Új Magyar Út, 1954 (5. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1954-05-01 / 5-6. szám
UJ MAGYAR rn-that the Germans have different plans with Hungary and they will not force an armed intervention, unlike in the case of Finland and Romania. However, when eventually this was the case, he used as an excuse the bombing by unidentified aircraft of the city of Kassa in Northern Hungary, to declare war on the Soviet Union. This declaration of war, however, had its psychological roots in the anti-communist attitude of the Hungarian society, and its dislike toward Russia, which only increased since the first World War. 7. Due to the fact that Hungary, especially during the Kállay administration, maintained a cool and delaying policy toward the Germans, the country became an asylum of the persecuted jews, political refugees, and escaping allied prisoners of war. In no other country were the “PW’s” treated in such manner as in Hungary. The American, British, and French prisoners lived in comfortable mansions and enjoyed a complete freedom of movement. And when the Germans refused to tolerate this situation any longer and the Hungarian government was forced to stricten the regulations, it assisted the prisoners in their escape to the West before the Germans could get hold of them. 8. Only the total liquidation of the Hungarian political system and the German occupation of the country enabled Hitler to reverse the independence-seeking efforts of the Hungarian politics. THE “WORLD FORUM” of László Mérlaky goes into a detailed study of the Indo-china situation, its origins, and its possible effects in the future. The grave concern shown by the leaders of the Western world indicates that the loss of Indo-china would lead to a consolidation of Soviet power in Southeast Asia. Therefore this loss must be prevented. The method of the prevention remains to be seen. Mr. Mérlaky reports on the latest developments in the Western Hemisphere, namely the war in Guatemala and its importance toward the security of the United States. Our columnist praises the historic decision of the U. S. Supreme Court which ends the segregation in the American schools, and removes a major target of Soviet propaganda. ELLA BITSKEY of Munich, Germany, reports on the international music festival of the Jeunesse Musicale movement. The festival was held last spring in Hannover, Germany, and featured works of both old and new composers, performed by young artists. THE LITERATURE SECTION of this issue presents poems of Elemér Bakó, József Csinger, Ferenc Fáy, Márta Harsányi, and András Köröndi. Our short story was written by Márta Leszlei. — 250 —
