Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1984. július-december (38. évfolyam, 27-48. szám)
1984-12-20 / 48. szám
Thursday, Dec. 20. 1984. AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZÓ 7. MIMIIM MERCÜRIUS VERIDICtIS EX HUNGÁRIA. MIMIM HRISTMAS IS COMING and what shall we see neutron bombs on the Christmas Tree Glory to God in the highest isn't heard anymore man is now singing Glory to the god of war The new shepherds are uniformed with silos for sheep where out on the praties their grim watch they keep The Angelic Chots are silent and still no subsidies for Angels no purpose they fill The great Being who came to lie in a manger is still on this Earth an unwanted stranger anb (BnoiuuiU (Eljnmgtj (Eraiie <Mka 3 S THIS supposed to be the jolly season? Is this the time for gift-giving? For receiving? For peace and goodwill? For many of us it is a time of sadness, for regression, for worry. Will our society survive another four years of what has come to be known as Reaganism? Will the voters get what they EDITORIALS deserve? We hope it won’t be as bad as that! As N.Y. Times columnist Tom Wicker asked: “Why should an American public that considers nuclear war ‘unwinnable, horrible, unsurvivable’ . . . re-elect a president who has brought Soviet- American relations to the lowest level since the Cuban missile crisis, and who has presided over the most expensive U.S. military build-up in history?” But there are some signs of East-West talks toward disarmament. “If I were an American businessman, I would take heart,” said Lionel H. Olmer, Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, who will lead the first delegation. In US-USSR trade, the US exported $2-billion a year, mostly in grain and equipment, while US imports have not exceeded $500-million in recent years, mostly in minerals, fuel and lubricants. If trade is the best approach to peace and goodwill, so be it. Let profits soar in all directions! (The Churchman) Christmas Issue
