Mr. Speaker. today Lithuanians commemorate the anniversary of a great national tragedy. Sixteen years ago this midJune an estimated 34.260 persons were deported by Soviet Russia to remote areas in Siberia and the Arctic region. That this act of singular brutality reflects an inner sickness within the Communist system goes without saying. It is incomprehensible that a system of government which perpetrates such terrible acts of inhumanity could have any genuine message for mankind. And yet. the Communists have succeeded beyond all expectations in spreading their gospel of violence. desecration. and decay throughout the world. Many uninformed persons have unfortunately accepted the false words of this Communist antiChrist as a doctrine of salvation. On this anniversary of the mass deportation of Lithuanians we commemorate a tragic occasion. But the sacrifice of those thousands of people would not have been in vain if we of the free world cite their deportation as a classic example of Communist tyranny. Let all those who are tempted by the false doctrine of communism examine carefully the case of Lithuanian deportations. Let them see communism in action: and then. let them ponder if this is a fit instrument of government for mankind. Importation of Foreign Oil
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