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PART IV: ROAD TO CALVARY

THE MINDSZENTY STORY

assurance for

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A Flood Of Terror And Intimidation

BY THE VERY REV. DR. NICHOLAS BOER

some

Legal Value

the many

The

Shiny

A Général in Prague has been Just another that for treason. bad Czech weltben off.

discovered Neptune's, newly satellite takes two years to make So. one round of the planet. when, they talk of anyone moon ing about" up there. in Nep, they mean that he moves about "as Last naested interests voting themselves out in favour of an Elcoted, Legislature.

Striking Fact

Wo con at least mark What-ion think the best mark To hold's not the Eustriark But rather the Westmark.

The Penguin, when she's out

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But then she's never Ballerina.

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Some people who pat you on the back are only looking for a soft spot to knife you on some

the

is going, to issue

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one of the loaders of the Inter-servants,

workers and tonement dwellers from the beginning, to refute any eal: sve foo the straingers is

even more shameless. The Catholle the nationalised school," "Tha I pletely. The same tealkony was! Church has done excellent work in Church," observed another Cam- provided by the millions repre.. coring for Industrial apprentices munist, "would make an excellent, senting the public opinion of the Aa last resort the ex-Kuo-

which, to dry In Hungary. As early as 1892 the barn in

corn." country. The no millions aupparted mintangers can always become Protective Association of Catholic. After a number of similar re- the Church heroically nad half-World Citizens"...

of the in-. THREATS, TO

Apprentices was founded, and, in marks had been made, the non- sacrificingly in spile

which FTER the "Uberation" the 1902, long before the State and Communist members of the village numerable and vain attempts to antly HONG KONG

to those who calvary of the Catholic Boy the great inihustrial enterprises, council left; in any case, they intimidate them The Colony of Hong Kong,

express brought disgrace the Church opened the first Home had been forbidden to The which wants no conflict with Scout movement began.

for Catholic Apprentices: There are their opinions. At the end of the prade them and are totally incom Boy many thousands in Hungary, who meeting the chier notary carried patible with religious freedom either Chinese Communists reorganised Hungarian

Scouts Association refused to have been drained in their pro the "unanimous resolution con- guaranteed by democratic legisin.. or Nationalists, hoping only acknowledge the Catholic Boy fession, in these Homes and who demning. Cardinal Mindszenty as lion, for a continuation and ex- Scout troops or grant them have earned that living on the anti-democratic. It is characteristic tension of two-way trade, is permission to continue their basis. of this training. Today of Jungarian conditions that the now under attack from both work. In 1947 even those thousands of them play an im next day, the same chief notary isides. One can

think of licences which had been issued portant part as skilled workers in calle on the ylilaga priest to "As for the legal value of the

It must be stated future occasion.. Here again the rebuilding of the country. In expuse himself. He told him that resolutions," sevtral platitudes about were withdrawn.

notwithstanding 1944 the Hungarian Nazis, under all the local officials had received that

A widower, married for good intentions which aptly.the Communists followed the German orders, made a large-scale strict instructions that they must official promises given shice the

of the second world war third time, and whose Bride had meet the case. Carping example of Hitler's Germany attempt to transport practically produce such resolutions by village end

which had suppressed

the wedding invitations: critics may, however, dig up outing and had denounced the West. Thousands of one and that these had to be sent in except in the expital. All the resu

anthe whole of Hungarian youth to councils, denouncing the Cardinal, there have been no local elections been married once before, wrote:

Elisis no other proverbs. about sitting

the late Lord Baden-Powell of boys perished on the icy roads to the Hungarian Ministry of the resolutions, therefore, passed in "Be sure to come. Jon the fence and falling be- Gilwell as an Imperialist during the forced marches, and Ewen the town, council of Eszter- villages have no legal basis. By

Interior within a cartain time, the countries cities, towns and amateur performance.", tween two stools.

trainer of apics." - :

many thousands arò still exilor

The Kwanglung Provincial Now Communist Hungary and and displaced persons because of gem, the Primate's own See, was coercing individuals, under the Royal And Anolent Game all the other countries behind the this large-scale evacuation. The forced to protest against the anti-threat of the loss of their livel

democratie attitude of Gardinal hood and personal freedorn, to Government Iron Curtain adopted the same leaders of the Hames for Catholic Mindszenty. The motion was in- pars much resolutions while the notes for five 10, and 100 dallurs the British ship Anchises, method. In 1948 they foreet the Apprentices succeeded int savingtroduced by the speaker of one of whole public opinion of the country on a par with those of the Cen-

