Mr. President. the decision of the Austrian Government to yield to the blackmail of the outlaw Arab terrorists is both unfortunate and unsettling. It is unfortunate. because the humanitarian rights of innocent refugees have been compromised. Not only are Jewish immigrants from Russia immediately affected. but the principle that a sovereign state may provide shelter and protection to the outcasts or persecuted from any land has suffered a major assault. The Austrian decision is unsettling. too. because it can only feed the fires of extremism and lawlessness. It thereby jeopardizes the lives of millions more people throughout the world who may CXIX2076Part 25 become the targets of additional acts of senseless violence. The comparison with Neville Chamberlain bowing Britains head before Hitler in Munich immediately comes to mind. And the memory of the holocaust which followed that act of cowardice should serve as ample reason for Austria to reconsider its decision. We are not simply dealing with Jewish refugees or Arab terrorists. We are dealing with the most basic principles of national sovereignty. international order and human dignity. Will the next incident involve Arab terrorists seeking sanctions against Jews or will it involve perhaps only guttervariety outlaws in quest of gold?
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