Baltimore-i Értesítő, 1977 (13. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1977-11-01 / 11. szám

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Ajándékozza meg angolnyelvű ismerőseit Nánay Júlia:

TRANSYLVANIA, THE HUNGARIAN MINORITY IN RUMANIA

című könyvével.

A fiatal szerző tárgyilagos, őszinte hangon tárja a világ elé Erdély mai helyzetét angolnyelvű könyvében.

Megrendelhető az alábbi címen:

The Danubian Press-Astor, Florida, 32002 — USA.

Ära 5 USA dollár + 75 cent portoköltség.

Nánay Endre dr.:

VILÁGHELYZET

Nánay Júlia apjának sok égető kérdésre választ adó könyvének elolvasása után tisztábban látjuk nemcsak a világhelyzetet, hanem bepillantást nyerünk a nagy világcsalásokba is.

Megrendelhető: Dr. E. Nánay, 245 North Irving Boulevard, Los Angeles, Ca. 90004, USA.

Ära: kötésben 8 dollár, keménykötésben 9,70 dollár + 1 dollár porto.

tie than ever. For this, the agency took full credit.

It turned out, however, that the FAS

had various statistics to choose from. The Economic Research Service, which keeps track of livestock exports, reported that 597 American steers reached Hungary in 1976.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service keeps its own count of the cattle that is shipped overseas. By its arithmetic, 1,245 head of cattle made it to Hungary.

Neither figure was much to boast about. The FAS, therefore, seized upon some private statistics kept by the Holstein-Friesian Assn., a huge cattle cooperative. Triumphantly, the FAS reported to Congress that the cooDerative had exported 6,300 cattle to the Hungarian market. But the agency couldn't even get the private figures right. The surprised cooperative had reported shipping only 3,325 steers to Hungary.

If Congress has been misled about the amount of U.S. beef served to hungry Hungarians last year, the FAS is not repentant. An official told us the agency intended to “ignore” the congressional investigation. He said the FAS was constantly being investigated by Congress, without detriment. It is difficult, he added, to make sure all the figures are accurate.

But congressional critics are wondering why the taxpayers need to spend $40 million to promote agricultural sales overseas. The United States dominates agricultural trade and shouldn’t need touring promoters to tout its beef and barley.

“It's a little bit,” Vanik told us, “like Saudi Arabia advertising the benefits of its' oil.”

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: The United States wants something in return for the sophisticated computers it’s peddling to Russia. What it will be is spelled out in an International Trade Commission report.

“Horses, asses and mules” would be available from Russia under a “most favored” trade agreement with tariffs of only $2.75 a head instead of the present $30. Another treasure to be imported from the USSR is animal guts used in feed.

But the computer-for-animal-fare trade isn’t the whole picture. Russia’s famous vodka would be brought into the United States at a tariff of $1.25 a gallon, instead of the present $5.

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Eurocommunism

MUCH HAS BEEN written recently on the political phenomenon known as Eurocommunism. Little comment has been made in this space because the apparently defiant, anti-Moscow development has been so controversial. Still — a definitive statement of opinion here has become imperative, and this is it.

Eurocommunism, in case you have been living in some kind of sealed-off island, is the term applied to increasingly powerful Red movements in West Europe. Its various leaders, whether in France or Spain or Italy, all have declared independence from Soviet direction and pledged themselves to operate strictly according to the democratic electoral system.

Their arguments and local performances have been persuasive to large numbers of voters disillusioned with the inability of prevailing political parties to solve pressing economic and social problems.

Thus, in spite of some major party squabbles, it seems quite possible that avowed communists in the years immediately ahead may succeed in capturing posts of power in the NATO confederation.

The Kremlin is angry because it has been losing big brother control over its allied communist movements. This certainly is understandable in view of its traditional posture as ultimate authority over Marx- ist-Lenin affairs. Its monolithic ideal already has

been virtually destroyed by the independent breakaways of Tito in Yugoslavia, of Albania, and especially by the hostile defiance of Red China’s rulers.

Eurocommunism to this nation and our allies, presents an even more alarming problem of collapsing unity. If it succeeds in gaining key government positions in West Europe and possible control of such a government, the already lapsing NATO defense system will become a paper tiger farce.

Its security secrets — if any are left — would become instantly available to our sworn enemiesHere is our editorial conclusion. Moscow may not like the continuing erosion of its party authority, but in a vital showdown with the West it can depend on the unanimous support of the European runaways. Above everything else, they have the common bond of working to destroy the capitalist system.

And here is the most important point to consider and remember about Eurocommunism. Its advocates promise to surrender any authority given them by popular vote if later voting rejects them, which is pure nonsense.

; Never once have communists anywhere in this world voluntarily surrendered power once they have seized it by hook, crook or bloodshed.

Marx and Lenin said any kind of appropriate deception must be practiced to seize political power. That is exactly what the so-called Eurocommunists are doing.