May 22, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11691 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS THE CONTINUING CRISIS IN THE Afghan rebels based in Pakistan, continue Moslem militants. He denied that there had KASHMIR PROVINCE to operate with virtual impunity despite the been excesses by Indian soldiers. presence of about 15,000 Indian soldiers and But Jagmohan, who uses only one name, paramilitary troops in the Kashmir Valley. said he had no plans to ease the crackdown. HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA And the region's people, most of whom are "Now I am saving the Cindianl union," he OF AMERICAN SAMOA Moslems, appear to be broadly sympathetic said. "How many people did Abraham Lin­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the militants, despite severe deprivations coln kill? If I have to use force, there is a caused by around-the-clock curfews, house­ moral legitimacy to it.'' Tuesday, May 22, 1990 to-house searches, arbitrary detentions and Jagmohan said his approach had pro­ Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I want beatings meted out by security forces. duced "a massive gain" for the Indian gov­ to bring to your attention the grim conditions The valley's several million residents have ernment. But the valley's economy, which presently confronting the people of Kashmir been confined to their homes for long, unin­ depends heavily on tourism, has been virtu­ Province as a result of the repressive policies terrupted stretches-12 continuous days and ally shut down, and many Kashmiris said of the Indian Government against these nights at one point during April-while sol­ they felt they no longer had anything left diers pour through slum buildings and to lose by fighting the Indians. people. I call upon President Bush and Secre­ house boats nestled along the city's lakes A network of police informers, known as tary Baker to take action to investigate these and canals. The searches appear to have mukhbirs and developed by the Indian gov­ events that are taking place in Kashmir. raised the population's temper to the boil­ ernment here, coupled with the growing Mr. Speaker, I submit for the RECORD sev­ ing point. strength of the armed militants, has forced eral relevant newspaper accounts of the prob­ "When they have taken the gun against ordinary Kashmiris to take sides as they lems on Kashmir. the people, why not take up a gun-if we never have before. "Now there are only two CFrom the Washington Post, May 6, 19901 have to die tomorrow, why not today?" choices," said a Srinagar businessman. "You asked Mohammed Yusuf, a 70-year-old re­ become a mukhbir or a mujahed," or INDIAN CRACKDOWN IN KASHMIR HELPS FuEL tired school teacher. Moslem holy warrior. SEPARATIST CAUSE-MILITANTS, TROOPS Yusuf wept as he told how two days earli­ Doctors at a downtown Srinagar hospital SKIRMISH DAILY IN CITY er, his son, an engineer visiting from his said that because of a recent epidemic of

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39-059 0 -91-35 (Pt. 8) 11692 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 22, 1990 rebels based across the border in Pakistan. trumpet the government line rather than stani Army growing out of its pivotal role in Nadim said some Kashmiri Hezbollah guer­ examine it. Neither the Pakistani nor the supplying the Afghan rebels. rillas had received training from the Afghan Indian Parliament is debating the issue in In a candid interview with the news maga­ rebels. any productive way. Myths are thrown zine India Today, Gen. Krishna.swami Sun­ Many Kashmiris interviewed expressed around: Pakistan is run by generals. India is darji, a former army chief, suggested that discomfort about Hezbollah's fundamental­ out to conquer the region. Neither side India's military edge may have eroded ist ideology and pro-Pakistan stance-Isla­ seems interested in negotiating. slightly, He also took issue with his Govern­ mac guerrillas have smashed and forced the "South Asians, all of us, seem to have a ment's assertion that the war of secession in closing of the valley's popular bars, video fatal problem in politics," a Pakistani offi­ Kashmir was created in Islamabad. shops and cinemas as part of their crusade. cial said, "We do not analyze and we don't The current conditions are not something Nevertheless, virtually all of Kashmir's seem to understand where things are taking that they have engineered." he said of Paki­ Moslems appear to support the immediate us. We are driven by events." stan. It's something we've also done or not goal of the insurgency, which is to expel Pakistan and India have fought three done in the last few years in Kashmir." India from the region, which it has con­ times over the picturesque Kashmir Valley: trolled since independence in 1947. in 1947, in 1965 and as part of a larger war A LEGACY OF CONFLICT "It is a matter of circumstances-if we are in 1971. The last, inconclusive talks on 1947-When British India is partitioned being terrorized, we must take up arms. It is Kashmir followed in 1972. Now, no ques­ into India and Pakistan, a Muslim revolt permitted by the