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COLONIALISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS

on

It is some time since we have heard anything from Mr. Trygve Lie, United Na- tions Secretary General, and this has been somewhat sur- prising in view of the recent grave developments in world affairs." His speech colonialism yesterday could, therefore, have been all the more influential, but in the truncated news agency ver- sion which reached Hong Kong, it was singularly un- inspiring and lacking in any original message.

to an

their

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1949.

PART II: THE CONSCIENCE OF HIS PEOPLE

THE MINDSZENTY STORY

read on

Cardinal's Reply To The Government

BY THE VERY REV. DR. NICHOLAS BOER

Good Morning!

Surely this trouble about re- cognising the Rods would be obriated if they all wore their new school Va!

Interesting news agency revela- tion of instantaneous gestation. A Now York couple docided to adopt a boy "after a doctor told then they would never have any children of their own. Mrs. Ro- bnison immediately had twins."

*

A scientist has invented an aloctric contraption which think like a human brain,

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Of course, that sont of thing will be quite useless until it can be fitted at birth.

I am able to deny categorically that Stalin has arocted a monu-

to except issued a long elreular, which was Saints, the rights of the parents Its plan seemed to be

tan Catholic secondary White Sunday 1348 in and the Church in its schools some

than one God, schools, out of more Roman Catholic churches.

bo trimphant. may soon The Government had anticipat- who has burdened our shoulders hundred, so that it could say that ment to Christopher Columbus. ed the Bishops Circular and, in with the Cross, is strong enought it had "concluded an agreement wit the Church." The acceptance

"Movie stars enjoy the simple life," reads A caption under order to minimise its effects, M. to relleve us of the burden.

naturally, "After the Holy Mass the bells of such on "agreement," Ortutay made a declaration to the IN this reply to the Govern-Press on May 15, 1948, according of the churches should continuo

with grave suspicion of the dressed ment it had been em- to which the Government-under | ringing for a quarter of an hour would have filled the Hungarian | picture of the happy, film couple

hurch and would havo initiated Armly phasised that the Church did his chairmanship—had appointoi sacred rights and stand "alead the process of spiritual bolshevi Looming bashfully in the back- Catholica committeo to settle the real fast in the faith. (Peter, 1, 5, 9.) rendered to the Communists," ground is the charming litulo 20-

The

"We trust in God, insist on our

"

sation.

it

in overalls grasping garden

and bolh implo-

the same sacraments and ac- ( Ortutay assured the staff of the Kurk day the Maggar with dismay the attitude of their the pletures are taken, ho wants

•

•

To monta. "The Church has sur- not recognise a

Church between

and State. 140

Who's Right Wing or Left Wing. inter added that the democracy "Esztergom, June 7, 1948.

room house they live in. The Church only knew

determined to

that fellow smirking behind the was now finally

"On behalf of the Bishops of would have been eald, Such

had already shown tree? Why, he's one of the four Church school in Hungary, Cardinal, Prince Pri- disposition Roman Catholics who had national

itself in the fact that many pre-

gardeners, and just as soon as the same faith, lived accord- the interest of the national and mate, Archbishop Esztergom,

education.

minent Protestants, having scon On the sams

published the following: ing to the same laws, used democratic spirit of

own Church towards Communism, his tools back. "In order to religious schools that all of them

assure clarity of order

had left their faith and asked to cepted the directions of the would be taken over into Govern- vision in connection with various

teen bad Said Big Brother Molotov ment. He mado a promise to discussions and doubts in the pub- be received into Roman Catholic- Maybe

15m And what guarantees had To Little Brother Maa: bishops who were in accord- ance with the Pope as the respect those educational institu- lic mind, we publish a translation

of tons of historie importance which of canon 2934 of the Ecclesiastical the Church that the Government wordly representative

were under the direction of

of re- Statutes from the Latin original: would keep to the agreement when "Any time you want us Ho vehemently "Subject to Excommunication, the clorgy clearly percalved the We will show you how

dialectical and dynamic character To turn what is left Nor was the cause

of peaceous orders.

protested torrent ha mind" "gainst the "torror of specially resorved for tho Apos- Communism and realised that! Of your packed-up plutocracy the being served by

exercised by the Roman tolle Holy Seo, are:

the "development" of its line to Into a popular sort of shall bring laws, the "1. Whoso of abuse against the Church in

