I have supported a strong National Park System which is "dedicated to conserving the scenic. scientific. and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people." This past Sunday. I was appalled to learn of a demonstration at the Statue of Liberty National Monument during which for protective reasons American citizens were removed from the immediate area. The demonstrators chained themselves to railings and unfurled a 140footlong banner with the printed words: "Shah must be tried and punished." Two of the demonstrators are aliens with student visas and one demonstrator has applied to become a fulltime student. The demonstrators were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. defacement of Federal property. and refusing to heed an order of a Federal superintendent. I find it inconceivable that guests to our country would deface the Statue of Liberty.