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THE CHINA MAIL, TAGRSDAY, JUNE 23, 1948.- .
PART IV. ROAD TO CALVARY
THE
MINDSZENTY STORY
The Cardinal Lashes
BY THE VERY REV. DR. NICHOLAS BOER
point. The Church held a dignified and suitable celebration of the centenary of March 15, 1848, this day on which the great struggle In Hungary began.
There were soloma husses in
before that
even
ho
Out
maid-
Magna Carta hha Been réturn- ed to Britain from America.
It remains to be seen whether this will make uny difference.
•
Myrtle's fatiser has worked un- der the same boss for 25 years.
Next Monday is his silver wedding.
are 14
Tubes for television sets
the USA by being made in process the Phoeniciana develop. od 2.000 years ago. So it's too late to be sorry now.
*
The way tax money 'la pouring Into the Australian treasury, Mr. Chifter must be getting financial- ly embarrassed.
For Kontomol Kladiès
Ere I élimb into my bed Blers hove Four who made me
Noct
daty to fight against the selfish- about the "political scandal nese of Capital, whoever owns 11, caused by the Cardinal and de- was using his and to fight against materialism, clared that
as a cloak under whatever form it takes. Wo nual high dignity ansank the materialistic powers which to amuggle the spirit of nd uncover their contradictions. hate, alander End strife into un- Solema Mastos
As Pope Pius XII said, the light garian public life, of Bethlehem must shine, not
becomes every day · more cathedrals, and path cherches only in moral life, but in social, evident that Cardinal Mindszenty
ind alike;
ddy conomic and public life as well Long for martyrdom But for special prayers were, der letter Our age of sincerity in public for the poor and the humble; but is characterised by the whore benefit? Jesus. Christ died the country, and pastoral Jetlers suppression. But, in the first place, his devoted to the great, zomerles.life; prevarication of the truth it is becoming more and more subject was historical irrespon- The single Catholic weekly which has become a system today, and evident that the Cardinal wishes, sibility, and not 1848, and he the Church had been allowed to the distortion of words and actions to die martyr's death for the also knew, better than, any keep published a special series of a classic weapon. By defending imperialists, the Nazis, the cham-
part
Truth and the Freedom of the ptons of concentration campi ana' had played by Hungarian Catholics Belief we contributo essentiallygas chambers; not for the country. body, how disgracefully the articles dealing with the
ctergy the the reconstruction of our country, of laungarian Communists
God or the progress of Hun- battles explolied the genies of Kossuth and the Catholic
servico of heroic
of He spoke also of the and Peton for their own pro-
Tndependence.
as the task of all good Ray, but to regain the vast con- fiscated entsten for their formür They had
holics. But the Church preferred to paganda purposes.
On the basis of Divine
the
Just returned from the baker's not stopped short of the most celebrate on frer own; she wanted Revelation which was the heritage elaborate historical forgeries in
with a large basket full of cakes, no share in the hood-winking of of Jesus, the Holy See had pre-
Hungarian claiming these two national the
people and claimed that all Catholice should the Cortinal to mobilize in preparation for some heroes
as their spiritual and especially she was unwilling to be strive for Peace. "If I could try against him the whole Bulgarian due shortly, Mr. Stewart of the
into the pretenco that
The Tingartansy political forerunners.
Petoft were the the the troic Kloals which had ace, real l'eace, for my tortures society which was now "happily | Uraes invited old Aggie ho .Dairy
people and for all the Kossuth and heroes of the
nation & century ago throughout the world," the Cur- enjoying the fruits of the great of national inspired war
dinal said,
*whether had will bech denilked by 1948.
would pay tha know," wrote this
Mindsdenty Lurg and Russian nggression: the
which In those price without the slightest healta. have been: "Good! Al last ependence against the Haps- Choich was true to the my own life the men would be domocratic reforms." "We do not yersel to the basket."
xidered the consequences of hla tion. But not all is Peser that is prophets of individual, freedom idea of 1848.
for himself and his showing 'em that they can't agains. State abiolution How days meant wpcompromised Peace; for Peace does not followers, 11e in. the only me 26 the baskiy amity. and "of Hungary, onil-Hapsburg
Events days, and before these re- marks reach your breakfast table the situation may have changed. One can, however, mly comment on what is At the moment of writing the destroyer Black Swan has been ordered to lie at the mouth of the Yang- tse "to intervene to protect British shipping there from interference."
known.
The initial reaction of the average loyal citizen in Hong Kong must on the whole
we're making a stand, and
War
the
Another Socialist paper threat ened
Prelabès
of
Papor, han seriously con
Lenin, Engels, Mart and Joe Stalin. As I sleep I know They will izuard me sirely from Capit' st and Atom Barriba...
