Independence came to Lithuania in 1918. For the next 22 years the Lithuanians made great strides in selfgovernment and economic affairs although they had to overcome many years of previous tyranny and the hardship of the postwar period. But in World War II the Soviets overran Lithuania and initiated purges. deportations. and forced labor that had seldom been equaled in history. Miss Mary M1\ Kizis. director of the LithuanianAmerican Information Center. wrote to me recently: If anything. conditions have worsened in Lithuania since last year. but the will of the people for freedom has not been crushed. They still look to us.
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