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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-01

Peloza paid high tribute to-
our golden anniversary men,
bers seated on the stage.
Chairman Vinko Stajmiger in
troduced the rest Of the pro-
gram.
The Villa TamburitZans
entertained with our fav-
orite Croatian songs, as
did the Mukwonago musi-
clans, and our kolo dancers
performed with the dances
characteristic of our cul-
ture.
The Silver Strings Tambur-
itzans, under the direction Of
Charles Elias, made a fine
contribution to the program
with their readitions; and we
were all pleased to hear the
beautiful voice Of Dorothy
Butkovich, who sang the Ma
tional Anthems.
John Ovcarich Speaker
A great friend of the
crowd, bro. John Ovcarich,
Secretary Of the CFU Sick
Benefit Department, high
lighted the days program
with his fine address.
He brought out the great
progress made by the GU,
this being it's 65th Anniver-
sary, which is looking for.
ward to staging it's 10th Ma
tional Convention.
He mentioned that it Ks
"a years since Milwaukee
, played host to q CFU Con-
vention.
This great organization car
be proud of it's publicity
which makes us aware of the
fact that in America some Of
the finest citizens are among
/ our members.
Bro. Ovcarich also stated
that great progress Is made
by our organization for the
future benefit Of our younger
generation through our Scho
larship Foundation, Inc. HI
urged all to promote this pro
iect with all our hearts.
West Allis Celebrates
Mayor Mcdonald Of thu
town of Franklin mentioned
that the Croatian people have
a long background of history
He added that they are solid
citizens and hoped that many
Of them would come to live
in Franklin.
Mayor Klentz complimented
the Junior Tamburitza Or
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-01

. The longer 4 man goes
without CF'U Life insurance,
the more he needs it, the less
chance he has of getting it,
and the more 1t costs him in
tho end.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-01

. Members of the Croatian
Fraternal Union may be
found in almost every State
of the Union, in the Territory
of Alaska, and in every Pro-
vince in Canada.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-01
U. 5. Senator Hubert Humphrey Halls
Society During Milwaukee County Fete

MILWAUKEE, Wise. - With the advantages of a
beautiful day and lovely park great crowd Of
5000 gathered for the 18th Annual Croatian Fraterna
Union Day Picnic Sunday June IA, 1859.
The delicious of the barbecued lambs and pigs
filled the atmosphere at early hour
AS an introduction to program, ViceChairman John
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-01
History Of Croatian Fraterna| Union
History Of Croatians In North America
Society Has Made Tremendous Progress
During 65 Years On Continental Scene
CONTINUED from Page 81

Second World War
The Second World War
found the Union equally gen.
erous.
Tens of thousands of dol
lars were given to war VIC
tins and half a million dollars
was collected for the relief
of the homeless and starved
victims of the war.
At the outbreak of the war
the CF'U set the example for
other organizations by donat-
ing $4,000 to the American
Red Cross and the response
of it's 100 lodges and nests
was Enthusiastically as gen.
erous.
In 1913, nature on the
rampage in the form of
high winds and heavy rain
inundated sections of Ohio,
Indiana, and Nebraska. On
it's own initiative, the Su-
preme Board of the NCS
sent $1,000 to the COVER
nOrs of each of these states
for distribution amongst
the stricken.
In 1927 a similar catastro-
phe along the banks of the
Mississippi resulted in a spe-
cial appeal by the Red Cross
for help. The CF'U gave again.
In the following year a
great fire broke out in Ros-
1yn, Wash. Some CF'U men,
bers lost their homes, and
their organization (CFU) was
quick to help.
In the year 1880 an explo-
sion on the st. Lawrence Ri
yer in Canada took the lives
of many people, amongst
them some Croats. Our Cana
dian members, individually
and collectively, and the or
ganization itself, did much to
alleviate the suffering
Behind Ike's Program
There are many other ex-
amples of concerted action in
the genuine spirit of human
itarianism.
Just a few years ago our
CFU, through it's more than
600 senior lodges, answered
the call of the National Fra
ternal Congress in it's Blood
mobile program.
Your Society was pretty
near the top, and perhaps ev-
en- there, in the sum total
collected for the purpose.
In the latter part of 1856
the Union and it's member
ship wrote another glorious
chapter in civic endeavor.
The appeal of the Supreme
Board for grass roots en-
dorsement of the American
Museum of immigration
via a $1,000 Group Found
er Membership was enthu-
siastically oversubscribed.
In President Eisenhower s
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-01
television appearance.

