Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1951 / Verhovay Journal

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Verhovay Journal

VOL. XXXIV. NOVEMBER 21, 1951 51 fcfc- NO. 11.

President Truman Receives “FRIENDLY CITY’’-COLUMBUS, 0.,

American Hungarian Federation TO BE HOST TO 1952 TOURNAMENT

— "Our only effort in the world is for world peace”, President tells 19-man delegation including Messrs. Bencze, Falussy. —

On Friday, October 12th, at 12.45 p.m., the President of the United States received the members of the Board of Directors of the American Hungarian Federation in Washington, D. C.

The delegation requested this special audience for three reasons: First, to éonvey the gratitude of half a million loyal American citizens of Hungarian descent to President Truman for his statements of July 27, 1951, in which, dealing with the current mass-deportation, internments and dislocations of some 165,000 Hungarian citizens, the President charged the present Hungarian Communist Government with “flagrant violation of the human i ights provisions of the Treaty of Peace.”

Second, to express the appreciation of the Hungarians of America for the Mutual Security Pact, recently passed by Congress, which provides assistance tc friendly nations in the interest of mutual security and offers aid to those who eseape/to Western Europe from countries behind the Iron Cur-V tain.

Third, to request the President that the United States Government, as the most influential member of the United Nations A jsemhly, scheduled to convene in November, 1951, should accuse the Hungarian Communist Government before the world as violators of the Universal Declaration of the

Human Rights which was signed and adopted by them, too.

The directors of the American Hungarian Federation present at the historical presidential audience were: the Rev. Stephen E. Balogh, Executive Secretary, the Rev. Zoltán Beky, Dean of the Free Magyar Reformed Church, Trenton, N. J., John Bencze. National President of the Verhovay Fraternal

insurance Association, Chairman of the Board of the Federation, the Rev.

George E. K. Borshy, editor-in chief of the American Hungarian People’s

Voice daily, Secretary cf the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, the Rev. Matthias Daroczy, President of the American Hungarian Protestant Ministerial Association, Cleveland 0., Aloysius C. Falussy, Chairman of the Hungarian Division of the Democratic National Committee, Director 'f the Verhovay F. I. A., the Rev. John Gaspar, Co-chairman of the Hungarian

Roman and Greek Catholic Pastoral Union, Passaic, N. J., Zoltán Gombos, editor-publisher of the “Liberty” Hungarian daily, Cleveland, O., Emery Király, Treasurer of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, the Rev. Julius Kish, Roman Catholic priest, Trenton, N. J., Dr. Albert B. Mark, íepresentative of the American Hungarian Jews, New York. N. Y., Dr. Kalman Molnár, President of the Federation’s New York branch, Stephen L. Szegedy, Executive Secrbtary of the American Life Insurance Association, Peter Suta, President of the American Life Insurance Association, Bridgeport, Conn., Louis Szanto, life-long director of the Federation, Richmond, Va., ízso Szekely, Business Manager of the American Hungarian People’s Voice

daily, the Rev. Dr. Francis Újlaki, President of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, the Rev. Edmund Vasvary, National Treasurer of the American Hungarian Federation and George Weiler, director of ehe American Hungarian Radio Hour, Milwaukee, Wis.

DIRECTOR FALUSSY SPOKESMAN FOR DELEGATION

Mr. Falussy, whose efforts have been instrumental in obtaining the» special audience, addressed the President on behalf of the delegation, as follows.

“Mr. President:

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We are sincerely grateful to you for granting us this audience. We are here, Sir, to pay tribute to you for your sympathetic and firm statement issued on July 27, 1951, in which you charged the communist government of Hungary with flagrant violation of the human rights provision of the Treaty of Peace. Reliable information received by us indicates that your firm stand has caused the diminishing of the brutal mass deportations in Hungary.

Only the day before yesterday, Mr. President, you signed the Mutual Security Act, which revives the faith of countless thousands of worthy men end women, who escaped from countries behind the Iron Curtain and who thereby are afforded the opportunity of being rehabilitated for the benefit of mankind. For this we thank you.

Further, Mr. President, we respectfully petition you to instruct the American delegate at the forthcoming General Assembly of the United States to accuse the communist government of Hungary of violating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In conclusion, Mr. President, may I express the sentiment of this delegation, which represents more than half a million of American citizens of Hungarian origin of all faiths, that we wholeheartedly support your foreign policy which is the only hope of all freedom loving peoples of the world.

May Almighty God help you carry on to the end that we in our lifetime «nay see the day of a just and true peace.”

PRESIDENT TRUMAN’S REPLY

A scoll was then presented to the President. Signed by the officers and directors of the American Hungarian Federation, it bears the inscribed text of the Federation’s Memorandum to the President of the United States concerning the Human Rights violations in Hungary.