Press. There had actually Catholic Church and gave an as-

would orders or resolutions against the wards the Churches would not stop the

the

situation the Holy til it had arrived at ion to all "threat- freedoms or rights of extend its protection

premeditated by article 124 of the "Thanks kindly. Comrade. been statements to the effect that sturence that democracy

ally, the Catholic Church. Finally,

Constitution? There was no But we're busy now "the leaders of the Church are ened" by the Church.

terror spiritual exercising a

Whoso, directly or indirect-doubt about Communist teaching Turning what's left minister said that the discussiona The cause of peace was not en-

with couraged by the repeated abuse of the Pope. people, instead of these threats and vilifications, bad vernment pro

Christ.

The Hungarian

the

vitation had already

out.

been

of

between

the representatives of the shall prevent the jurisdiction bisopa would start immediately of the Church either on the intern- sent shall for this reason turn to any after Whitsun, and that the in-al or external fields of Law and

secular power.

"All rights of the Church to-dinal wards its schools are included in the rights mentioned in the first first paragraph.

"The due punishment will be

Church be takon away." executed if the schools, of the

sent the

Cardinal following

Battle Over

erney....

domo-

L

aiming at the "replacement of From the fast fleeing Nationalist all possibilities of an agreement rationalist

Church and State had To Big Brother Molotov Religione by Selenco." In practice, into a rule which appear to at

come to an cho

end. Finally the Cur- Sald Little Brother Mao.... Bent 1 note to the Minister in

It was alleged in court that a which he said that, after having asked the Minister in three letters hotel guest left by climbing down

maintain

a drain-pipe. Roman Catholic

This, the manager explained, priest as the head of the ministry department dealing with Roman was quite a new departure. Catholic affairs (as had been the case ever since the formation of the ministry as such) he, the Car- dinal, now finally abandoned this request.

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accopted, would have

than their own, and smack-Church, What has been Insions at Esztergom on February! their determination to win it, the gariun Repubile and

builders like Britain, France. Holland, etc., Mr. Lie is en- titled to consideration for a modified Pulitzer prize.

This former politician who has been chief administrator of the United Nations since its inception is

the

has not been

dement".

has

"I-can-hear-a-mouse squeak-___ Ing." said Myrtle's mother, sit- "What d'you want me to do?" ting up in bed. grunted her father sleepily. "Get

An American film

helped And In those our old was the redress of ploying the most brutal terror. havo delegated a combined com- to carry

by

grievances.

Norwegian this has always ulting the the usefulness of the

connection

I

must be assured.

must with paper

be

Basurod

in order to come to a them.

Lain schools. Consequently, logist a permanent

abent combined

ained

*

"RAF Dental Mechanics. Openings for boys."

Not too much drilling. I hope.

Believe it or not. "When approaching roadways are wider than bridges," the ac- only about one- firat eighth, or less, than when the

cident rate is

to the bridge is narrower than the ap-

He repeated in a different context what Field-Marshal Smuts said more pungently last week, that the hysteria over the East-West conflict would diminish if the world recognised the greater long

baske of many a

Cardinal's Reply of the workers' range significance of events mise the raising of

To these invitations, living, the end of He added: "The standard of in Asia. days of empire and colonial-political corruption and an end of Mindszenty

the three years suffering of the reply to M. Ortutay. ism are fast coming

Hungarians in Slovakia, who Dr. Gyula Ortutay, end in Asia, and its peoples would be brought back to Hun- Minister of Religious and Public

Instructional Affairs, Budapest. are finding that the UN is gory.

Touching Ortalay's reference to

"In reply to your letter inviting

The battle over, the introduc- a powerful ally in

us to a discussion on May 19, wo ical development," the Car- march forward. to equality

Bald that it was

10 draw your attention, on the basis tion of non-compulsory religious with the instruction and the nationalisation and independence." Having fallacy to say that education

agreement of today's

of Church schools was fought in The Agreement up and oil 117" in one sentence patted his should devolve from the hands of bishops, to the following facts:

In order to show what an agree- "We are ready to take part in three places: at semi-official dia- There

producer own organisation on the back, the Church into the hands of the

WAS evidence the

no

and, as soon as casions, in Parliament and in ment, f discussions paid an implied compliment anywhere or such an historical

orical an acceptable basis for them is the Prass. This time, however, meant, I publish dhe text of the asked a likely candidate for the to his American hosts' pious development. What we have seen offered, we shall not delay in the fight was organised by the agreement between the State and post of chief of the scenario staff

Communists instead of by the

the the Protestant Churches.

to show him his university di- antipathy to colonies other in history in the State participat-

Smallholders' Party, and us, in in the task of education with naming our representatives.