to the happy group and were
included in some of the PIC
lures, they put an impromptu
show for our benefit, dane
ing several kolo numbers
with such precision and prac-
ticed ease as we have not
vet seen in such q young
group.
Their precision and ex-
cellence of performance re-
minded us of "Tanec" and
"kolo" groups which visi-
ted America a few years
ago from Yugoslavia.
The dancing instructor Of
this young group is - sur
prisingly a young French
man, who does not yet know
one word of Croatian, but we
are certain that he will be
speaking it before long, just
as our own Dick Crum, cho-
reographer of the Duquesne
Uni versity Tamburitzans,
learned the Croatian Ian
guage!
During the rest period and
at picture-taking, the young
boys and girls conversed a.
mong themselves only in
Croatian, and their happy
chatter sounded like the twit-
tering of the birds in the
woods.
May Travel Later
Such pleasant surprise
was entirely unexpected. We
simply will have to obtain
the wherewithall to bring
this group of young men,
bers of Lodge 900 to the
States.
l implored the lodge lead
ership to let the rest of the
membership in Canada and
America know what they
have. They assured me that
it will be done in time, but
not yet.
They promised to send
me a copy of the picture
taken with them, and it is
being published today in
the Zajednicar as proof to
our membership In accor-
dance with the heading Of
this article, that not all the
gold is In the kings treas
ury, but that there is
much gold and valuable
gems to be found wherever
our young people are.
It need merely be discov-
cred and brought out into the
light of day to disclose the
sparkle Of the Croatian
soul, to hear the music of our
tamburitza, and to enjoy the
artistry Of the performance
of our kolo dances.
We regret very, very much
that our stay among them
had to be 80 short, but it will
remain a pleasant memory as
long as we live!
Stop In Gloversville
The same evening we start.
ed back for Pittsburgh. We
stopped for a few hours a.
mong our members Of Lodge
3O5 in Gloversville, N. Y.
Our old lodge in that city
now numbers a mere 88 mem.
bers, mostly older people, the
younger folks having scat.
tered in the quest for employ
ment.
This lodge has owned it's
own home for a number of
years, and owns land ad-
joining the building stIita-
bic for addition to the
present premises. In addi-
ton to it's home in the
city, the lodge also owns
a picnic grounds atop a
small hill some six miles
from the city.
If these grounds were near
Pittsburgh, ! told the lodge
officers and membership, it
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-01

Father Sima, a pleasant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
Soviet Footho|d in Antarctica
A Key Point in Conference Here

i'm condominium which would
administer the entire continent
except the Palmer Peninsula, in
which Chile, Argentina and Great
Britain have conflicting claims.
The condominium, it was pro-
posed, would work with the three
Palmer Peninsula powers when
ever necessary.
Freedom for scientific explora-
ton by all nations would be guar
anteed. but on q "permissive"
basis. In other words, the con-
dominium would issue "visas" and
the feared Russians would be ad-
mitted only as visitors, not as
possible, claimants or co-ad-
ministrators.
Some knowledgeable people in
Washington still harbor the hope
that, If the present conference
fails to freeze the present legal
status quo and guarantee Ant
arctica's use for peaceful purposes,
the condominium idea can be
revived.
But each passing month that
the Soviet Union has its explorers
wandering over the South Polar
wastelands, the more difficult it
will be to push her out. Moscow
has four permanent stations there
now, the United States, three.
Russia has also proposed mapping
one third of the continent while
other associates map the other
two-thirds. Mapping, Of course, is
one of the principal grounds for
sovereignty claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
A NEW HEAD CoUNTNsTART
There Is Some Hope for World REFUGEES

