~' l. !':'T !..E HUUGARyll

St udy of t Hungarian Commun1ty

In "JeH Bruns\'T1ok a.nd of Ita RolatlonBhlp to the Larg6r Community .

Dy I'..!'BOLD J CY:r, llA"1TnS '49

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries 169 Avenue New Brunswick, N. J. 08901 (Manuscripts Division, FF144.N532H) , '.', ' - 1 - Introduc1jioli The goeat European exodus that followed the revolutions or 1848 save I."., Br"UllSwick' its first Hungari an reSidents. These po- 11t10al refus ees "ere quickly absorbed into t.he !(ew Brunswick

lifeatream . disappeari ng aa a national en t1ty; ~t was not until , . , y, • 8" fci"tf - 1", ~ve year·s l.ater. i n 1 93 ! that the foundati on f or the pre- sent ...." Brt.!nswick Hungarian cO!llr.lunlty waa la1d . <, Tha.Jobnson' and J ohnson ' Corporation is g1ven cradit for be- , ' s i nning t~e t i de of Hunsarian 1mm igoation t hay from 1893 to the e!U"ly 1920".; when quotas on 1mm1goation t o thls country {{ere first lmposad. swell ed Hew Brunswick ' s r anks . In an ..r a of nl- 1I'0st \!DP

:;>oaEant s ' and unskilled lab orers~ but a not inconsidel'able proportion of t hem were skilled workers ( c1gar"""akers . tailors , sho@akers .J They were not drawn fr'om any particular looale' of HunfYU7 . whtch was then part of the Auatro-Hungarian dual emp1re .J but came trom every

part of that. country., They had a common' language ., wh1le in religion t hey lookad three ways . to Roman Cathol icism., Greek Catho11oism . and to Protest antism. Exact knowledge of the communlt y-w1thin- a - commun1ty t hat these hard-worklng Hunger1an immigrants eatab11.hed 1s l1m1ted by two' th1nss, 1) lack of previous stud1es of the community . and 2 ) no separate c1ty statistics dealing wit h Hunger1an-Amer1oans. The report that follows