The Government of the Hun-ploma. Fith reference to your discus-

Council of The applicant explained that it ed down wicked empire Church's hands has

14 of this year. the only subject Communists were not above em- the Reformed Church of Hungary wasn't usual for college graduates diplomas round with harmed by harmed

hey brought

No mention the result was no longer in doubt. mission

"Well, then," said the producer In the sea of las, intimidation

relations between State and with a slight sneer, "say me a places where education has been was made of the nationalisation

schools. hands

and the most abject political trick-peaceful and fair settlement of the our

of taken out of the Church's

big word. stood with the firmness Church. ery "Since we must be assured of

This commission has arrived at proposed rock the Prince Primate of Hung-

the following agreements; force and without

and mindful of the ary, Cardinal Mindszenty.

The so-called article XXXIII of 1. In order to settle afresh the people. This was Hitler's way, discussions ilistoric development runs parallel one-sided changes effected since the will of the people, and the our discussions of February 14, the Law 1948 dealing with the na-position of the Church in the Hun- schools garian Republic, the Government a most upright person of people has already expressed its we must insist on the following tionalisation of Church

gave authority to the Minister for of the Hungarian Republic and the In this will on the sido of religious stipulation: sterling character.

"A: Government declaration must Public Instruction to except cur-Hungarian Reformed Church dele- theo cora- respect he is comparable to education.

be made that the case of the na-an Tragic Slogan the late Mr. Neville Cham-

tionalisation of our schoola has lation still. gave the Church and mission to elaborate new religious

State chance to take their laws among them, in the not he has

"M, Ortutay's slogan:

been taken off the agenda.

the conference

place, a a law roferring berlain, but

places at is a tragic achieved. any more success Church, free State,"

the Cardinal concluded in

"By the restitution of the proMany of the factors of Roman religion of children, Church legis- proach."

Church

An Englishwoman has a collec- in the most important mis-reply. yhen the Church had perty of the dissolved

thair Associations,

continuance Catholic opinion-including myself lation shall carry out the necessary opinion that modifications in the Church laws) sion of his life. To be fair, been stripped of everything, then

-were of the

the new general retion of a hundred sunshades. to

Seems sho's been saving up for the circumstances were against the State would any

laws. gye ask for permisalon. for a the Church had not yielded an inch according to both men, but that will not "You are now completely

The propaganda on behalf of non-party Roman Catholle daily all through the light and had taken 2. The Government of the Hun- a fine day.

accordance with the the only possible lino she might alter the impartial verdict of the nationalisation of the Church paper, in

Primo Minister's promise. The perhaps now, after the bill had garian Republie takes this occa- schoola served up D fresh history regarding results..

become law, try to obtain what son to express Its desire to reco- the past and by passing Law No. i could without gnise and to ensure, with every XXXII/1047 has considerably on- Although few people have "scandal" in

day of freedom from the shackles of concessions

fall freedom of the exercise of clal support of the personal and cared to say so, the United Roman Catholic schools

In the the censorship and must be ac-sacrificing her principles. Behind possible and necessary means, the larged this freedom; by its finan- this opinion there was practicarell The Hungarian Reformed material expenses of the Church

religion. Nations has proved almost as daily papers, which

We argued that it would Church states, at this opportunity It has made it possible to main- much of a failure as did the

documentary

in the master evidence" dally newspapers aupply League of Nations after the that the Church persecuted those of paper supply.

It is obvious from this lotter that the Quisling, Communis Govern- once again, that the Parliament tain the present framework of first World War. Not quite, tenche

teachers

who were of and pupila

the division between the Government would be able to maintain and Government of the Hungarian Church life."

ed the free exercise of religion in1 (To Be Continued Tomorrow) Umita, no within This for it has certainly straight democratic ways of thinking.

