Speech #790107250

But the Jewish needs come last. Even if physically present. economically the Jew has been expelled. Any and every attempt on the part of a wellmeaning government to admit or reintegrate them into the economic community will meet with approximately the same respect that would be accorded to a policy of .largescale physical immigration. We all know how unthinkingly fanatic populations become in time of stress on the subject of immigration and how illadvised a government would be to disregard these needs. The attempt would never succeed. were it seriously tried. . Another argument advanced by those who oppose further Jewish immigration into Palestine is its limited absorptive capacity. But the absorptive capacity of any country is a dynamic and expanding conception. It changes with the ability of the population to make the maximum out of its land. It is clear. however. that full utilization of the Jordan Valley depression for reclamation and power will in time make possible the absorption of at least 4.000.000 Jewish refugees. principally from Europe. Therefore. limited absorptive capacity may be looked upon as a red herring drawn across the trail of those who are trying to design a saund policy for the United States to pursue in relation to Palestine. Some arguments are entirely contrary to American tradition for the American people have always believed in the creative ability of man to master his destiny by niew economic development through invention and enterprise.