1s based larsely on f1rst - hand observat1on and' 1nterview" w1 t h key IDSII'­ bers of the Hungarian cOmll'un1ty . It deals only 1n the broadest t erms with the qU9sti,on o,f the ass im ilation 1nto the oommun1ty at large of its Hungari an 01 t1zen . ."t~~ I'opulatlon and Area Of the llev Brunsw1ck populat10n oj' 40 ,0=, ' ox1me.tely one- tlUrd , or twelve to t hll'teen t hou.sand , are of' lan extrao~ tion, There 1s a very hlGh degree of residential prop ulty; 1n two of the c1ty ' s wards (4th and 6th, ) t he Hungarian- Americans represan­ ting a v f!fI"J large pl'oportl on of the population ,_ wh1le in the !it Ward the Hungar1ans are overldll,lm1n&-y in t hs ma Jol"l ty. '-he ar_otr ~neral Hungarlan settlement i s bounded on the s'" til by Frenoh St . , t he east and north by F.aaton Avenue, and on the west by M11e Run rook. ~ 16 sectlon "ill bo referred to hereafter as "Li t t l e 1I\Ingary.- It is ostimated by a Hungarian- American r eal- estate a gent who has had his of1'ice 1n " Li t tlo Hungory" for t wenty-two year. that 9QJ$ of tlle p""'plo l1ving in the 5th Ward are of HUllF-1an -exJraot1on . A typical street 1n the , Pl um Street, has OIl ~ t only t iro DOn - ungar ian fall\Fies , "It al1ans who moved ovel' h,ere to get atlay from the Negroes ." A rJajorit y of the Hungari ans , acoording to 11r. 1'lallner , o,m their own homes, whlch partlally acoounts f or the oontinuing pro .. /i'1nquity. r.aroly do"s a first ~nerat1on Hungarian move frQlll t he . Little Hunsarian" home whloh ordInar1ly he haa l i ved in throughout hla Am er1c!m r e8 1d~nce . Occupati onal _1 otIv1ty The occupational make-up of' the cOil!llUZll ty leans hG!\vlly to industrlal workmen. Aocording to a looal high- school teaoher2 80% of the Hungarians (by ,lh1OO io llIeant t hose torn in thls country , as "'011 as those born abroad, ) aro faotory worlror e . lloMeon and Johnoon am .:aok Corporation take a l arge share or the men 1'1)10 work, whi l e the wome~ are f ound ~stly 1n the t wo large cisar t~otorle~ that Nev Brunswick supports. Sltoond roost important category is 'pe tty -b oure;"o l!Jh~ ln ~ ' eluded 1n this listing ar the OwnGr8 of saloons, with which Little E\me;Iu:'y abounds , the butohers, grooers. oand,y':'stoI'., owners, et c . I~o'lt businesses , 911\9.11 and l arge, found "lthin the oommunl t;V are ouned by Hungarians living in that neighborhood. A smat tering of profe s sional men come from the lIunsarian renks , and t hls mnattsrlng 1s, for tho most part , looat pt'ofeeelot!3l.­ ly outsIde the Hungari an comcun1ty. In the community are t wo or three medical on and several lawyers . The HlL"8SI'1an Jews, wo fOr thCl moot p"rt are scattered tbroullhol~t. t he olty, are aotive 1n retail ne!'ohend1a • as well Oli 1n the 13(111 end medical professions. ~:ora will be sald latar on t hls speoiel catogory of peoplo. nuuwt= - f..an~ac;e Littlo HwlgaX'Y oontains I'll thin Us borders a number of peop 9 , all f lrst'- senoratio{l Ameri cans , Who kno" little or no Eng1.1sI1. 'i'he vast oaJari ty of tbe Hunsarll'Ul- Arner1cans ""&l , ,ot/evar , bllinomJ., llunG'U'1an baing the languagE> of soolal and business intercourse among tbe o1ddle- ased, wh11e the sacond. ssneratlon spoak ~ l sh &xclusively w., on amongst thoonolvea • 1"1 1896 the Ocneral Cigar Co . brought 1n from K.... York a llUJIIbel" of liur.cerl.an WOlllell ek1l1ad at cigar al:1ns. ':h1e >1aO" p o1&11.y Drought floom 0 ;' roa"" or' th l !llri11.grents . aoquired here by others. (cont. on Page 3) , . - tAn "'M:!!l!l co ~ . rue oOntlnuln 1rn- r~(\nco or tbe " £!IlU'lM langua£9 in Llt.tl" I!Wl!!f!il7 10 a ttested to 1>1 tho 1.,tter1ns " •. <>('Yar' Uetet"-­ I!~ 8!;1Olwn-<>n lIIN11 etor" lf1nd01l.. ~er evldcmc.. 01' oont1nu ethnic ldB'lUf1Ci1ltlon are the 8B 01' 80 C or the 1.1 tie • £1U7 ea!.oons, llud!ll'06t. J,~ pea and LitUe i::un~ . Aocot'd1n to.. l1"!lnt. bu _no. ten or nfteen YOM'e aeo ulo - "'Ocit all 81neae was ix>enBSoted 1n II tIL" . 1'I'jU"" of th.,lr (the youttmO ref\1I11\l to a;:>eak llune;,u-1an. ';bGtl spo!(an to 1n ., ~ie.n thaoo oooond- 8"'n..raUon ""'rioane >1111 GO"!etme (!.\! r 1n ;n(Jll h, theroP:r embittering t'",ir poront8. , ;,'hUa come ""nt ,,1 th tile la!'lf}.lt\8O. fel' 01' theBe yO'1neor people are prot a1ent 1n' Its use, all<'! tOlfW' atll1 o.'ID oithor rend or wrl to :;\Il".<:fU'lan. rnowl,cd(::a of tho neJ!U'1a1l languace attn );,,,,,, 1n6 a ~11\l ass t 1 L1ttle Fiun~ and 1n " atl nsw oJ> p>'Opor. 'Xh1e h ' eo 80n'.l/l"''' lEU'f!8 P!'i!-'QO!'t1on of the llun~ "n f!JXI'l 1. BtU1 of tbe il at- sa !'aUon. t'l:llaes , IlQW

