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THE HUNGARIAN QUARTERLY Was First Published in the Spring of 1934 by the Society of the Hungarian Quarterly Vol. 1 ISSN 0883-8321 No. 4 Ü1C ffwnga^riam- Qkartcrl^ Designed to spread true knowledge concerning the Carpathian Basin and its peoples. To explore the possibilities of mutual understanding and cooperation between the coexisting nationalities for the sake of a lasting peace, justice and prosperity. Published by The Danubian Press, Inc. Astor, FL 32002 In cooperation with the Danubian Research and Information Center Editor; Albert Wass Assistant Editor: Dr. Anne Atzél Editorial Board: Dr. Edward Chaszar Rev. Ft. Christopher Hites Dr. László Juhász Dr. László Könnjrü Dr. Antal Lelbach Subscription: U.S. $12.00 yearly. Single copy U.S. $4.00. Overseas U.S. $18.00. Address: Danubian Press, Rt. 1, Box 59, Astor, FL 32002 USA. Printed by: Franciscan Fathers Catholic Publishing Company 1739 Mahoning Avenue Youngstown, Ohio 44509 July 1986 THE HUNGARIAN QUARTERLY was first published in the spring of 1934 by the Society of the Hungarian Quarterly. The editors were: Dr. Joseph Balogh, Budapest, Hungary, Owen Rutter, London, England and Francis Deak, New York, USA. In 1944 the Society of the Hungarian Quarterly was dissolved, and in 1945-46 its members imprisoned or deported into Russia. Years later the communist government in Budapest started the NEW HUNGARIAN QUARTERLY, a propaganda publication, which in no way can be regarded as the legal successor of the original Hungarian Quarterly. Forty years after the occupation of Hungary by the armies of the Soviet Union, which occupation is still demonstrated by the presence of Soviet troops on Hungarian soil, members of the Hungarian exile in the USA, Canada, Australia and Europe decided to pick up the fallen banner, of ‘‘peace, justice and a better future through knowledge and understanding,” and republish the Hungarian Quarterly in the USA. Our aim is the same: to acquaint the English speaking world with the past as well as the present situation of the Carpathian Basin and try to deal with the difficult problems of the future. To clear up the misconceptions and blow away the smoke-screen created by unscrupulous political adventurers in their determination to enforce their nationalistic goals at the detriment of a multi­ national population which inhabit the Carpathian Basin for long centuries. According to the newest statistics the population of the Carpathi£m Basin includes: 15 million Hungarians, 4.5 million Croatians, 4 million Rumanians, 3.8 million Slovaks, 0.6 million Germans, 0.5 million Serbians, 0.6 million Ruthenians, and 0.6 million others. Our aim is to point out the festering problems which smolder under the surface ready to explode again and search for a wise and just solution of these problems, a solution which could save the future of 29.6 milhon people from more destruction, more killing and more suffering. Table of Contents Editorial............................................................................................................................................................3 Notes to the Birth of Czechoslovakia...........................................................................................................5 Blueprints for Peace with Justice: Let Frésh Air Flow into East Central Europe................................ 9 B y Dr. Gábor Szent-Ivány Memorandum of the National Committee of Hungari£ins from Czechoslovakia in North America.. 16 The Ethno-Genesis of the Rumanian People and Their Migration into Transylvania........................18 By Alexander Török Resolution on Central Europe..................................................................................................................... 22 Book Review.................................................................................................................................................. 23 By Dr. István Mailath Letter to the Editor...................................................................................................................................... 25 By Alex Böszörményi Hungarian Cultural Influence in Europe.................................................................................................. 