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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1940.
PART IV: ROAD TO CALVARY
THE MINDSZENTY STORY
Communists Ready For
A: Final Show-Down
BY THE VERY REV.
DR. NICHOLAS BOER
Good Morning
With the Mercury falling like that the North Chinn Daily-News excuse for feeling a
has some
bit shivery.
Malaya, Enys n' local lecturer,
Is
a welding shop where
the
world's different peoples are made
into one now nations.
Certainly are plenty of sparks fying...
Little shem lambs who've lost
their tools
To Magistrates who fined 'em Often appeal with anguished
walls
And
lawyers hanging behind
'em.
British shipping, like our pro- tests. seems to be taken as Red. Sometimes I shudder to think that if we had not saved the Nazism we might Often, apartments and cellars world from were all ransacked; all privacy never have had National Social- was ignored. Zakar led the police ism.
of the country by demonstrations This was no idle throat. The burning problems calmly and with of love and faith, trust in the Hungarian Communists were now marfect self-control, was now 80 Patroness of Hungary, loyalty to rendy for the fing show-down, shaken by his emotions that he our Holy Mother Church, a will All their preparations were com-tore into little ploces a document to work in the rebuilding of our ploted. The stage was set for the which was supposed to be Zakar'. country and the strengthening of fast act of the shameful tragedy.appointment as Coadjutor-Bishop love and loyalty to one another. Nine days after the article IN the midst of this flood of "The Inflativo
constant Communist daily, on terror and Intimidation, this furtherance of this endeavour is 10, 1948,
Dr. Andrew trampling upon souls, there was our Cardinal Primato's historical Papal Chamberlain, the The policy of the United somethings immensely consol- | achievement. Steadfast in faith, personal secretary and most loyal down into the vaults where the
love, Government oning and inspiring in the fact fervent in
procgging, coilaborator, was arrested by the alumínium tubo had been burled! the size of Britain's Armed that there was one purpose the zeal, be has of truth and treason and disloyalty to the State..
Kingdom
men
Communist regime did not suc- ceed in achieving; their design to break the superior and self- assured unity of Hungarian Catholicism represented by the Bench of Bishops.
.
life.
ATKI
in
Veszprem by the Holy See,
to political police. The charges were early in November. people the words
The Hungarian Beach of
axpresses its
Grateful Bishops thanks to His Eminence for his invaluable apostolic work. At tho same time, together with tho
and for
Startled Silonce
sceret
Who knows what had been done to this young saintly, priest? What paychological or scientific means had been
omployed to change the
over all
Communist-
wo,
Budapest-probably to his fight would help the right
Not Likely.
Early to bed And early to rise,
While, the rest of the girls get
the best of the guys?
der
4t
...
•
Forces and the character of their equipment was Brat determined, in the months
most confidential assistant of the
To Nationalists we are "a di- immediately following the
Primate? What did they do to him rect supply base to the Reds.". mnases of the Hungarian Esztergom, the Primate's See, before he turned traitor to his the people's rights." Seems like The Reils say we are crushing end of World War II, in the
hope that the The historian dealing with this catholics, it is deeply shocked and a pleasant and picturesque town mastor? It is not dilepit to guess. this is really a: reasonable
perturbed to see the ignoble on the Northern bank of the at all its into the familiar pattern
private_fight. amount of work those forces most herole of Hungarian Catho- altacks which have been recently Danube, was gripped by a deep which would have to do would about eight thousand Hungarian tim in the Press, on the radio days. Poople were expecting the animals, automate who seem to
licism munt record that, out of directed systematically against and startled ellence for many dominated Europe turns men inte But "w" you seem to be un- misapprehension. The steadily diminish.
Stability, it was tentative. Priests and monks, there were and at publl, meetings. The Hun- worst though they could not tell
their ruthless torturers as
New Hotels Ordinance was meant more than
five who deserted their da
obry,
subjects obey the to save them from the Quarter-` hypnotleed ly assumed, would be reach-mission and broke their vows of garlan Bench of Bishops protests exactly what action Communist of against these attacks in the name terror would take. Early on that
hising Authority, as I read it.... that hypnotist. How often In this hurricane obedienca ed in three or four years.
