Speech #800012747

No one who has had an opportunity to visit the warravaged countries of Europe has been able to find words to adequately describe the misery and the hopelessness of these personsand the saddest part of it all is that there does not seem any prospect of a betterment in the immediate future. This is particularly true with respect to that portion of the displaced persons population who are Jews. Prejudice and hate of the Jews has reached such a degree in nearly every European country that the only possible solution seems to be the establishment of Palestine as a Jewish national home with the right of unlimited immigration to that area of all persons who are Jews. or at least those who are homeless in Europe. I think. Mr. Speaker. I am only expressing here in Congress the general attitude of the American public at large and. indeed. liberal opinion throughout the world when I say that the only humane and decent solution to the tragic problem of these peoplehaunted by fear and hunger. sick. and minus clothing and shelteris to immediately repatriate them. This great land of ours. founded on principles of justice and freedom. has a great moral responsibility not only to raise its voice but to take the necessary steps in a solemn demand that the United Nations permit the immediate immigration into Palestine of these 100.000 humans seeking and urgently needing a haven of security. During the past quarter of a century Jews all over the world have bent their energies toward the upbuilding of their homeland and poured in great resources of capital. labor. and scientific knowledge to increase the absorptive capacity of the country. These people have given the world an example of cooperative endeavor which has aroused the admiration of men of all views and of all walks of life. Palestine has been transformed from a povertystricken. diseaseridden backwater of the Turkish Empire into the most advanced country in the Middle East. The country has facilities to accommodate these 100.000 Jews and their immigration would entail no cost whatever to any country or to world society. The Jewish people have made unparalleled sacrifices on the altar of war and for the victory over the enemies of humanity. No people have fought more valiantly and selflessly for the cause of freedom as have the Jewish people.