Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. július-december (23. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)
1940-08-29 / 35. szám
August 29, 1940 Verhovayak Lapja. Page S THE AMERICAN WAY I Americans find it hard to believe the headlines they see in the newspapers today. For America is a peace loving nation. Americans are a peace loving ■ people. They are opposed ] to force, dictatorships, wars, i □ □ j Americans know that , there is no way like the democratic way. They are determined that that democracy shall continue to I survive. □ □ The institution of American Fraternal Life Insurance is democracy itself. It is the intelligent application by the American pioneers of the democratic principle, “of the people, by the people and for the people.” □ □ It was founded to provide protection against the common hazards of death and] old age. It has been preserved through thick and t hin to guarantee this protection. It has gone through wars, panics, famine and plagues. It will continue to go on. □ □ So don't let this fear of war abroad slow down your selling. Young men and young women may have war scares today, but tired old men and old women will need money tomorrow;' widows and orphans will need shelter, clothes and food. □ □ . . • Life insurance will provide! 1 these things long after the •war is over.--------------------o-----------------HANDS OFF It is an interesting fact 1 that the platforms of both the major political parties specifically mention the insurance industry, and advocate a continuance of it under private management, regulated by the states. That part of the platforms should be rigorously* 1 observed, no matter which p~rty wins the day next November. Private insurance has given the American people protection far beyond that enjoyed in any other nation. And the American people have wisely opposed any and all efforts to extend political power over insurance—or to put the government into the business. Politically dominated insurance would threaten the very existence of the billions of dollars of savings built up by the American people. An Appeal to Reason By RICHARD J. PHILLIPS the changes as passed by our Convention and to bring the paper out of the state of lethargy in which it existed for years. That is his function. That is the purpose foi which he is employed. A rapid change was vital. HLs presence would not have been required if the Board ol Directors had been content to let the Journal remain as it was. They themselves, over a period of years, could have taken care of the transition. This is a program well-thought, Yv'ell-planned, with a definite purpose and goal behind it, which the Convention adopted to put into effect at the earliest possible moment. The Journal, in its previous state, proved to be a “dud.” Time and time again people intimated that it was an utter waste of money. When the paper was in the lethargic state, the members clamored for its better ment even to the extent of circulating petitions. Now that they have the much-improved Journal, they are dissatisfied with it. What manner of people are they? Why continue to play the Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde role? Why beai around the proverbial bush? Either we like it or we don’t like it. Either we support the program of Mr. Jozik and Mr. Revesz 100% or we do not support it at all. Let U‘ come out into the open and declare ourselves. I have conducted a little survey of my own during the past few months in an endeavor to determine just what the attitude of the younger Verhovay members wa? toward the improved Journal. You might call this a “Gallup Survey in Miniature.” The results that were ob tained are highly significant inasmuch as those inter viewed were dissatisfied with the composition of thf Journal at the outset, that is, at the time Mr. Jozik wa,‘ given the task to improve it. Seven out of ten interviewed expressed great satisfaction with its present ap pearance and contents; in fact, some of them were sc pleased that they are going to become regular contributors. Why, therefore, this hostile attitude toward the editor s program? The facts speak for themselves. A1 one has to do is to compare articles now appearing in the Journal with those that appeared before. That will give you the answer. We should be thankful that we have a group oi clear-thinking, keen-minded young men arid women who each month, without fail, contribute their share to maki the Journal a success. As appreciative as we are of thesi writers and their contributions, we can not stand idly by and let them assume the responsibility for continuing to supply this material. It is now time ior those othei writers—those who were regular contributors previously but who have discontinued for various reasons—to shelve their animosity and again contribute their share to thi Journal. There are unlimited Subjects from which tc choose and the storehouse of knowledge is immense. The Verhovay Journal is here to stay, BETTEL EDITED, BETTER PRESENTED and BETrER ENJOYED by all who read it. No amount of bellicosity can destroy it now. The Board of Directors have made a wise choice in Mr. Albert Jozik and Ins work merits the utmost cooperation of all contributors and readers who wisl to see the Journal emerge as one which truly dissemin ates the ability, knowledge and experience of our second generation