Four have received and achieved independence. but not Palestine. the fifth of the mandated territories. This tiny bit of land of 10.000 square miles is now the scene of frustration and tugging interests. where human and moral values struggle with the demands of power politics. oil. military defenses. and the British cry of external security. In 1939 the British promulgated the Palestine white paper. which has been adverted to by my distinguished colleqgue from Illinois. which drastically restricted land purchases by the Jews of Palestine soil and limited to a mere trickle the immigration of Jews into the Holy Land after 1944. Today the gates of Palestine. are practically closed. It Is interesting to note that the delegates to the International Refugee Conference at Evian. France. were seated around a table and the question was asked. where were the displaced persons to go. That was in 1938. when the Jews were feeling the scourge of Hitlers fiendishness and sadism. The first man to be asked that question at the International Refugee Conference at Evian. France. in 1938. was the representative from the Dominion of Australia. and he significantly stated the following. I give it in haec verba: We in Australia have no racial problem. thank God. and we dont intend to have one started.
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