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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY,' JUNE 24, 1949.

PART IV: ROAD TO CALVARY

THE

The Comunist strategy

canton-

MINDSZENTY STORY

at

The Nationalisation Of Hungary's Schools

aaw in

BY THE VERY REV. DR. NICHOLAS BOER

Pertinent Questions

Solders chea exile, but remained faithful to their convictions. Yet it is to this

when he

the

Car-

Good Morning!

According to a. contemporary vesterday, Sydney looked as if it had been through a disinterest or lived on an airlift."

The city may not be uplifted, but apparently is much up in the alr about the worst Industrialest depression since the war.

"Mr. Coghill did not to receive these instructions until tomorrow." clearer It'll have to be made than that.

The Reds talk of a mass of pre- tates like we talk of a covey of

We are always gind to hear of these courageous ships that sail the seven

seas (when allowed and face storm by blockades} and stress, and battle through typhoons.

It was, however, with a slight sense of awe that we read in a vessel, which although eventually sunk herself, "was reported to contemporary yesterday about the

have capsized the wind."

It's An II Wind

Twas in the Japanese blockade Hong Kong achieved her ro-

cord trude.

of those

for-

When thinking

tunes made

Why should

dismayed?

we feel, today,

Swan soiling at the mouth of Even before the Church schools the Yungtse reminds one of the were nationalised varlous Catholic old conundrum about who takes societies were bullied and black- care of the caretaker, mailed into demonstrating for Church

ing a newspaper office, and prisoner. "janaries freedom had been systematically its ranks were found the men whal and against the

presumably flooding it with

is front of the own letters, after a certain ar-

against the eny's fire: for to be taken ticle had appeared. To our

with the Turkish to the contrast

Wan prisoner mind,

disgrace, and

non-Catholic

Hong Kong was inevitable. those who wereiberated from could ask Hungarians al Mindszenty, the most outr pupils of the

as

•

•

position. A vent and nolsy vient to foreign interests? ageous trial of Hungarian history, anolic congr*** Representatives careful to spell out the word to

hia

R

different

orientation

Motion Passed

"protests."

the

to

draw

respect ference at a small watering go home until they kad signed the

will take action when their haalastics? duties I should make him a politician and

members' interests volved.

of every aspect

are 172-

His Ducat

on

the

which

Party Cents, Even so, some a little matter like that can fill

Lazenty's in Cardinal Mind- of those Communist agents were the labour exchanges with Late-,

the ine of thought 81 position.

pro

firested

An the

of

of explanters.......

*

On hearing a bit or gosalp, Mrs. "Faur remarked, MacDonald there's smoke, there's fire." But Mrs. Stewart o' the Braes put it more pithily: "There's nye some

affairs has been imposed (his general, open fire. si and silence the voice of Hungary's into the churches and processions, forgery, the Szeged CA

watter faur the stirkic droons."

or with

country

their

the Government

•

silent

know nothing of this and certainly of the Communist Government Clericaliam certainly showed dip-partridges................

the Cardinal of the lomatic adroitness, Île spoke even did not share Father Balogh's accusing twisted views. The basic distortion Catholic Church of having desert- more diplomatically

for Hungary of this article was the premise ed Christ and thoroby breaking declared that

of progres that the totalitarian Communien the law! Dobi continued: "It in model and example of Hungary was true democracy. most remarkable that in the great would be always the Soviet Union. World Powers the We have already seen how article The long article continued in struggle of BETWEEN February

