Mr. Speaker. today I wish to join with Mr. DERWINSKI. my colleagues. and Americans of every descent. in commemorating the anniversary of the arrival of the first Polish immigrants to America. and the beginning of an important chapter in American history. In 1607. the first settlement of colonists in America was founded at Jamestown. Sent by the Virginia Company to develop supplies of lumber and wood products for export to England. the adventurous colonists had little notion of what life in the American wilds would be like. The pioneers bravely faced the challenges of the wilderness. but the difficulties they confronted were nearly too much for them.
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