The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
Hungary and the Hungarians.

Hungary has a population of 10000,
600.
The area of Hungary is about equal
to that of the state of New Mexico.
Hungary is unusually rich in its min
cral deposits. Its mines contain almost
inexhaustible quantities of gold, silver,
lead, copper, iron, coal, and rock salt.
Hungary, like Austria, is inhabited
by several distinct races, but since the
| ninth century, when the Magyars in
vaded the region from Austria and con-
quered it, they have controlled the gov
eminent.
Self government through parliament
IN Hungary is of ancient origin, being
founded upon a charter called the Col
den Bull, which dates hack to 1929, and
is thus almost contemporary with the
Magma Charta of England
Budapest, the capital city of Hun
gary, consists of the sister towns of
Buda> and Pest. Lying on either side of
the Danube, just at that point where
it definitely sets south, Pest spreads
itself out over the flat sandy plain on
the left bank. while Buda occupies a
series of small and steep hills on the
right bank.
The great national hero of Hungary
was Louis Kossuth, whose memory il
revered by Hungarians as that of Wash
ington is revered by the people of the
United States. Kossuth visited Ameri
ca in 1851, and it is matter of history
that no foreigner save Lafayette eve
received at the hands of the American
people such marks of esteem as wer
bestowed on the Hungarian exile.
Empress Marie Theresa Germanizet
Hungary as completely as she German
lied all her alienated Austrian pro
vinces, and German flourished as tn
official, bureaucratic, scientific and sc
ciety medium in Hungary until tn
thraldom and secured their politica
il emancipation. Then German went I
the wall, and today there are million
in Hungary wholly ignorant of the Gel
man language.
The central regions of Hungary al
: watered by the Danube and Thesis riN
, ers, and from their valleys vast plain
, stretch away to the mountains in TIL
north and east, furnishing an area pal
ticularly adapted to agriculture. The r,
giOn is one of the best wheatgrowin
I districts of Europe Tobacco, fla,
hemp, and culinary vegetables grow
great quantities; choice fruits are pr,
dueed in every part; its vineyard
/ yield the most delicious grapes in S
5 rich an abundance as TO supply a large
5 amount of export wine than in any otl
er portion of Europe.
: After the failure of the Hungaria
|, revolution, of which he was the lead,
G in ls49, Kossuth sought refuge in Tu
key. Austria and Russia demanded n
d extradition, but the Porte, resisted q
n threats, declined to give him up,
$ which attitude Turkey was supportc
by England and France. At lengt
II the intervention of England and Il
h United States secured his liberatio
J. and at the beginning of Septembe
h 1851, he was permitted to avail hin
/ self OF the invitation of the Unit,
! States to come to America as the que
10 of the nation. In New York, where
Handed he was enthusiastically receive
He attended meetings and received de
utations in Philadelphia, BaltimoI
!, Washington, Boston and numerous OF
= er places. At the national capital
= great banquet was given in his hon
= by the members of congress.