Cardinal-Primate of and the same vein and declared that

of Hungary has 124 of the Stalin Constitution Western Aust 1948 there raged the the

taken Powers trapported the side of the enemies of determined the position of religion

the Hungarian people. But this in and the Church in Russia. We were once again in-great httle of the nationalisa Cardinal Mindszenty, not because

tion ofChurch Schools which he was the Primate of the Hun- no way means that the Catholic

opposed to After this preliminary state. pressed, at an American film

we hay traced in detail in an garian Catholle Church, but be religion has become the other evening, with the

democracy alw

always the God of the poor and about the Hungarian Smallholders immediate, forcible reaction earlier ction of this book. As cause he was the enemy of pre- the Hungarian State. Christ was ment the least that could be said is that they behaved shamefully and an especially stubborn op will so remain for over." of people living in a demo- they fond that the Cardinal sent-day Hungarian

would give ground on any

01 tho ponent

foreign

It is no exaggeration to say that and treacherously. Abusing the policy cratic country to the pub-

followed by the Hungarian regime. In the whole course of Hungarian true interests of religion and the has Church, they forced the Catholle munist time rose to a frenzy. All those, the anonymous

writer history

no political party lication of news of import point, fury of the Compone

Hun- played a more shameful part than masses to take part in demonairs- Particularly in the No won therefore that in said, who wanted to make an phe Smallholders. In the elections tions and protests against

the authn political session gary subservient to foreign

an dinal United States, Britain and

Blindszenty. No unblased they beg their perparations political interests and Imperialist of 1946 this party had gained an Western Europe, a report of

Mindszenty their absolute majority in Parliament, observer, familiar with the facts, political leader, and followed him. Hundreds of thousands voted for could deny that these demonstra- some development affecting for the fin great battle against aims elementary rights or justice Cardinal indszenty.

was regardless of their religion, not it in the hope that it would begin tions were completely foreign to

the the

and convictions of the building a now Hungary on the hearts and rouses the man-in-the-street

well plang though. to any as a priest but as a politician.

of Western bosia facts,

democracy. Hungarian Catholics and that | body famil with the to vociferous action within

Many outstanding members of the force and trickery were used to They the shortest possible time.

extremely transparent.

party fell in a herole fight against humiliate and coerce them, to

In a cortala In the film in question, it

seemed

the Occupying Power or the Com the torn thai 20 sense,

set by the

pollee.

of the most munni who, A Turkish generals mentioned

Of course, it was quite impass!- people an hour were ring- [old

Jiberated their least in

ble for anyone in Hungary to and used them

them answer this scurrilous article we

have seen how Hungarian Press party's everlasting shame that is peace between State and activity Ex-Stanley-ite said he had to suppressed, both for Catholle and abjectly sabordinated this

Here stay in the country till his hair fine of Cardinal M force of a No one Hungarian political publications, No

again the Communists and their grow again. Even lantsal have

a systematic their Delilahs, it seems. past to Commun-hirelings truly democratic past

pursued ist dic'ation. In the case of Car- nor

plan of campaign. They induced the prison cam were actually questions whether the followed by the

secondary schools Here, proposals or actual

blamed for have survived and policy

by regime hart not made Hungary

adolescent members of tho When we talk of "steel" In surrendered when events materially affecting

a hopeless

Government circles "W" we are they servilely undertook the part the welfare of the commun-

up the Car- campaign Anst Press

were sent out from the Central. avold misunderstandings. ity drop into a void as far

dinal and the Cath Church was of foreign policy would inevitably of hired assassins,

Office of mean the service of foreign in-

Communist Party. any visible sign is con-

"wh. started not by t Communists two or

terests? No one could ask why.

When classes endod, the students Perhaps cerned.

themscies but by bir stooges.

thero were will put

Just because

were locked in their class-room: Was Ju three individuals

fray

and governments outside Hungar

There is a wall going up be- the newspaper ded by the

cause rubber prices are under pen to paper to write to the The first to enter

At the end of October 1948 the they were told that they could not Balogh, who respected Cardinal Mind-

stand and cour- Smallholders held a party

"protest" documents

When they are had production costs. Press, and very occasional-renegade priest, Fr

resistance this

placo ly an organisation such as who had been suspel from hiszenty's brave

ageous

There they been drawn up by the Communist way up you hear nothing. Seems Lake Balaton.

in the name of the industry lacks elasticity, f the Chamber of Commerce

during

following passed

motion: Catholic not a priest. These questions could

protests "The Party Conference dispute.

