Mr. Speaker. in midJune 1941. a terrible tragedy befell Lithuania. At that time over 34.000 Lithuanians were ruthlessly seized by their Soviet conquerors and deported to distant parts of the U. U. S. R. Few spectacles in the history of mnankind can compare to the gross inhumanity of these deportations. And yet this mode of mass suppression is a cardinal principle in the Communist way of life. It is sad to contemplate the future of the Lithuanian people. they have managed somehow under great odds to keep the body and soul of their nation together during this period of great national trial. How they have withstood the corrosive oppression of communism for so many years is a soutce of wonder and admiration to their many friends and relatives across the seas. To assist and support them in every way we can is one of our most solemn and constant obligations. On this anniversary of Baltic deportations we of the Free World express the hope that the supreme tragedy of Lithuania will never be forgotten. that those who were responsible for this crime of deportation will know the wrath of Gods eternal justice and that the people of Lithuania. dedicated as they are to the spirit of their nation. will never succumb to their enemies. May the light of eternal hope forever burn within the soul of Lithuania. Address by Hon.
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