Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1990. január-június (44. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1990-03-08 / 10. szám
Thursday, March 8. 1990. AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZÓ 11. flriiÉBUftri HuncflRiflns More flights between Hungary and the USA During the visit to Hungary in July 1989 of President Bush, a Hungarian-American civil aviation agreement was signed in Budapest, in Parliament to promote and develop air links between the two countries. For Hungary the agreement was signed by András Derzsi, Minister of Transport, Communication and Building, and for the US by Ambassador Mark Palmer. In international civil aviation, aviation agreements authorize the airlines designated by the contracting parties to operate international flights. At the same time they define the rights and obligations of the airlines operating the flights. The first aviation agreement between Hungary and the USA was concluded in 1972 and signed in Washington. Since then, many changes have occured in the relations of the two countries, which necessitated the updating and renewal of the aviation agreement, which in fact was only valid for a certain period. , The clearly stated aim of MALÉV Hungarian Airlines is to fly its own service- in the long-term - to the American continent. In addition American airlines have also shown keen interest in the European market. For example, United Airlines have announced that from the spring of 1990, it intends to include Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Rome and Warsaw as well as Budapest among its European destinations. Stephan M. Woll, President of United Airlines, described this plan as one of the most significant steps in the history of the airline. Karoly Reich (1922-1988) FIELD FLOWERS A Spring wind and the scent of flowers - an idyllic atmosphere. A girl growing out of a garland of field flowers: a beautiful flower herself. Emotion created with the finest of lines,proclaiming the beauty of nature, the dignity of love and its triumph. An ethereal purity flows from the soft and steady lines. It is a picture that allows the eye and the spirit to relax and recuperate. The graphic artist, Karoly Reich said of himself in his album "My Belief": "I love my fine craft, which always gave me pleasure and kept my belief alive that I serve a good cause with my inherited abilities." Drawing was his craft and his pictures confirm that he has indeed served a good cause with this craft and ability. He was born in 1922 in Balatonszemes, he graduated in 1948 as a graphic artist from the Academy of Applied Arts. In addition to exhibitions abroad (Tokyo, London, San Francisco, Berlin, Sofia, Prague and Belgrade) he has appeared in almost every Hungarian graphic exhibition. He has been awarded all the Hungarian art distinctions. He was an excellent book illustrator; Hungarian juvenile book art underwent a revival with his work. His illustrations directed at adults and his single graphic pictures were frequently characterized by a fascinating eroticism, often derived from mythology. Each of his lines sings of the charm of nature, the pleasure of life and the sense of existence. BOOK ABOUT TRANSYLVANIA "The History of Transylvania" a three-volume in Rome at the cultural Centre operating work published by the Hungarian Academy under the aegis of the Italian Socialist of Sciences and edited by Prof. Bela Ko— Party, peczi, was presented at a special event THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS The independence movements of Hungary and Italy were cooperative as the following item from Hungarian Travel indicates. Lively relations developed between Hungary and Italy in 1848 during the revolutionary events that were so important for both countries. The liberal Terenzio Mamiani, on his return from exile, issued an appeal to the Hungarian people in the Lega Italiana in Genoa, on February 18, in which he asked them not to assist Austria in crushing the Italian independence movement. The champion of Hungarian development and national independence, Lajos Kossuth - in reply - requested the introduction of a new constitutional order from Vienna. Hungarian troops, stationed in Italy as part of the Imperial Army, did not assist in the oppression of the Milan revolution, which broke out on March 18. Lt. Colonel Alessandro Monti fought in the anti-Habsburg campaign in Hungary, heading his Italian legion. After the failure of the 1848-49 Hungarian rising, Lajos Kossuth and Mazzini agreed in 1851 to jointly organize independence struggles in their countries. Although this plan never materialized, many members of the Hungarian legion joined Garibaldi. On May 11, 1860 they landed with him in the Sicilian port of Marsala and then participated in the liberation of southern Italy from under Bourbon rule. The Hungarian István Türr, was Garibaldi's A.D.C. and the commander Lajos Tiikőry was fatally wounded during the siege of Palermo. Kossuth, the leader of the Hungarian revolution settled in Turin and died there in 1894. HUNGARIAN HUSSARS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION As we celebrate the anniversary of the Hungarian struggle for independence, it is worth noting that Hungarians took part in another struggle for independence some 80 years earlier. We refer to the American Revolution. Every schoolchild knows about Baron Von Steuben, Pulaski and Kosciusko who helped train Americans how to fight. Few of us know about the Volunteer Legion led by Duc de Lauzun which was mostly Hungarian. There were of course volunteers from other countries, including the Irish ready to fight in any army that fought the British. The Legion served as a rearguard when Washington moved South to Yorktown and they were part of the Franco-American forces that encircled Cornwallis forcing him to surrender. The fight for freedom never stops. GEORGE BUSH President of the USA: In the future of Hungary I see those who speak in a new voice, who shape the future of the nation. I see a Hungary, which lives in peace with itself, a Hungary which takes its worthy place, a very essential part in the ascending Europe - in an undivided and free Europe. The key for this is Hung- gary's most valuable resource: its people.
