Holland has a number of island possessions near New Guinea and is now trying to develop some of the islands north of the East Indies. I should like to see her succeed in that undertaking. It occurs to me that instead of our furnishing money so that the people of Holland may more or less eke out a living in a restricted area which does not have a very bright future. we should encourage them to inaugurate a program whereby some of their population might emigrate to other parts of the world. My fear is that if nothing is done along those lines they will be in the same situation as the English people. which I shall attempt to describe later. Overpopulation is bound to sap their standard of living. Holland does not have the land and the natural resources necessary to maintain an increasing population. I believe that instead of furnishing more money to the Netherlands. which might create the false hope of continuing and endless aid. we should interest them. if we can. in having a portion of the population emigrate to other areas. Senator YOUNG and I next went through Belgium. and visited many of the cities there. I was very much impressed by the industrial development of Belgium.
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