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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1949.

PART 1 THE CONSCIENCE OF HIS PEOPLE

THE

MINDSZENTY STORY

A Shot Widens The Rift

BY THE VERY REV. DR. NICHOLAS BOER

dul ́Itoheson'-här just given ‘a. The Stalingrad tractor

De tractors agen, to be round him dese days,

All

int

monoy Nomaro funny, Shanghal-now all the notes ore

Métising pround with an phont is sabutage.

cle-

tho

Chon, Cheng, Bess of Formosa, atrics he could hurl tho whole village and.

cut the tele-wrote get another letter of protest To muzale Roman Catholle publice that with 15 to 20 well co-

opinion and to prevent the Church Comin Jata back oven ön phone wires in order to isolate the to Minister Ortutay:

"Allow me to call your respected from taking part in public life mairuang, “All he needs lá a co- village, after he hid himself in nbarn.

attention to our fresh grievances the warn the principles which

CATON guiding the archbishopric of Eger, in concerning the laws of nature and were

on. Against the Parena Asociation.and the Actio "Mining In the Far East hus ail whose diocase Poen-Potri fs, could God.

this time of the law sorts of

Psibilities.

The

banla

or

through

ita

one

comand

beloved were brought before the things hire moving very frat

get.Accund of many haizalde Teavog. "Faster than

democracy and the Stato

two Catholic ests milligraphed copies:

hand, to participate *Y WYNN its

most ur

thod by tho |

for the Parents'

prol of the dottorernight, as

the

beda no repudiation of nichter, had or, is, in view of the extensive place. For this reason it is church, but id nattar: the maro-yo an you hayo made, similar Calbolic premises-h

British troops' in Hong Kong ution of Pocs-Petri passed a the result of the meating. Tom-

for the

ta

Blasena on previous occasions. The

tiar

to

4. A

10

years ng Well, the National-

ints have had.

running 59

A lot of practice in

***

hem but not too tough-he Borm-but

said

Abou

"Phils" sucktion of Hong

Röya," although licyte Red, The Customer cannot be 'wrong! it "shop- And what wo

Or use 10 uur Imperial trade If wo were sent to Coventry And nobody cane in and paid

As long as there is still a chance of some precious metal and hard currency being sent from Fer- mon, the Chinese Cabinet stands,

with the snooth....

* circulara "wasily rendy to take the rough

*

not krive any

information about The State's Ozht against our Catholica.nerdatud Zalgmond] case because the rural Bean schoul

And teachers gathering

Jens them who had been beleled to examing strong th

decep behalf

of the Qa the situation

executives, for TROOPS' WELFARE

toon and in contradiction: to its dlocesa was refused partner soloman promise

to the At the invitation of the

enter the Thus Royal Air Force, the "China ON June 3, 1948, there was bishop's one could rupplysia- continues to, deren ORF

tar the and schoolmasters Mail" sent a reporter with a fatal incident in the formation only on the the Anti-Vice Squad on one village of Pocs-Petri in the awon private statements it had nationalliation. While Inviting el

taken. According Ap there, the on the

had taken p of their periodle patrols and County of Szabolcs which parish priest, as director of the discussions, on the other you

against rationalisation, on In term raids on areas out of bounds widened the rift between the

accusation

inds that our scoot machines on the the Parents A general propagactors are to servicemen. These young-Church and the State. The holic school, has called bring up the accu

; and religious I for June 1, the mice the of sulpits sters are in moral and phy-village had earlier been sur- clation for

In connection preaching politics hatred fistoad to them, the sical danger, and we make rounded by large detach the village council ham den of sivatagelical love, Page 6) representative of Hungarian, fide no apology for airing a mat-ments of police and army,

19, 1948, or K. Nept.) Since mocracy, and the inalco

of the Defence of ter which is by no means a

theering on the Brd, the parish, there polite dinner table topic, but with strict orders not to fixed for June 3. At seven in the

I colbrated any in allow priests to entér

all the ranised s at address the represents must apunte that it thei

a long search of the, Axula congregation, who, garrison reinforcements alimpossible to give a clear

Ipaistence on the maintenance of Litany, Pr

proceeded to the village

the protest ready here or on their way,story.

