The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-02
Maayara IGNORED.

Meanwhile the Magyars and Mag
yariZed elements have been quite ig-
nOred by the government except where
the government could not find Slovak
TO I'LL the job. Intense loyalty to the
old Hungarian rule characterizes these
people. They could be reconcIled to
new conditions were they taken into
the Czech administration. But the
government at present prefers to fill
the vacancies left by the Slovak intel
llgencia with officials from Bohemia
and Moravia. This naturally angers
both the Magyarized element and those
Slovaks who are unfit but would like
to occupy all the jobs.
A decided sentiment for real local
autonomy is making itself felt On
the whole, the government may not be
to granting an outspoken de-
mand for home rule in the province.
The peasants do not take much inter-
est in theoretical politics. They com
plain that the republic lasted only
three days. By this they mean that
they were allowed to plunder the Jews
for only three days in the interval be-
tween the withdrawal of the Hungar-
ANS and the arrival of the Czechs.
During this time the peasants had
| very free hand. There were very
ew towns or villages where they did
lot completely clean up the Jewish
who are the shopkeepers
Ind small traders, and at times les
ors of estates. Now the peasants have
10 longer the Jews to plumber their
interest in the new state has dimin-
shed. They were kept in state Of
by the Hungarians and
therefore, are by no means ripe for
cal self-gowernment. However, Just
low they are very bitter because they
lain the Czechs take their food sup
lies away.
6oIshevism Not Popular.
Bolshevism has not taken a great
rip on the peasantry. Slovakia is
lrgely an agricultural district and we
now farmers are always the most
element. In the few in
ustrial communities in the more
north and east q certain
mount of unrest has developed. In |
Iassav, far eastward, the large mills |
re not working and the food situation
8 very bad, as it is in most of the In
ustrial districts. Here the workmen |
old meetings and growl in bolshevik
one. Naturally Kassav is rather near
he Hungarian border So that boil
hevism there would be natural. In
he other industrial districts the work
len seem to have taken out their
lass-consciOusness in making big de-
hands upon their employers. Not I'M
sual was it for wOrkmen to come to
heir employers and demand that they
eceive a percentage Of all profits &C
rued since the wars beginning. With
IL this discomfort the food situation
} very much involved. The mountain
US, which happen to be the industrial,
istricts are mostly very short Of food
nd clothes. Many factories where
Gather and other products of the land
re used function part time, but the
hen have not enough to keep them
elves and their families in food. In
ONE localities there are not even
nough potatoes. Hence, as in some
istricts Of Bohemia, the trend is to-
Yard bolshevism.
Generally speaking, Slovakia would
ot be the first province to 60 up in
narchic flames. For the time being
he bolshevik overturn in Hungaria
as had indeed a rather quieting eff
ect on Slovakia. The wealthy or
7ell to do who wee most attached
o their old fatherland now do not
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