Speaker. I should like to offer my strong support of Senate Joint Resolution 114. the measure which changes the name of Bedloes Island in New York Harbor to Liberty Island. This famous and historical island which. to all of us. has signified liberty and. to the new immigrant. has been the symbol of a hope fulfilled. is deserving of a title more fitting than its present designation. What is more appropriate than the name "Liberty Island." where stands a statue signifying libertya statue which. of importance. was formally presented to the United States on July 4. 1884. a date which has only one vital meaning. I believe the island. which has borne many names. should have its full designation not only in spirit but in name. so that future generations will gain the true meaning of the island which holds the Statue of Libertythe statue so aptly called by Emma Lazarus our Mother of Exiles. who continues to welcome "your tired. your poor. your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
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