persecution, although of religious freedom and human November Morning Andrew Zakar friends, tried to produce Androw nationalist Pacan. it was con-
liberties. At the By that time
BAMO time it
Hungary!! that the
10 denounco Cardinal Mind assures His Eminence of its con.pped through the gate of the Zakar to escape
they were only being sidered possible
monastery
(The U.S. Treasury is making after reading Mass. We knew that sooner or later
for silver dollars and
in his Outaldo four attitude.
de. There Aldence needed
sympathy: of number
azenty's "political"
policemen his turn was bound to come, that 15,000.000 one on the Hungarian work for the Church, the country were waiting to hustle him into a suffering and would not be much greater was no
torture were in China), Hungarian people it large black car and drive him store for him if he remained, that tha ave and Bench of Bishops who could have]
Jingling bucks, linking bucks than that needed before Bene
identifies itself with him in full away to
Here's good news today! moved by any flatciples unity. We ask the faithful to the notorious and
Silver straight from Uncle Sam famous head- as well as himself. The 1939, and possibly, in view been
threat
the desert which had adopted in full accord pray with us for our Holy Mother quarters of the Hungarian political of toeing, this friend for a long
Soon to come our way!. of the likelihood that Bri-
Never mind the Reds its leaders police at No. 80 Andrassy ut. As me, perhaps for ever, pained us. tain's commitments in India with Cardinal Mindszenty as to Church
Let's forget the fight and the Middle East would the attitude of Hungarian Catho- ordained by God to be united in the Popes had considered them- We were bound together by an
lovo and
Let'a ait round and use our of faith,
the licism in the decisive problems
grace of selves the prisoners of the Vallenn
many beautiful and hallowed be
heals reduced, the number
1929, o Car momories of the past and of our between 1870 and The the Hungarian people. On Novens constancy.
bar 5, 1948, tha might be a little less.
"Budapest, November 3, 1948. dinal Mindszenty, after the arrest youth. We know, too, that Hun- Hungarian Bench
statement Joseph Groesz, Archbishop of of his personal insued Bishops hope was reasonable, but the of
party, did gary was lacking in true men Kalocsa.
not leave the
palace, and mon of outstanding talents; facts of the international which we reproduce here. It proves
which stands immediately on the that in the future our country banks of situation were not. The as- that the Hungarian bishops stood Catholic
could I do without such leaders as Danube. In an un- with brotherly And
the heated
room to which sumption that the co-opera-anlidarity at the side of the Hun-
The ley Andrew Zakar, During our tuni- tion built up between the | garian
Carpathian winds had free access, versity years we had learned to Primate in the
the Primate of Hungary paced know him ar a young priest, wetorious Ailies during the crisis of the Hungarian Church,
the floor, tormented by uncer zealous in prayer and penitence, of war would be maintained in the time of his own personal
tainty. Looking through his win Iron discipline and extreme dill-
During Ne dow he could see the ruins of the genco In his studios. was rapidly undermined. It
Parkany, five-span bridge of
Hungarian became clear that the Soviet
period of the Germans blew up on of which the
regime and the slege of Government was going to
which lasted for three months, pursue a policy of its own
December 25, 1944, in their re treat. It seemed symbol of the
the when the whole rotinge of the which, far from being co-
d-year- Primate, together with the people severance of the thousand-year- operative, was critical of the
old link connecting the Hungarian of the little town, spent almost Primato with the mill
one hundred million
the she days in Western Powers and in some
for the Northern Hungry several times between the
town changed garlans In
To be Bus- now Czech territory). Around
of its aspect openly hostile
to them.
peril.
Stoodfast In Faith
DECLARATION OF THE HUN- GARTAN BENCH OF BISHOPS "Near the end of the Year of the Hungarian the Holy Virgin, Bench of Bishops looks back with great gratitude to God upon the moreles which have so richly blessed our Hungarian people during this time. The celebrations of the Blessed Mother of God have been accompanied in every part
Dr. Julius Czaplk, Archbishop
of Eger. Francle Virag, Blahop of Pecs. Louis Shvov, Bishop of Szekes
fehervar.
Dr. Nicholas Dudas, Bishop of
Hajdudorog.
Dr. Joseph Petery, Bishop of
Vac.
Dr. Andrew Hanvas, Bishop
Csanad,
Alexander Kovacs, Bishop of
Szombathely. Kalman Papp, Bishop of Gycer, Dr. Leslie Banass, Bishop of
Veszprem
Barkly Tost, Apostolle Ad- ministrator of Rozsnyo, Vicar
the
Esztergom
And see we come out rightf When will it be here? Who can name the ship? We must see these dollars dear hands don't Through
our
.slip...
