Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-11
Refugee Debate
Ralph Browns exi

refugees was incredible and,
while The Stars policy of
presenting all sides is a fair
one, there does come a time
when right and wrong are so
clearly defined as to be un-
mistakable.
Mr.. Brown reproaches thou
sands of Hungarians because
they prefer life in America to
the probabilities of death or
deportation in their own coun-
try under government i'm
posed by Soviet tanks, and he
apparently is outraged be-
cause these refugees have
found good publicity agents.
To whom does he refer. the
President, Vice President
Nixon and all decent Ameri-
cans?
Aside from the subject of
Hungarian refugees, over
whom Mr.. Brown fortunately
has no jurisdiction, it is sad
and. / believe, dangerous to
come across such hate-rid-
died misconceptions and in
conSistencies. for Mr.. Browns
letter was all that and more.
In one paragraph he refers
to 1.-The glorious privileges of
this great land" having just
informed us that "at least one
American has been fired to
create a job for a Hungarian"
Mr.. Brown, who apparently
has a unique way of putting
two and two together. goes on
to inform us that Hungarian
refugees like the American
high standard of living all
though there are many Amer
leans who cannot buy food
for their children"
Who is Mr.. Brown. who
speaks of traditional Ameri-
can soft hearts and soft
brains" and further describes
his countrymen as stupid.
immoral and victims Of re
ligious hySteria?"
Who is Mr.. Brown. who
speaks as an American and
at the same time scorns and
sneers at the very essence of
what America means and is?
F. ID. Simpson.
In your edition of January Z
unfortunately / read a letter
entitled Challenges Refu-
gees" Although on the same
page an editorial gave this
writer his lesson under Tyr
amy in Hungary" might de-
fend the bleeding hearts"
among us little bit more.
This letter writer surely
cannot be a true son of Mother
Liberty. He seems to find it
all right that a foreign country
brushes a nation of ten mil
lion like Russia did with Hun
gary. l would like to ask him
what he would do If Great
Britain should occupy the
United States and send Ameri-
can youths who would oppose
to remote islands of the South
Seas or into labor camps?
Surely this writer never
heard about the Siberian
mines. I advise him to try in
Moscow a similar letter to
Pravda about the Arab refu-
gee problem. In the next "a
hours he would awake in those
mines.
T.. ue Dor.
Bravo for Ralph D. Brown.
! would like to add my Amen"
to everything he has said.
I'm glad we still have some
Sound-thinking Americans left
in this country. I. too, believe
the Hungarian people should
be helped by us as people of a
democracy. but our help should
be extended to them while
they remain near their home
land.
Thanks to Mr.. Brown who
had the courage to speak his
mind when most men in our
time are afraid to do so.
Mrs. G. +. S.
X Il
I firmly agree with the views
of Ralph d. Brown regarding
the Hungarian refugees. How
many Communists and other
undesirables were missed by
the screening? Congress should
impose more severe restric-
tions on immigrants and
refugees.
II. M. G.
read the incredible letter
you published signed Ralph
d. Brown" entitled "Chal-
lenges Refugees"
The Americans who possess
intelligence" to whom this
mysterious Mr.. Brown refers,
will at once identify him as
the proverbial fool" or