President Truman expects to ask Congress for an additional $3,000,000 supplementary appropriation for the first year’s operation of the Displaced Persons Commission when Congress reconvenes in January, it was reveled here in the mid-year review of the Federal budget released today by the white House.
Originally the President requested $4,000,000 for the first year’s operation of the program on the grounds that that amount would “be necessary to facilitate the admission of 100,000 displaced persons during the first year. Congress, however, cut the figure to $2,000,000.
SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL SAYS JEWISH GROUPS PROPOSED PP ACT CHANGES
The Synagogue Council of America today refuted the statement of Senator Alexander Wiley that he had not received suggestions for desired changes from any religious leaders regarding the DP law enacted by Congress. The “fact of the matter,” the Synagogue Council declared, is that ten national Jewish organizations “submitted a list of 11 amendments” to Congress.
“These corrections would have eliminated religious and racial discrimination which, as the bill stands, was characterized by President Truman as anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic,” the Council said. “It” would be unfortunate to have the American community believe that responsible Jewish leaders appear to give even a modicum of sanction to features of the recent bill,” the Council added.
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