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

The officers and soldiers were loudly
acclaimed by the passersby and by
persons at the windows. Otherwise
absolute quiet reigned during the
morning hours in the limits of Buda~
pest. The only changes from the
normal appearance of the capital
consisted in the fact that most of the
business places remained closed, and
that small groups of persons singing
patriotic songs marched through the
streets.
"At 10 o'clock in the morning it was
already made known that Count Jo-
ham Hadik had given UP the task
OF forming a cabinet, and that the
king had named Count Michael Kar-
olyi as premier.
The appointment Of Count Karolyi
as premier was hailed with the great
est enthusiasm everywhere"
In the same issue the Poster Lloyd
gave an account of the measures taxi
en- by the national council to main
tain order and restrain the enthusi-
asm OF the troops and to see that the
city was supplied with food and coal,
and also told in great detail how the
Budapest city council solemnly as
sembled under the craftsmanship of
Mayor DR.. Theodor Body and pro-
claimed its allegiance to the national
council. Among the various appeals
issued that day by the national coun-
Gil were the following:
Tho Thanks of the National Council
to the Troops.
THE Hungarian national council
expresses its patriotic thanks to all
members of the Soldiers council and
to all the officers and men who have
taken part in the national movement
and thus helped bring about such a
brilliant victory in the struggle for
freedom wased by independent Hun
gary. The success of our revolution,
this revolution with flowers and with
out blood, will obligate the nation to
eternal. gratitude to those who have
so unselfishly labored toward bring
ing about this new creation. We
also ask the Hungarian officers to al
low the unifying force of freedom, the
feeling of brotherly love. to triumph
who took part in the movement to feel
the guiding principles of the national
council-equality and fraternity"
THE National Council to the Sol
diers and the People:
Soldiers!
The time for action has come! The
Hungarian soldiers. who were thrown
have taken the fate of the fatherland,
the salvation of our existence, into
their hands. The soldiers of the Hun
garian people have made a prisoner
of General Emil Albert Won Bakony,
the garrison commander, they have
OCCUPIED the main Office of the city
guards. the railroad stations n the
telephone centrals, withaut splitting
even n drop of precious Hungarian
blood.
Let the soldiers, citizens. workers,
and everybody in general follow the
directions of the Hungarian national
council.
Soldiers! Adhere to the national
council, which is striving for the sal
walton of the country. for the rule of
the people and for peace"
The national council to the gend-
armes:
/, "Gendarmes! Our Hungarian
brethren!
I'VE wish to save the Hungary that
through the criminal and ignorant
leadership Of it's rulers.
we wish to create the new Hun
gary the Independent Hungary, the
Hungary of the working people,
Therefore. the men who tremble
before the rule of people because it
means the n of their power turn
against US with armed violence.
They will send you against us.
You are in existence to hunt down
evil doors, not to murder those who
are fighting for the salvation of the
land, the rule of the people and inde-
pendence.
THE Hungarian soldiers will no
longer fire upon the Hungarian peo-
,ple that demands it's rights.
y The Budapest police has adhered
to the peoples representatives, the ma
tional council.
You gendarmes are the last sup
port and hope of arbitrary power.