The publle medings continue the existing law and particularly timely

According to a report made by hall to find out the result of the

the and have resulted in moral failure against the bill to be seditious meling. The police near

send the

theas the example To begin with, it must be the Ministry for Home Affairs,

of Eaztergom The Atrongest expression used in The

infortun

poses of admitted by any reasonable what happened was the following village hall tried to

crowd home; they refused, how shows,

contrary: `results sudat vernments

the proposed person that the thousands of On May 31, 1948, the National ever, to disperse before they heard

the declarations made at these Isntion on 142nd M-

For the Canon nationalisation the

and returned with Catholic institutions are being balovien who, luckily escaped generally behave with the of the Church schoss, and on the hate and muna yerit in mootings..

council called a the most admirable decorum, all June 3 the village

parish

to vialled by alleged experts who broad-avan sentenced priest who tried

course, It's in the bag." the more laudable when one meeting in connection with this pacify the crowd which by then incite our teachers by deception years, and Father Odon Lenard to South China rice harvest. After

June 1 Janos had resolution. On

completely surrounded the and intimidation to disloyalty to five years' lovprisonment. The rest which of

of the priests who took part in considers the difficulties with resolu

Asztalos, the Roman Catholie police, and linge hull the

before the priest had their eclesiastical superiors.

of the protests To political police have in-homonced to

In Britain's socialised railways fatal which they are faced. Quiet,

parish priest, had asked the mem-

various they don't seem to have hit on reached the

Canon Hong Kong's happy idea of pass- of terms of imprisonment ding an ordinance loking neat and smartly dressed, bers of the village council to see shot ung out. Then the excited ternod Dr. Miklos. Toth, attorney, were also

member of the commisico they can be seen shopping, him at the fearage, where he

Ro-Mihalovies had been also them And hid him in a house be the Religious Association of Ro-Mil

allwaymen government servants in cinemas, churches and in told them that if they declared crowd took the parish priest with.

for nationalisation he would be tanging to one of the villagers man Catholle

rights in the schools, and currency offences, charges hospitable civilian,

this the priest invited the which killed Arter

Gabor Takoen had This act seems to sugest that, exactly the same as those later $1,000 flue if they strike. They times a credit to their uni-members of the Parents Ansociakone off during the scuffle. whereas the official or semi-seint brought against the Cardinal. For must be backward in Blighty,

ole the crime of capionage." the most mayain against their mole

Maybe we could "put up'some form and the country from tion and told them that they, too, \"Widespread indignation Porn promises, the defoncompromising" ovidence had been

The indignation of the popula- rights based on the laws of letters which Canon Athalovies of the Portuguese soldiers they God and the State en uils had sent abroad in which he had cant find round for in Macao on

Chef quid pro quo basis. that the misery of when they do go "off the Affairs, the parish priest, by this the nationalisation bill in general

Catholic population. 013 the and against the terror in parti- Omtalals are busy: fading

out. put to sign declarations pro-cular "had become so widespread from the municipal employees of increased because those who re- With all this beaming of ob- bars and dives which water

nationalisation. that there was dear of many re: Budapest which schools their mulaed loyal to their religion, or noxious broadcasts from one ne- a religious, life on to another, it seems. UNO to lead wished them-the evening almost entirely to

of June

incs ed to take petion Bgainst In Another selves, and even then only a village council was allting about Pocs-Petri,

discussing the ing an international nuisance." Totter, minority are habitues. Most | fvo hundred people coming moved pacurally, the Communist Party the circular issued by the bishopsations of Church and State, the 30 years the "Woman Pay

charch after

Press, as well as the organs of In one of the avensong of the lads from Home are the chu

had written that Cardinal "an agitated manner towards Government propaganda, played police have

Club" in America has managed to exiget con-

refused to split collect 200 members. Most girl hard-working and decent, the village hail. Constable Gaber up the case for all it was worth, fessions from

the even if lonely and sometimes Takacs was first disarmed and Ortutay at once 'sent a letter to brutal usage. They

and Government he ions from priests by all manner puzzled by the apparent in-than shot dead by Mikips Kiraly the Cardinal demanding that he difference of the population falvy, a former honed about chould immediately put an end to be heans, defending the side: of Roman Catholicism with, paze

