Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1940-03-28 / 13. szám

March 28, 1940. Page 3 Irishmen emerged from their living “graves”—whenever they do emerge—incurably invalided, crippled, blind, and insane? For some, the jail door opened to the tomb. For others, far worse—it opened to the madhouse. Persecution is not the sole attribute of Germany. Despicable and inhuman as their persecution may be, it fades into nothing­ness when compared with the persecution of England which she has been carrying on for centuries. Let me give another illustration of the inhuman attitude of England. This is a sample of their justice in Africa. “On a cross solidly constructed at 15 paces from the gibbet, they are preparing the punishment of flagellation. The first sufferer strips to the waist, passes his head in the iron collar, stretches out his arms, which they bind to the cross, and on his bare torso the kurbash descends rhythmically to the sound of the voice that counts the blows and of the cries of pain which each of them wrings from the sufferer; the bronze skin tumefies, splits in places, the blood spurts; it is sickening, horrible. The expiation finished, with great effort the fellow can stand upright. “A second man succeeds him, who cries out more des­perately; the third one is literally contorted under the lash; he loses consciousness, they stop the flogging. Meanwhile the man hanged has given up the ghost. The small cord turns on its pulley and is fastened to the huckle of the leathern waist belt of the victim who is hauled up to take off the slip knot; they untie the feet and hands, and, on a litter brought by the assistants, they lay out the corpse to take it to a tent provided with winding sheets and coffins." My friends, this is a sample of English democracy. France, too. like her ally, does not have clean hands when ft eomes to persecuting people. Here is an example of what happened in Syria less than 15 years ago. I quote: “The screaming and bursting shells that spattered the streets of Damascus with the blood of innocent men, women, and children sent a thrill of horror throughout the civilized world—a horror not lessened by the fact that the shells were fired from the guns of a Christian nation. And the work of the artillery was supplemented by bombing airplanes and by tanks that spit machine-gun fire as they lumbered through the historic streets of what is said to be the world’s oldest in­habited city.” And the article proceeds with “frightfulness,” “unforgettable horror,” and “dead bodies lying about,” being the predominant words and phrases. This was not in Warsaw; it was in Damascus. Do you know who was stationed there? It was General Gamelin, now head of the French forces on the western front, and who will lead his army to conquer “Hitlerism” and “make the world safe for democracy.” In the name of democracy, in the name of civilization, in the name of Christianity, these things happened. I could go on and on citing similar instances. One more especially comes to my mind as it is very descriptive of the attitude taken by the British soldiers during the Boer War. I quote an exact order given by the British officer during the Boer War. “Unless the men surrender, the whole of their property will be confiscated and their families turned out destitute and hungry." Was that in the name of democratic England? That was the order given in the fighting for “democracy” the Boer Republic. He »aid they were to take no prisoners, that is, if the Boers surrendered, they were to be shot down like animals. This is a civilized de­mocracy about which there is so much talk! This was not in Poland binder German control, but under democratic England. Here is another one: "In the last two fights we used the bayonet freely as we advanced, and the Boers appealed for mercy in vain.” And still another: “A Boer was taken; he then threw down his rifle and asked for his life, and for an answer got a coarse jibe and was spitted, unarmed, on the bayonet of an English solcher.’’ All this happened iti the name of “democracy.” For the benefit of our readers, it might be well here to give a brief history of the Boers. The Boers had a population, at that time, of about half a million people. They stood off the British Empire for two-years, and the British were unable to conquer them until New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and South Africa came to the aid of the Empire. Now, you may ask what was the war about? I shall tell you. It was to gain control of the gold supply of the world. Our gold supply pales into insignificance when compared to the production and gold deposits of the British Empire. They also produce most of the diamonds in the world. At times the mines have to be shut ''down so that the market will not be overloaded with their diamonds. And yet they can not afford to pay their honest debt to the United States. France, with a million square miles more territory than we have, charges rent on the graves where our World War dead rest. This is the type of empires which we are supposed to go out and support. The enormous wealth which has been piled heaven high hy these empires, does not satisfy them. They must go out into th« world and expand. We speak of cruelty. Rightly so, but take the example of the treatment accorded the German nation after the war. There were State op Nrw Jkk(ev £ne*i Tivg OrPAHTMr«* PROCLAMATION Among th* national groups which harp-^iontributád •wsh to tho 4rr.lopo.nt of our St.t. nr. th. Hungarian.. thoy hoT. troufht to thi» country tho flnost tradition* of tholr nati?