Fraternity-Testvériség, 1965 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1965-08-01 / 8-9. szám
6 FRATERNITY sections of the border into Austria, the only free nation into which they could pass. Austria, with 80,000 refugees waiting to be resettled over the world, opened her borders and received all Hungarians who came. Refugee workers of all faiths and from many countries worked together in an unprecedented way. By February 4, 1957 — 26,407 Hungarian refugees had been moved to the United States. It is clear that the whole Hungarian situation — the revolution, its bloody repression and the flight of the refugees — has been a terrific blow to Communism. Whether or not other satellite states try to rebel, Hungary has served as a tragic documentation of what Communism really is and why people flee from it. The lesson should be clear even to the naive or uncommitted. The opportunity for a contrast is afforded the free world in the way it receives and aids the Hungarian refugees.” A NEW AMERICAN — THE HUNGARIAN'S ROLE IN THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA By Maria Dobozy “The Hungarian people are courageous and hard-working. A look at their history tells us this and more. Hungarians have always had to fight and work hard for the things they wanted. A Hungarian is ready to risk his life for a cause he holds dear. He will continue to fight even if he is wounded and dying; he will work until exhausted and then work some more; he will suffer torture rather than stray from what he thinks is right. Brave, hardy and persevering, a Hungarian never gives up. The Magyars have not given up their fight for freedom for the past 1,000 years and they never will. It is not that the Magyars lacked the strength and ability to create a great nation, for Hungary has had many great leaders; but it is rather that every nation has, at one time or another, tried to take Hungarian land for itself. “Bravery and strength were not restricted to the men nor to the noblemen. The women and the peasants were just as valiant. In addition, the peasants were hard-working and diligent. In Hungary the small farmer has always had to work hard to make a living. Thus he is willing to work for whatever he wants. In short, the Hungarians are brave, hard-working and adventurous. These are the kind of people who came to the United States. They came with a lot of energy to a place where they were given the opportunity to make use of their talents.” Beginning with an adventurer named Tyrker, the first Hungarian to come to America with the explorer Leif Ericson, Miss Dobozy points out the contributions of famous military men, such as Colonel Michael Kováts, who with about 140 former huszárs fought valiantly and brought distinction to the Hungarian name during the Revolutionary War, and Colonels Asboth and Zágonyi during the Civil War. Among the early settlers are Miklós Fejerváry, who came to America in the beginning of the 18th century and who accumulated a sizeable estate, part of
