According to the record made here today the press is opposed to having delegated to it and charged with the responsibility of making these investigations. The crux of the proposed amendment is that if any country to the agreement creating the UNRRA should refuse any accredited member of the press from this country or to furnish any such person any information requested by such person then that country will not be permitted to share in any of the funds coming from the United States and placed into the common fund for use by UNRRA. Now suppose any one or more of these countries or suppose all of them should say. "All right. we will amend our laws or modify our established policy of censoring the press provided that none of the funds shall be available to any other country unless such country repeals or modifies its laws to permit people from our country or other countries to enter without limitation for any special purpose regardless of any law or laws it may have relative to the restriction of immigration." What do you think would be the attitude of our country? Suppose 40 or more of the other contracting countries would insert such a provision in their appropriation bill for UNRRA? What would be our attitude and where would there be any relief for the Filipinos? And what would happen to other unfortunate people to whom we are trying to demonstrate the spirit of Christianity? We know this Congress is not going to change its immigration laws to please any country or to accommodate any other country.
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