As. one whose veins contain a rich mixture of Norwegian blood. I am privileged to remind the Senate of this important national celebration of our friend and ally. the Kingdom of Norway. I am doubly privileged to celebrate this date because of the thousands of Minnesotans who are. former sons and daughters of Norway or whose Immediate forebears were Norwegian immigrants. In paying homage to their ancestral homeland. I simultaneously honor the heritage which they themselves have bequeathed to the United States of America. It is more than coincidence. Mr. President. that the great bulk of the more than 830.000 Norwegians who emigrated to the United States since 1820 settled in the States of Minnesota. Wisconsin. and North Dakota. In the forests. lakes. and pastures of these Northern States. the Scandinavian immigrants saw strong resemblances to the land of their birth. They also found a spiritual climate in which they felt at home. As the distinguished Senator from North Dakota stated yesterday. "Norway and the United States share a spirit of independence. dedication to freedom. and a sense of national responsibility." Norway.
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