Petitions have gone to the President signed by 44 governors of our land and by the majority of the Members of this House and of the Senate. The American people are great believers in fair play. and they do not think the Jews have gotten a square deal. The British Government. which. we are informed by the press. is objecting to the fulfillment of President Trumans request that 100.000 refugees be admitted immediately into Palestine. will make a great mistake if they do not appreciate the depth of American feeling on this subject. During the war years. this Congress and our Government acquiesced to the British request that action on Palestine by this Congress and by our Government be postponed because it might interfere with the war effort. We realized that every day of delay in the opening of Palestine meant the loss of Jewish lives. but. nevertheless. in our efforts to further~the joint efforts of the war. we heeded the British request. The war. in Europe has been over for more than 6 months. but the white papcr restricting immigration is still prevailing. This. in my opinion. is not playing fair either with our Government or with the Jews or with the American people. Millions of innocent persons. simply because they were born Jews. have been ruthlessly persecuted. murdered. and violated.
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