Speech #990210536

These are people who cherish the fundamental principles of liberty and justice and who want nothing more than to manifest their national identities through independent statehood. The continued domination of the Baltic peoples by the Soviets is indeed one of the saddest human tragedies o1 our time. For the last 46 years. the Soviets have ruthlessly endeavored to suppress Baltic nationalism. Baltic peoples have been systematically and forcefully deported from their homelands to Siberia and masses of Russians have been relocated in the Republics. The Soviets have totally eradicated any semblance of democracy. civil liberties. and religious freedom in the Baltic States. Families have been separated. and many Individuals have been jailed at hard labor. while others have suffered vile and unspeakable forms of persecution.