Mr.. Walters interest seems to
be confined to those called "emi-
grable," meaning able and willing.
He revealed that his subcom-
mittee was investigating to deter
mine the scope of the problem
and why refugee immigrant visas
already available under acts for
merly enacted have not been
used"
His subcommittee, however, is
following up this bunch and send
ing detailed questionnaires to the
various voluntary agencies-de-
nominational or of a layman
origin-which work with refugees.
Hearings in February
Hearings will be held in Febru-
airy. What with the up-dated
count being made both by his
committee and the q. N. and the
new trends picked up at the COM
mission meeting, the future looks
fairly bright.
Also during the coming months
some of this country's pique over
Britain's alleged Johnny-come-
lately role may subside.
Mr.. Walter and others have
pointed with considerable pride
that since 1945 the United States
has accepted $4,000 refugees and
has spent a billion dollars.
But while this tempest boils
itself out, the rest of the refugee
year nations have gone along &C
cepting facts and figures supplied
by the U. N. as to numbers and
conditions of the forgotten men
and women.
The overall number of unsettled
refugees in Europe today is placed
at $4,000.
OF this number, about $4,000
still live in camps. This leaves
more than 100000 who are making
out the best they can-living in
abandoned camps or in make
shift lodgings in their country of
refuge. Without citizenship, they
are greatly handicapped.
About 10000 of all the refugees
whether in or out of camps-are
classified as aged, sick or handi-
capped.
In the camps. 10000 men and
women have lived for more than
10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01

torch during the year, in a frus-
trating position. ct is headed by
Dean Francis B. Sayre, jr., of the
Washington Cathedral.)
Mr.. WoIterfs Figures
Just before Congress adjourned
Representative Walter - whose
power in this field seems undis-
puted-gave the House an ex-
PLANTATION. After stating that $40
million has been set aside to give
financial assistance during the
year, he said this:
I'VE have heard all sorts of
figures. The United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees has
given us the official number of
refugees desiring to emigrate as
$4,000 which, of course, is con-
siderably fewer than the number
that we hear about, particularly
coming from the other body"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01

Year originated in England in
1858 as a counterpart of Interna-
tional Geophysical Year. Sixty
two members of the United Ma
tons approved it last December
and it got under way on July /.
1t will end on June 80, 1860.
Still another sign that the year
momentum may pick up should
be found soon in Geneva. The In
tergovernmental Committee Coun-
Gil meets then. Though not con-
vefiing to discuss the year, per Sc.
its own interests are indivisible
from it. The commission can't re-
settle refugees if there is no place
to take them.
Such an atmosphere is a breed
ing ground of hope. Perhaps
there, such a United States policy
maker as Representative Walter
Of Pennsylvania will crystalline
his thoughts for the upcoming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
BY ANN COTTRELL FREE
Contributing Writer

