Mar. 16. 1986] ica" month. This resolution helps TIBET FOR THE TIBETANS. NOT THE CHINESE bring into focus a matter of vital ir- (By John Doe) portance to Tennessee and to the (John Doe is an American academic who entire Nation. asked that his name be withheld to protect The resolution follows: his ssociates hi Tibet.) SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 231 Each March. in sad rituals that go largely unnoticed outside the scattered cities and Whereas .ne United States of America towns that serve as hosts to small numbers emerged from the aftermath of World War of Tibetan refugees. those Tibetans comII as the doLinant world power with the memorate the day in 1959 when they rose most powerful industrial base on the face of up against the Chinese annexation of Tibet. the earth. and On March 10. refugees stage small demonWhereas that productive capacity in the strations. short marches and in some places manufacturing sector of our economy has a quiet presentation of petitions to local ofdeclined and even the percentage of the ficials of the Peoples Republic of China. available capacity being utilized is presently Then they peacefully go home. declining. and That few countries in the West have Whereas our once dominant agriculture. shown any moral support for the Tibetans automobile. steel. rubber. textile and leath- only makes more tragic the destruction and er industries which became successful with death resulting from decades of Chinese a combination of rich resources. skillful domination. Perhaps it is because we find management and high productivity are no ourselves more quickly drawn to issues that longer the sole leading forces in our econo- provide an opportunity to exorcise our own my. and demons. The Tibetan Issue. by contrast.
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