It is thought there may be no

tou attack on Canton until after the

the homes of an occasional forced to excommunicate them. Later it was found that the shot defended on Brents, because hoof incitement to war, Capigamanand Hable to six months or

which they came.

at most

thoy

would be excommunicated voted for nationalisation, Accord-

pressure

WAJ

the

D

Indeed, on the occasions ing to the Minister for Home Ltion of Eastern Hungary against natureton and imprisonment rails" they normally do so in cast while the peti'lons of tho'tragic incident of children attendi Banoo)-teachers deprived of their velhos Dukht to get out a law on "ereet-

out of

Downs the

"To

schoolboy ra

cven

•by rastens inimene Prefer the feminine "touch."

tho

order

f

lond last loiter to Mr. Ortutay, the

among whom they live. It army offer. This happened about "écolesiastic agitation against do the parish priest af: Bakanykut forutide

9 p.m. and during the fracas mocracy. Otherwis," the Mini is not surprising that some Asztalos, the parish priest, gave ster wrote, who contintic/Pinst the Bishop of Fehervar, accept Ministar of Exlucation, in which h

Fidd

Bure

These

from the parliamentar

thia

down as

They undress women and priesta in of them are attracted by the an order for the church bells to or direct

as evidence of disloyalty to secularisation of schools should b the full rigour of violence:

the Hungarian Stato."

un- Ho gaudy lights, the vox humana be rung in order to mobiling the fored to this agitation will be and subject them to physical spoke only the truth-ware top asked that the question, of the

the law." The Cardinal sent the

and insecure the basis of agend

· War Intensified

of an Hungarian "compsracy" must have letter of June 4 you

Church an botton

ark they can build one them- following reply to the Minister:

"The war on the Churel is being

been that, för writing selves. In this respect, that demand the Church to tako stipistoadily intoasined in Parliament,

"There: letters, negot{}} santance of ten years. Imprison State. But he must have know soulless, profit-making octo-in

•with the coniceflon the events on the radle, in the Press, in Gov safe prosounced on that it was hopeless and too lat pus NAAFI might well be which, according to your letter, ernment offices, and also a bust the grey head of a prelate who for I only succeeded in handin ness life. In violation of the upw "My first news of thero was contained in your letter,

blare of the juke box, and the painted girls dispensing cheap drinks in an athos phere of synthetic cheerful ness. Not to mention the

lions of sterling it has ob

young women of the shadows dunned for part of the mil-1 have taken place at Potents1;basic laws of the Bhingarian State had devoted a Kalime to social the Jalter to the Minister in th

and married civilian, with a

large circle of friends, should

tained from the ranks, and which is also my only information and the peace treaties they discip and humanitarianism!.....

mies officials I

Houses of Parliament; by.

.the Jime the.

parliamentary Jime

commille was already discussing the bi

had been declared urgent leitor, dated: June 18, 1948

who offer companionship of

No Surprise a kind.

From their posly,

Anyone? - familjar *-with- the students from the popular If the comfortably housed of which few serving men concerning them. Consequently

have seen the benefit. This can make no statement about the

(attend church of the Church, who had followed organisation has, in fact, the question of the nationalisation servicio communicates and are the oficial entr capongiance; and, lage Minister's communicatio erected some very handsome of schools has been and still is loyal to the Church, o;c.). As for semi-official negotiations with candid not make any practical

the popple and clubs in large cities in Bri canning grave anxiety throughout the St. Mary Days throughout the sldered the mood

resposible in the whole pr attitude at the Govthe all-pervading and represslys biom. Tugh Mr. Ortutay tried

Is-rem terror, was in no way surprised dony." his responsiblity for t bo to take theent of the

German no way affected the decision of accept his denial in the nismo

that the Coalition Parties, formedbo Bench of Bishops.

know, however, that merely because they lead stitudes of the Government the

the

pro

speak disparagingly of the nocturnal activities of some show a culpable lack of un need for them. Something means or putting an end to thin derstanding. These troops of the kind in Hong Kong fed, paid and supported by would be of enormous bene money from Home, and here at Comfortable lounges, in the bishops letter of May 20. Roman Catholic Botta ber under Communist directives, to protect the Colony, are library, games room, dining

of the servicemen here, they tain-where there is little the country the only possiblement in this stations at the parliamentary debate in delay, the Cardinal rofused..

