Mr. Speaker. on February 24. 1918. the nation of Estonia declared its independence. Today. I would like to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Declaration of Estonian Independence. and in doing so. reiterate the right of Estonia and all other captive nations to their languages. their cultures. and above all. to selfdetermination.. Estonia continues to face grave threats from the Soviet Union. Overindustrialization has produced labor shortages which have triggered floods of immigrants. By 1979. only 64.7 percent of the countrys population was Estonian. In Tallinn. the Estonian capital. only 51.5 percent of the population is Estonian. When its new harbor is completed. this percentage could fall even further.
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