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as "far more mercilesS, his mar
tyrdom the greater" than If the
verdict had been death.
Although Secretary Acheson
said the Hungarian government
had not asked for Mr.. Chapin's
recall despite charges made
against him at the trial, Rep
resentative O'Toole, Democrat.
of Texas asked the State Depart
ment in a telegram to bring the
Minister home so Congress can
learn the true conditions in
Hungary.
Mr.. O'Toole also asked the Sen
ate and House Foreign Committees
to take steps to bring Chaplin
home for testimony and intro
duced a resolution to withdraw
United States recognition of Hun
gary until that nation "abates the
persecution of individuals or
groups because of race or creed"
Demands Voiced Yesterday.
Demands had been raised in
Congress yesterday that the
United States sever diplomatic
relations with Hungary and for
United Nations action, while in
Australia Herbert v. Evatt. presi-
dent of the U..N. General AS
sembly, said the matter may come
before the April U. N. meeting
in New York.
Lawmakers in the Parliaments
of Great Britain, the Netherlands
and France also strongly de-
nounced the action of the Hun
garian Peoples Tribunal.
Three resolutions bearing on
the situation were offered in the
House yesterday. in addition to
a declaration of indignation and
condemnation adopted by Re-
publican members.
Rodiho Offers Resolution. :
A resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Rodino, Democrat. Of
New Jersey urged that Congress
support an action submitting
this and other activities of the
present government of Hungary"
to~the sU.N. General Assembly as
villa tior1ssof the u. N. Charter and
deliberate persecution on ac-
count of conscience. :.
Representative Somers. Demo-
crat, of New York, offered a reso-
luton which would call on Presi-
dent Truman to break of diplo-
matte relations with Hungary.
A third resolution. by Repre-
sentative Green, Democrat. of
Pennsylvania. would condemn as
unjust" the arrest, confinement,
trial and conviction Of Cardinal
Mindszenty.
O'Conor Urges Action.
In the Senate, Senator, O'Conor.
Democrat. of Maryland. urged
that the State Department express
the sense Of outrage and shock"
which he said had been revealed
so definitely" as the reaction Of
the American people.
The Hungarian government
should be told that immense
good could be assured" in the pro-
motion of international amity by
reversal of the conviction. Senator
O'Conor said.
Representative Norton. Demo-
crat, Of New Jersey. confined to
her home with a cold. said it was
time for Americans still not Wig
liant against Communism to-
wake up and not leave to the
few the work in which we all
should take a part before it Is too
late.
Marshall Plan Cited.
Paul G.. Hoffman, Economic
Cooperation administrator, saw
the conviction as another reason
to continued Marshall Plan aid
voted last year. He said:
"Today's headlines tell of a
tragic event. If Congress had not
taken the action it did 10 months
ago voting Marshall Plan add,
similar events might be taking
place in other countries in Eu-
rope"
Warren r. Austin, chief Amer
lean delegate to the U. N, said at
Lake Success that Americans OF
all faiths" are alarmed and
shocked by the ominous portent"
of the trial.
The New York State legislature