo my, o devastated by war and so badly overcrowded with th return of people of German origin from neighboring countries, I approach ing an economle auffocatlon which In Itself I on of our major problems." nsiv. a r.ii., ... ".'.. '. 'VSVmJ?' If you an a parent and interested In good schools for your students, you will be interested In preventing forest fires, for forests and lumber pay much of the school tax load In Oregon. Keep Oregon green. 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