,
quests
to have a cup of tea, “an' help I can still see Mr. Stewart's face when she returned to the kitchen
the finishing touches to the
after Parlour and found
interfere with us with im- could the dictator coniugi nordly; be: called Boyällsm. Earlýi work with the implements of war time for whatever is going tocht i would get over me,
pamity." A casual Imprey- sion might have led one to suppose that this was a re- version to the old imperial- ist days when, at the first sign of a slight, or danger 10 international shipping lanes,
warship British a steamed on to the scene and wanted to know the reason
satellite, the to be the spiritual descen
dants of Kossuth and Petof? BaREPFILE. Try. Communist pro-
DS
2
bear the
To notorious of injustices and atrocities while 1048, all the elements of the trial)
preparing which whis
HOLOTIONS BEented to
to a
and
10
against
Peace ભs not the favourite, and beepine 1993, this
SG WARD happen-we
our hands charge against Cat Traits of war."
him!" Atrocities
In the articles of the totalitarian He dealt with the long were press, published
February in while any unbiased thinker might paganda was
ontained in tactless and distasteful later regard this presumption merely
have become prime), (to be staged a year later), were totalitarian the.
Com-"Yellow Book" and the prosecul- features of European life: of
Unst mockery,
to mobilise the munists seriously fried to identify tor's speech at the Cardinal's trial. revenge, human de sortations, or already present. They threatened
On February 16, 1948, the
the rests, forced labour, compulsory Cardinal Mindszenty; they pro history with their ideology.
accused or Primate delivered another, great resettlements, He referred Though they were this repeatedly, Cardinal Mind-
deny cech at the 30th antraal meeting moving speech delivered by Pastor mised to certify him as a lunatic him martyrdom speech
Catholic scientifle ary 28, 1018, on the "danger of
plotting to Han vary 28. in no way disapproved of a fitting Distinguished
the charge that he was this specch Bem-nillum." of the centenary of society. By that time the ever, that such a snap judg-celebration
the Great War of Independence. munist conception of Press free-
To great anti-Nazi German related overthrow Hungarian democracy ment would have been en-
they did object to was the dom was such that this speech how hope had arison in Germany in the service of imperialsts and
of Hitler Whation of this
celebration could not be
after the destruction of tirely wrong.
human of Commamist
hope restored, weekly. Uj 1945-the
that Cathol even the singlo purposes
be
but from propaganda. How could the Car- Ember. By the simple tothed of liberties, would
the dinal be opposed to true ideals ordering
compasitors, through now the German people had factual basis whatsoever. But the
Agin shid with a blight burp, but I hae managed."
There are now 318 people at- tested for the Hong Kong lle- fence Force, includhug 38 Home Guards and six Essential Ser- vants.
why. It would appear, how. szenty and Hungarian Catholicism | of the St. Stephen Academy, the Niemoefter at Lausanne on Jan-pesially they harped on the compact,
The "China Mail" was un- able to obtain official veri- fication or denial of the con-
for
the
M
10
even
Fancials,
The extracts' we have quoted' rom the Cardinal'e specah plainly whow that those charges had no
clusions likely to be drawn for national independence and 1- Rio need. To make assur-Vand' terror continued. "Human and their instruments used··
from the present situation,dividual freedom? But he firty- instructions having possibly refused to admit that these alma
abuse
Well, it has the makings of one or those highly manoeuvrable. streamlined modern forces; 'myway, (and it shouldn't to requisition - 50 be necesenty many cars next timel
Why have I left my
..Jand?
native
I simply cannot understand- This steamship trip is far from
grand.
Titel:
I hate these men on
hand.
It's not at all what I had plan- The beastly boat is heaving and either
are
evil
The and tradition of 1848; the ideals their trade anloh, to refuse to set relapsed into nihilism, for
The
truth
was once without Hitler and the war, force, Hungarian Communist masters
to attack the C arice doubly sure, the Communist life," Niemodlin had said, "would protext
if individuals and and to besmirch his character were not yet ready to to hate and They come from London without and ideala had been realised by Tome Secretary ordered the con- have no continued
of the paper. Public nations
arrest and try him; they needed each other." informed of its con It must be understood that these fiscation amplification. One can only the Hungarian State of 1948.
