Mass.. on February 15. 1959. to commemorate the 41st anniversary of Lithuanian Independence Day (February 16. 1918). the members of the committee. as well as the members of the two Lithuanian parishes in Worcester. St. Casimirs and Our Lady of Vilna. and of the LithuanianAmerican community of Worcester. comprising in all 55 Lithuanian groups. unanimously adopted and passed the following resolutions: "Whereas the Government of the United States has ever been a stanch defender of the inalienable right that all nations. both large and small. have to enjoy freedom and to determine for themselves the form of government under which they wish to live. and "Whereas Soviet Russia has denied this right to Lithuania and. in violation of the treaties of peace and nonaggression. with Lithuania in particular. and of various international agreements in general. has unjustly seized the territory of Lithuania and has subjected her people to the horrors of oppression. terrorization. dispossession. persecution. mass deportations and mass annihilations which. according to international law. constitutes the heinous crime of genocide. and "Whereas the Republic of Lithuania. a small freedomloving nation. ardently desires to exercise her solemn right of selfgovernment and has proven that she is capable of selfrule by a remarkable progress made in all fields of endeavor during the years in which she enjoyed independence (12531795 and particularly 191839). and "Whereas. the Government of the United States since 1940 has steadfastly refused to recognize de jure the unjust absorption of Lithuania within the Soviet orbit: Now. therefore. be it "Resolved. That the Government of the United States continue to maintain and adhere to its present policy of recognizing the de jure independence of Lithuania despite her present unlawful and unprincipled occupation by Soviet Russia. be it further "Resolved. That Soviet Russia. having no sovereign rights over Lithuania or her territory. be forced to leave Lithuania immediately. thus restoring freedom to the nation. and to return at once to Lithuania all Lithuanian nationals. now exiled in Siberia and other foreign lands. be it further "Resolved.
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