become a multi-racial society and survive. Speaking regarding the incident involving Lorenzo Gamboa, when a questioner brought up his U.S. citizenship for consideration, Calwell responded "If we let in any U.S. citizen we will have to admit U.S. negroes. I don't think any mothers and fathers want to see that." In 1948, Calwell announced that no Japanese war brides would be allowed to settle in Australia, stating "it would be the grossest act of public indecency to permit any Japanese of either sex to pollute Australia" while relatives of deceased Australian soldiers were alive. Of Indigenous Australians, Calwell wrote: "If any people are homeless in Australia today, it is the Aboriginals. They are the only non-European descended people to whom we owe any debt. Some day, I hope, we will do justice to them." References Further reading External links 1896 births 1973 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Australian Leaders of the Opposition Australian socialists Australian Roman Catholics Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Melbourne Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Cabinet of Australia Knights Commander with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great Leaders of the Australian Labor Party 20th-century Australian politicians Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of American descent Australian people of Welsh descent Public servants of Victoria (Australia) Australian memoirists 20th-century memoirists People from West Melbourne, Victoria Politicians from Melbourne People educated at St Joseph's College, Melbourne