Verhova/ members. I APPEAL TO YOUR REASON. Let us SUPPORT the program for a BETTER AND BIGGER Verhovay Journal and, above all, let us support ALBERT JOZIK the man on whose SHOULDERS rests its SUCCESS OR FAILURE. SICK, NERVOUS^ CRANKY"»TM? Then Read WHY Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is Real “Woman’s Friend"! Some women suffer severe monthly pain (cramps, backache, headache) due to female functional 'disorders while other’s nerves tend to become upset and they get cross, restless and moody. So why not take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound made especially to help tired, run-down, nervous women to go smiling thru “difficult days.” Pinkham’s Compound contains no opiates or habit-forming ingredients. It is made from nature’s own beneficial roots and herbs — each with Its own special purpose to HELP WOlfEN. Famous for over 60 years—Pinkham’s Compound is the best known and one of the most effectiva “woman’s” tonics obtainable. Try it I The writer has followed with keen interest the various a articles and comments appearing in the Journal over a h period of months, relative to the program of the editors, w notably Mr. Albert Jozik, in their effort to raise the literary g value of our Journal. No greater enthusiast of this pro- h gram can be found than the writer, inasmuch as he has seen the Journal emerge from a state of lethargy, sink into the abysmal depths of decadent journalism, and once « more slowly emerge to carry the standards of journalism t. high. n I do not address myself to those who have worked t. ceaselessly with no thought of reward to bring about this s much needed improvement, but to those adherents of c this program who belong to it with their hearts, who be- a lieve in it and whose reason now seeks a more thorough h enlightenment. We know that it is far more easier to win * people by the spoken word than the written, and that c every great movement on this globe owes its rise to the great speakers and not to the great writers, although t they too have contributed their worldly share. This pro- v gram, too, owes its rise to the speakers, as well as the t writers, who have through the years, at Verhovay Conventions and wherever their voices could be heard, ad- *■ vocated and fought for the improved Journal. However, ' in order to win adherents to this movement, we once more * resort to the written word, inasmuch as great distances Í separate us from one another and we can not resort 1 tc the spoken word. 1 Years have elapsed since the advent of the English 1 edition of the Journal. The writer is thoroughly familiar 1 with its development and has watched it slowly emerge ( from its embryonic state to assume the proportions of ' a full-fledged paper which disseminates not only Branch 1 news but news of cultural, literary and historical signi- I ficance. Then too, as now, articles were solicited for publica- i tion in the Journal, but the number of contributions were < negligible, and these were not edited, of necessity due I to lack of time on the part of our Mr. Revesz. The result was a hodgepodge of information, hurriedly assembled and thrown in just to fill space. This naturally brought little, if any, benefits to our Association. The Home Office officials, however, gave every encouragement to would-be contributors and were most cooperative. The writer has ' recollections of submitting articles in 1935 which, by the way, were the only ones in the English edition at that time. As the years rolled on it became increasingly evident to the officers of our Association, particularly to Mr. Révész who has been one of the staunchest advocates of an improved,Journal, that certain radical changes would I have to be made in order that the Journal might assume the dominant role that it was intended to play in the dissemination of Verhovay news to its members. As more and more English speaking branches were organized, and as the English section of the Journal became more widely read, it became visible that the journalistic standards would have to be greatly improved, both from the standpoint of articles published and the manner of their make-up. These changes could not be instituted without a well-thought out program which took into consideration the possible accruals to our Association over a perid of years, from the standpoint of better relationship among our members through the medium of a better, more completely edited and superior Journal. Fortunately, our Board of Directors also took cognizance of this fact, and they assisted with all energy to speed the program. It is regrettable to hear- and read that despite the efforts of our Mr. Revesz and the Board of Directors, who have made it possible for us to derive enjoyment from reading these Journals, there are reverberations of antagonism from individuals, some contributors; others not, who object to the present make-up and contents, as well as the program. Some claim that the change was made too rapidly and without warning; others that articles submitted are altered or “edited” to such an extent that they lose their value so far as Branch news is concerned. These claims may have some merit but I do not think they are called for or are justifiable. It is the writer’s opinion that the main purpose for the installation of • Mr. Jozik, to assist in editing the Journal, was to make