26 By Prof. Leslie Könnyű Attention! CORRECTION IN VOL. 1, NO. 3 OF THE HUNGARIAN QUARTERLY: The Subtitle on Page 5 should read: “The Problem of Hungarian Schools in Slovakia Editorial With this issue of The Hungarian Quarterly we have completed our first year. It is up to the readers to decide whether or not we did a good job. On our part, we put our heart and soul into it. As promised, we were dedicated to peace with unity and justice in the Carpathian Basin. Whenever we pointed out the faults and the injustices, the abuses and the cruelties of today, we did it for the sake of a better tomorrow. Our aim was to heal, not to injure; to correct and admonish in­ stead of urging for revenge. We did not try to please anyone, but to convey the truth, which is never a popular task. We learned much during the first year, and much of what we learned was not pleasant. The mail brought us letters of hate, letters of criticism, and only a few lines of approval and encouragement. Evaluating the reaction to the four issues we have published so far, we have drawn the following conclusions: 1. There is still much too much hate in those who represent the different nationalities of the Car­ pathian Basin in the free world. Strangely enough, this hate does not come from those who repre­ sent the oppressed minorities of that area but from those who represent the oppressors; not the governments themselves, but the peoples whose governments are mistreating the minorities. Overheated nationalism coupled with false knowledge and misinformation resulting from century long propaganda, feűsified history, and inherited prejudices, make the search for just and sober solutions immensely difficult. For example: the Rumanians in the U.S.A. angrily deny any Hungarian cultural heritage in Transylvania and the Slovaks seem to be doing the same concerning Slovakia. The Hungarians on the other hand, hurt and angered by the stubborn denials of their past and their national heriteige, are hesitant to reach out a friendly hand toward their unfriendly neighbors for fear of being hurt again. 2. The West, meaning in the first place the United States and the United Kingdom, does not seem to care what is going on in those countries they entrusted forty years ago to the care of the Soviet Union. They have their own problems to tend to and no time to worry about the future of such obscure places as the Carpathian Basin. What we have learned during this one year can be put into one sentence: Those who would be able to do something in promoting peace with justice and prosperity in the Carpathian Basin don’t give a hoot, while those who would be willing to do something don’t have the power to do it. Nevertheless, the truth is still the truth and justice is still justice whether the majority of the people recognize it or not. The Carpathian Basin, known for a thousand years as the Hungarian Kingdom, was homeland to all of us, no matter what language we spoke. For centuries we lived side by side and fought side by side intruders and oppressors alike. Kassa is the semie hometown to Hungarians whose ancestors lived and died there for centuries, as is Kosice for the Slovaks. It is also another fact that economically the Carpathian Basin has to be united in order to function pro­ perly and prosper to its full capacity. Experience taught us this lesson. Experience taught us also that divided into small national states, with each of them trying to rid itself one way or another of its minorities, turns the entire Carpathian Basin into a time bomb, which can be ignited any time by unscrupulous forces for the benefit of their political aspirations. Those “minorities” have just as much right to live in those towns and villages where they were bom and where their forefathers lived for centuries as do those in the “majority” of the same area. They have the right to live in peace, freedom, political, and cultural equality. We have found also that clear thinking men and women, though in the minority, agree with our philosophy. There are some American, Canadian, and European scholars, statesmen, and newspapermen who also recognize the value of our theory. Based on all these facts, we felt that it is worthwhile to continue our work regardless of all the negative aspects we have encountered. For one day — God knows when, but one day — good sense and practicality will override old time grievances and misunderstandings, and people will come to realize that what we are teilking about is not an “utopia" but a sensible solution to all the problems people of the Carpathian Basin are faced with today. Therefore, with our next issue in October we shall begin our second year of struggle and we ask our readers to help us again by renewing their subscriptions and propagating The Hungarian Quarterly. The hate-mongers may scream if they please. However, as has been said aforetime, let the past bury the past; the NOW is at hand and the MORROW belongs to God. And, ...If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed ye shall move mountains. We are not trying to move mountains. All we want is that those who live there, surrounded by those mountains, live together in peace, justice, and prosperity. Notes to the Birth of Czechoslovakia The formation of Czechoslovakia after A: A few days after taking over the Ministry of World War I, by annexation of the northern part Defense I received reports that Czech troops of the thousand-year-old Hungarian
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