The Eighth Tribe, 1980 (7. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1980-06-01 / 6. szám
Page 6 THE EIGHTH TRIBE June, 1980 POLISH - HUNGARIAN WORLD FEDERATION The Eighth Tribe Foundation Dear Friends: The Polish Hungarian World Federation at its meeting of the Board of Directors held in Chicago on Saturday, May 24, 1980 after having received my report on the very useful work of your interesting magazine, unanimously adopted my suggestion to make donation to the EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION in the amount of $50.00. Enclosed please find the check of the Federation in the amount of $50.00. Be kind enough to acknowledge receipt. I am taking this opportunity to enclose the full text of my PROGRESS REPORT and the Resolution, adopted unanimously. I hope that our cooperation will develop to the benefit of our common cause—the FREE AND INDEPENDENT HUNGARY AND A FREE AND INDEPENDENT POLAND. In case you have friends whom we could invite to join the Federation—bekind enough to send me their addresses. Ellien Lengiel — Magyar Barátság! Cordially yours, D. KAROL RIPA President, Polish-Hungarian World Federation, former Consul General of Poland, Honorary citizen of Chicago P.S. A special Resolution has been adopted to alleviate the plight of the Hungarian Minority in Rumania (Transylvania) RESOLUTION adopted by the meeting of the Board of Directors — Polish-Hungarian World Federation — held in Chicago on May 24, 1980 The Soviet-Russian policy of conquest by aggression has plunged the world into an era in which a catastrophic war is possible. The Captive Nations of East and Central Europe are confronted by a new danger of gravest magnitude. We should therefore unite our efforts to rid this part of Europe of Russian domination. Americans of East and Central Europe, also Southern Europe shall unite for this common cause. This will give us platform witli which to exert influence on the United States and beyond. There can be no true peace as long as the natural aspirations of the small nations of East and Central Europe and Baltic States are denied. All nations seek self-determination and political freedom for this is the essence of nationhood. II. We call upon the President of the United States — the U.S. Congress and the Secretary General of the United Nations — to reaffirm their commitments to the peoples of the Captive Nations of Europe. If the United States is protecting the rights of self-determination of free people in Asia and in Africa — it is also obliged to honor its solemn pledges to the peoples of Europe and start action which would lead to free elections in these countries of Europe — now under political servitude to a foreign country. III. We appeal to the President of the United States and to local governments to appoint to high positions more members of ethnic groups. This will be of benefit to this country. The ethnic American is under-represented in public office and in the executive posts of commerce and industry and in most positions of responsibility. It must be recognized that each ethnic group has much to offer and from each group much can be learned. IV. We call upon the leaders and members of ethnic groups who seek freedom, justice, political and social independence — to unite — so that through our combined efforts we will forge a mighty bulwark against world communism and help this beloved country of ours — the United States of America — to stop Communist infiltration which undermines this country from inside as well as the outside. V. We are in support of President Carter’s boycott of the Olympics in Moscow and we unite in support of freedom and human rights, WITH PERSISTENT EFFORT AND COOPERATION WE SHALL SUCCEED. PROGRESS REPORT by Dr. Karol Ripa, President of the Polish-Hungarian World Federation, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held in Chicago on May 24, 1980 Sixteen years ago 50 Polish and Hungarian leaders — also Clergymen — met in Chicago and decided to form an organization to be called Polish- Hungarian Federation later changed to Polish-Hungarian World Federation.