A few recent signs point hope
fully to more vigorous approach
to one of the key aims Of World
Refugee Year, which - in this
country has been plagued by
confusion, complexity and, to
some extent, conflict.
At last, some of the by-pasSed
European refugees of World War
II and communism may begin to
get the breaks they have longed
for. But for anyone to stir hopes
too much that a real home soon
lies ahead could be cruel.
When a refugee has been turned
down repeatedly because Of age or
physical handicap of himself or
a member of his family, he be-
comes member of that gray le-
gion called the "hard core"
Not only lost souls figuratively,
they seem to be lost in q statistical
sense, too. One reason the United
States is bringing in q few Of these
leftovers stems from confusion and
uncertainty as to their numbers.
A Count Is Under Woy
Therefore. disclosure that a
Congressional Committee and the
United Nations High Commits
sioner for Refugees are bringing
up to date head counts" of Euro
pean refugees has been welcomed
here.
Another forward step may be
the publication of a great human
document-the size of a mall
order catalogue-of "hard core"
cases. It is being prepared by
the 28-nation Intergovernmental
Committee for European Migra-
ton, which has moved 415,000
European refugees to homes over
seas in seven years. The catalogue
will be distributed to potential
countries Of asylum.
One of the years" three aims,
however, is to encourage "perma-
nent refugee solutions through
voluntary repatriation, resettle-
ment or integration on a purely
humanitarian basis :"
Its other aims are supplement-
ing public interest.
The Idea Of World Refugee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01

session Of Congress. He is chair
man of the Judiciary subcommit-
tee handling immigration matters.
Though the United States so
far has done little to liberalize
its immigration laws in difference
to the year eight other nations
have done so. They are Australia,
Belgium, Britain. Canada, France.
New Zealand, Norway and Sweden.
For years such nations as Bel.
GUM and Sweden have paid at
tention to the handicapped or the
aged.
The United States reluctance
in the last session of Congress to
pass law permitting entry of
about 10000 hard core" cases
over and above regular immigra-
ton quotas is based on a variety
of reasons. It has left the United
States Committee for Refugees,
which was set UP to carry the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
became indispensable to the econ
omies of the countries.
How the Chinese Fare

became indispensable to the econ
omies Of the countries.
How the Chinese Fare
From land to land. the specific
problems differ, but the pattern
is similar.
The genial Filipinos, who speak
English easily and resemble
Americans in mannerism and out
look more than any other Asians
(thanks to the long American
interest in the Philippines) cease
smiling when they think Of their
Chinese problem" Almost every
night in Manila's Plaza Miranda
anti-C Chinese harangues arrest the
attention of the crowds. The $780,
900 Chinese in the republic (only
IL per cent Of the total popula-
tom are conSpicuously prosper
GUS and Woodworking citizens, es-
pecially to the often jealous gaze
of the Filipinos.
When the Philippine govern
ment decreed restrictions on the
Chinese role in retail trade, the
Chinese shifted to manufacturing
and became even more successful.
American Government observers in
the country. who are often vocally
indignant at Philippine Gin
dolence" and corruption" at
tribute the attitude of the Fllipinos
to Jealousy" mixed with frustra-
ton, which is called nationalism
in these parts.
Things are much worse in
neighboring Indonesia, where the
overseas" Chinese number be-
tween 2.5 and million, some 5
per cent of the population.
There the government has re-
stricted the Chinese from owning
businesses outside the major cities,
has imposed special regulations on
the right to travel and has passed
rigid citizenship" laws for any
one wishing to engage in COM
merce generally.
Conditions in MoIoyo
In neighboring and closely re-
lated Malaga, where the native
language and customs are almost
identical with those Of Indonesia,
the Chinese number about "a mil
lion, almost as many as the Ma
lays themselves. Here the modus
vivendi still suffers from mutual
rancor and Jealousy; politically
and economically the Chinese I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01

has disclosed a sudden intense
interest.
Those who advocate the present
tready formula ask: So what?
Antarctica is a wasteland. good
only for weather observation
which is unclassified and not very
strategic.
Others claim Antarctica could
become key area In the space
age. Space stations circling the
North and South Poles could OBJ
serve the total earth spinning be-
meath them.
Unlike the water and ice-bound
North Pole, the South Pole lies
In land. A hundred years from
now, some scientists speculate, the
nation that controls the South
Pole might be a large factor in
controlling all space.
U. S. Experiences There
Moreover the United States has
lost II lives and spent between
500 million and $500 million de-
veloping the most extensive scien-
tific and operational centers on
the continent in Antarctica, vastly
more than any other country.
Signing treaty with the Soviet
Union and 10 other nations would
oblige the United States to obtain
the approval of these 9th er
nations for any venture it might
contemplate on the frozen con-
continent.
For instance Great Circle polar
air flights are regarded as o COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star Stan Writer

