Fraternity-Testvériség, 1962 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1962-02-01 / 2. szám

FRATERNITY

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“TO COMBAT RED PROPAGANDA”

Congressman Edward J. Derwinski (R., 4th Dist., Illinois) renewed his appeal to the House of Representatives for support to create a special House Committee on Captive Nations. During the last Congressional session, Derwinski devoted a great deal of time and energy to the formation of this special Committee.

“Unfortunately, the obstructionism of the State Department was largely responsible for the failure to approve one of the numerous resolutions that were introduced in the House by members of both political parties”, Derwinski stated, “and I am hopeful that during this present session of Congress one of the resolutions will be approved by the Rules Committee for discussion on the floor in order that we may proceed with the organization of this vitally important Committee.” Congressman Derwinski’s resolution to create a special House Committee on Captive Nations, along with those of other Republican Members of the House, has the full support of the House Republican Policy Committee.

“It is generally known”, Derwinski added, “that the letter sent by Secretary of State Rusk to the Chairman of the Rules Committee last August befogged the issues upon which the proposal for a special House Committee on Captive Nations rests. It unnecessarily delayed favorable consideration of the many resolutions pending in that Committee on this important proposal. What is not widely appreciated at this time is the glaring fact that much of the content of the Secretary’s letter has been contradicted by the stand expressed in Ambassador Stevenson’s letter to the United Nations last November.

“In sharp contrast to the Rusk letter”, Derwinski continued, “the Stevenson communication of November 25 to the President of the United Nations Assembly attacks Moscow’s colonialism both within and outside the Soviet Union, emphasizes the independence and freedom aspirations of numerous captive non-Russian nations in the Soviet Union, and calls for a concentration of American and world attention on Moscow’s colonial empire.”