Fraternity-Testvériség, 1960 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1960-06-01 / 6. szám
FRATERNITY 3 feel that the original cause of this fearful life which oppresses every one of us can be found in those “peace treaties” that were the mocleery of justice, the first of which fell upon us on June 4, 1920. And now on this fortieth anniversary, remembering and trying to remind others as much as possible, we voice our grief, not only for ourselves but also for everyone else who wants to find the way out of this fear-burdened life. Through our grief breaks one glimmer of hope. That is the faith that the great nation which accepted us here and whose late great statesman, the blessed, Senator Borah, succeeded at the time in preventing the sanctioning of the first unjust “peace treaty” at Trianon, at least by the United States, will find a way for the mocked justice to triumph. One hundred and ten years ago, with respect to those times, Kossuth had a similar faith and, in spite of his disappointment then, we retain it. Because, without putting the stigma of untrustworthiness on them, neither Wilson’s 14 points nor the four freedoms of the Atlantic Charter can be forgotten by those who gave them, just as much as they cannot be forgotten by those who received them. So the condition of, not the “liberation”, but the “deliverance” from this present fearful life cannot be anything else than the enforcement of justice in all areas. This is awaited hopefully not only by us, Hungarians, but by the whole world. WILL A NATURALIZED AMERICAN LOSE HER CITIZENSHIP FOR RETURNING TO NATIVE COUNTRY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS? Question: My mother, a naturalized American citizen, more than three years ago went to visit my sister who still lives in my mother’s native country. During her visit, my mother had a heart attack which delayed her return. Somebody has told me that she has lost her citizenship because she has resided for three uninterrupted years in the country of her former nationality. Is that true? Answer: Ordinarily a naturalized citizen loses his citizenship by continuous residence for three years in the foreign state of which he was formerly a citizen. But there are various exceptions. If your mother can prove to the satisfaction of the American Consul and the Immigration Service that her sickness made it impossible for her return within three years, the period of her illness may be deducted from the period of her residence abroad. If, after deduction of that period, the period of her residence abroad amounts to less than three years, she has not lost her citizenship. She should return here, however, as soon as she is well enough to do so.
