Fraternity-Testvériség, 1960 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1960-08-01 / 8. szám
2 FRATERNITY HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS MEET NIXON A scroll from four Hungarian Freedom Fighters was presented to Vice President Richard Nixon at 2:50 P. M. on July 26, 1960, outside his suite at the Sheraton Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, 111. The four spokesmen said more than 50,000 freedom fighters now in the United States consider Nixon the best qualified American to deal with communist enemies of freedom. They are: Joseph Bocskay, 35, of 3456 Irving Park Rd., president of the Chicago Association of Freedom Fighters; Victor Fabian, 37, of 3748 N. Magnolia St.; Bela Farkas, 21, of 2938 N. Winona St., and Karoly Matuska, 26, of 1738 N. Humboldt Blvd., all of Chicago. Bocskay and Fabian met the vice president in 1956 at the Hungarian- Austrian border. The scroll was presented for the vice president’s courageous effort on behalf of the Freedom Fighters when he met them crossing the border into Austria. The text of the scroll reads: “The Hungarian Freedom Fighters offer greetings and sincere good wishes. Americans can place their trust in him as the man best qualified to deal with the communist enemies of freedom. “To us, for whom he proved to be an understanding father, who brought us hope right into the barbed wire mine fields of the Iron Curtain in the moment of our greatest trial, he is known as a true champion of liberty. “We believe that all humanity can rely on him as a leader for a better world where peace with justice will prevail.” A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON Dear Rev. Borshy: June 23, 1960 I have been asked to thank you for your telegram of June 14, 1960, to Secretary Herter expressing the good wishes of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America. We appreciate your interest in making available to us the sentiments of your organization, and we are bringing them to the attention of the appropriate offices of the Department. Our Government continues to be aware of the problems of Hungary and the other communist-dominated countries of Eastern Europe. As the Secretary said in his speech at the University of Pittsburgh on June 8, 1960, “It will be difficult to resolve the central political problem of our times so long as closed societies of repressed and unfree peoples exist . . . There is no room for unfree nations, whether subjected to the tyranny of human despots, or to the tyranny of false and outworn systems and ideas.” Sincerely yours, Temple Wanamaker, Director, Office of Public Services