Koran," said Mullah Mo­ tions are asked more frequently on both backed by tribesmen from Pakistan flares hammed Hussain, 71, who said he had been sides of the border than these: Will there be up against the maharaja governing the state detained and beaten by Indian security another war? And why? of Jammu and Kashmir, or simply Kashmir, forces and told that he should stop preach­ India says Pakistan is behind a secession­ Indian forces are dispatched to suppress the ing in his local mosque. "We are not going ist movement blazing out of control in the uprising and Pakistan sends troops to back to be with India. They must either leave us, Indian part of Kashmir Indians produce the rebels. or, if they don't, we will go for the holy "evidence" of Pakistani training camps and 1949-Fighting ends with a United Na­ war." official plots, but diplomats say much of tions cease-fire. Kashmir is divided between Five months ago, many Kashmiris inter­ this does not stand up to investigation. Pakistan and India along the cease-fire line. viewed here said they were adamantly op­ Pakistan, with better evidence and a Pakistan controls roughly a third of the posed to any war between India and Paki­ stronger legal position-New Delhi won't region, in the west and northwest, and India stan for control of the region because they allow a United Nations mandated plebiscite the rest. Repeated clashes break out along wished to achieve independence on their the valley-accuses India of supressing the cease-fire line. own. Now the public mood appears to have Kashmiri self-determination. 1956-A vote by the assembly in the shifted. Separatism began to grow dramatically in While few of those interviewed openly Indian controlled part of Kashmir leads to India's Jammu and Kashmir state in 1987, the formation of the Indian state of longed for war, a number said that because when the Congress Party of former Prime the international community has expressed Jammu, and Kashmir. India spurns Paki­ Ministers Rajiv Gandhi co-opted the last in­ stani protests, backed by United Nations little support for Kashmiri aspirations for dependent, mainstream Kashmiri party and independence, they now believe that only a resolutions for a plebiscite on the future of rigged elections there. In his first crisis the entire region. Azad Kashmir, or Free military victory by Pakistan could free the after taking office in November. Prime Min­ valley from Indian control. Kashmir, remains under the control of ister Singh, Mr. Gandhi, successor, freed Pakistan. Kashmiris have struggled to define an jailed separatists to secure the release of identity for themselves separate from India 1962-Indian and Chinese forces clash for more than 40 years, but in the Indo­ the abducted daughter of his Home Minis­ over a portion of northeastern Kashmir Pakistan wars of 1948, 1965 and 1971, valley ter, a Kashmiri Muslim. where China has built a road of strategic residents watched quietly while the rival With Kashmiris emboldened by the mili­ importance. armies clashed along the border. This time tants victory, unrest grew. New Delhi 1965-War breaks out again between India Kashmiri militants and civilians would cracked down and since late January score and Pakistan over Kashmir. A United Na­ make life difficult for the Indian forces by of people have been killed in clashes with tions ceasefire ends the fighting. stepping up guerrilla attacks and sabotaging the police. Srinagar, the summer capital, re- 1971-India again fights Pakistan, wrest­ roads and communications. mains under curfew. · ing independent Bangladesh from what was "We want the problem to be solved The cause of a beleaguered Muslim people East Pakistan. A secondary front in the war through peaceful means," said a Srinagar is a powerful one in Pakistan, and Mr. is Kashmir, where India makes some gains. Bhutto, her administration drifting from 1972-India and Pakistan agree to a new teacher. "But if that is not possible, we wel­ crisis to crisis, has made the most of it. A come war." cease-fire line along positions held at the diplomat said "there is no other single issue end of the 1971 war. [From the New York Times, Apr. 22, 1990] that has consolidated her position here as much as Kashmir." Pakistanis say that Ms INDIA AND PAKISTAN MAKE THE MOST OF Bhutto's emotive language recalls the style [From the Washington Times, May 14, HARD FEELINGS of her father, the late Zulfakar Alt Bhutto, 1990] al administration and home to similar peo­ matter of political survival. He precarious MUZAFFARABAD, KASHMIR.