Evening star., 1949-02-15
6 s*THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
Rome TO Demonstrate
Against Mindszenty
Conviction Sunday.
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LVIlvlIHOn JuIludy'
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its best to settle church-state
differences.
THE Hungarian government
had officially informed the Vatican
about all charges against Minds
zenty in due time before the trial,
declared Josef Revai, chief Com
munist ideologist. "It did so tt
give the Vatican the possibility tt
remove him."
I'VE would have let Mindszenty
go, only to help reconciliation be-
tween church and state" he said
He was addressing one of three
rallies held in Budapest to pro-
test against "nnperialist SANDER
ing and attempts at interference
In Hungarian affairs.
The Vatican had the oppor-
tunity to act" Revai continued
eff the Vatican did not want te
have Mindszenty we thought we
could go on and try him.
Gan informed Vatican source
said tine Holy See probably
would have rejected any Hun
garian proposal for the with
drawal of Cardinal Mindszenty
before his trial. The Vatican
never descends to such COM
promises. the source declared.
(The Vatican source did not
confirm or deny that Hun
garian proposal was made be-
fore Cardinal Mindszenty's
trial.
(The Vatican source sug-
gested that a so-called Hun
garian peace offer" may have
been carried by Father Emerico :
Moczy, Jesuit priest, on a visit
to the Vatican last December.
Father Moczy. described as a
Jesuit student at Szeged, Hun
gary, repeatedly was arrested
on his return to Hungary
Offer Made Before Arrest.
An official spokesman said later
that Revai's statement meant that
the offer to the Vatican was made
Before the arrest of the cardina.
and not between the time Of his
arrest and the trial. The cardinal
was arrested December rs and
placed on trial February 8. The
Peoples Court sentenced him to
life imprisonment,
After the arrest. Revai was
quoted as replying Hungary
never" would release the cardinal
as a condition of an agreement
between church and state. He was
quoted then in the official news
paper, Szabad Nep. as saying
Hungarian democracy is as SOW
ereign as the Vatican and will not
accept the condition of exception
from punishment for criminal acts
and the immunity of priests who
aim to overthrow the government.
The spokesman said the Vatican
took no action before the arrest
of the cardinal and that the trial
then was inevitable. When the
cardinal went on trial a letter he
admitted writing was read. 1t con-
ssained an offer of the cardinal to
Withdraw from his Office, at least
Tor a while, if the trial was post
yponed. The offer was refused. :
Silent on Negotiation.
The spokesman did not say how
the negotiation was conducted.
The Holy See is not represented
in the diplomatic colony here.
"But a way was found to acquaint
the Vatican of the situation the
spokesman said.
"The Vatican admitted" Revai
said, that it could not maintain
its lies, but this admission did not
hinder the Pope from continuing
his attacks against US
The Hungarian government did
It's best before it was forced to try
Mindszenty."
Revai also referred to the state
ments of Francis Cardinal Spell
man in New York after the trial.
He quoted Spellman as saying it
would have been better If the court
had sentenced the cardinal to
death. At one point he referred to
the New York prelate as "Mr
Revai commented: We'll, we
it that Archbishop
would have preferred to
have a dead martyr and not such
b miserable creature
, They asked why Mindszenty
behaved like a coward" he con-
tinued. we are going to tell
them: Only great principles create
martyrs and heroes"
In his speech Revai also spoke
about relations between Hungary
and the United States.
I'VE do not want to defy the
United States, but we can't toler-
ate that they should treat us as
II we were a colony" he said.
: I'VE are aware that legations
are necessary as long as there are
diplomatic connections between
two countries. and it is our desire
that such connections should ex-
tst;; but we do not want to have
ENJOYS here who conspire with
Hungarian counts. They have to
behave as well-educated men and
diplomats.
The Hungarian government has
asked the United States to with
draw Minister Selden Chaplin from
Hungary. 1t was alleged during
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