Our loyal Americans of Lithuanian descent. so many of whom fought in World War II to preserve individual dignity and freedom. have every reason to look to the Government of the United States for support and encouragement. They know that in Lithuania men and women are deprived of every possibility to enjoy civil rights. freedom of press. speech. and assembly. the right to express their will in free elections. and their right to worship in accordance with their religious convictions. They can tell you better than I of the mass deportations. the arrests. the quick trials. the reign of terror. We in this country have rightly joined with other moral peoples in condemning the recent tragic case of Cardinal Mindszenty. But do we realize that in Lithuania there has been a systematic persecution of leading prelates of the church together with their assistants and asr sociates?
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