-Calling them­ ples and languages, Pakistan and India minority Government depends on support selves soldiers of God, the latest batch of might be expected to understand and com­ from the Hindu right and ideological left, Kashmiri youths crossed the porous border municate with each other in times of crisis. neither of which wants to concede power to with India into Pakistani-controlled Kash­ Yet more than 40 years after their simulta­ Muslims in Kashmir. mir, claiming to have been primed for battle neous creation, their differences have them As threats grow harsher, military forces by Afghan war veterans. once again polishing the words and weapons on both sides are getting prepared. Still, the Some of them said they were trained to of war. overwhelming military superiority of India use rifles, anti-tank weapons and even anti­ The crisis, once again, is over Kashmir, would seem a deterrent to conflict. Diplo­ aircraft guns in their rebellion against the predominantly Muslim region long dis­ mats here say that the Pakistani military Indian rule of Kashmir. puted between Islamic Pakistan and Hindu­ leadership, wary of this, might try to step in "I can operate Kalashnikovs [rifles], light dominated India. to cool the civilian Government's language. machine guns and the anti-tank weaponry," Indians and Pakistanis are drifting toward Ms. Bhutto plans a speaking tour of Paki­ Shafiq Ahmed, a 26-year-old militant in the what many of them feel instinctively is a stani Kashmir, a semi-autonomous region, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, said dangerous state of belligerence because soon to back her party's candidates in elec­ in a recent interview. grandstanding is politically useful to two be­ tions on May 21. Tension is high there, as "I received weapons training in the semi­ leaguered Prime Ministers, V.P. Singh and Indian Kashmiris arrive from across the autonomous tribal area" on the Pakistan­ Benazir Bhutto. cease-fire line with accounts of Indian bru­ Afghanistan frontier, added Hamshal Sid­ There probably will not be a war, at least tality. diqi, who comes from Baramula, on the not in the near future, experienced diplo­ In India, there is also reported to be a cau­ Indian side of Kashmir. mats and officials say. But this kind of tious attitude among military leaders, some Claiming that he fought with the Afghan peace is disturbing. of whom were bruised by getting into the resistance against the pro-Soviet regime in Democracy's normal brakes are failing, as wrong kind of war in Sri Lanka. There are Kabul, he said he was trained inside Af­ most news organizations in both countries also concerns about a more advanced Paki- ghanistan. May 22, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11693 "I am now trained to operate the anti-air­ KEY TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA They would have us believe that the hard­ craft guns," Mr. Siddiqi said. line Marxist Leninists in Angola who are more in line with Castro than with Gorba­ These militants, whose fighting skills HON. DAN BURTON chev are about to become neocapitalists and appear to have been more polished recently, OF INDIANA adopt a conciliatory policy granting amnes­ said they started the anti-India fight with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ty to the "UNITA rebels" who want free­ "sticks and stones." dom and democracy so bad that they are Tuesday, May 22, 1990 willing to die for it. "Now we fight with weapons snatched Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, the They smoothly and adroitly avoid any rec­ from the Indian soliders or bought from the ognition of the MPLA military failure to arms smugglers," the militants said, echoing recent victory by the UNITA freedom fighters at Mavinga, illustrates graphically the fact that crush the desire for freedom from autocrat­ Afghan resistance tactics. ic dictatorship and the hunger for independ­ there is no military solution to the tragic con­ Those crossing the border call themselves ence, self determination, democratic free flict in Angola. UNITA has offered uncondition­ elections. Hiding behind the smoke screen soldiers of God and come with few assets in al talks and a reconciliation process, and it is search of guns and bombs to carry on the of American anti- hatred for armed struggle against "outsiders in Kash­ now up to the MPLA government to respond. South Africa's inhumanity to man-he fails mir," the Indian troops. The people of Angola were promised de­ to tell the true facts about UNITA's anti­ mocracy in 1975, and had it snatched away apartheid position and Savimbi's fierce op­ Their targets are the troops, government from them by Cuba, the , and the position to South African control of Ango­ installations or pro-New Delhi officials. MPLA. It is time to give back to the Angolan la's destiny. He would have you believe that people their shot at democracy. in a 15 year civil war, the only casualties Gun trade is easy in the Afghan tribal were the victims of UNITA-that the MPLA area, where people can buy arms even with I would like to commend to my colleagues and the 60,000 Cubans, the North Koreans Indian currency. Authorities in the Afghan this essay about Dr. Savimbi and UNITA by and East Germans and North Vietnam and resistance based in Peshawar, bordering Af­ Rev. Maurice Dawkins, distinguished public Portuguese mercenaries units never killed ghanistan, have no control over the arms servant, tireless fighter for civil rights, and any Angolan families and children. dealers and avoid comments on such deals. former Republican Senate candidate in Virgin­ They would have you believe that the hel­ "These youth not only got practical train­ ia. icopters and MIG fighters, tanks and