~1t\!J ' ' !!ill .;unou-iane . e"~11 :ew "'runew1ck'a 1,,0'.10/( nap ;:::!.mat" n~ , ) support t,IO ~ "r,,~dy " "ep.'lpero, the lAD an t1 Q l! lrnolI, .11.. ~ol'N!' clalms 4 lQoal o~oulatl n of ~at 4.5GJ . Nbll~ tho latter 'ote its o r(J'~lnt1o tin at 5 ,000. 'L'hh woul eOO.l 00 1nd te that fNOr1 lHerote odult ill f.he coar.m1ty l' !I" -at. 18 at ouo hi" '1ar: -le~ " nG\1epaper weill the aotunl aot 1 t ple >uy t>oth Jo'tt'­ nulG , n t.llat tbey e.ve r "ad lit exclus1ve.] by the older seMI' - tiOD. In M.cI1tlon to til" m ..''110 en1 -1r14p totO dldly 'IUncJi.rlWI ," 1'11. one 'Pll l10hed 1n e .. :'01'1<. t .le othel' 1n Cl"""l nd. n ... e wl.ll' ..11 r'and y oldaUy COTloorned 11th ). I"'1's"'<:1 1Uea an ,:_'l.mer1c"". 'oth e P!U'tl­ a:ln 1:t t"eir ClP"l ncll to pol1tlo8 61broad. "ut t"" .. ~,..t to "':l"t tall' pa 1l:t·,o!,lr. or 9Vcr tl1",1:- e;'Ol'le, _tical. II lI"OOnd- ,,~ tion ,,~w !l<'r !'eport«1" e authori ty 1'0," b .tnt .. II"\. t , "ooot of: the 011et' !'QOplo read the p!\pera eolsly u thel 'to., Wl'" fi.~ 'J" in tll,~ar1ar • • • they'ro tnt",ro - t04 11'1 "hat Oil on 1%1 tho ,,1,1 nOlmt,'Y, "ut root 11'1 1tA pol1.t!Qs. . 0 at or hem '''adioll (" loeM polatolan of IlLmgar1 11 ('lCtro.ot10l) . ) o~ne IlICre than f ori •

4A H H~- .'''''1B den 1~t.5 IVP"'tfl t/1.'lt UV'll Q 0 111. :>:>Uenta lor * nft'l'1"~ , • 1<> alllO the oa wlt. a 'U!"~1 0 B 1 1081'- d.r.Ioj;. ''1n'!,''e "ty J'1"OPIlr • ••bot.h en" ak HUI'I(:&r1",n 1'l· ...ntly . / ,. .,"

Centop-polr.t <> ~hG netttor k o~ hUn~'l~n 30oiot eo 1d t r une;ar1nll hurcl-.. Colltlclr.il>

tl L&d1oo ~ A.1.d 1et!es (110 l .aeY r 1nr:oW\tlon, } YoUng

Peopl.ell !.lOai ..ti a v1 tal pIl1"'t. of' ' ''

c a in t.11q, casa of' thEir Iiun~ ':1100 , ~ . le.ngt.lllgo n""Bl"'pora, t~)ero hal> beon aome 46011nl) in thQ 01 z &I'd 5 1llIporto.nOQ oJ: th.,se BOc 1et1e3, .,Uh a oont:tnued • n1l'>a pr~bMle , , "

G not activo 10 t~~&e (l!'OUPO . r.>alt1ng i t oafo to precUot, ao dooe a woXl- Jato"" citizen of l ,~ttJ. & t'tme'U-YP th.,1r ovontwll extinotion ,. One of th rew .non-Jhurch COnimated orgln1z.. t.1one . and tho only om; d laco't<>r"d t oot 1.0 the ole of' tolle OOoo'lCl -l"enorat1on. 1s th~ hl.!1B!Wl <>n !\l!lerlo

llM'"~' • t e m"",,~,,!'a~ hiP" f "ch1 1'1 1 "7:7,.""" I',unr;:u:" ,-_ n". owne Us own c1u1:> -

house, ..~l"tp. .Ii til ar and. pool and billlard taoles. The club apo VOl'S bowlll.ng. Boocer, basketball and tJaaob<:<.ll ti';:1l 0 , all' of .,h10h oo,"poto .,1 th f!une