Would or nationalisation off the

on Jews by sho as was already suggested National There is no fusification what-

not even a charge

on the room and dance floor would ever for your assertion that there cent of

disconsolate focal taxpayer whose welfare keep many

an akitadion against Hungarian domocracy" and "T- roject It in the

that are looking after. And young men away from the name of

truth. The response

vehicles used for

:

MIDDLE EAST

and electricity, the to the St

St Mary Days you allude to rests upon those SOUTH AFRICA. PAKISTAN, • INDIA • CEYLON it might well be asked what honky tonk

to give them railroad we have done to show our

This

could become a real who, to the detriment of a desir facilities) the fury of sukro gratitude, if it exists. social centre if local citizens' able peace and calm, have brought phones and loadareakers, and the

a Infirmmatory "question (and

Corcing nowhere

those likely to aliend the agenda by all means to

vie on the day AContemporary writer wives and daughters came kept AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FAR EAST - JAPAN says placatingly that al-forward for a few hours a at their dispo

of colouration; etd.). The tone of Twenty-eight people wore, ar- the Treas "though we ever welcome week to help dispense food

connection with

{tho" "Chardli troopships or warships (or and drink. help in the writ-policeman's death, and Janos atomst feels itsdle to be butslige A pariah griest and the law under its fire of lies and seldom, one might hdd, en-ing of difficult letters, and

as instigator libels. All thess are characteristic tertain the men on any provide partners for weekly

ward noticeable scale) our heart dances. This would be the and executor respectively,

trial was held throughout place. This may soothe re- the most effective anti-vice with an eye to Communist pro- evidence of the gular readers but will not move that could be envisag-pagk

parando, and the Impress the lads in uniform. ed. Unless you have experi-icines, well wis

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Mr. Minister, and

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Deckhes

the

To be fair, the problem is enced it yourself, it is not for the prosecution and Zor the religious freedom

the Home way

far too large and complex to easy to understand the feel- be solved by a low public-ings of young men far from spirited persons who have home

enough room

who regularly see,

to extend to u

repeated violations of

anid" the

things other Roadd/cantot ébè orvparation

Vent trial,'ofi the USTAAN this and many

the slavement of the spirit dhe dis twisted to make tha

numerous Positi Tesponible for the tragic elled suitable Kiralyfalvi wore cont by the People's Court; the

and homes to entertain some their arms to a dinner-dance

in their flats..others go past with ladies on Ravi

Asztalos landriond

Dok

sentenced to "PIMWEAR of@desce.##1

my" biminin’zes“ Cardinal

Primate"

of the men. Especially in cinema, etc., while they tam sentence diz, the parish print was portr view of the increase of the selves have no one to talk to however, commuted to one of im The Association local garrison to 12,900 men, but waltresses and street prisonment for life

**64-Am Oppártunity

wke an organ of the cultural it is up to the authorities of girls.

English This was not, however, by any branch of the fetts Catholes, and the ariped services to lay the The traditional

thur R www.under groundwork. It is unques outlet in sports may work means the end of the career aloca tionable that present social fairly well in the desert, but Petri for the Church The death leadership of Father. Odon and

recreational facilities It is not sufficient in a mode of pollonian acid ik rial secretary of cultural

Nuts of which Commühlet propane the Indicati are pathetically insufficient. city. We feel sure the elviranda squid stb. Jánt! drog Those young men delove lian population would res- suitable. the best during their period pond "If such a contre were H

of service so far from home, available, and we would and they do not get it. strongly urge the service

eblets to consider this wint gestion" serioint

tioning evaluable propert

for quarter

wall go 1.225

they

aw by the

and le

Homignore Canon Zalmond. Mi

chief director of the

BEAMs material, that | Filozo

soderacy making use of the ox- perlines Amload at the time when

Cardinal Mindspanty - addre

continued on tomorrow

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