artil­ ing by participating in the Afghan jihad JONAS SAVIMBI KEY TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA lery under the guidance of Soviet "Advisers" [holy war], but also returned to the occu­ never dropped bombs or fired rounds of am­ Democracy in Eastern Europe, as an munition that hit and killed innocent Ango­ pied Kashmir with substantial weapons," amazing revolutionary process, has startled said Ghulam Mohammed Safi, chief of the lans. world opinion and freedom fighters have They would have you believe that peace Kashmiris' Hizbul Mujahideen, which is gained new hope in those countries where backed by the Pakistani fundamentalist initiatives and offers of political negotia­ one party authoritarian rule still prevails. tions to open the Benguela Railway to movement Jamaat-i-Islami. Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, permit economic trade were never undertak­ Mr. Safi, a science graduate and ·a vocal Poland and segments of the U.S.S.R. have en by UNITA even after they soundly dem­ leader of the multiparty alliance in Kash­ been joined by Nicaragua and the Philip­ onstrated that there could be no military mir, came here a few months ago, apparent­ pines as examples of democratization. Free victory in the Angolan civil war. and fair elections in Namibia have encour­ ly to coordinate with the local Jamaat-i­ aged African freedom fighters to continue Most of all, they would have you believe Islami, which is also well entrenched in to struggle for to vote and choose that Dr. Jonas Savimbi is totally bad and Kashmir and India. their own leaders and determine their own Eduardo dos Santos is totally good. That is not so! Zigzagging hundreds of miles across snow­ destiny. Against this background, the question Savimbi, the son of a Christian minister, capped high ·peaks on the way from Indian­ himself a practicing protestant, has orga­ held Kashmir's capital of Srinagar-the hub must be asked in the spirit of the late Robert Kennedy-Why not? Why not free nized or encouraged the organization of of the secessionist campaign-thousands of Catholic and Protestant churches in Jamba people have reached Muzaffarabad, the cap­ elections in Angola? Why not a ceasefire and U.N. monitored negotiations to follow the capitol of Free Angola territory. Thi~ ital of Pakistan-administered Azad man, a product of the Mao Tse Tung guer­ Kashmir. up the Accord between Cuba, South Africa and Angola to make Namibia independence rilla training is an efficient military com­ The Kashmiris, having blood relations on a reality. mander fighting a war against tremendous both sides, never recognized the Line of Unfortunately, Angola and the freedom odds. He is also a product of the fight for Control delineated as the border after the and democracy movement led by UNITA's freedom against Portuguese colonialism, a partition of the northern Himalayan state Jonas Savimbi does not get the kind of high strong advocate of democracy and free elec­ in 1949. visibility coverage that Poland's Solidarity tions to let people determine their own des­ tiny. He also has learned all about commu­ As the militancy grew, the perception of Movement with Lech Waleasa has enjoyed. Instead the high powered well connected nism and like Lech Waleasa, Corazon the valley's younger generation has also U.S. left wing public relations machinery Aquino, and Violeta Chammoro, knows that changed. For a sizable number of the edu­ does a superb job of painting a negative pic­ freedom is not possible under one party cated, unemployed youths it is no longer a ture or even arranging for a complete Marxist dictatorship. He saw the flaws in question of choosing between India and out of the "fight for democracy" in Angola. the communist system even before Gorba­ Pakistan. Their propagandists would have the chev did. He has turned to America and the They now demand "total independence," reader believe that the present ruling Marx­ free world for help while the dictatorship in ist Government does not differ ideologically Angola turned to the communist world for although others want to postpone the issue help. · for the moment. But almost all arriving from the United States Government. The here after an arduous journey seemed one-party rule, the ruthless seizing of power Free market economies and one man one vote politics have been adopted as standard united on one point-liberation from Indian with the help of four and a half billion dol­ lars of Soviet military power and Cuban brand doctrine by this advocate of democra­ rule. mercenaries backed by the Warsaw Pack tization. The Indians also seem to have taken a cue Countries Technical Assistance is pushed For the survival of his people who faced from the Kabul-Soviet forces, another mili­ aside. The U.S. commitment to multiparty total destruction-he accepted help from tant observed. Like the Soviets, he said, politics, one man one vote and free and fair any source available-a drowning man does they are indulging in not only house-to­ elections is not mentioned. The failure of not care who throws him a plank or a life house, but "room-to-room searches." the Dos