Press propagande was ment and the Church would ran-Itself in power and so we must Republle has ensured and protect-

try to Essure, ened out a few problems, but abetted by further statements dor all

by

agreement impossible.

ent matter how narrow, the continuity clear that the Government ether ministers, and WAS in regard to the things that Rakoal

in the programme of the was not seeking agreement, but of the Church's Influence over the

education Workers" a voluntary sanction on the part this resson

Hon of Hungary's youth. For the bishops, headed unlaw- as the conflict between De-

(the Communist Party), pal

the Cardinal,

the Authorised mocracy and

Communism, in May 1948. In this programme ful acts, such as tha and the possibility of an the party insisted on the main- tion of the Churd schools. Until head

education June

1948, when the Hungarian send a deputation to the Minister atomic war, it might as well tenance of democratic and on Parliament passed the law relat-in order to ascertain what excep

otions he was willing, have been formed. under

a central

to the nationalization of the strict enforcement of the law the introduction of uniform school ing One or two apologists have text-books in such way sa to schools, the Cardinal did not and how ho proposed to secure

Church's rights to hesitate to make use of the only for the

schools the pos tried to claim that at least violate the

excepted

continued existence. sibility of a rever. adopted a

Minister, however valve for emotions

namely, the publication of that maintenance of ils seminarios.

the letters in order to inform The bishops, recognising might otherwise have led to

danger threatening Church schools, Catholic Hungarians of the in-tacti armed conflict.

transigent attitude of the Church the hands of the Teshop and to announce the severast and, through them, the This is palpable nonsense.

the nations had been disappearance of colonialism form of punishment in Canonical the discussions. He made ready and willing to fight. in Asia-a strange stand for Law: excommunication for the mise, the airing of their politicians' a man pledged to impartial-legislators.

Deeply Moved views at Lake Success would ity and a broad viewpoint.

The churches were filled to over- not have prevented them. It might do him good to flowing on these Sundays and the Teaching Orders for discussions. On the contrary, they have come out East instead of people were deeply moved by the On July 1 the latter at last called been afforded a world-wide theorising about it in the wishop's Ciroslar, which threw a on the Minister and proposed that schools, as the atmosphere sounding board for inflam-academic

of light on the attitude of the Gay the question of

should be trested separately from matory speeches that whip Lake Success, and see what erament and of M. Ortutay to most urgent and most important,

wards nationalisation. ped the feelings of peoples happens when the foreign Here is Cardinal Mindszenty's the other problems of Church and

administrator leaves, and pastoral letter on

behalf of the Stato ander discussion. The Min- to a dangerous degree.

ister replied that he had no au- There is nothing new in also what use the Kremlin bishops, dated June 7, 1948.

the motive behind! Mr. Lie's comments on the makes of the vacuum. And "Our Beloved Priests and Bretherlly to discuss the school ques-

tion separately;

to- force the importance of developments when he has seen the situathren.

'According to the Ialost in this costriction was

in its discus- in Aala, but what is surpris- tion, we would be interest-formation, on Jane 18. Parliament bishops to take part in ing is that he does not put ed to learn just how the begins to discuss the motion which slon with the Minister. This now take away from the tactical line did not, of course, them in perspective. Events United Nations Intends to aims to in this continent are over safeguard his easily phrased Church its right to maintain deceive the Cardinal, who const

buildings erected through the had

had gone quite a long way in al- whelmingly dominated by "human rights." Before Mr. schools as well as our school dered, in any case, that the Church

our ancestors,

lowing the heads of the Teach- Communism, but the Secre- Lle gets up on his soap box, efforts. of

expect

(12: Olders -- to —— call—-on we would like to know what

you at eight in tary-General implies that

Holy Minister. I WAS clear that this is all to the good, and his enormously expensive morning of that day for a Holy

to Maste

expect especially the shat Government was willing to the UN will help the newly-organisation has done

parents and the students. We shall make only infinitesimal conces born satellites of Moscow to guarantee these, apart from pray that through the Grace, of sions, as had been clearly demon achieve full equality. Furthe passing of "historic de God and through the good office strated, by the Agrement it had ther, he applauds the gradual clarations" on the subject of Our Lady and Our Hungarian forced on the Protestant Churches,

in all parts of the eats to carded equal treatment with other

and

idea.

be impossible to predict how long

matter to all humanity, such Party of Hungarian published of the Church for various lisa-ds of the Teaching Orders to

never

to make to

the UN has provided a safety wards religious education and the form of protest at blur tactical line and tried to involve

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