Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-19
HUNGARY PLACES
FAITH IN WILSON
Madame Schwimmer Sees
Adoption of IA Points
as Humanity's Hope
WOULD PREVENT WARS
Woman Envoy Of New Repub-
lie Believes in Righteous
ness of L. S.
By the Associated Press

-, Geneva, Dec. ~.
In his historical fourteen points as q
basis for peace President Wilson has
laid down the essence of what thinkers
Of all ages have distilled" said Madame
Rosa Schwimmer, temporary represen-
tative Of the Hungarian Republic TO
Switzerland.
His victory Madame Schwimmer
continued. will be n victory for all
who have been ridiculed as Ctoplan
when they were speaking or writing
concerning such institutions as are pro-
yided for the sffety of the future II
President Wilson's fourteen points are
carried to the Peace Conference.
A Concerning the attitude of Hungary
toward the United States Madame
Schwimmer said:
Il must differentiate between the for
mer monarchical and the present repub
iican Hungary. Before the october
events which liberated Hungary from
the threefold yoke of the German, Aus
trian and Hungarian olgarchy senti-
ment varied widely, while at present
il is pretty well unanimous. Under
Count Tisza and Doctor Wekerle the
press made vast majority Of the peo-
pie believe that the population of the
United States was nothing but a gi-
gantic mass OF dollar-hunters whose
lives and interests were centered upon
the sole object of earning money. Con-
cerning President Wilson they spread
reports that he was making millions
out of the war and fattening on the
blood Of dying Europe.
Had Faith in United states
There was, however, a minority
which was of the solid belief that the
6 United States was the cradle Of the
higher humanity. We never forgot that
the United States generously offered
homes to millions of Hungarians driven
from their own rich soil by the ever
greedy oligarchy. We believed in the
righteousness of the United States and
looked toward thet great community of
yours as strong, young leader, which
would carry tired Europe upward and
onward to new forms of International
organization.
Count karolyi, the present Premier,
and the members OF his party stood up
for this belief in parliament On the
political pie tform he and others spread
their belief in the honesty OF. the motives
of the United States.
II had the opportunity TO lecture
throughout Hungary and could Judge
for myself that the prejudice against
President Wilson and the American
people was not Unborn. but the out
growth of the ignorance Of the people,
s who were glad and grateful to learn
that the people of the United States
were ideslistic, warmhearted and gen.
erous to a greater degree than any Of
Dur European nations.
savior for Hungary
To-day those in power in Hungary be-
lieye In the United States and that its
President had no selfish motives for
entering the war. Today, after in
credible sufferngs and worse during
the war, the Hungarians are looking
up with confidence to America and its
President, for the United States means
today for Hungary savior which will
change their unspeakable sufferings and
gives them possibility for future life."
Referring to President Wilson's four
teen points, Madame Schwimmer con-
tinued:
EITHER the world will adopt them
fully or 1t Is the beginning OF a series
OF wars which eventually must extin-
guish the human race. The formation
of a league OF nations, complete inter-
national disarmament and compulsory
arbitration must be the outstanding
points in the coming Feace Conference
The multitude of contradictory problems
can be solved only on the basis Of those
principles. In no other way will il
be possible to arrive at a satisfactor!
solution"