Members of the House of Representatives. should pause today from our lawmaking duties and take note of the fact that this day marks the 42d anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanias independence. Unfortunately. however. that wonderful nation is not now independent. but is under the tyrant heel of Soviet Russia. Countless of its brave people were torn from their ancient homeland separated from their loved ones. and deported to forced labor camps in the icebound Arctic regions. the Far East and to other distant parts of the world. Their tragic plight cries out for help. and we. as libertyloving Americans sympathize deeply with those who must live under the deplorable conditions to which Lithuania and her severely tried people have been reduced. We all should remember William Allen Whites words: "Whenever a free man is in chains. we are threatened also.
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