the Hungarian never be raised in party was also mobil He wa followed by the so-c mládia Press of 1948--yet they

abuse of his privileged rather careless. A good many of

the clearly

signaturas the the "protesta" bore head Smallholders' ty, with clas

wero Actually The lack of interest is no

"Catholic"

by the regime; they also Jead

and by vided the final answer

to tho greatest Christian Church in Han of students who doubt largely due to the fact certain "Catholic", iations: ue

how and

was it questions why did end

heavy

the State and question-but the pupils of Moa that the Colony has never

only in the

ted against

lities cow aid not shrink from

Thus the first had a vote, that government artillery of Matthias e, the planned to remove the Cardinal gay he has engaged in activities away ill or had left tlie school in

Communist Hungarian

anist pr, and from public life. Why? In order to democracy. By bringing politics of public

lelter is ised truly Catholic, Christian and de- the Archbishop of Esztergom students жда initiated, turn, bilised henchmen, in

or mocratic conscience. How? By doing grave injury to the interests from above, and the people

the masses, who had in or have had no opportunity ofganised by force into thCom-doing everything to discredit him of the Church and of the Catholic upon Catholle students of other

When thinsion in the of Christian and de- yea

masses. Tho Smallholdere Parly secondary schools to take a similar

Melbourne is to have ere applied, this calls upon Catholic, loyal to their step. Yet though the utmost terror taking part in its workings, munist rank

to and pressure were

trams in October. Sydney's re- themselves had been raised to ballpoint mocratie publle opinion. identifying

By the end of September a new religion and This time,

it refect the anti-revolutionary spirit call met with a response only in main the big noise in Australian

secondary schools

transport. the

they prog at campaign began, administration. and public opinion felt b

unendurable

was started by Prime

rime Minister manifested in Mindszentylsm. We four

Budapest. On the other hand, the Also, the constantly chang-last to the daring and, ing population and the fre- incredible step of arresting Louis Dinnyes himself, who was eat, fupon quent influxes of newcomers dinal Mindszenty, the Prof the leader of the Smallholders' prevent the constant disturbances example of the students of Szeged Speech

which the of spiritual peace." Furthermore, was followed by the Catholic pro- Premier delivered on September Bognar, the Mayor of Budapest, fessors of Szeged liniversity. They from China have not con-Hungary,

18 he declared that the manifesta- and Ortatay, Minister of Educa were told that they would, without

the tributed to anything in the

Holy tion, stated that Cardinal Mind- exception, lose their chairs unless Basis Of Attad

tions of the Year of

Party. way of a social conscience.

Virgin had boon not religious but szenty was hoping for the outbreak they signed the document It is the more remarkable

August 1, 1948, political; that never in Hungarian of the third world war, and that posed by the Communist Оп

political it was the Hungarian democracy had so many history

The Catholly education of youth that under such conditions

MT

Catholic which really stood on the basis of had two centres in Hungary be Hong Kong should be so re- Balogh's newspaper, the

six churches

speeches been made in

Communist re in the past nine the Gospel. and Nemzet, published a

speeches the latively well ordered

article under the title "Pol

months.

Thus spoke the Smallholders, fore the present In these

Incited the people the stable, that justice is large-

the mercenaries of the Commun-gime, One was the Congregallons. priests had

the in secondary schools, the the Boy Scouts. The Catholic of a letter signed by "a pracj ly done, and that honesty in or Prelate?" It was in the

general steft of the all-powerful Boy Scouts, which had been tacked the Government word of Matthias Rakost had already pro public and private affairs is Catholle and convinced Deme against democratle reforme, at- ists: but at the same time

fused to speak a single This is by no contained in this art praise for the great achievements claimed the true purpose of the organised by the Catholic parisher ception.

harmoniously which whole campaign. A month before and the gatioris of the Holy interview the Cardinal had

the Virgin, of acknowledgOD, | had

Boy Scout the party conference

troop means to overlook the many to a correspondent of the of the Hungarian

Laka Balaton, with other undesirable features in our In this interview the Card the whole world

sald Louis Dinnyes (who not Smallholders on

ideological founded by the other religions or Reval, the afterwards fell from Com- Jesof daily life, conditioned in the had said: main by one's wealth, influi-materialism, and this war is hurt favour himself and had to loader of Communists had in secondary schools consisting of

conference of the boys of different faltke. Workera's and social standing the same nature haber sign the Premiership) demo- declared at a

