America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-08-21
REAL FACTS ABOUT HUNGARY.
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orgy of anarclsn With Roumana fall the belt which has
divided the Bolshevk world and the Western powers will be
broken and and bloody would be imminent But the
Rounans have sacrificed again their sons in order to
save the world from the imminent danger.
The Iungarans in their appeal say:
'rhe demand of IIungary neghbors for territory are
WELL and while based upon racial grounds, clar
ly impcrialistic''.
This assertion is far from expressing the truth Hungary
is the most poglot state in Europe Statistics compiled at
the of 1900 show that the total Magyar population is
S679ol4 and the nonmagyar population of Hungary is
044"26 Would it be wrong to be1ae ten mlon Of
from the yoke of the Magyar minority? think
it is urther the figures speak for them
selves But what want to is, that the most po
puaon of the the Roumanians, which
100000 living in compact mass, and divided by
their free brothers the Rouanians of Roumana only by
artificial boundary
very clear that he demands of Hungary ncghbos for
teroly'' are not imperiaistic.
The Hungarian say further
Ihc\ American people had little opportunity hear
Hungaly's side of the story.
The real that the Hungarans told often
their ictieious The many Counts and Statesmen which
lave visited this Country all had something say about Hun
remember the visit made by the Count Albert Appo-
the socled CANCEL of Peace but who is known tho all
the world and specially by the subugated nationaties by
the Csenova and the law against the schools Of
magyas which have resulted in closing 500 of the
magyar schools. We remember the visit made by Count Mi
chae karo just before the beginning of the great who
us reputed by his invitation made the Bosevik take
Llungaly's government; and remember Mr. Dumba
the Hungarian ambassador known to the American people by
his hN'ious act to cripple American Industry melting strikes
The gentlemen named above typical of the Magyar
they like the Phasces the old hypocrcay paradng
virtue, which they defending rights to which they
re not entitled to- and manufacturing against others
wher tnev themselves the culprs
The Roumanans claim in Transy yvania is Just one and
we admit with the well known authority in this matter r. H.
Seton Watson b. Lift. that:
a purely academic question has been distorted to serve
the purpose OF rival parties and to sprOve the claim
OF racial supremacy Certain points cannot and will be-
cleared for lack of evidence but the main lines abso
lutely clear and amount of political special pleading
succeed III storng them The modern Roumanans the
descedans of those Roman coosts whom Traan planted
the defence Of the Empire against the northern barbarians
(Seto Watson in the Rise of Nationality in the Balkans
o6} But the lack OF evidence be supaned and think
Mr. John Paget in his History of Hungary Transylva
MIA has struck the right chord when he says
".... it impossible not to be struck with the
bancc OF the Waack (Roumanians) peasants the Dacan
of the Traans column The Dress the features and the whole
appearance of the Walacks Dacan that fresh
from Rome could scarcely fail to recognize it They have the
arched deeply sunken eye and long hair (J Pa
get Hungary and Pennsylvania, vol. II. p. 38).
And again:
The think of the matter the I convinced
that the majority Of the Walacks Roumanans)
Clans. o. Paget vol cit. p. 74).
Now would the Hungarian take the ridiculous position
that they Transyvania before the Dacians It
clear that the Roumanians the the
parts Of Hungary named Pennsylvania and Banat and not
only W the right of rs possession but by pbsout maio
rity.
's1hc country is inhabited by the Hungarans the Ma
yar who established themselves there in the 9th centruy
and by others which IMMIGRATED there laer SAYS
the Hungarians.
Tie races imgraed there! But if we take in con-
sderation the fact that There u.s. among the Wallacks
peculiar enocity to localities, which, besides maintained
them in this land, where Gots Vandals and Huns in vain
tried to gain permanent footing still attaches them not
whstan1e tho injuries md Injustice which they