d1ng Q~unltieB ,

n"'/lci< are tho :!oodmen of the lIorld a.rld t he Int"rnatloDU ,lor-

the e>Otrs!l!" lof't. but a occrdlng to loe3.l ohBOM'Ol",,2. 4t t6 fu. otlon [ler e 1a 1ll!ply that. of tl.nother sick an:! b$'\.d'1t 3001llt)'" , . £> non fi'lo1 1 II, her of 1unsnr1e.n mombel's, \Jut. • •

m eral~ nO'.l1'1eb1nG ~t. elIt4t10t1'"'t.1l!>e . ut. othol'lfill. ~l8lltn . om.lnu a to exist. at-weon el8ctlona ita o1'f"ioe 14 UllU4J..lf the off'1ce or itll 8U1d1nl3 emiua. " In t e • 30' e BGlall at. and -

cl~U6t lUba enat.ed in Li t.t.le ~ ,,~ . but. w!th t " Ildvent of "pro-. "porlt.;1" oth palIIled troll tll8 lQ08l eeene.

pnyQ~a AltROqt.. t.~/)Jl bc.ve ma. 1:>1'.101' appelll'&nootl. t bo~ w_ ebOOtl~6 otat'll that 11t up mo ....b%'1sbt.l:y the G1 r,U ~hr-11k11 8truotw;-e or tba ':.gyM' Udlns a.nd 1.0Qll AS£lOU8 1n ita pos tlon 1n th" !;IIW J1"unS!ficl!:: HU11S/ll'1Q)'r cOIllll>.m1ty t o t.he 1ol1e1lt.Y • rst t.loMl 1n ew York. lth .e!l8tJil 01' over l , ~... ,OOO and a t.... cnt.)'-

o yea:' olel h1story of etabil1ty $ld I>olveono)'. the ~Al" 1l.d1na and 1 0M. Btands ,,0 ono 01' the moct. IalCOe8stul v.nt\U'tl8 or. its lt1nd in the Bt.a~ . nere ther 1& 00 J:Il'Obl~ at !nt_at in/; tb younn _no "l1za.t1ons \tlth an e~ - IlD. t1"nal outico ( til 11' £."o"e . ""00lIl- paoao" ~n ry. ) hAve beon tho i!Un(lar1e.n eX'ioan .'lOcl oty and, 61'.1. HunsaMall Ilellot Assooiation. 9l. latter grouP. " .. lta. o""" 1mpl1eq .•

Hall hB tod..'11 at 2 r ,k. rtll 1:>1'1n6 out marlY <:1t1&ona 1n ByI;Illetb)' w1th

POl-t 01' pilot-moe of all the ~ o\'n.&rChol>,. wren. t ..ly t ....nt7 ltungtu'1an aoclet1es &;l4 traterna.l - ~g}YN. 1:< detlOllllmt1

",1'1 O"thoU", th pru'1 BD1'VQd '!I !.it . tad1ol!.>.ue :.OO&n Catholic Chm'llh ""Y',Dlets 0 PIJrox1tlataly 800 t: 11108. or jl,O:lO J)OQple . ACOO1'dl118

ottmxl the 0 =oh of th"t pcuoleh , "uloh meMQ that 1n the oa8G Of st .

• 1slaus ~o:.e non 1Un ". Me lU'e ce.l.ebr antll at tI1at 0

" ala? a """,rein ti1" Pl" of 1.1e130nd-- nm'atlon IlUtIi!JIU'lMl1 11M f'P out- 2 r ide tho pariah to worship. 8 :Jt Lad 01&>18 o01l(}ucts thre mc GO :in ~ 1sh . two In J!Utl€:tU'la.n.

"'.oOOl'ding t o ona 0 the !'roteatollt ml n1stAlrs9 • untU tour or flvo years aeo ,)t. Ladlel' ,

r~ek . 1atllOl.~9 ' . JosePh "$ :)reel! Catbol1c Church olaiMs II. _ Nl'chlp Of 80 1'0.- mi1108 . or /About 400 fAilo plelO• 'l'h e1"8t1t IIIQ Jo ty or 'It . J08oph'o pc.r s l o~ l1w in the 1tInedlato n,,18hborno of t he Qhurch . ..hS,ch . besid". Us in Iltruc~ . owns 8 lsrge holXl8 outt>1ds the cUy. 8

'Ilper ty 1. ulled for th.. chW'oh' s 0001&1 tunot! na. (. the 1,110 ~

l 1ve- dr .. young lI> i nleter . Thill church follows quite olooely the pct- -1-

, tb1~ churchl1 eett atos the Amort

of 18 coIl~~t1on at 60,. of th_ Whole. I!e beU"vo. that Little '1un(llU';1 1a lo ..1.ng lto etlmlc complexion t.hrou _ so IIIany Of the youn­

~ people bullainG bettor ho~es outDlJe tho ~aln o9D~r Of aun~ lan settl a-Qt, .

