Fraternity-Testvériség, 1953 (31. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1953-07-01 / 7. szám
IN PLAIN AMERICAN A monthly page conducted by Edmund Vasvary NO MATTER how far in the future the end will come, whatever is happening to the Soviet now is the beginning of the end. And the forced smile that adorned Comrade Rákosi’s moon-face when he stepped down, will be frozen when the day—we firmly hope in Rákosi’s lifetime yet— will arrive. ★ ★ ★ GREAT BRITAIN tries to force the U. S. government into decisive talks with the Russians as soon as possible, but President Eisenhower, wisely, would rather wait in order to see what will develop behind the Iron Curtain. Developments are expected to pile one upon each other soon. Out of the leading three criminals who took over Stalin’s dictatorship, one is already killed off by the other two, the victim being the chief orator at Stalin’s funeral, who warned the West not to expect any dissension among the successors of the dead mass-murderer. Soon there will remain only one of the two . . . and then? If history teaches anything, it teaches the inevitable downfall of tyrants. No Marxian or any other arbitrary theory can alter this fact. ★ ★ ★ THE SEEMINGLY INEXHAUSTIBLE sleeve of John L. Lewis is still full of unexpected tricks. According to the latest hearsay he would like to get wages in conformity with the economic status of the individual mines — higher wages where business is booming and lower wages in case of poor business. Allegedly only the poorer companies would welcome such a plan, but such a welcome would institute a real danger for the industry—it’s solid front would be broken. The number of miners is steadily decreasing. Years ago there were half a million employed miners; today there are hardly 300,000. This comparatively small group enjoys fair wages, a number of benefits, much safer mines. All this would be good and well if the economic life of the country would be stabilized. But the ever- changing economic conditions naturally keep the miners and their leaders always on the alert for justified proportionate advantages. 'k ~k ~k THE PROBLEM of the annual wage popped up again in the demands of the Steelworkers’ Union (CIO) with the Aluminum Co. of America. They point that the future of the aluminum industry being much more promising than that of steel, it can afford to grant this advantage to its workers. The steel workers did not bring this question into the bargaining this year, but next year it will almost certainly be their major demand. The steel companies don’t like the idea and there are definite signs that the aluminum people’s attitude is not any different. ★ ★ ★ IS THERE SUCH A THING as too many automobiles? At least for the auto dealers there is. So many new cars are leaving the assembly lines that many dealers are already frightened, because it means so many more used cars which will be turned in on the already oversaturated used car market. It is really frightening for the general public when it hears that in the first half of this year (1953) 4,180,000 new cars and trucks were let loose on the streets and highways. There are already places where you can bargain for a new car. Dealers are offering new cars at a discount of $300 to $500. Here are the best sellers: Cadillac, Ford, Chevrolet. ★ ★ ★ THE SURPRISING VOGUE of Hungarian cook books and cake recipe collections has a new and welcome addition—the ladies of our E. Chicago, Ind. church have published their own book, with really overwhelming success. The moving spirit is their pastor’s wife, Mrs. Leslie Egry, the deservedly popular “Annuska” whose tireless work and very good connections resulted—among others—in an almost unparalleled achievement: the great Chicago Tribune in its July 5, 1953 issue devotes an entire column to their publication, giving unstinted praise to the enterprising Hungarian ladies. The first edition of a thousand copies is already exhausted and another edition is in the press. Mrs. Egry informs us that several large department stores are interested in the project, among them the mighty Marshall Field Co. of Chicago. Many people are making collections of cook books, to which the East Chicago publication will be a valuable addition. It is gratifying to see that by chance the geographical distribution of the three booklets is also ideal— one in the East (Perth Amboy, N. J.), one in the central region (Elyria, O.) and one in the Middle West (East Chicago, Ind.). The culinary standard of our Hungarian banquets has always been high. If it goes even higher in consequence of these publications, it will be a prospect almost too good to contemplate.
