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PAGE 10—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Dec. 17, 1970 The Nosegay Garden Club recently cel- Johnstone Street. Some of the members ebrated its 20th anniversary with a lovely and guests are shown above enjoying the tea at the home of Mrs. A. W. Murray on occasion. (Sunphoto). HU'JiilJIUi SENATOR STROM THURMOND REPORTS TO THE PEOPLE mm. A DEFECTOR FAILS The tragic account of the Lithuanian defector named “Simas” has come as a stunning blow to those who were hoping for an improved working rela tionship with the Soviet Union. “Simas” is only one man; and some think that from the stand point of power and significance he is of little importance. Yet even those who seek to mini mize the Communist threat have been sobered by the implications of his escape attempt and failure. The entire sequence of events —his leap to freedom, the atti tude of the American officials, his brutal beating by Soviet cap- tors aboard the United States Coast Guard cutter Vigilant, and his forcible removal to the Soviet vessel—all combined to dramatize the contradictions in our relations with the Soviet Union. PRESIDENT ACTS The President has moved quickly to ensure that this shameful incident will not hap pen again, and to pinpoint those who are responsible for allow ing it to happen. The United States has always had a gen erous policy of granting politi- SWEET SUE... lavishly trimmed with dainty lace* Back button closing. White only. 125 1-3 225 3-6X 300 7-14 TOTS TO TEENS 1214 Main St. cal asylum to defectors from totalitarian regimes; as soon as the President was informed about the episode on the Coast Guard cutter, he strongly re affirmed that policy. Nevertheless, it appears that Coast Guard officials were act ing or thought they were acting under policy guidelines regard ing the negotiation of fishing treaties. There is an obvious conflict between the State De partment’s desire for a so-called “detente” and the real nature of Soviet Communism. Even though the Lithuanian sailor was only one individual, thp fact remains that there are Wore than three million Lithu anians back home who are just as much “captives” as this sailor. Lithuania became an in dependent nation in 1918, but the Soviet Union occupied it in 1940 along with the other Baltic States of Estonia and Latvia. The United States has never recognized the absorption of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union, and has officially reiter ated its non-recognition every year. Nor are the Baltic States the only captives. There are at least a dozen other nations absorbed into the Soviet Union by force of arms, comprising nearly half the population of the U.S.S.R. It is a mistake to call all Soviet citizens “Russians,” because 109 million out of 237 million So viets are non-Russian. In addition, there are another 164 million people outside of the Soviet Union who live under Communism, not counting Red China. When Red China is counted in, there are about 1.2 billion people who live under the Communist yoke, approximately one-third of the world’s popu lation. Viewed in this perspective, the attempted defection of one sailor may not seem to matter very much. But what really mattered was that the American people got a glimpse of the Soviet sys tem in action, a bone-chilling glimpse that reminded us of shadowy horrors and bloody his tory. For what difference is there when Americans stand by num bly and allow one man to be sacrificed for the sake of a treaty and when we allow millions in the Soviet Empire to despair for the sake of one-sided detente? A recent study conducted by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee showed that the Soviets have killed and executed at a minimum some 21.5 million men, women and children for alleged political crimes. In addition, millions were de liberately starved to death in man-made famines to enforce the collectivization of the farms. According to the Senate study, the grand total deaths which may be attributed to the ruth less policies of the Communist movement ranges from 35 mil lion at the least up to 45 million as a reasonable estimate. The goal of the Communists is to take over the world. Their climb to power has been strewn with the bodies of their own citizens, and of the citizens of ether nations which they have seized and occupied. As long as we ignore the cries of these na tions for help, we will be acting no better than we did in the “Simas” affair. 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