Our military experts tell us that because of transportation difficulties we cannot today send China much material aid in the shape of guns. tanks. planes. food. and so forth. aid that she needs so badly in order to carry on her heroic resistance against the Japanese aggressor. These military experts tell.us we must first recapture the port of Rangoon. now in Japanese hands. and reopen the Burma Road before we can send China the aid she needs so badly. Chinese military experts tell us that the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act will do much to stiffen up the morale of the Chinese people and to help offset Japanese propaganda against the United States concerning our treatment of the Chinese people over the years. Mr. Chairman. Admiral Yarnell. an authority on the war situation in the Far East. considers the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act as a very necessary and vital part of our war effort. He testified before our Committee on Immigration and Naturalization to that effect. And so. Mr. Chairman. judging from the testimony of these expert witnesses. the answer to my question. "Will the passage of this bill aid our war effort and help bring the war to a speedy and successful conclusion?" is an emphatic "Yes." Mr. Chairman. I now come to my second question. "What will be the effect of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act upon the postwar period? Will it aid or hinder us In providing jobs for our returning soldiers? Will it help us preserve our American standard. of living after the war is over?" The gentleman from Illinois . perhaps the best informed man in the House on international finance. international credits. and international trade. testified before our committee on the possibilities for American commerce in the postwar period.
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