Hungarian Boy Scouts Associn several hundred, young, men from

local is doomed to silence and public trot Government. The real hogey but the submfusion is that on to resign from the Interna- this fate, A great many of those the coalition parties; the

потрарев reported that the opinion is denied local autonomy, will be if they sell 'em under the pilot attacked it in error, tional Boy Scouts Burent on the who were persecuted because of

it meeting had accepted Sound A

umas lald down by the Constitution, par.......... animously and amint believing it to be Commun-pretost that it was abwilling and their political opinion

general is a frivolous, ridicule of publie

Seamen were flowti from Cána-, ist, it is added that the in- unable to serve the Imperialial thug tay bold immortant post-applause. The next issue of the life. The democratie freedom of

break in ship fendencies which the great central them today

newspaper contained the speech seems to exclude all con- da to Australia tu cident had no connection organisation

the world's Scouts tions in the Hungarian Govern-

Dr. Stophen Siraki, tradiction or criticism, and if any strike.

Hands across the sea, with the blockade of coastal was allegeit to represent. As the ment, several are high police news that

had been sua- body shown by some inspiring town councillor, naxt step, the Hungarian Boy officials. For this hid to the per- ports. Such a facile ex-

Scouts Association declared a secuted two Catholic priests who pended with immediate effect for examples has tried to maintain planation, is not going to im fusion with the so-called Pioneer were in charge of such, homes, political reasons. The little pro any opposition or criticism, though Come, Seen, Conquered

vincial, paper, was tactless and essential to democracy, he has Britain hopes for £40,000,000 press anyone. There is, Movement, the youth organisation were imprisoned by the Hun- careless enough

from tourists this year. Secing'. to add that brought upon himself dismissal of all the glory that was Peace and also, by no means unanimity which the Communist parties of zarian "Nazis.

Councillor Siraki had refused to other disciplinary action. the satellite countries had created

Cardinal in the statements issued.

Mindezenty, sufferings of these people have all the grandeur that was Home? We consider that the "high" on the Russian model. Thus all in 1948 the members of these denounce

Those Always a grand hostess, Mrs. Apprentices saying that as a loyal Catholle caused me deep sorrow. Chinese Government official" Hangary's youth movements were Catholic Homes for

unified on the Communist basis. were invited to a meal at one of he could not. criticise the actions who have combated force have

over the all my pity. These noble examples. Stewart o' the Braes was a trifle

guests' over strength and quoted in Canton may have The Catholic Church authorities the Communist Apprentices his Primate. All

loyalty have perturbed at har

hearty appetite one evening.. revealed one of the main were forced to forbid the still Homes. Originally this Communist country, in every tiny village, in of

named every town, among the leachers moved me greatly.

school, among civil "As for the complaints, our When it became too much for.. purposes of the blockade existing Catholic Boy Scout troops youth centre had been

to co-operate with the Hungarian after a Hungarian Communist of every

bank clerks. factory assailants have still failed, asher, she exclaimed: "Eat,, bairns, when he said it was aimed Boy Scout Association, for in the at Hong Kong. The Colony, new situation the Church saw no national Brigade in the Spanish

an tothical and Civil War. As he had a Jewish this satanle and systematic proof our statements. We have beg eatin

based orged the Government again and he claimed, is not only a

even in the German name which the Hun Daganda campaign,

my letters ta political, base for the Reds, Catholic education,

Communists did not and terror and intimidation, continued, again to publish Catholic Scout troops. This did arian

In this way the unanimous which they object and to submit artificially raised storm. At my post where I stand as Bentinel, but also a direct supply base

sult the Communists who attractive and romantic enough,

the country not by the appointment of parties for them.

wanted to pretend that Hungarian they remmed him, after, his resolutions, telegrams and den to the judgment of On the surface there is Catholics and their children sup death, Mate Zalka, an anabrum unciations were organised by the and the world. This has not hap- but by the grace and trust of the such a ported the regime. As soon as the his birth-place. But on the day gine, It was the ruthless deter perd. They content themselves Apostolic Holy Sec, such storms general accusa- are not unusual, and these vicis- justification for

Catholic Church authorities sus-on which the Catholic apprentices.mination of the Hungarian Com- with vague and

situdes of history are not un- charge.

