Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1992. július-december (46. évfolyam, 27-49. szám)
1992-12-10 / 47. szám
Thursday, Dec. 10. 1992. AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZO 15. The Hungarian Impact In proportion to their number, no other ethnic group contributed more to the welfare, security and happiness of the American people, than the Hungarians. Three Hungarians, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner and Edward Teller laid the foundation of atomic power and atomic weaponry. Theodore Kármán became the father of the jet age. The greatest mathematical genius of the century, John Neuman laid the foundations of our computer technology. While these giants of science contributed mightily to make the United States the greatest industrial power in the world, other Hungarians less known, helped the American people achieve the highest living standards of the world and security in their old age and at times of unemployment. We are proud to state that many of these great pioneers came from among our readers, among our editors, correspondents, activists. No other American outside of government circles has done more to achieve social security and unemployment insurance for the American people than Louis Weinstock, a former business manager of our paper. Scores of other selfless workers played important roles in organizing the basic industries of the United States. One of our former editors, John Santo, was a key figure in organizing in 1934 - together with Mike Quill - the subway workers of New York. Julius Emspak, the son of one of our readers, helped establish the 600.000 member United Electrical Workers Union. Peter Zvara, former editor of ours and Louis Gold, reader of our paper, were organizers in the steel industry. James Lustig, one of our former editors, led one of the most successful strikes in the history of the American labor movement, of the Phelps-Dodge workers. Alex Rosner, former editor of our paper, was the organizer of the New York sanitation workers. Many of our former editors returned to their native land to help rebuild their war-torn country after World War II. Louis Bebrits as minister of transportation played key role in rebuilding the almost completely destroyed Hungarian railway system. The recently deceased Dr..George Striker helped reestablish the Hugarian radio industry and measuring technology. Ferenc Talyigas, a member of our New York Press Committee became instrumental in reestablishing the Hungarian heavy industry. Today we don't have such giants amidst ourselves. But even today our paper is performing an essential function, to counter the threats of emerging neo-nazi movements both here in the USA and in Hungary. We appeal to our friends in the United States to help continue our noble fight for a better future for the United States and for the people of our native land, Hungary. Zoltán Deák