« l»nd. With tholr too# of independence L blended th. eplrlt .hloh node them eeek opportunltlea In Aa.rioe, end whioh heue combined to mac* them on tatet to the eountry of th*ir adoption* Thar* apé nor* than two hundred thousand Hungarian* In N*w Jsrsey, and thair oontyibution to th* genaral w*lfar* it to outstandleg at t* «arrant offiolái recognition. THEREFORE, 1, A. HARRY MOORE. Governor *f tfc* itat* of A«« J*rs*y, do h*r*by proclaim FRIDAY, MARCH 15TB AS HUNGÁRIÁM DAY and I aepaoially a*k th* ehuroh**, club* and organ! tat ion* of Aaerioas* Hungarian* to oooparat* in nakiag th* day a Benorabi* on* la thi* Stata» I urge that vuoh celebration* «tract th* iaportanoo, responsibility tal BRANCH 395 ACTIVITIES McKeesport, Pennsylvania Verhovayak Lapja In view of the success of our past night club affairs and to fulfill the repeated requests of our many friends and members for other such parties, we, Branch 395 of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, have decided to celebrate our 6th anniversary with a spring dance, to be held on Sunday, April 7th at the Arlington Lodge, one of the Pittsburgh area’s most po­pular night rendezvous. The Arlington Lodge can be reached readily from any point in the Pittsburgh Dis­trict, is located on the Lin­coln Highway, Route 30, near East McKeesport, just one mile east of the George Westinghouse Bridge. We invite and sincerely hope to see and welcome our Verhovay brethren from Homestead, Johnstown and the other branches situated in or near the Pittsburgh District. This post-Easter anniver­sary celebration will be in­formal and the music will be furnished from 9 to 2 a. m. by a sweet and swing orchestra. Tickets for this gala affair are only $1.50 a couple. This is the minimum charge, that is, you get a $1.50 worth of menu (ice, soda, soft drinks, sandwiches, etc.). Tickets may be purchased from the committee in charge, from members or in the reception room of the Arlington Lodge. Come have a good time! * * * 395 will hold a theater party on a Sunday of the latter part of April to at­tend the McKeesport pre­miere of “Gone With the Wind,” to be shown in the Victor Theatre of the same city. Reservations are accepted by the Officers of Branch 395 at the regular meetings held every Tuesday night. Payments for reservations must be made in advance. The first English Edition in April will give the exact date of this theater party. Friends and members of nearby branches are invited to attend with us. * * * On Sunday, March 17th the Grand Committee of Hungarian Church Lodges and the Social Club, of which Branch 395 is a mem­»*1« of taei-lou oltlieuhlp. Secretory of Stete. As we Verhovay brethren read this proclamation of Governor A. Harry Moore of New Jersey we sigh with re­lief that we are not without friends in this great land of liberty and self-expression. We of Hungarian extrac­tion have been so used to seeing the fair Hungarian name subjected to unabated and merciless barrage of slanderous attacks—perhaps due more often to ignorance rather than malice—that when we see an official re­cognition of such high cali­ber we can not help feel the ber, celebrated Hungarian Independence Day in the Shaw Avenue School Audito­rium, McKeesport, Pennsyl­vania. The affair was well at­tended and the program was complete with patriotic speeches, singing and music. Coloman Revesz, Supreme Auditor of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Asso­ciation, was the guest speak­er. His address was well re­ceived by the audience. 6IVIN uad*r ay hand and th* Great Seal of the State of New Jersey, thi* fifteenth day of llaroh. In th* year of Our Lord on* thousand nine hundred and forty, and in th* Independence of th* Unit** States th* on* hud red aid thrill of profound apprecia­tion, which almost brings tears to our eyes. The American Hungarian Federation and its General Secretary, Dr. Tibor Kerekes, are to be commended for their petitioning the Su­preme Executive of the State of New Jersey to proclaim March 15th of this year as Hungarian Day. And Governor Moore re­ceives our whole-hearted con­gratulations and gratitude for his kind expression of recognition. Miss Barbara Sipos, re­presenting Branch 395 on the program, gave a fine recitation. Other branches also at­tended this successful cele­bration of Hungarian Inde­pendence Day. Branch 395 Publicity Committee.--------------O-------------­Anything that’s kept pent up must eventually have an outlet. Even wise Nature sees to that—with her Earth­quakes and volcanos. When you look at the mountains, and the valleys, you can see she is giving vent to her feelings on many occasions —changing the whole con­tour of her face. two years or more of starvation, and boldly they boasted that they were going to starve that generation of Germans so that they would grow up diminutive and dwarfed. All this happened in the name of democracy, making them suffer from rmalnutrition and privation. All this happened in the name of saviig the world for—shell we say—The British Empire. (To Be Continued)

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