"As for the lack of agreement procedented. Two of my pre- We do not allow pended the work of the Catholle were invited they removed the munists to use the people them- tions. open Communist

the battlefield. activity Boy Scout troops, the Communists, inscription "Male Zalka" and put selves for the justification of their

Church and John Vitez was imprisoned. Mar- the Hungarian people share the rather between the here, but with thousands of by terror and deception, organised up a large sign on the trout of Godless intentions and to make between Church and State, or decedented on

pseudo-Catholic Boy Scout the building: St. Joseph'a AP responsibility for the carefully political parties, it is common tinuzzi Was murdered by the Chinese entering and lead-a

Faz- ing every day, it is obvious- centre to which they gave the Prentices' Home. In the hall they prepared criminal action against { knowledge that the invitation to hired, assassins of power.

our of St. George. Their design placed a huge crucifix in order to the Cardinal. It was a melancholy negotiate: reached the Church many, the greatest of them all, ly impossible to prevent the was to force the Catholic Scout persuade the Catholic guests that sight to see and watch the workers, with a delay of three months and was exiled. Charles Ambrose died have repoutedly and a victim to the plague white arrival of agents and agita-troops to continue their work in this Apprentices Home was a clerks and students trooping with that we tors, whose presence is also spite of the Church ban, within top cele After serving grim faces and hanging heads to publicly expressed our readiness visiting and caring for the sick. of archbishops, to negotiate. The Government has Not one of my predecessors, had proclaimed over and over again so few means at his disposal as dangerous to our own wel- this organisation: On St. George's slap-up meal, which was certainly the fade and fare. Then, we have never Day, for instance, they announced welcome, change for the Catholic bishops, parish priests, abbots;

the to look their Church that problems concerning a great and solemn, Mase for all boys, usually kept, on short com- unable

I have. Not one of my 78 pro imade any secret of our wish Scouts. This farcical idea had to mons, the propagandists explained leaders in the face as they handed Church would only be settled after decessors was assailed as I have to trade with all parts of be abandoned as no Catholic priest to there that targnisation over their petitions, and parrotal previous discussions; but the most been by such a spate of strident was willing to celebrate the Mass. could do far better for the Catholic the pleases of the Communist essential of these problems, that lies, deliberately concocted, a China; no matter what the

The Communists, however, used apprentices than any other, it agitators in demanding the re- of the Church schools, was settled hundred times refuted, but stub- unilaterally at the very moment bornly maintained. I stand for political complexion of the

the opportunity to organise der depended only on their guests to moval of the Cardinal.

when their Invitation to negotiato God, the Church and my country authorities. Considering that monstrations against the Catholle remove their Church leaders and far more

Ijarrived. Of course, the Church because the historical servien of dealings with the coastal hierarchy and, most of all, against thereafter have a

was made the scapegoat.

my people, the most formaken, In Amid this flood of filth and cities form the most import-Cardinal Mindstenty. This St. pleasant life. At the next occasion

"There is something deeply dis- the world, exacts this duly of George Scout contro, which wast they called the members of this ant item in our commercial completely dominated by the Com- Catholic Apprentices Homes to vituperation which rose all over turbing in the fact that, in con-

mo. Beside the suffering of my Days of statemont conference in the same building the country the Cardinal stood nection with the

Our nation

my own fate does not activities, we have 'little al-munists, also issued a

calling upon Hungarian Scouts Only twonly turned up, edd nt alone, but unshaken. He watched Lady organised at Peltfoldszint matter. I do not accuse my ac ternative.

these a mere handful, signed a developments from the heights of kereszt, Mariayud, Baja and cusors. If I am compelled from and their Catholle leaders to make declaration, which was prepared the Hungarian Zion with calm Collde molk, the complaints were time to time th clarify the situa- peace with the new democracy, and

utterance is only the cooperate with other youth move for them and once again expressed disdain. He knew that the hour made not by the Church but by tion, my

approval of an agreement between of his great trial and final ordeal those who employed. coercion. erupting sorrow of my nation, Its menta,

Catholicism and the Hungarian Was approaching. On November Even the inmates of the Prison of bitter tears, its claim for justled. Stale and denounced the unce letter, to Hungarian Catholics, protest against me. It is in this

18, 1948, he issued n pastoral Kohida were forced to sign I pray for the world of truth and promising attituile

love;

and pray for those too Mindszenty.

