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September 27, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 32089 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS "CAMP DAVID-WILL THE AFTER duced this "Framework for Peace" will Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and GLOW LAST?" continue to obtain in the delicate and Seventy-Eight. widespread discussions, meetings and ne JAMES A. RHODES, Governor. gotiations that will be necessary to im RESOLUTION 295 (VIRGINIA) HON. NORMAN F. LENT plement it. The "framework" has set up "CAPrIVE NA'I'.IONS" OF NEW YORK a process through which the interested Whereas, the Captive Nations now repre IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES parties can work out their new relation sent the enslavement of more than one bil ship. It will take all of the skill President lion people, more than 30 percent of the Tuesday, September 26, 1978 Carter displayed at Camp David to keep world's inhabitants, and all are oppressed • Mr. LENT. Mr. Speaker, Can the the peacemaking process moving for by communist-led dictatorships; and spirit of cooperation and good will which Whereas, people living in the captive na ward. • tions are denied such basic human rights as achieved the breakthrough at Camp free speech, free press, freedom to vote for a David be sustained through the difficult choice, freedom of assembly and freedom weeks and months of negotiations that ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR to criticize those in authority; and lie ahead? To me, that is the major un CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK Whereas, the captive nations now include resolved question from the summit at Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, Cossakia, Camp David. It is already clear that the Georgia, Idel-Ural, North Caucasia, Ukraine, "Framework for Peace in the Middle HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI Far Eastern Republic, Turkestan, Mongolia, East" has resolved a number of problems. OF ILLINOIS and the Soviet Union, known as the Union of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Soviet Socialist Republics; plus the fiercely But it is also clear that some very serious independent Baltic Republics of Latvia, differences still exist. And settling these Tuesday, September 26, 1978 Lithuania, and Estonia; plus the Eastern issues will be far more difficult and cer 0 European Nat ions of Albania, Bulgaria, Yugo tainly more time consuming than were Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, slavia, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, the lengthy meetings at Camp David additional material is driving on the Hungary, East Germany; plus the Asian na which produced the blueprint for peace recent 20th observance of the Captive tions of Mainland China, Tibet, North Korea, in the Middle East. Nations Week. By all evidence, this week North Vietnam, South Vienam, Cambodia was a highly successful one, both here and Laos; plus the Western Hemisphere's ' This is not to deride the very real ac and abroad. Much to the chagrin of Cuba; and complishment of President Carter at the Moscow, Peking and other red capitals, Whereas, other nations including Panama, summit. As one who in the past has it is a constant reminder of the Nation Angola, Mozambique, Somalia, and Ethiopia lamented Jimmy Carter's ineptness in are seriously threatened with communist en alism in over 27 nations held in Commu slavement; and handling foreign policy matters, I was nist bondage. encouraged by the way the President Whereas, such anti-communist govern plunged into the dangerous field of per As part of the record under Public Law ments as Taiwan, South Korea, Rhodesia, sonal diplomacy with determination and 86-90, I wish to submit the following ex Republic of South Africa, Republic of Trans emplifying items. (1) a proclamation by kei, the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland skill. He saw possibilities that escaped are under heavy pressure to surrender to most everyone else; took risks that were Gov. James A. Rhodes of Ohio (2) An be American Legion resolution, Resolution communist pressures; now, therefore, it not necessary, and came out with a major Resolved, by The American Legion in Na achievement. 