opinion was
certuln The Cardinal declared that the by the comments of
My face is ashy, theirs celebrations were of tremendons tents
Propaganda bo say with certainty that a
tanned, to the
the Hungarian number of British cruisers importance
if the Communist newspapers dis- and i they did not find it they fore they could take this step. It
xas. in
They smoke cigars of that the Catholle. väin
brand, and destroyers are still in people. They helped to revive the the totalitarian Press Naturally Hungarian Catholics wanted pesce, and concentrated prop preparation
whole glory, herolam and tragedy torted the text of the speech to turned inward and sought it in was.
thy News of thynty
Service pament in】
Feb on
Neglecting to remove the band. Hong Kong waters, as far as
of those distant days and gave
serve the
purpose of their comprayer. "In the shadow
24, 1948, refuge,
My brow is clammy and un- we know without any new
em which it pointed He em- mentaries. Once again this was wings will I make
deliberate process. The Com- he quoted the Psalms.
in the Cardinal's Instructions to ward off at for their own lives.
al's speech Hungarians must sentences
shall pro- phasised that maniste were preparing another tacks on shipping along the
the treasure their past and historical to which the greatest objection had coast. In other words, there j 1848 are far mom alive and vi'al to be sad against i tradřions; they must not erase the been raised were direct quotations
to Hungarians than they are to cardinal a sceins to be no intention of the peoples of France, Germany Car at his trial & Searly memory of their great men and or paraphrases or a Christmas because these message from Pupe Plus X and
with sorce
Dree of the
fest. Apostolic. pastoral breaking the blockade, which or Italy. But the Communist Party
he was plating for, was and for were not connected
•The mo
same Pope issued the Nationalists in principle wanted to utilise this enthusiasm of the Imperialist Potters." that great events
the ashamed of the part the so-called on
not
lived ****#diocracy" had played in their 100 for totally experienced had every right, to impose, for a own sinister purposes. *** the overthrow of the Hungarian party platform; they must not be 'le'tor wreak of the war in
cannot be denied that during the Republic. centenary year a secret, stubborn
and emphasise only pea- struggle went on between Catholi cism and Communism over this
to very many now Inspiration
The ideals and the events of
ahktu
forcible and
Al
1.My
that
the
No one who has no whe
regime,
because thus they the methods of Communist pra
fanned, Henceforward
pagand
I
Until I get the ocean spanned.
By mal-de-mer: I am unman-
"ned,
Why have I left my native
dand?
I simply cannot understand. "'-
Q
waist not, Want not.
not, bo
1.-
They sat on the steps at mid-
night,
however reprehensible was
No Word-Mincing of the An- their bombing
The subject of the Cardinale sont rebellions and working-class has not
Na, Myrtle, it would As far as chises.
can be
speech was Truth, the ruth movements; seen, too, steamship comi
which scientists, and Catholics would deny their essential char paganda, can imagine how black true to say that a grass widow
how is one who chews the cud. panies are keeping well clear.
alike have a duty fa sorve. He did acter and destroy thoir national is translated into white and
a lie is twisted into tra h-when- of Chinese territorial waters, Spanish civil war, but even not minco words, His language existence.
challenging.
speech into easily US
WAS never ever it serves the Marxist pur- and are not attempting to here one runs
Oblivious of the danger of such printed we only reproduce it here none. In this, as in so many other reach Shanghai.
produced precedent.
world outspoken statements he said: from shorthand notes. We have, things, the Soviet and her satel two
Cand and however, italicised those paassgesites have. Starnen a great doal1 This brings us back to During the
to which the Hungarian Com from Dr. Goebbels and have even Black Swan. Just what is wars, the British authorities in have shad
papers... most violently added Improvements of their own." she doing "at the mouth of sent warships out into the Though
affected. The official daily of the
Communist the Yangtse?"
To Be Continued Tomorrow) AdAtlantic and cruising the
Party headed On Qe and declared that Cardinal Mind- hat itself and in the Whang-territorial waters, to inter-
renaine romain
aunty was stivocating passive poo, "the task of protecting cept merchant ships of for other hand,
mil- resistance against democracy when advised to turn lo- property is presumably the eign powers attempting, to even if it is proclaimed. by responsibility of the Com- tend supplies to Gutmany tion even if it in forced on a vos curavatholics to seoks
and accepti by there
refuge in Gol "until these, cala bim can idealised, but
The
ما
Truth hty, it never wishes 10 mighty,
miralty slates that at Shang-North Sea, well outside their by force: even if it is
temple. "The Hero of Soapdals")
munist
authorities." A These craft were not attac
K
be
ho
The
somewhat naive remark in ed, but warned to heave to, the attempt is made to realice min 419, the Communist paper View of the traditional, and were boarded and com-it by alameful means, the sim 4. In this, the
Te Band, he was following exam- Minister Francia Marxist views on property mandeered as prizes of war. itself becomes disgraced. A leple of ex-Prime
le
who had Red abroad, and and the fact that the Fed The Nationalists are obvious is like a boomerang:
to kill the thrower.
