Fraternity-Testvériség, 1956 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1956-12-01 / 12. szám
2 FRATERNITY MAGYAR TRAGEDY On Sunday, November 4, 1956, listeners in Vienna heard this broadcast from a radio transmitter somewhere in Hungary: “People of the world, listen to our call! Help us .. . “Please do not forget that this wild attack of Bolshevism will not stop. You may be the next victim. Save us! SOS! SOS! “People of Europe, whom once we defended against the attacks of Asiatic barbarians, listeri now to the alarm bells ringing . . . “People of the civilized world, in the name of liberty and solidarity, we are asking you to help. Our ship is sinking. The shadows grow darker from hour to hour. Listen to our cry . . . “God be with you — and with us!” The station went off the air. Those who heard the broadcast felt they had heard the dying gasp of freedom in Hungary — a freedom that was born in revolution against Communism and lived triumphantly through ten short, brutal days. Now the Russians were killing it with tanks, guns and an invading army of 250,000 that struck 'in the night.” This dramatic, heart-rending description is quoted from the “U. S. News and World Report.” Hungary’s unparalleled fight for liberty, the like of which the six thousand year history of the world has never seen, the magnificent fight which thrilled and electrified the decent part of mankind met with a terrible defeat at the bloody hands of Russian Communist cruelty. The free world has been generous with its applause and glowing verbal tribute while the Hungarians fotight with their bare hands against jet planes, tanks and machine guns, but that very same free world, repeating past performances, was very careful not to give any real, effective aid to the holy fools of mankind, the people of Hungary. Now we have a chance of helping them bury their dead, dress their wounds, wipe their tears away (?) and give shelter to their exiles. Now the world is trying to help with money and food, medicine and clothing. . . What will we do, members and kins of that tragically heroic people? Brother, give until it hurts! And not pennies, either! Give beyond your ability! Give money and clothing. And sponsor refugees! The world might have left our people in a lurch; God lives on! In Him we trust, to Him we pray with sure conviction that He will save our people! Alexander Daróczy