!:,.unC nn If'"!,O . yd " tho llUn[;lU':tan Refomed Church VaS, set u.p 'n tb1n coun try ,1 t was "'-'!;l!'OJ;'t4d by the motho". church tn llUnE'{jl'.Y t4 t>!e ""t(lflt that mln1QtCl' o received thoir salerles trom uhroad.' :0J;';l.d ',o;r I sevored

the ties otwoeo old end new orld cburc est4 11o~ont8 , ninos Which

tlJlle th1& c1ruI'ch e boon Pt'rt. 0 r the ma1n ,:"forn:od Cburoh (which 15

ler 17 to~,) 1n 'er lc~ • • r Ae n all 0" the 11'.me',llr1an. churches , tlet'V1oee ....0 beld 1n both

". l!un~lan r.:>t(!l1oh , tho latter, acaordl ng to e 1I1nt.ater, bottBr

e.ttEln<'led . 1 113 .. 1n:\. tOl"12 10 ",o£1U'ded by 00':>0 otbeJ;' mor.1 or.. of the

lune;:w1a.n ~!l!""UIlit1 as beinG thtl le,\der 0: '''''' "old e;lliU'd" liun[;lU'1atl!J, of cS,to 1n(, to the Old peoplo ",athor than otnc conceJ;'llod lor ely with the youne. 1< 8 do ""'at or the ot. er :unga.r1D. born lead..rs

~pol

UOOB a in"" lUllf',3l'y, nloo &unrno.r1.al') . ;:r;!iQ§~e . :; • ) .ad1oleus J?nrocll1al 011001, wi lob eo Ill) to the e1(Jhth

~o , 1~ the 0 1y Y

1'bn other C ·c~... all run 0iU!llQel:' s ohoolll I/hOIte Pll'1lO1JO 18 to maln

.. "bore !) e<>oo controvo.-,y as t4 .."'eth .... or r..ot tllO . D3!U"1M ~ 1s tcuQht '0 1tlJ.'en attetJ1U.Og th18 Bebool. flt . 1slaus' priest ee,ve 00, onl~' D'''O'cws' a fo. or COIllll!Utll.OOI1t '!lC. bor uUCblll'ldr1ck. Yew, of tliem 11ve in Little !lunt;/U'y, nor do til.;' form thoir own ethnic colony , but lnstl>ad erlt scattered throue;llQ1 t the city. Inm1161'atlon of Hungar lan JewB to New Brunswick dld not follow the main pattern of 1!noisrat1on, out.. aonstlt u.tell a separate, long-t1Jne influx. Th 8e people are ..atlUV" in th.. busi ness and profess1onal 11fe , of the city; t heir 1mportance belng 9.coented by the faot previously 01 te~ . of their f ac1lity ,i n the1r native ton~e·--unl1ke the' Polish Jews , the JevlO of u,ngary spoke little Yiddi sh, using rather lIungarlarl, or somot1Jnea Gertila.n, . 13 .

AddenMo ' In ,addltion to its churcheo and sick and benefit societ1es, L1ttle Hungary boasts '7" Hungarian-language motlon-p1cture theater. 'I'M. thoa­ tar, the Europa, is opet;! Sunda¥ OfYen1l>ge , except for Special weea-n1ght . , 8hO"~ : • per""nal inspection Of, the theater showed lII!I a vo';y largo proport;..uoot tllo """'cpa' s mov1egoers to be m1d 1n, Hun~1a.n. ) FOQal po1nt fo~ all Littlo Eunoar1an 8001al ~ctlv1tles 1s 3t . Ladie- laua Hall. Housed 1n the same buU d ing "8 the ,pa,rochlal sohool, thlD

