Magyar külpolitika, 1930 (11. évfolyam, 1-7. szám)

1930 / 3. szám - The endeavours of the Hungarian-British Cultural Society

CHIEF EDITORS GYULA DE PÉKÁR, BÁRON JOSEPH SZTERÉNY1 PRINCIPAL CONTENTS The endeavours of the Hungarian-British Cultural Society ; ... 17 Phülip Weiss: Bank for International Settlements . 18 Gábriel Wels: The War Guilt 19 Charles de Kies:-: Hungary and the international money markét . , . . . 20 Cornelius Tábori: Finesl Street in the World . . 21 Quide of Budapest 22 English Evening Courses ... .... 23 XThe endeavours of the Hungarian-British Cultural Society. The Hungarian-British Cultural Society was called into being not only in appreciation of a great Nation's respect-commanding culture. The creation of this Society was a cultural necessity, and alsó pays homage to the country of great writers, the homo of the noble democratism, to Great Britain! The purpose of the establishmenl of the Hungarian-British Cultural Society is to deepen and extend, as much as possible, the cultural and social connections between the British and Hungarians. The main pillar of the Society's programme of work is the cultivation of British Literature in Hungary, which appears to be the easier a task as more than one of the British authors have already attained great popularity among Hungárián readers in the course of past decades. The works of H. G. Wells, Conan Doyle, Budyard Kipling, Shaw and Galsworthy have a vast circulatiön in Hungary, not to mention that in Hungary's leading theatre more evenings arc annually devoted to Shakespeare than almost anywhere else in the world, except Great Britain. This great appreciation of British literature has, of course, left its impression in the spirit of the educated Hungárián public and the literary-cultural relations have produced strong roots of sympathy and appreciation, the nursing and cultivation of which will henceforward be regarded by the IIungrian-British Cultural Society not only as its purpose, but alsó as a duty. It will, we are eonvinced, not be difficult to keep these roots permanently alive in a country which meets Great Britain alsó in the great thought of democratism. For the future, however, the Hungarian-British Society will not be satisfled only with the task with which it has been charged by the Statutes drafted on the founding of the Society. In future the Society will regard as its most important aim the cultivation of the historical relations existing between Great Britain and Hungary, the strengthening of the most various bonds between the tvvo countries, and to make British culture known throughout Hungary. Concurrently with this treble task the Society will keep Great Britain informed of Hungary's social, cultural and economic conditions and her historic calling. The Society wishes to fulfil these tasks by suitable means, free of all superfluous formalities; by the circulatiön of instructive booklets deseribing the Hungárián people and Hungárián culture and by the showing of Hungárián films. The series of mutual lectures was opened by Mr. Mill, the Financial Editor of the Times', who at the invitation of the Hungarian-British Cultural Society arrived in Budapest a few weeks ago and delivered a very interesting lecture on Great Britain's financial and economic conditions, attended by representative personalites of Hungary's political, economic and social life. Hungárián lecturers will shortly proceed to England to inform the British public on Hungárián conditions. For the achievement of its desire to spread the English language in Hungary, the Society proposes to organize courses in Budapest in order alsó by this means, to populárisé British literature and culture in Hungary. The men of public life heading the Society, by the weight of their personality, ensure that the HungarianBritish Cultural Society will be able succesfully to realize the project of cultivating and deepening the BiitisliHungarian connections. Viscounl Chilston, Great Britain's Minister in Hungary, is the Honorary President, and supports with great sympathy and understanding the endeavours of the Society. The Executive President is Báron Joseph Szterényi, Member of the Hungárián House of Lord, Ex Minister ol Commerce, President of the Industrial Council, one of the greatest authorities on Hungárián political and economic life. Vice-Presidents are: Tibor Eckhardt and Báron Maurice Kornfeld, alsó prominent members of Hungárián public life. Members of the Board of Directors are: Tivadar Agorasztó, Vice-Sheriff of the County of Pest; Dr. Ferdinánd Baumgarten, Ex-Judge of the Court of Administration; Arthur Belatiny, President of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Joseph Benes, Manufacturer; Elemér Czakó, Deputy-Secretary of State; Dr. Max Fenyő, President of the National Union of Manufacturers; Gaston Gaál, M. P.; Dr. Gustave Gratz, ExSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Count John Hadik, Privy Councillor, Stephen Hanauer, Bishop of Vác, Báron Andrew Hatvány, Landowner; Eugene Hubay, Director