Santos government to permit oppo­ preserver. His anti-apartheid convictions The action outrages Kashmiri sentiments, sition political views to be considered is were never compromised as military sup­ as respect for women in the home is impor­ swept under the rug. plies came from South Africa. tant for them, a Jamaat-i-Islami spokesman Instead those who broke the original This brilliant strategist and tactician is a Alvor Agreement that called for MPLA­ consummate politician and has earned the said. UNITA and FNLA participation in a demo­ respect of even his enemies for his skill in "More and more people are supporting cratic political process are depicted as rea­ international diplomacy. Privately the Afri­ the struggle," he said, noting the Indians sonable-misunderstood-free market advo­ can heads of state will tell you he is one of did not realize that "violation of sanctity of cates who will make great trading partners the best products that African politics has women" would lead to a rise in recruits. for America. produced. 11694 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 22, 1990 He is an important key to unlock the door IN HONOR OF CHARLES VIOLA dition to being a member of the Holy Name of opportunity for democracy in the south­ Society, Shamokin Deanery, Mr. Hashin has ern region of Africa. His vision of a Free Angola holding free elections monitored by HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI been an outstanding church leader. the United Nations following the Namibia OF NEW JERSEY Mr. Speaker, Mr. Hashin has brought guid­ model has captured the imagination and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ance, inspiration, and leadership to the com­ munity, and he epitomizes the essence of mobilized the energies of Angolans who are Tuesday, May 22, 1990 willing to fight and die to make his dream a civic and community service. It is only fitting reality. A guerrilla movement cannot sur­ Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, it is with that he be recognized for his contributions to vive without the support of the masses of great respect and admiration that I address Schuylkill County. Indeed, it is an honor and a the population. my colleagues in the House today, for I rise to privilege to commend Michael Hashin and to A free and fair election based on one man extend my heartiest congratulations and say thank you for his outstanding service. one vote in Angola would give independ­ warmest best wishes to Mr. Charles Viola who ence, freedom and democracy movements in has been selected "All American Command­ all of Africa a very much needed impetus. er" by the National V.F.W. GOOD SHIP ESTHER The corrective medicine for dictatorship is FOUNDATION democracy. If it is good for Namibia and Charles was born and raised in Fort Lee, South Africa, then one man one vote ought NJ. He served honorably in the U.S. Army in to be good for Angola too. What's good for Korea. He worked for Universal Pictures for HON. HOWARD WOLPE the goose is good for the gander. 18 years and later was employed as a restau­ OF MICHIGAN Multi-party democracy in Namibia should rant manager. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES encourage multi-party democracy in Angola. Charles was elected post commander of the Who knows, perhaps the dictatorships in Li­ Cairola-Barber Post 2342 V.F.W in 1964, and Tuesday, May 22, 1990 beria and Ethiopia could learn a lesson from was elected post commander 13 out of the Mr. WOLPE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib­ Ortega in Nicaragua and admit that people past 15 years. After joining the post in 1958, ute to the Good Ship Esther Foundation of need to have a right to self-determination. he became club manager in charge of all post southwestern Michigan. The foundation was Democracy would have a real future in organized to transform the Good Ship Esther, Africa in the 21st century if the visions of affairs. He was selected "All State Command­ Jonas Savjmbi prevails. The Front Line na­ er" in 1966 and again this year. he is the only a 36-foot boat built in 1896 for the U.S. Navy, tions in the southern region could perhaps post commander in the State of New Jersey into a solar-powered ship. The ship was totally serve as a model in a post apartheid era. to receive this honor. remodeled by adding 300 square feet of pho­ Freedom and democracy could perhaps one This year the post achieved 200 percent of tovoltaic solar panels which would give it a full day break out in Africa as it is today break­ last year's membership. The National V.F.W. power to travel 6 knots. ing out in Europe. The historical necessity chose Charles for their "All American Com­ Cofounders of the nonprofit organization, for political economic and social change ul­ mander T earn." He has received many Bruce Herron of Ganges and Richard Orawiec timately could prevail on the African conti­ awards from State and National V.F.W.'s, and of Pullman, launched the solar-powered ship nent. The status quo conservative will per­ he has made Post 2342 a model for all others at South Haven Port, along the shores of haps one day accept