Verhovayak Lapja, 1954 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1954 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 4- Verhovay Journal July 21, 1954. ( Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: JOHN SABO Editor’« Office: 4S6—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COnrt 1-3454 or 1-3455 All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada __________________ $1.00 a year Foreign Countries _________________________ $1.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 8, 1879. AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FEDERATION YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS ITS STRENGTH HISTORICAL SKETCH In March 1906 the “Federation” was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, for the twofold purpose: (1) to protect the first generation Hungarian immigrants from undemocratic abuses and (2) to assist the immigrant Hungarians in their Americanization by acquainting them with the spirit and ideology of the American principles. In July 1907 the original organizers chartered the Federation in the State of Ohio. During the course of three decades the leaders and active members exerted every good effort to build up the Federation as a central representative national agency. It took the vision and organizational ability of the “Detroit Convention” (1938) to convince the churches, fraternal organizations and civic institutions of the Hungarians of America to establish a center for the Federation in the nation’s capital. The “Detroit Convention” was the Tenth Triennial Convention. Hungarians from all parts of the United States gathered to this Convention. It coincided with the 900th Anniversary of the fruitfull termination of the reign of Hungary’s first constitutional monarch, King St. Stephen. AIMS AND PURPOSES The purposes and policies of the Federation were expressed in the By-Laws as they stand today: (a) To serve to the best of its ability the interests of the United States of America. (b) To acquaint newly arrived Hungarians with the ideals of American democracy, also to warn them of those un-American ideologies originating from alien sources which attempt to undermine the Constitution of the United States. The Federation aims also to acquaint Hungarian immigrants with the spirit of the public opinion of our adopted country, and aims, furthermore, to assure them possibilities of well-being and livelihood: (c) To familiarize the second and succeeding generations with the history, art, literature, and culture of the nation of which they are descendants and heirs and to include them into those American Hungarian organizations which were founded here by the immigrant Hungarians during the course of over half a century; (d) To harmonize the different efforts of American Hungarian organizations in the United States, in order that they may perform their civic, social, and cultural activities with greater effectiveness and thus serve as a coordinator of American Hungarian life; (e) To endeavor to weld together American-Hungarians to the extent that they will gain prestige in their environment. (f) To assist Americans of Hungarian origin in our American way of life and to defend them against any discrimination; to promote cooperation among the American Hungarian workers; (g) To counterbalance any attempt to falsify or distort the historic rights of the Hungarian people, (h) To support as much as it possibly can American and Amer-U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY — 1778 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. — Washington 25, D. C. Continuing discontent and resistance to Red rule has characterized the first year of the “New Course” in Hungary despite official Communist promises that the “New Course” would ease the harsh political arrangements and the economic burdens of the Hungarian people. Commenting on the first anniversary of Hungary’s “New Course”, the U.S. Information Agency observed that the “New Course” has been a conspicuous failure and that the record of A year of broken or essentially unfulfilled promises by the Red regime has sustained disappointment, suspicion and unrest, particularly among workers and peasants. Official statements from Hungarian Red leaders make it clear, the Information Agency said, that no real effort has been made to implement the political promises made to the Hungarian people, and that economic conditions are still chaotic and confused, with no appreciable improvement in consumer goods supplies and only minor increases in food supplies. A reliable examination of the record of promise and performance by the communist government during one year of the “New Course” in Hungary, the Information Agency pointed out, reveals the following picture: 1...A promise of far reaching amnesty The promised amnesty applied only to a minutely small number of persons, leaving the jails as full as they were a year ago. 2. A promise of tolerance in religious matters Religious tolerance has failed to materialize beyond a few relatively insignificant gestures. Cardinal Mindszenty and Archbishop Grosz remain in prison. 3. A promise to curb arbitrary police action against individual citizens No relaxation in police control has been noticeable and no basic changes in the arbitrary attitude of the police, even though a supreme prosecutor was appointed to ameliorate the excesses of the various State security organs. The so-called reorganization of the judiciary failed to achieve a noticeable lessening of police controls. 4. A promise to abolish internment camps and deportations Forced labor continues very much as before, although some internment camps appear to have been closed. Thousands of persons who have been deported from cities to the countryside are still waiting for compensation for their confiscated property— and restrictions on their resettlement in cities continue in large part. 5 A promise to de-emphasize heavy industrial development in favor of increased consumer goods and food output Although decrees have been issued designed to boost consumer goods output, blunders and uncertainty in local party organizations as to proper implementation of these decrees have created confusion and inefficiency. Labor productivity has declined. The result is that Hungary is producing less and poorer quality goods at higher cost. 6. Promises to aid farmers and to permit withdrawal from collective farms The agricultural problem still remains unsolved. Agricultural decrees have been issued but the results have been as disappointing as in industry. Although various measures Were imposed to discourage farmers from leaving the collective farms, as permitted by the “New Course,” peasants have departed by the thousands and the Red regime is now waging with increased vigor a new drive in support of agricultural collectivization. 7. A promise to ease the labor code, with abolition of harsh penalties for work discipline infractions Demotions and transfers to less desirable jobs have been substituted for fines and punishment for infractions of labor discipline. 8. A promise to adopt better welfare and safety measures Although funds for the welfare and safety of workers have been appropriated, there have been official complaints that the funds have not been fully utilized by individual plants. 9. A promise to provide housing for workers Construction work in fulfillment of workers housing plans is lagging badly.--------------------------The best things in life never raise a white flag of submission; they’vei got to be taken by storm.----------'-a? § &>---------The danger of a reclining position is that you’re sure to decline in it.--------------------------* Trying to give advice to some persons is like giving medicine to a child; badly as they need it they would rather go without. ican Hungarian charitable institutions; ri) To support—within the Constitution and laws of the United States—with all its influence movements aiming to bring about independence for Hungary as well as liberty and wellbeing for its people and to do everything possible to protect the human rights and citizenship of the Hungarian displaced persons outside of Hungary. * ¥ * The above aims and purposes of the American Hungarian Federation are the very reasons for its being. The American Hungarian Federation certainly embodies one of the finest efforts of united Hungarian action in The United States. Our own Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association is a member of the American Hungarian Federation, in keeping with its policy of aiding every ■proper endeavor of Hungarian Americans. Although Verhovay itself is affiliated with the American Hungarian Federation, the individual Verhovay members are strongly urged to join its yanks. The fee is only $2.00 a year, a paltry sum for a grand cause. We are proud to report that National Auditor John Sabo is the Treasurer of the American Hungarian Federation. Initial dues of new members may be sent direct to the Home Office, care of National Auditor John Sabo, 436 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh 19, Pa.
