United Ukrainian American Relief Committee. Young Womens Christian Association National Board. The statement. which is directed at the consideration being given in the Senate Judiciary Committee to amending the Refugee Relief Act. is as follows: At a meeting today of member agencies of the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service. held at the Carnegie Endowment International Center. over 20 national refugee and welfare agencies. representing millions of American citizens. announced. after full discussion. unanimous and urgent support for liberalization of the refugee relief program as now under consideration in Congress. Moses A. Leavitt. chairman. presided at the meeting. The discussion. in which agency representatives recently returned from abroad participated. emphasized the fact that far more people are anxious to emigrate to the United States than can be accommodated under the Refugee Relief Act. and that these oppressed and homeless people are living under conditions of poverty. suffering and unemployment. and constitute a continuing challenge of greatest importance to Americas generosity and foreign policy. The agencies strongly urged that Congress do everything in its power toward the end that there may be 100percent fulfillment of the objectives of the program.
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