Now let us discharge the obligations of good sense. and make these displaced persons return to their homelands and go to work or go to some of the underpopulated countries of the world where they can fit in far better than here. Mr. President. it is certainly interesting to note from figures which have been compiled for 8 of the 10 countries in the Marshall plan. that in those countries there is.a shortage of labor to the extent of 677.000 laborers at the end of this year. The records of the refugee organizations show that 60 percent of the dis1948 CON( placed persons are skilled laborers. They are badly needed in Europe to rebuild the devastated- countries. There is. a labor shortage there.
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Displaced persons should return to their homelands or go to underpopulated countries.