the realities of freedom Lake Michigan, as part of the opening cele­ as advocated by the reformers. throughout the Nation. Charles has dedicated This vision of peace and brotherhood and his life to serving the V.F.W. and the commu­ bration of Earth Day. The Good Ship Esther is the end of black fratricide is what Dr. Jonas nity of Fort Lee. He served as the chairman of an effort to bring worldwide attention to the Savimbi shared with some of the African­ the Memorial Day Parade in Fort Lee last use of solar power as an alternative energy Americans who have visited with him in year, and was invited to do so again this year. source. In June 1990, the foundation mem­ Jamba. This expression of hope for the Charles is one of those special few who truly bers plan to sail the solar-powered vessel future is what this man has shared with Af­ make a difference in our society. from South Haven, Ml, to Chicago, IL. After its rican-Americans who have been willing to Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join in paying initial voyage, it will continue on route to New listen to him when he visited the United tribute to this exceptional man and extend my York City while stopping along the way to pro­ States. best wishes to him. mote the use of solar power. Is this a man too dangerous to sit at the Mr. Speaker, I am sure that my colleagues conference table with President dos Santos of Angola-I think not! Is this a man that will want to join me in commending members TRIBUTE TO "MAN OF THE of the Good Ship Esther Foundation for their the African Heads of State would have in­ YEAR" MICHAEL HASHIN cluded in any plans for the future of efforts in addressing the plaguing energy and Angola-I think so! environmental problems that we face as a These are the true facts. HON. GUS YATRON nation. We owe all who continue to participate The true picture is one where Jonas Sa­ OF PENNSYLVANIA in this educational effort an enormous amount vimbi is seen clearly as a key to democracy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of gratitude. in Africa. By Dr. Maurice Dawkins. Tuesday, May 22, 1990 Reverend Maurice Dawkins was the Vir­ Mr. YA TRON. Mr. Speaker, today I would TRIBUTE TO THE BOROUGH OF ginia Republican candidate for the U.S. like to pay tribute to one of the most inspiring NAZARETH, PA, ON ITS 250TH Senate in 1988. He has served in a subca­ men in Schuylkill County. I am speaking of Mr. ANNIVERSARY binet position during the Lyndon Johnson Michael Hashin, who has been selected by Administration. He was Professor of Domes­ the American, Slovak, Ukrainian, Russian Club tic Policy and Urban Affairs at the Presi­ HON. DON RITTER of Schuylkill County as "Man of the Year." Mr. dents Executive Training Institute at Char­ OF PENNSYLVANIA Hashin has well-deservedly earned such an lottesville. He was the West Coast Chair­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES man of Martin Luther King Christian Lead­ honor. Through his dedication to his family, ership Conference and the Chairman of the church, community, and business, he has Tuesday, May 22, 1990 West Coast NAACP Convention as well as served as an exemplary member of the Min­ Mr. RITTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to President of the branch. The ersville community. pay tribute to the Borough of Nazareth, PA, on late A. Philip Randolph appointed him as As a successful businessman, Mr. Hashin the occasion of its quartimillenial this year. West Coast Coordinator for the 1963 march has generously contributed his knowledge and The land on which Nazareth, PA, was es­ on Washington. He was a founding member expertise to numerous community organiza­ tablished was known as The Barony of the of the American Committee on Africa, a tions, such as the Minersville Municipal Water Rose. William Penn had deeded the land to board member of the Negro Leadership Authority, the Miners National Bank Advisory Conference on Africa, and one of the early his daugher Letetia for the payment of one members of TransAfrica in its organizing Board of Directors, the Minersville Merchants red rose annually. year. He has traveled and visited with lead­ Association, and the Nativity BVM High In the late 1730's, the Moravians left Mora­ ers in Angola, South Africa and was ap­ School. Furthermore, serving as a trustee of via in what was then Germany and settled in pointed by President Bush to serve on the the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church the colony of Georgia to establish a Christian observer team at the Namibia elections. and as manager of its catering service, in ad- mission. Border uprisings between the Span- May 22, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11695 ish in Florida and the English in Georgia led Whifield Lodge 662 F. & A.M. ed a visa, but his mother was turned down the Moravians to accept the invitation of a Moravian Historical Society. again. methodist evangelist George Whitfield to relo­ In particular, I would like to recognize the Mr. Speaker, this world-renowned botanist, cate in Pennsylvania. Whitfield's purpose was 250th Anniversary Celebration Committee of who has