Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-04

Hungarian gendarmes. do not fire
upon the Hungarian people.
You, too, are not the sons of mag
mates, but sons of the people. The
peoples interests are our interests,
the peoples sorrows your sorrows.
Your brothers do not make up
aristocratic society. but the Hungar-
ian people.
brothers!
; BE the guardians of quiet and
right, not the bailiffs of despotism.
B first of all Hungarians and
then gendarmes.
1.-The God of nations will bless you
in proportion as you heed these
words!"
THE National Council to the Hun
! garian Farmers:
T Hungary's Farmers:
Bohemia has become an indie
pendent state. Croatia has become
an independent state. Only the free
! and Independent existence of Hungary
is not yet insured, only Hungary has
as yet no army at it's disposition, only
the Hungarian people car exercise no
influence upon the guidance of its own
destiny.
I'VE wish to see the country inde-
pendent! We wish to assist the Hun
garian agricultural people in getting
land, we wish to erect hat free and
happy Hungary for which the heroes
of the struggle for liberty fought in
1S4S. Now the work of our fore
fathers must be completed, now the
continued existence Of the country
must be assured. Now must all servi-
tude and oppression be ended forever
People of Louis Kossurh. awake!
Hungary is menaced by fearful perils,
help save it! Let us all unite to create
an independent, free, and happy Hun
gary. Join us, and even the gates Of
hell will not prevail against us.
With fraternal greetings"
Statement to the Nation.
Under the presidency of y Count
Michael karolyi, the new Hungarian
cabinet organized by the count and
formally approved by Charles, then
king of Hungary. held a meeting the
night of October 81 and sent out this
appeal to the people:
Fellow Citizens!
GLORY and honor to the victorious
people of Budapest! The peoples rev.
olution has triumphed. The first peo-
pies government Of Hungary has been
formed inc has taken over the man.
agement of the nations affairs.
Its first and most pressing duty
will be the conclusion of peace. Ev-
erything will at once be done to see
that the armistice is effected within
a few days and that the soldiers are
able to return to their homes. We are
confident that in a very short time
we shall lead the people out of the
torments of war, and we hope that we
in it's entirety.
1.-The complete political %independ-
ence Of Hungary is assured: A spe-
Scial Hungarian minister Of foreign
affairs will be named.
I'VE are free. AS a free nation we
stretch out a fraternal hand to the
other nations hat live in our father
land.
I'VE shall take all steps necessary
to secure and organize the power
which we have fought for and won.
I'VE at one restore to the nation
the rights Of which it has been rob-
bed: freedom of the press, trial by
jury, the right of assemblage and or
%ganization. We announce a military
informed prisoners to return to their
native lands.
we shall speedily present a meas
ure providing for universal, equal and
secret suffrage and election by COM
munities to the chamber of deputies
and municipal and local bodies; a
suffrage that includes the women
Furthermore. we shall submit a Law
rearranging the election districts on
We I'VE . shall ARE IN every po.sibl.
way for our returning soldiers and
for unhappy victims Of the war.
I'VE begin work at once in the field
OF social Legislation and protection
for the workers and for the realiza-
ton of a vigorous agrarian policy that
Will aid the great masses of the peo-
pie in obtaining possession Of land.
III the present chamber Of deputies
fails to accept any Of the points in
our program we shall dissolve 1t al
once and appeal to the nation.
tFelloW-4tixens! We are Of the
opinion thAt, although the country to-
day. o. the result Of the Sins Of the