Party (To. B. Continued Tomorrow) democracy ls prom of the Nams against all calumniators.

along the road of re- circumstances as exist here, the materialiam

latively peaceful evolution towards or-Once against we are faced with

which pe -Had To Resign powerful persons and

totalitarian

Socialism and that is why it has ganisations can wield power

pot

passed through a period of I have good reason to belle

bloody civil war like the Soviet adversely affecting the com

the Practising Catholi munity to a degree unthink that

was classes, said Reval, had the Smallholders self. In his article he profeste member of the

the Red Army from able in any mature Nyered, who with salad Union," The dungarian working

by the anyone why, left the country and an- shackles of great estates and Indignantly There is less excuse for

and ex inaction on the part of citi with Nazi barbarism

Communist munist editor-in-chief continued, zens brought up in the Unit-pressed his anxiety that the Car to serve the

lows yet another Smallholder, the Soviet Union In 1917, but only ed Kingdom, accustomed to dipal, by publishing his purely. The successor of Dinnyes differs from the one to content

and political views,

Hun-

in the form of its develo ta' deliberate policy in

Ho. in its casenes. •) HOL lose his credit as the "Chief Dobi, for it was the Corn the principles and workings personal of self-government. They

olicot to claim the Premiership that open war must be declared at any rate should take more It was not the servant of Christ,emselves but force their against all hostile, harmful, dan-

Վ interest in the schemes for said the anonymous writer, who

tenception for this position. It was, the embittered

Clericalism nna, reform of the administration spoke with the voice of Cardinal political ailes to provide gerous ideologies. These included and Mindszenty, but the

science. the dis now afoot. It is up to theming

execution

The pseudo-objectivity of Communist plans of in the fight against Clericalism," to give a lead to the others enemy of democracy. Those behind Stephen Dobi who had peasant antic

him were the former gloriders of

Mindazonty's arrost, Kaval

we must change our who have never experienc- the Nazi totalitarian. system and

I deilvered

tude which

naire in the past ed the practice of demo-it gas-chambers: those who had

defensive German Cardinals

containing a been purely two

13, 1948, When perhaps 100 Faulhaber and Preysing Jewish ttack on the Cardinal; it An Clericallam grows more and cracy.

unrestrained in its do people attend a meeting of

peech which strengthen-mora and Bolshevist hirelings.

materialism; and Scottish Irish, the Reform Club, one won-

sition as Prime Minister

we cannot restrict ourselves to the ders where the remaining Catholle bishops who sent tele-brace of the Communists.agogie attack on

Govora refu

refutation of the charges that we the 10,000 Europeans are, or the grams expressing sympathy to Dared that the

Mindszenty probably mley served the interests are enemies of religion and Cardinal

efking classes and there- Church. We must beat back every many Chinese, Portuguese.

food the path of Christ at ack we must proclaim the etc. who hold positions of

"E. em firmly truth of materialism. In the WAT some responsibility in the have a duty to the commun-

In view of the world faulty, what we work strainat

Clericalian we must Christ Colony. Not all of themity.

and no опе

utilise in the futaire the means and to be identified threat of Communism, which in or

this conviction. It is traditions of middle-class dema may wish

their duty to call the

eracy in its anti-clerical strug- with the Reform Club, or will soon be brought to our can

everybody to this fact

Tack clos." agree with its aims, but we own border, the British ad-

Cardinal Mindarénty feel that the main reason for ministration, must be broad-the their lack of support is ened and improved, and all has not lead to Christ; dangerous, and permanent residents should him a apathy,

the

Josef Raval's Implication that The Umo has come, how come to realise that here is dark ca of the power of legal authority," ever, when all genuine citi-a place in which it is worth-This-tainly strange the persecution of the Church

statonome from the head was

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