Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-13
The Borbori0ns

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After reading of the fearful
Russian retaliations in Hun
gary, I cannot help but think
Of the immortal words of the
great Argentine Domingo Sar-
miento: "Barbarians. you can
not slit the throat of an ideal"
Cornelius H. Bull.
Charlottesville. Va.
The explosion in Hungary. 10
years in the making. promised
to be the greatest success yet,
of Western policy. Though not
really our doing. it represented
a genuine nationalism. react
ing violently to a foreign and
imperialistic domination 1t
was a real attempt to find a
middle way between two sys-
tens, neither of which fitted
the Hungarians, just as neither
Asiatic communism nor Ameri-
can democracy fits the Arab
nations. But far from embar-
RAISING the Soviets, Hungary
has become merely second
front where they can intervene.
in force. and still retain a con-
siderable part of world moral
opinion on their side. They can
do this thanks to the timed.
selfish. bullying maneuvers of
France and Britain in Egypt.
"Give the blighters a Whit of
grapeshot!" humble the Colo
nels in their clubs in London,
as if the year were 1856. Such
barefaced imperialism has de-
stroyed the last vestiges Of
trust in their former friends of
the nations Of the Middle East.
and in Russian eyes justifles
not only repression in Hungary
but force in the Middle East.
Let us not mistake the symp-
toms Of World War III. Con-
versely, let us not be SO obsessed
by service to the cause of peace
that we are afraid to stand up
and be counted in defense of
the rights of small nations.
The present is our golden OPP
portunity-free of any faint of
Imperialism, in actual opposi-
ton to Franco British violation
of these rights, we must assert
our leadership. Our policy must
be clear. We deplore force but
any further aggression. British,
French, Israeli. Russian. will be
met with our force. We must
swear that Russian "volun-
teers" in the Arab states will
be joined by American volun-
teers, and that other American
volunteers will support Hun
gary's determination to run her
own affairs. Our determination
to avoid war must lead us to
Suez. not Munich.
Tiresias.
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Do you not hear the cry,
America? In Hungary. the
blood that spurts and spatters
is being spilled for the freedom
you espouse. Do you not hear?
How many times have you
waited and watched and hoped
that war would pass you by,
America? How many times
have you waited and watched
in vain? How many men and
women and children will suffer
and die while America waits
again?
Who has won a single battle
in the war for freedom who did
not risk much. even his life?
Who has saved one soldiers
life who waited for the enemy
to choose the time and place
of battle?
He who will not choose to
defend his brothers freedom
will be forced to defend his
own.
II little Hungary. with little
more than her bare hands, has
had the naked courage 10 open
the battle. why do you mold
back, America? What ever
lasting shame you do bring
upon yourself; your fear has
rendered you incapable Of ac-
ton. Ever lower burns the
Pickering fame Of hope in the
hearts Of those enslaved. The
monster feeds and becomes ever
stronger while you do nothing
but utter lamentations and
cries Of sympathy. .
Yet you shall pay for your
tear. With every minute you
walt the price in blood that
you must pay increases.
Blood is cheap when 1t flows
from a strangers wounds. But
that stranger in Hungary is
your brother and he who at
tacks and Stays him for his
beliefs will not be long in turn
ing on you. The time is not
far of. America The writing
is on the wall! VIII you risk
a possible ten thousand to die
now, or will you wait and con-
denim millions TO q death as