published in the Soviet Union as well to establish a school for in Pennsylva­ Nazareth and its officers-Robert Reichard as abroad, does not present a threat to the nia. and Robert Danner, co-chairmen; Edith security of the Soviet State. Her continued in­ Fanning out from Philadelphia in search of Oswald, vice chairman; Robert Rolling, treas­ carceration directly violates the Helsinki ac­ land, the search led the Moravians to pur­ urer and Kathleen Unger, secretary. These cords and the Vienna concluding document chase and settle this land which today is volunteers have been the coordinating and binding the Soviet authorities to the principle Nazareth. The school that Whitfield envi­ driving force behind what is sure to be an out­ of freedom of immigration. I have written to sioned was started in 17 40 and finished in standing and memorable celebration. President Gorbachev asking him to intercede 17 43. It was never used as a school. In 17 41, Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, please join me in this case, to help allow this magnificent the Moravians bought the entire tract of 5,000 in congratulating the good people of Nazareth, woman to live out the years she has left with acres to establish a society of brotherhood PA, on its 250th anniversary. her son and grandchildren. As much as we and cooperation. The Whitfield House was admire glasnost, we cannot lose sight of the used as a church home from which a commu­ CONGRESSIONAL CALL TO CON­ fact that many Soviet , such as Dr. Vor­ nal form of existence took place. onkevich, are arbitrarily denied their funda­ Nazarth Hall, an example of the best form SCIENCE VIGIL FOR SOVIET JEWRY mental rights. We must, under current condi­ of Moravian architecture, was erected in 17 45. tions, use all and every available means to It became an elementary and secondary assist those Soviet Jews who wish to emi­ school and then a military academy before HON. ROBERT A. ROE grate from the Soviet Union. closing in 1929. The buildings today are apart­ OF NEW JERSEY ments, Moravian craft houses and preserved IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES open space-a beautiful place to visit. RAYMOND W. SMITH HONORED Nazareth remained as a strict Moravian Tuesday, May 22, 1990 BY THE AMERICAN CANCER community until a petition was presented to Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to par­ SOCIETY Northampton County Court in 1855, asking for ticipate in the Congressional Call to Vigil for borough status. Borough status was granted Soviet Jewry. At the outset, I would like to in 1856. thank my colleagues, Representatives PETER HON.THOMASJ.MANTON Approximately 23,000 people populate the KOSTMAYER and JOHN MILLER, cochairmen of OF NEW YORK Nazareth area, making a living in various the 1990 Congressional Call to Conscience IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ways. Cement manufacturing has played the Vigil for Soviet Jewry, for coordinating this Tuesday, May 22, 1990 most important part in the economy for many effort. years. Other industries have become vital to How ironic it is that glasnost for the Soviet Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker. I have the Nazareth's economy, including textiles, wood­ Union, and soaring emigration figures for Jews pleasure to represent Raymond W. Smith, working and agriculture. The process of dehy­ leaving the Soviet Union, have unleashed the who currently serves as the president and drating alfalfa was invented in here. Nazareth ugly forces of anti-Semitism in the Soviet chief executive officer of Maspeth Federal is also the home of Martin Guitar company, an Union. Groups such as Pamyat and others Savings in Maspeth, NY. Raymond Smith was internationally recognized manufacturer. openly speak of eliminating the Jewish pres­ born in Middle Village and has been with Ma­ Nazareth is also home to world champion ence from "Mother ," the infamous speth Federal Savings for 40 years. race car driver Mario Andretti and his racing "Elders of the Protocols of Zion" is sold from Recently, Raymond Smith was honored by family. In 1987, the Pennsylvania International bookstores, and prominent Soviet writers, in­ the American Cancer Society, Queens divi­ Raceway was opened on the site of the old vited by the United States Government to tour sion, for his outstanding leadership and effec­ Nazareth speedway. Drivers, their teams and America, publicly espouse and defend anti-Se­ tiveness as a member of the Cancer Society's spectators come from all over the world to mitic canards and half-truths, accusing the executive committee. I urge my colleagues to participate. Jews of the Soviet Union for many of the review the following article on the career and Nazareth boasts a comprehensive educa­ problems, past and present, that have achievements of Raymond W. Smith which tional program from nursery care through plagued all of the Soviet peoples. Glasnost appeared in a commemorative issue of the senior high school, including vocational-techni­ was certainly not meant to produce this anti­ Maspeth Federal Savings newsletter. I know cal training, and school district