Hall 1 s Ulac-<1 by any alld all Hungar1!U) eocletlss, ror;aN.leSB of denolOlinatlola Oyt-GrOUp nolBtionn

. 11lt £:L:s.rr~ the b~indox Qf aos101l4tion for a.~ out-croup ie the lncid9use ot 1nteX'-<1la.x'>'1a.go. 1, 0,. mat'l'1~ bctlfoon 1ll.lI!1lbere 01' the out-group aiId

'OOIllb&l'8 r1' the {lCn&l;'e.l c=1ty. A oamPl1n,g at ll14t'r1S(;&/l l1sttld w~th

• 1'811 lll'\1nm,lc!t' /I 'lalll'l of Heal til• Ohowtld that out of 1'1f'ty marrll1o{;e/l In- vo1v1n8 ~18.n8 , thirt;r-ono llI&'Tiagel! wero between tuo poop1.& of HUll-

83,:lan extra'.lt1on, n1l'lCt.eon &t>1e8n an !iunOU"la.!l an a non- \lSIll'~an . 12 1'be. c1nt.otor of the t ef;or.ned Ohurch eetlJ:1at.... 50;; of 1,1"... marr1a6"B 01' Hu~11\l'\-non -lluI;ear1"11 ahAmeter. . IOi q 'l'h.e P&lItor of t llJ !Un(lllX'1a."l Preabyter1an Oburch ld that of el<llen

!lIlU'!'laee" i'for;', \ by him last yelJZ' twelv.e conoerned ·lll~ed" couple».' The lltm&w1Rn miniater SB1.C! turth.... that "USUaJ.I;\' wben th1.8 ,hIl.p:penD (I!n .out,.(lX'01JP l3aM':1tlne, ) the ohurcb lOBes " m(llt!bet', . ,' becauea t.oo :oon- l!lme;a.r1a.n I!l oreber at th.. 11llIrZ'1age len't 1nt,f>rest.ea· in PlU'ely ~lan octt,vl t.1ell,." ~~~~if , A ~ or So local. Chamber ot COI!l!l1Cl'oe broohurl1'. r ..voaled not. a a1nslo HunGar1all Mme" Uor ~" ~1an bUalner " tho l atter 11Oll$ " ~lor to tM m-,l;' tho llunll~ld merchants 01' ,mob .Gt •• ' mAlo bt\e1neas cantor Of Utt.lo ~ .. Itere , , Ol"f:!I'l11zed 111 a Fr,mcb St • . ~:Srohant" · . Aseoc1atlon. bu t hls "6soalatlon ent intI) 11mbo with the "81'" •

613 the ~:.a.on() • .""Jl< e, .oto. · HQwDVar ; ·tha minhter: or tho HUne;ar1..'Ul t utb,,­ ran Ch'lX'Cb !md b.1lru!I<11t a • son, ·18 anthoN.ty fll%' the. ~tll~611t thAt IIpun_ eJi.'"ianG . (ProtolltN>t.) are beginning tQ eP !nw euab or&m1·lltl.tionD a8 · the '~~ ~"4eon8 and t KIlt tG Of ColUlllbus. · .. A B!\."II)UIl8 beeCld on too GG81J.'llPt1on t hat o<.tt'ta.~ '~:.t~ ~lO- . her Croups Tho Y ••: . C. t• • ' s membersh1p :L1pt shO'tled fOUl-teon HUll8'lJ'1a.n names out Of " 8atlple of two-hun:lred membera. There is no pw.·ely :Lunsar1a.n or&,';

nl~Uon allL\l.ofSOUs to the 'Y', but it)u likely that t.ho un;;ar1M AIl"'.. !-

00l Athletic ~ eeoclat1on , with ita multiple atl>.letic and r ec,..,,.t1011al Botlv1t1"B, .:!raws off /l. large nwn er Of yoUlJ,S m&n who m1t;ht ordinarily

s ix HunSU'ian ministers claim extello1ve a.ct1vity • >

out ide the Hun~1/l.n community. The utheran m1n1Qter, 1n addition to h is l:asonic affiliation, 13 the .lorkhouM chaplain, and is aotiva for the ' It'ban L""BUe and the Council of Churohes. The l'r"sbyter1an ",inieto!',

