The Eighth Tribe, 1981 (8. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1981-04-01 / 4. szám
Page 2 THE EIGHTH TRIBE April, 1981 DEDICATION This magazine is dedicated to the Eighth Tribe in America, descendants of the original Seven Magyar Tribes. Whatever their faith, their familiarity with their ancestral language, or their degree of Hungarian ancestry, we address ourselves to each of them. If this reading is your first acquaintance with “THE EIGHTH TRIBE”, we hope you find it informative and enjoyable and that in time you will become one of our regular subscribers. This magazine is and remains the “LIFE LINE” that keeps us together, that makes us and shapes us into a national Family. THE EDITOR’S CORNER . . . There are few things more tragic than one losing his or her eye-sight, especially when both eyes are affected. When you read thes lines, I will probably be preparing for a cataract operation, so for awhile, someone else will be writtin'g these editorials. I had hoped and prayed that by this time this magazine and the Eighth Tribe Foundation’s Hungarian: Cultural and Educational Institute would be in full swing. But it did not happen; both the Magazine and the Foundation barely got off the ground and start to crawl, like an infant, looking for the family members. In 1934, when I said farewell to the Reformed Gimnázium in Karcag, Hungary, one of my professor’s last words were to me “Now that you return to the land of your birth, be faithful to your Faith and to your Hungarian Heritage.” I wonder how many others received that same message? Whenever I talk about our Faith or our Hungarian Heritage I see the smirks on many faces. Maybe this is old fashioned or out-moded, but many people in the high places in government look upon it in a different light. Both at Federal and State levels. Ethnic Departments have been created in the President’s and in Governor’s offices. The moral decay in' the USA, and through-out other countries, has lead many people to realize that giving up the ways of our parents has lead us to our present situation. Mary nationalities in the USA are reviving their rational heritage: believing in God, respect for authority, country, and proud of their heritage. Where are we Hungarians? “Hol vagyunk, Magyarok?” Our churches are disappearing, the institutions, the wealth we have inherited were turned into dollars and spent on1 something else. Many of our snstitutions are celebrating their 80th-85th-90th anniversaries. Sooner or later we must come face to face with the facts — will these institutions reach their hundreth anniversary and will they continue to exist. THE EIGHTH TRIBE Editor.....................................................Sándor E. Chomos Editor: Transylvanian Quarterly ................... Albert Wass Associate Editor........................................István Zolcsák Polish-Hungarian World Federation ................. Karol Ripa Contributing Editors ...... Joseph Széplaki, István S. Tuba, Elizabeth Tuba, Steven B. Várdy, Agnes Huszár Várdy, M. Takács Barboe, Endre Nánay, László Könnyű, Kálmán Bognár, Tibor Flórián, Victor Molnár, Andrew Haraszti. Public Relations ........................................ Joseph Szürcsik Assistant Editors: Editorial: Nancy J. Chomos Boeche, Raymond W. Boeche Features: Sándor Emery Chomos, Rhonda Ahl Chomos Art..............................................................Elias C. Chomos Typography ............................................... Lowell T. Head Circulation ..................................................... Julia Chomos Pubhshed and printed monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc. P.0. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658, U.S.A. Second Class Postage paid at Ligonier, Pa. 15658, U.S.A. Subscription: $i0.00 yearly. — Canada and Mexico (12.00. Other Foreign Countries $15.00 — Foreign Air Mail $30.00 In bygone times, even before the turn of the century, millions crossed the ocean — Hungarians amon'gst them — in steerage, some posssesing only the clothing on their backs, drawn by the New World’s promise of freedom to govern their own lives, to control their own future, to send down roots that would make their descendants Americans. They were faithful to their religious teachings, beleived in family unity, were industrious in their habits and loyal to their adopted country. Sons and grandsons marched under the American flag, fought for American ideals, and contributed to the American way of life. The “melting pot” was enriched by many cultures, including a thousand years of Hungary that our parents brought with them. The future of this Magazine is also at stake, for we cannot carry the expenses anymore as we did for the seven years. By right this magazine should have at least 20,000 subscribers. The state of Ohio should provide at least 6,000; New York 2,000; New Jersey 3,000; Connecticut 500; Pennsylvania 2,000; Michigan1 2,000; Illinois 500; California 2,000; other states should make-up the remainder. There is enough material to fill-up many more pages, but when there is no fund, it is impossible to fulfill all the requests. The work with the magazine and its related subjects have reached the point that two fulltime people are needed to take care of the preparation1, addrese8s and correspondance. The hour is late. Decisions have to be made. Let us be honest with each other, and treat each other as a member of a family. In the Family of the Eighth Tribe there is no distinction because of religion; old or young generation'; new-comers or old Americans. There is no room for any political overtures—left-orright. Besides our problem — our only other responsibility is to those Hungarians in Rumania and other