Habsburg. According to Government is not yet rely entitled on the same
Cardinal
examined
the
drnato
in the
hated
democracy fu
Just a
"who
oro all in Mind-
it. I didnt have, at fandtically as the
as the various lot of noted the Papal En the pay of the
tho working
Karlab exfles,
that the Church was; an inper, the cognised, but at least the grounds to try and stop any-he, Catdibal repudiked the
one attempting to take supe plies to their enemy.
Having
Americana".
afraid said, was more matter from every angle, we dikecing Anne of a pro- szenty, the Communist commen- Agatha tho Barreement between democracy and can only suppose that Blackjast, or Pepá, Len Xuf
oti, the exploitation
than Swan has been instructed to blo
of the devil had chosen
point can be accepted.
The destroyer is, further, almost certainly some way up the Yangise, the month itself not being suitable for anchorage. This is of course
Rorom
and
the
wórkers. He emphasised the top him some
Inside the three mile linit, I prevent if possible or at arutude of the Church and
paulcular..
because
where the Nationalists still least to take retaliatory, ae-1 working man, must be have legal if not actual tion against-any armed at posibility of sharing in the pro-
and leaders
ܢܵܐ.
of an
thin
do dollver his
rotone. weeks it
hta:or, any enterprish with hihamed that both the honor. Swan is there theoretically | the "Yangtse aròn. If such toriu faithful sertaken of hu
Kothe
ve to the
who Would
willing to come to duffolly the grocmont. Mindszenty, how with KMT permission. The move has been approved in ho has
a public trou chojca,
hot, on latter have, under Inter London, we cannot under-own
danger,"
Jind refrain from "interfere"
foreign ment has not been sent to my contain trying stato defch themselves. Blindszenty with chips to the extent of board- defend our interests around, to minor evil intentions. The wanted to be martyroll" at all ing, searching for what they Shanghal, and why other player, on the ether hand, costs, but "machen deserve strait- may term contraband, and coastal ports are not to have her private phason or the Jackets and not a marty's crown."
State, im not consider the
Ob Holts Turning them back."- They helt own guard.
national law, every right to stand why heavier arma-] on equitable égion the banks over wise-loving Hun-
are not, certainly, justified.To sum up: we are fat women hihnan allamity in mà was Darjous aruele because ursue it betrayed the reluctance of the be given time to pursue Communist time to bring met In making an armed attack from being opposed toà They
doties. We
tors to a hand, while at the wapis deep sympathy oring of the work-up a tone was, one of lungira. the justice cedented rudeness and abusivonies. to imagine
Archbishop of Canterbury Of Charumat Orinn, in
ધ Lighwor thaji "imlar, Tóner, because
The parts Hudgarish
on them, although a case show of forcq, when this shal might be made out for this not provocative, but we feel under telinETH ON
|-- Thore" in "niso the posibl-
indemmary.
The Navy 18, 10)
gh-handedly dl
litỹ: Out" the destroyör standing by én tane Gover ment warships or planes try to wil, but
the "high", dinin sto, give ïany reasdus tercept vessels sm seas, outside the three mile We ren Hly and Imit, a was done byly submill CINE" "CHIN Franco's gunboats during the is overdue for a change,
this wor
schiere.a, decant
We know the Cir
But her love was not to his
taste!
His reach was 30 inches,
While hers was a 46. waist-
FACING THE MUSIC
Mnestra 1. Maestro: This is } Aove the overhang that is not like "terrible, férrible. In half an
hour you conduct the first con vert of the tour, You are not dressed, you fire nőtálaved. . !
somebody's business."
Maestro, is unnecessary, the port. You drink Rose's Lime Juice with the gin, you “Mama mia, Beppe 1. The head ir | drink, you talk, you'drink, you bursting like a voller "and "you inx | Wake up --- no overhang.”
• Conduct, the Flying" „Turdman", nearly the loudest muzle written. Can- der the esteri, cancel the tour,
"Macaro, manstroy, we are betinged.".
Why you not tell me before ? Why do I pay you a my managei ?."' !! Maestro, you take now the Large Gin and Rose's. Maybe it work backwards.”
"No, Last might I don' talking titin planters, abort, music, we druk, Dring in the Rose's. Perhaps I about Jailbait, uw prisky blonde forall. But we having valk, we drinks" | Dutchman" - ney adf) miili suit-
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