support of the semitic reaction, yet this is what precisely has my colleagues join me in congratulating Mr. Raymond W. Smith. Northampton Community College. Nazareth is happened, and not only in the Soviet Union, known for the quality of its public education but in Eastern Europe as well. HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY MR. SMITH! program. Despite the record emigration numbers, and In January of 1950, a young man started Mr. Speaker, I would also like to recognize in light of the increasing tide of anti-Semitism, to work at the local bank, Maspeth Federal the civic organizations in the Nazareth area it is vital that all those Soviet Jews who wish Savings, as an Assistant Teller, his name was Raymond W. Smith. who make an invaluable contribution to the to leave, and all refuseniks, be allowed to do Here is a look at his illustrious career: borough through commuity service: so. One such person is Dr. Irena Voronkevich January, 1950: Assistant Teller. General Federation Women's Clubs. of . She has been waiting for over 10 January, 1953: Teller. Kiwanis Club of Nazareth. years to emigrate, and there is no conceivable January, 1960: Auditor. Nazareth Women's Club. reason why a 77-year-old woman, a professor February, 1967: Treasurer. Ladies of Retirement Age (LORA). of botany who has n.ot worked in a decade, June, 1969: Vice President & Treasurer. Men of Retirement Age (MORA). should be denied a visa for what the Soviet November, 1972: Vice President, Treasurer Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce. authorities consider are security reasons. & Personnel Director. July, 1974: Elected to the Board of Direc­ Lower Nazareth Lioness Club. This woman has endured her share of suf­ tors. Lower Nazareth Township Women's Club. fering in her lifetime. Stalin's police murdered January, 1975: Secretary to the Board of Nazareth Area Industrial Management Club. her father in 1938, her husband fell on the Directors. Nazareth Business and Professional battlefield in 1943, and she raised her son June, 1975: Vice President, Secretary & Women's Club. alone for those many years. He was a long­ Personnel Director. Nazareth Heritage, Incorporated. term refusenik, who with his family and her November, 1977: Executive Vice President, Nazareth Lions Club. mother first applied for a visa in 1979. They Managing Officer & Secretary to the Corpo­ Nazareth Lioness Club. were refused, and told to wait for 1O years. ration. October, 1978: President. They reapplied in 1987, were turned down Rotary Club of Nazareth. December, 1983-Present: President & Hecktown-Lower Nazareth Lions Club. again, and told to wait until 1992 to reapply. Chief Executive Officer. Tatamy-Stockertown Lions Club. Now, the date for application has been Raymond Smith was born in Middle Vil­ Buskill Town ship Lions Club. changed to 1997. In 1989, the son was grant- lage and in his youth moved to Maspeth, 11696 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 22, 1990 where he attended Public High School 78. A the Anti Defamation League of B'nai B'rith re­ zation. Finally, in 1979, the Newmanites or­ graduate of Grover Cleveland High School, garding the : A Study in ganized the New Alliance Party. Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Army during Deception. EXTENDING THE NAP'S REACH the Korean War. His wide ranging education in banking and THE NEW ALLIANCE PARTY: A STUDY IN While there are probably not many more finance includes special programs at the In­ DECEPTION than a hundred hard-core members of the stitute of Financial Education, Adelphi Uni­ INTRODUCTION New Alliance Party, several thousand versity; Garden City, Hofstra University; One of the most visible and vocal groups people may be involved in its front groups. Hempstead, LaGuardia Community College; to emerge on the far left in recent years is The NAP claims to have thirteen thousand Long Island City and C.W. Post Center, the New Alliance Party. Part Marxist sect, dues-payers and a hundred thousand read­ Brookville. He also attended the American part therapy cult, part entertainment enter­ ers of its weekly newspaper, the National Savings & Loan Institute of Indiana Univer­ prise (producer of "talent shows" and "Mu­ Alliance. However, the National Alliance sity. sicruises" in featuring big had a paid circulation of only 6,167 in 1989. A licensed insurance and real estate name performers>. the party is active across On occasion NAP candidates for public broker and a Certified Financial Planner, the country, running candidates in both na­ office have received a substantial vote. Mr. Smith is a past president of the Queens tional and local elections, and promoting its Dennis Serrette and Nancy Ross, the NAP's County Group and· the Long Island Group unique brand of radicalism. New Alliance presidential ticket in 1984, were on the of Savings Institutions. He is also a member Party politics is an amalgam of eccentric ballot in thirty-three states; the ticket re­ of the Fiancial Managers Society and the "therapy" theories, revolutionary rhetoric, ceived 47,209 votes.

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