, :~()nt Ol.~tGpoltan of a.ll th5 Hunt:1Wian leadoro, 16 an act1v f· ,aeon tWd , " enbel' of t " Council of Ohurches. It is po 911>10 ~hat GO e Oti'o..eI'B of > r the mlnistero p:lrticip-:.te in out-e;%'oup f\otivit1ne 01' them ' ,trossed such part1cipat1on when irttorvleaed. Political rr~Cl'!!ll''Pt 4 An HUl'e>J.!'inb- Amel'lcan reporter with a 100nl 'l)6>19pap<>r says. "Kun- cat'lans are "etin1tely looked upon as a solid pol1t1cal bloc. Rad10s

1s lOOked on as ~1an r e presentatlve on otty cO~11 sBlon . ao 1_ the

pol1oo reoorder, Takaos , regarded 80S an ti'un~lan appolntee. " 'l'hat th&

oltIZ8no Of LIttle b~neurY are themselves bloc-eonnolouQ 1s atte8ted to <. b if t h " 0 1 lowing articlo oul.led from a newspaper of a few yeara BE" :

th.. large !'une;a.rlan population eho ld be rQpI'ooented 1n the 01ty Commis­

aion • .,It.1z.ane f Ilungar1an extraction will e;o to the pol ls ... undtl.y after­ .r'- ~. _ OOD to voto f or thelr favorite Candldate •• J~ ln co th 1935 electlon the ' . . ~" "1;91< Erunswlck l ome r:owe ( 9b. 16. , - 1.1- r 011 ti<",). '!1f!!l!!Ont (oont..) I •

/ S1nc., the 19)5 "laotion t.hollUl'oI'Jlrlan:; Mve l)f!en I< i t 1. tel' another

O;>PoI'tunlty to ~t one ot t ,het,. group in the C1ty 00... 1681071 , l!um&rQ\II! ti:<1ot1n{;o hIlv

. 1",00t th" nolling l101nt. , . It /'.11 th1s wen for ntl unot lclal no:u1!)!>e

'to r"pro~ent the IlUne;ar1tlJ1 0=1ty 171 the fOO'thoora1ns '!l.aotion;

':locell,,!U, meubers ot the In the JXU!t tho lloce 'lewB ha& GOmet1m"B t.al,en the/!:uneP-r1tU1 COID- rttnlty to t

At 0"" tlmo ther" "ero olasGoQ 1n N::lOrlc"nillaticrn tre1nbOl'O 0;- tho l!unCl""ls.n ~OOl"...,.ll1ty . . rheao 01a6""", "hioh tiers tau~t P7 " local re~\ - ofltate ~ and 0 locnl lawyer, have b£en d10- cont1t,uod becaue,e of an Insurf lce"tly large 1'","".1n1ng nur;bol' of !lUplls,

~. 1000 l3.st e( .1net the oorounity and agn1.n.1t ~tB leader" ein- cer1ty tOH",rd~ ,,"6 .1l" Uon "O:-lOU from a Pt'O!l! 1~er.t "un iU' -.warl ca.n

. ho will bore be anon~~uB , TIl12 eomttunity leader says, ·th1a eo~unl- • -,y 1s the cost blOCklfard uunr.ar1tm c=n:1ty I 've "",or been in. It" 0

1n the ba3kuash of clvll1zntl on, The pe pIe h&re are co~titely apa- thotl". have no e.mt'lt1on or omre;:r. ~mc of •th! mlnlBtqr.s and Qo - call~ loas!!!'I! !l:r

1\ ww1n",nt r!nt- o"1;'2Jt,8 qron!r doser' !t Iffint tg @6e t " ]')Conb d,\"'P.'lF'sw;! trog t el~ m:es!lllt " 18 .re1Y\lU l"t 1;0 19f,!e h M hold 0D th§ ~b"rB of' h!a oonzr9em&1on. ( ~~e 1 B ~ 1no) ~o _ ev~?Qr4 __ -

~t irat (J'I/(lr that l\e lIOlu.d nevor cooouot Englisb flerv1c"l'>, but he l.a~

/ aol'll! of theaQ ,- 12- n 'Qellaw ( oont- . l / Some of those en (ministers , ot her l oaders, ) are super-nat10nallatio. They 1no1st upon ho.v ing a P-un(!IlJ'ian flag 1n th.. ir churches ••• .ohen 1t