Loyal to his Master, he expressed prison that I was kept by the who, according to the words of my ply and forgiveness towards those Hungarian Nazis, together with Master, Know not what they do. "Mass Declarations"

who were misled; but fully con- Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky and I forgive them with all my heart. relous of truth, he rejected the twenty-six of my pries's. Even "Esztergom, November 18, 1948... charges with unassailable enurags those who were not imprisoned by Similar doctorations were pre- and moral superiority. This pas- the Nazis should remember this.

Cardinal Archbishop." pared to be signed by varioustoral letter speaks for itself, But I am looking calmly at thisl social organisations, offices, the|| other words, the situation tion against world Commun-workers in factorien, teachers, CARDINAL PIIMATE JOSEPH

MINDSZENTY'S PASTORAL has serious potentialities for ism, and for Britain to sell even the tenants of various blocku of flats. Lotta give only one the Colony, and we presume the Reds the goods they need example of how there mass de

is · a move which will clarations" werg manufactured. that both here and in Lon- don, government authorities boomerang against us, with In a little villege of the Diocese country identical resolutions are are carefully examining it Hong Kong the first to be of Esztergom, called 'Hematele, the being passed against mo.

the anti-revolutionary and preparing a policy.

affected, through infiltration Village council was summoned to condemn

a meeting at 7 pm. on October, and anti-democratic feeling in- One solution might pos

methods. If Mao & Co. do 18, 1948. The subject was "The cited by me, at the Festival of Attitude of Carilinal" tho" Holy Virgin organised in sibly be the granting of defollow the Moscow line, this Political

Minchzenty," After the notice of 1047-48 In various

centren of facto recognition to the could well be true.

the meeting had been sont out, the Hungary. The resolutions. would Moonwhile the Peiping Communials. result in two admitted gov-radio has revived its attacks cfty of the db riet sent plain of the lack of agreemen a private message to certain between Church and State und ernments of China, and it on the Colony regarding the members of the connell saying demand the prevention of avel

Ordinance,

presenç the that their

WAR not harmful ae'lvities.' could be said that KMT Societies

absblutely necessary, bu thone who

of "The Days planes and warships would closure of schools, "deprive were loyal to the Cattolle Church then have no legal right to ing the Chinese people of made a point of attending. The organised within the frame-work blockade Shanghai and cise their rights," and "turning were startled to see that, apart of the Year of the Blessed

Madonna, served the purpose of. where, apart from the argu- Hong Kong Into a city. of from the members of the counrli,

of military necessity. terror." When one remem- there were present several dele deepening the traditional worship

gates of the Communist Parly If foreign countries thenbers that these broadcasts who had no right to be there strangthening religious conscience. During these celebrations 110 cared to run the gauntlet are the official voice of the The chief rotary, who presided purely political question was ever

one! warned the members of the. with merchant shipping new order,. it makes

disgussed; on the contrary, to- about the conclu- village council not to take part gether with the virtues suid the under armod escort, as they dubious would have every right to nions of businessmen that which he put before the meetingWhip of the 'Toly Virgin, we proclaimed the Ten Command,' do if the Reds gave permis- the Communists are genuine ho called Cardinal Mindazonby ments, human dignity, love und gion, the Nationalist leaders Ty favourable towards for- "anti-demeratie awi anil-fun-

trufjs. as proof be quoted m 'would have some deep elgn. Interests, We repeat alan";

newspaper report that at A "The Days of Our Lady nehtoved We think once again our belief that recent funeral Catholic priest their purpose. rit letter of: It willkely that this would Man will deal with us just had forbidden political Barty Thankfulnann November 1]

as long as it suite him, and speech: "This, too, is Mindacanly the Hangelan Bench of Bishops be considered; but it is ponsibility.

If possible only on his termal werk, he declared. One of the stated this explicitly. As for the Communal det "Qur own attacks connected with ittena he KMT argument is It is an well to know where dean is, serving Mindezenty's evil festivals, the Hench of Bishop

CuIn+1 that their regime is a bas-1 we stand.

purpono; he refused to consecrate identified itself with mo

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thinking to do,

This

Duplicity

The hypocritical duplicity in which the Communists involved the homes of the Catholle Apprentices and their members was perhaps

of

Cardin

In the discussion. In hiq motion

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