Should they reach Taiwan
G-MO And old
our
They would be forever gone And that would be a blowi Send T. V a wire! Phone
HH our wish!
Tell 'em our desire...
They'll get
their commich!
Jingling bucks, jingling bucks! Hurry! Don't delay!
Fifteen million cannot be Classed by us us layi
an archbishop
behind
the Primate's palace, lurking in slats and Germans, and bombing the iron curtain is nearly a car of the Chapter of Kassa. sido streets and doorways, fifty
ifty and shelling was incessant-ho dinal sin.
of Szatmar,
Michael Barot, Coadjutor Bis-'detectives were stationed,
hop of Lesile Pinter, Apostolic Vicar
of Nagyvarad.
In was the faithful secretary and
watch. All visitors were stopped) chaplain of Archbishop Seredl. And searched both before entering and after leaving the building. Police bonte patrolled the broad, swiftly-flowing Danube. The Hub-
Dr. Paul Sarhoezy, Deputy of
the Abbot of Pannonhalma. John Folba, Head of the Army garian
Chaplains."
Accelerated Tragedy
The
uf 250 Cool Bemeð afraid |
who had chosen
Remains At Post
* gurgled in letters and reports the future.
Search Of Palace
The US. Alom. Bomb output, we are Informed, is OK...: In fact a KO.
Will Bing New Song Booni
familiar with the principles. would be ha bestaro
This was the first factor making for an alteration on the basis of Britain's defence policy. But it was not the only one. Largely as a re- sult of the Russian attitude,
Dr. Syngman Rhee of South -- the drafting and signature both the reasonable hope
Later Andrew Zakar had done Korea wants Uncle Sam to take.
Не Бауз of the peace treaties became and the realistic appreciation
become a voluntary prisoner. His everything possible to help his North Korea for him.
21 friends and all young and talented there are only 300,000 (Russian) in most cases difficult and, in of the facts of the interna-
room was locked. Only the mans the case of Germany, impos- tional situation. It repre-
who cared for his fow needs had tests to leave the country. In trained and equipped soldiers
haihia he had his Primate's support there. sible. Consequently the re-sents, as it were, in statis-
a key, Concealed in their habits. because the Church had to bave
to Poor Syngman seems not duction in the size of the tical form, the extent to
their aprons, these nuns its promising young servants for have been told who is supposed This statement, of course, did;
But he himself, like to pull whose chestnuts out of occupation forces, which was which the Godfled its ori- not monito Cardinol Min data's from bishops, prccasion the secret the Soldier of empa, ima ned the fret
and Catholic at first hoped for, was not Britain has
ori-position any easier it only ac laymen. On one
his post beside the Cardinal. We broke achieved. British troops re-ginal attitude.
celerated the tragedy. It gave the
police
Into
the palace, know that human nature find Incriminating main in Germany, Austria When all the qualifications Hungarian Catholics the certain hoping to
needed that the
Ing expecting with an knowlodge they
mining and though the spirit is witn
Over-growing ovidence
the As to and Trieste in larger num- and reservations which ar Cardinal had devoted his life's
the flesh is often weak: but the impatience their return. He know They searchad manner of life. bers than the British people necessary in making statis- work and now, if need be, its the kitchen and larder. It must Andrew Zakar cannot be explained that, it was only a matter of
scarchad change
place in which took
12 that they would como. Ho know. would wish. The postpone-tical comparisons have been sacrifice to the interests of the have been a memorable experience by "normal" torture or in-weeks, perhaps of ment of a final settlement in made, there can be no doubt whole Hungarian Catholic com for them when they entered the midni
Umidation. bim am
I who know him and he too
hustled into a TOOT ani Baw the former Italian colonies whatever that the figures munity. It gave the Primate the Primata's
knowledge. ho needed
waiting that his shivering in the cold, eating his
black police-car. But oven: of psychology can my this
this pos!- in Africa meant that some give the right general im-
in the was recognised and ap-mid-day meal," a plate of dried tively. This terrible change was he could not forget his people, his days of fearful tension forces had to be left there, pression. They represent anted. Its effect on the Hun-
already an ominous warning as beloved clergy. On September 20 bean soup, Communists and they are still there.
was to ex- stiffening of British resolu- garlan
to what was going to happen to 1048, he sent them his farowali. It In addition, new and un-
охровод tion to maintain the strength acerbate their fury,
Cardinal Bundazenty himself. the failure of the transparent
The minions of the political time his spiritual testament.