295, Virginia (3) an €ditorial, "Incon tional Convention assembled in New Orleans, I was particularly heartened by the sistent Concern" which appeared in the Louisiana, August 2Z, 23, 24, 1978, That we President's decision to try the step-by Phoenix Gazette (4) an article in the De urge the leaders of the United States Gov troit Free Press "Ivan Brucky-Activist ernment as the world symbol of life, liberty step process of working toward peace in Son of Now-Captive Byelorussia (5) an and the pursuit of happiness to speak out the Middle East. He had previously dis article by Dr. Lev E. Dobriansky on forthrighty in support of human rights for dained such procedures, seeming to '"Captive Nations Week and Mock Trials" those enslaved inside the captive nations prefer instead "comprehensive settle whose communist leaders d.eny the existence in the Taylorville, Ill., Breeze-Courier of God and the spiritual dimension of life, ment" at Geneva with all the warring (6) a report on a captive nations rally factions present. But the "Framework and whose avowed purpose is to destabilize for Peace" adopted at Camp David is in the San Diego Union and (7) a letter non-communist governments by destroying in the New Haven Register "Captive Na their purpose, values, traditions, and social structured for the step-by-step process, systems; and, be it further with each step becoming a foundation for tions Week Time to Speak Out:" Resolved, That we call upon the President further progress. It provides the basis PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF CAPTIVE NATIONS DAY and the Congress of the United States to for the agreements that must be made exert the same political and economic pres to achieve a complete, just and perma Whereas, the United States, as a great sures against communist governments on nent settlement between Egypt and democracy, founded upon the principles of behalf of human rights as has been done freedom, equality and justice for all, is against non-communist governments. Israel and eventually throughout the looked upon by the captive nations of the troubled Middle East. world as a symbol of hope and peace; and We all know the achievement of peace Whereas, Ohio, shares with the rest of the INCONSISTENT CONCERN is not going to be an easy, automatic nation, the concern for human rights and President Carter's rhetoric on human rights process. The President himself, in his self-determination for all the people of the has been inconsistent. remarks at the conclusion of the summit, nations of Eastern Europe; and Speaking out on the trial of two Soviet warned all of us of the "great difficulties Whereas, we, as a concerned people possess dissidents, Carter told French and German that remain and the hard issues still to a warm and understanding sympathy for television correspondents that the trials con the determination of these people to achieve stituted an "attack on every human being be settled." And certainly there are many, who lives in the world who believes in basic as indicated by the PLO complaints, the a just and lasting peace; and Whereas, we must strive to keep the aspi human free:iom and is willing to speak for objections from Syria and other Arab rations of the people of these captive nations these freedoms or fight for them." states and by the fact that even Prime steadfastly alive : Well and forthrightly put. Unfortunately. Minister Begin and President Sadat did Now, therefore, I , James A. Rhodes, Gov this statement came on the heels of another not reach accord on all issues between ernor of the State of Ohio, do hereby desig Carter statement on human rights that was their countries while at Camp David. But nate Monday, July 17, 1978, as Captive Na anything but well and forthrightly put. a fine start has been made. And the im tions Day in the State of Ohio and command Required by law to issue a proclamation on portant thing is to keep the momentum this observance to our citizens. Captive Nations Week, observed this past In witnes3 whereof, I have hereunto sub week, Carter put out a perfunctory state toward peace. s::ribed my name and caused the Great Seal ment. Let us hope and pray that the spirit of the State of Ohio to be affixed at Colum Lee Edwards, executive director of the Na of cooperation and good will which pro- bus, this 10th Day of July, in The Year of tional Captive Nations Committee, said that Statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor will be identified by the use of a "bullet" symbol, i.e., • 32090 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 27, 1978 "the occasion called for eloquence and com His relentless Byelorussian activism left no against Moscow's repression of dissidents and mitment. What Mr. Carter gave us was bu alternative. intensified process of Russification. reacuratese and vapidness." "My outspokenness against the system Yet, the most i:ignificant protest came Edwards pointed out that the Carter proc makes me a man who w-0uld not be in good from usually hardline Communist Bulgaria. lamation contained "no mention of dissi standing with the present government," says In Sofia, a flag reading "Down With Com dents, the Soviet Union, Helsinki, commu Brucky (after three decades here, his syntax munism" was flown from a roof in the heavi nism or even totalitarianism of the right as remains stiff). "I'm trying to preserve our ly-guarded city center and leaflets carrying well as the left." It "screamed indifference," culture in this country, so I'm not in good the same slogan were scattered on the crowd. he said. standing. If I went there, I'm afraid I might YOU ARE NOT ALONE As Human Events notes, last year Carter not be allowed to return." This past January, Sen.