Mr. President. today is the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement on "Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam." Regrettably. the violence and conflict have not ended. In fact. a report filed today with the Subcommittee on Refugees. which I serve as chairman. indicates there has been a massive increase in new refugees and war victims in South Vietnam during 1974. This last year saw close to 600.000 new refugees in South Vietnam. a toll that comes close to matching some of the worst years of the preceasefire war. Mr. President. as the subcommittees report notes. there is no better indication that the basic confrontation in Vietnam stands unchangedand no more certain evidence of the continuing warthan the statistics on the toll of human life the conflict continues to take. The statistics on refugees and civilian war casualties reported by the subcommittee tell us not only how much the Vietnamese people continue to suffer. but also of Americas continued involvement in their suffering. Although American soldiers have left the shores of Vietnam. we continue to help finance the materials of war. Rather than hearing from our President about military options and a need for more scarce taxpayers dollars to fuel more war.
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