message, which was at the ARTIQ expected commitments arose and increase the efficiency Communist, tactics to separato
polles departed, taking away with In Malaya, the Middle East of the Armed Forces. But Cardinal Mindszenty
from the and
A later experience must have them poor Zakar and their dis- and elsewhere, although it it is necessary to point out Bench of Bishops, the clergy has been found possible to that this is no sudden deve- the Catholle masses; their incom-been far more shattering and par coveries." The Cardinal waited. (To be continued on tomorrow reduce those in the Middie lopment.
petence to drive a wedge between hops more painful for the Car the "political atitude" of the dinal. The police appeared again East. And as one dimculty The slowing down of the Cardinal and the free exercise of on
December 23 lo search the has succeeded another the release of men from the the Catholic faith.
the occasion oficial pala
palace. It was on original reasonable hope of Forces was decided upon last organ of the Communists asserted that they carried off from the the notorious aluminium an unbroken reduction in autumn. It is a direct re- on November 10, 1948, that the size, and consequently sult of the decision to extend bishops declaration of trust and tube which played such an import the trial. This tima ignificance was ant ught along Dr. Zakar," the expense, of the Armed the period of service of con- enhance t
one of them they ovory one of Forces, has been modified. scripts from 12 to 18 months. signing it separately meant that arrested secretary-
Androw Zakar is That hope has still not been
Identified themselves not only
a sensitive. The Statement on Defence they removed. But it must now has been received calmly by with Mindszenty's
of the Holy delicate face. be considered in conjunction the people
He was almost the on but of
Virgis,
with also
Intimala his
confidential and only with a series of real situa- There has been no dispute of the power
of the
side of Cardinal Mindszenty. Now. tions in each of which lies about it between the poli-
According to the Communist daily, a sleep-walker, he moved from a threat to peace.
tical parties. In fact on the the Primate had exploited the room to room, leading the blood- Year of the Holy Virgin to hounds of the police into every The effect of these two day that, this statement by
Douller!
demonstrations córnor aid showing them every factors
organiso on the day-today the Labour Government ap-
direct
might interest* the and
underhand attacks thing that
chiefs of the
Kakar dom Government has been leader of the Conservative had degraded
Church to
to the status of a
Ho had always led an strikingly illustrated in the Opposition, made an effce- platform
necntis llic.. Ho even slept on x-at open-air Statement on Dofence, 1949. | tive recruiting broadcast.
bellovo," the primitive iron bedstead made to paper that it was the intention of for argument.
members. of the optecopal con- Already as a seminarlat he was and peni- the Government to reduce Properly regarded, these ference did not know what they known for his the total strength of the changes in the Service well that they were identifying malo
wore signing. No, they knew very,
Now topce.
he amazed his Fri- and hie fellow-priests Armed Forces to 710,000 by timates are an integral part themselves with the anti-demo expatiating on the no time he April 1949,
That Intention of the broad scheme of Bri-eratie intrigues of Mindszenty had been having while in custody. expressed the reasonable tain's recovery. They repre- The bishopa havo thought
to Compared with
his, in the his life in hope referred to above.
Primato It sent the extension of the publish this declaration been modified Idon of greater output per dailyt few days, derevocably comfortable bed and
palace, the prison was luxury. He slept in a har TOW
alement; The numbers in the Armed head, with its concomitant that the cap of bitterness la filled three time
day. His whole Very well, we take behaviour was a shocking as it were 793,000—145,000 for the ductive equipment per man; the notice of
Incredible. It is said that the Navy, 416,000 for the Army from the civil to the, mi- simu, take notios of the fact that and 232,000 for the Air tary sphere. Once again, it and this newer will not be long arar a conference of the Ranch of we shall return filling answer. merotary's Carrost had · presided Force. That figure expressen: is a matter of efficiency, delayed
Bishops dealing with grave and
by
at the celiar
the
Britain.ection with the merita in con- thin young man with an ascetic.
policy of the United King-| peared, Mr. Churchill, the against Hungarian domberaco Gestapo, i know an
the pulpit
A
It has there been pointed out | There was, indeed, no cause cannow and what the, Mly:
"* own uncomfortable design.
of
Forces on April 1, 1949 of a higher standard of pro-to the Bat they mustanal, who on the day of hi
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