The proposal to save European Jews from Hitler through a special American commission will come up again next week before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives.
Chairman Sol Bloom, New York Democrat, said he would bring it up as soon as hearings are completed on the bill to finance the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. No more prospective witnesses have asked to be heard on the plan, embodied in the Baldwin-Rogers bill, but Bloom said some may yet want to appear. Senator Guy M. Gillette, Iowa Democrat, indicated he would seek action soon by the upper House on an identical bill, but could not say when it would be considered. The Foreign Relations Committee approved the measure unanimously the day before Congress recessed for the Christmas holidays.
Bloom said he would support the bill, in committee and on the floor, despite his belief that it could accomplish little. He called attention to the recent statement of the American Jewish Conference, attacking the sponsors of the bill for making “rash and exaggerated claims as to what this resolution will accomplish.”
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
