To Invite that result would be the product of unfavorable action on this measure. If the United States should not participate. the Organization would be doomed to failure. As a result. the only alternative to the chaos resulting from total abandonment by us of any participation In caring for these displaced persons. refugees and persecutees would be some plan whereby various organizations of diverse nationalities. together with different governments acting separately in an uncoordinated fashion. represented in our case by the War. and probably State Department. would try to do this job. The result would be not only extravagance. but inefficiency. waste. duplication. and confusion. There is another definite. tangible. longterm advantage in committing the responsibility for the care of these displaced unfortunates to an international organization of which we are a member. We must not lose sight of the ultimate goal. which is a permanent solution of the problem. by a resettlement in other countries of those who cannot return to their native lands. Although the bill expressly provides that no agreement can be made and no action taken under its terms whereby any person shall be admitted to the United States without prior approval by Congress. or which will In any. way abrogate. modify. or supersede our immigration laws. and although it is important. in our consideration of thismeasure that we do not confuse it with the controversial legislation to provide for the active participation by this country in the solution of the displacedpersons question. yet it cannot be gainsaid that we are. and should be. vitally interested in this world problem. Several of the smaller nations which have already signified their willingness. indeed. desire. to receive their fair share are already members of the Organization. Apart from the justifiable criticism which would be directed at us were we to shirk our responsibility for participation in IRO. in my judgment it would be shortsighted indeed to attempt to isolate ourselves from the joint effort.
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