Mr. President. a matter of deep concern to me for more than 3 years has been the heavy toll in huran sufferingespecially the extraordinary flow of refugeesbrought on by the conflict in South Vietnam. Because my views on the refugee problem are a mattes of recordand because the Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees. which I serve as chairman. will shortly issue a report on civilian problems in South Vietnam--I shall refrain from any lengthy discussion at this time. But I am prompted to offer some general observations today. because of the new surge in the flow of refugees as a result of the Vietcong offensive against Saigon and other areas over the last 2 weeks. I attach a special importance and significance to the refugee problem. because I believe there is nothing in Vietnam which offers a better clue to the nature and brutal results of the conflict. which defines more clearly the basic task of the Government and its allies. and which underscores more dramatically their collective lack of a sense of urgency and substantive progress in serving and protecting the people. in building up a nation. than the recent history and continued neglect of the refugees. Mr. President. the war in Vietnam is unlike the traditional wars in historyand all of us know it.
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