Win the United States live to
regret giving the Soviet Union q
foothold in Antarctica?
Sober voices are being raised
here to advance this warning as
the 12-nation Conference on Ant
arctica enters its third week Of
deliberations.
Purpose Of the conference has
been to demilitarize the continent,
to freeze what is called the legal
status quo" there and to keep it
open to scientific exploration by
all corners on a cooperative basis.
A draft treaty had already taken
shape before the conference
opened in the Department of In
terror Auditorium October Is.
It has been one of those rare
occasions when the United States
and the Soviet Union have got
along at an international con-
ference. Both of them were
standing for the same general
principles.
Those who are natively sus-
picious Of the Soviet Unions
Communist government instinc-
lively suspected something. When
they got to looking into it this
is what they found:
U S. Main Explorer
The United States is far and
away the principal explorer Of
Antarctica. It could claim SOW
ereignty to large areas Of the
continent-which covers q land
area equivalent to that Of the
United States and Europe COM
bined-with vastly more basis
than any of the other II nations
participating in the Antarctica
conference.
President Eisenhower, in fact,
once suggested that the United
States claim the whole continent
and see what happened. Plans
were under way to do that.
But the International Geophys-
ical Year got in the way. There
was so much cooperation in ex-
ploration and exchange Of scien-
tific data that the whole Ameri-
can idea for claiming the con-
tinent was dropped.
Instead the concept of freezing
the legal status quo was devel-
oped. This means that seven ma
tions which now have overlapping
claims to territory on Antarctica
would be asked to put their claims
on ice.
Those nations, like the United
States, the Soviet Union and
others, which have explored in
the Antarctic but made no spe-
cific claims, would be allowed to
reserve their rights to make
claims later.
And no nation would be asked
to recognize the claims Of any
other nation.
The Formulas Shortcomings
What is wrong with this for
mula?
Some complain it gives II other
nations q foot in the door in Ant
arctica, where the United States
has explored some 3.6 million
square miles since the early 1905,
compared to only few hundred
thousand by its nearest Compel
itors. .
Others point out that the IL
nations now being set up as the
arbiters of Antarctica's future were
arbitrarily selected. They object
that two participants. Belgium and
the Union of South Africa, have
made no discoveries, explorations
or occupancies justifying any ter
r1torlal claims or even much of a
voice in Antarctic policies.
The most dangerous foot in the
door in Antarctica, it is felt. is
Russia's. She bases her claims on
an 1920 voyage by Belingshausen
around the continent. But his
party never set foot on the Ant
arctic continent. The Soviet Union
did enter the International Geo.
physical Year activities in Ant
arctica with Q vim. however. that
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ing thing. There are already COM
merical flights over the North
Pole. The South Pole may be next.
McMurdo Sounds airbase may be-
come a way station linking nations
Of the Southern Hemisphere.
The Soviet Union, in particular,
could be expected to keep a
troublesome hand in negotiating
commercial air routes.
Moreover. as time goes on, the
Soviet Union could build claims to
sovereignty there by occupying
parts of the continent more or less
permanently. So far no one is
set up there on a year-round
basis. But since occupation is one
Of the principal bases for sover-
eighty claims, some fear the Soviet
Union may make moves to set up
permanent installations there.
At least the present Soviet ma
newer in Antarctica gives her
more of foothold than she ever
had before.
Those who have explored the
frigid continent and their friends
have long foreseen some Soviet
attempt to horn in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
Condominium Suggestion

Their suggested counter was a
condominium. 1t was proposed
only two years ago that the
United States claim all the un-
claimed portions Of the Antarctic
and simultaneously join with
Australia and New Zealand-per-
haps also with Norway and France