CO!:l08 to community activ1ties, d Cr081\ , COIlllllWlH y Chest , etc., the ltutll2'JU'1tl.!l oomo:unity 16 hopeless. The SMe e:>es for the lll in1otors­ they ' re not in el"ost ed in t he world outslde . "2'11ore ' 8 " terrif10 sap between the first and oo oond- 6"ncrat1on ITt.1Il/Y'l"1ano. The younecr p3opl e , eapecially since thi s lest war , hava uown to ho.te anYthing Hun8'l1'illn- - - l tl.!lgUll!;e " pol iti oo , ""lig1on. They ' ro not Olla 1>1 t interaoted 11'1 lIha t goes on in Hune;ury . " Th1s trona golf~1tlc 18m 1e at variance with the opinions of , other, more conOGrvntlvp. 00=1 t y loadors. 'l'hefJe man , espeo1all y t he chureh!:le" ".!:lOIl1' th€m, Ilffl rmed tt>.at there 13 aboolutely ~ fr1otion bot oem youne; and old 1ll the comnun1t y . and that the Un1t.od 3tates 1s thetr Only'- o no e~ . """"p ~ Ol> t.he' bao1e of the data IJre O(mted 1 t oeetls fo.ir to dr,.. , tho fol- lowl ng .oonclualona ' ') That t here 10 ouoh a thing a e an nunt>,arlan COtl- 1lIUnl t y wi i n the 4l1'ger cOllllUUllity of I:"", Brunelrlck; 2 ) tho.t t hat oom­ munity 18 airl ;, closa- knlt, tho degree of ol osenese vru

al l -Hun~ l!1n churcllee f.\r(J doomed , their oont1r!Usl1 0,,1 t-ence dependinS

on continued' ee.!' ! r e sl dent1nl propinqui ty "Uhi n L1ttl e IlUng,&l"1 ;

) that t he yo:,,'!/' llUn('.'l.I' i .mo born 1n th',~ country arc tr-tally d1ainteres- , ted 1n t h1ne;3 HI.m.,.rl an. espe o1al~ the polit i cs of their t'or ebears ' rot1ve country. nnd 6) tho.t the eooond- nerat10n HuncarlAne , none of -

.hom consi 1er themselves membe~s of a minority ~ or thi nk that t hey '':----., t hey ar o b 1ng d1aor 1rot ad l\r;ninot on that ba015 . O. in relation to

t M potlth of otlwr e tl~' 1c 6l""'>lPo . very ",,,11 a Bsl!enated. 1 - r· r . Louls ./allncr • ••R eal F.st!lte Agont

2- I 'l'. G1lbert Papp... teacher in No" Brunswiok High Gchool 3- l'r . JDI!los KO B

4 - Lr. ;lalter "'ra.nk ... reporter for the .'ew Jlrun&ti:ok Dally 110me l\.... s

5- Mr . ~.'a lter Kovaoe • • • sroCOI"

1.r. Peter " iroT .. gh1pp ln~ , !'nthpr Fod,y • • • Prlost of St . l .ad1slD.Ul.l R. C. Church

9- ltev . ~al1nt ... ttnearia.n Reformed (Presbyterian) Church , lO-~tber Smltheon ••• Pr eot of 3t . Joeepb Greek Catho110 Church U ...., ev. 3z1,.,tbJn

12 - ·~ !7V . An1rew Kostl •••!funGnrian Reformod Church

13-~· :r . ··1ederrean ••• U 1~erman' n Shoo tON

14 :r. Louis V6BIII.U' ••• owner of • OPB Th.ater 15-!.r. Zcltan Zllahy ••• ms.nager of Z11 thoatrical eroup

[,ote: ").60 intel:'V'1...,,,d were several me:roh.."U1t o , .. dootal:,;a printer of lluoS!U'la.n ngwllPl'.pora . a rentnurant traitress. ''''''<'r'al stUdents.

a recept1onist, Q bart.ender ana a tOI"r.ler vQ;xJrter f'or }run~1an langulLgo newspaper".