Accepting the scroll, the President made the following reply:

“Thank you very much. I appreciate that. I appreciate what you have said very much.

Our only effort in the world is for world peace. We want all peoples

— Headquarters, Accommodations, All Social Events To Be At The New DESHLER — Wallick Hotel — Riverview Recreation, With 30 Alleys On One Floor, Selected For Tournament Theatre — Plans For 9th Annual Verhovay National Ten-Pin Tournament Indicate Mammoth Event To Be Held On

May 30 - 31, 1952. —

The Board of Directors of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association announces the 9th Annual Verhovay National Ten-Pin Tournament, to be held on Memorial Day weekend, Friday and Saturday, May 30 - 31, 1952, in thfc capital of Ohio, the “Friendly City”, the home-town of Branch 129 — Colum*

bus.

The action of the Board of Directors adopting the recommendation of the Tournament Executive Committee paves the way for what may well turn out to be the largest, classiest, best attended, most sensational and most memorable fraternal and social event ever sponsored by any American organization of Hungarian background. This will largely be due to the fact that Columbus has been selected for the 1952 Tournament City, because among all cities in which past tournaments have been held there is not onethat is as well suited and equipped to accommodate and entertain a tournament assembly of more than a thousand visitors, as Columbus, Ohio.

In addition to facilities and equipment suitable for accommodating and entertaining on a large scale a huge crowd such as the 9th Annual Verhovay Ten-Pin Tournament is expected to draw' the attitude of the local membership, of the managements, of the establishments involved and of the

city itself are the most important factors in the success of a mammoth affair of this kind. And it is in view of these factors that we call the capitaV of Ohio a “Friendly City” for many good reasons.

Verhovay visitors from other parts of the country have been enthusiastic in spreading the fame of Columbus as an exceptionally friendly city, for many years. Vice-President Dr. Andrew Kovács, Chairman of the Tournament Committee, and National Auditor, John Sabo, Tournament Administrator, have found that none of the claims of these voluntary goodwill ambassadors for Columbus have been exaggerated. There is something special to Columbus and its population of 375,000 that is seldom found elsewhere in

cities of this size. There seems to be a contagious sort of civic pride and friendly hospitality in the hearts of the people from the most humble walks

in life as well as those high in public life,in the administration and in business. For some reason, these good people seem anxious to please and, while

this is as it should be, it is a sad commentary upon our times that it’s rarely found, especially in a city as used to conventions as Columbus which is among the top three cities in the country in number of conventions served!

VERHOVAYANS REPRESENT SPIRIT OF COLUMBUS

The officers and members of Branch 129 were the first to impress the visitors with their friendly welcome, courtesy and service, that seems to be a

special product of Columbus.

Vice-President Dr. Kovács and National Auditor John Sabo, representing the Executive Tournament Committee, were given a brotherly welcome) that made them feel right at home, by Mr. Louis R. Miller, President of Branch 129, and Mr. David George, Manager'of thie Branch. Though both are busy men, they took the entire day off from their regular business, going out of their way far beyond any expectations of customary courtesy, putting themselves wholeheartedly at the disposal of the two gentlemen to

assist them in every possible way in all the steps that had to be taken on this occasion.

And their heartwarming service was splendidly followed up at a wonderful dinner given in honor of the two officers of the Verhovay at the Verhovay Home of Branch 129 where afterwards a splendid business meeting was held with the officers and members of the Branch.

Here it became apparent that the Verhovayans in Columbus really want the 1952 tournament. They are anxious to have their heartfelt invitation accepted. They are ready to display the Columbus brand of friendly hospitality to all guests of the Verhovay wherever they may come from. For the two days of the 1952 Tournament, Branch 129 wants to be the heart of the Verhovay . . . And those who have been in Columbus on previous oc(Continued on page 2) * I

of the world to enjoy the same individual liberties which we enjoy. We had hoped, after our conversations at Yalta and Potsdam, that that would be the case with Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia, but it is not, I am sorry to say.

We are goi^tg to continue our efforts to see if we can’t get freedom in those countries as we enjoy it here.

You people know that you don’t have to be afraid here. You are not going to be arrested because you don’t think like I do. You are not going to be arrested because somebody says you are wrong in your political beliefs.

And that is what I would like to see in the w hole world. And as long as I am President, I shall keep wmrking for that sort of arrangement.

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this Scroll.”

Deeply appreciative of the sincere friendliness with which they were received by President Truman, the members of the delegation departed with renewed faith in the ultimate victory of Human Rights and Liberties over the forces of ruthless oppression all over the world.