The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-10
Honeymoon of Revolution Passes
and DisiIIusion Comes
Upon Them.
Three ELEMENTS IN NATION
New Government So Far Has Recou-
nized but One of Them in Rule
-Magyars and the Peas
ants Are Ignored.

vakia, formerly a province of Hun
| gary, now annexed to Czecho-Slovakia
is not without disquieting features
The honeymoon of the revolution has
passed and some of the disillusionment
bound to follow the introduction of q
new regime has set in. The Magyars
and the Magyarized elements have not
as vet been reconciled to the new re-
'rvne. and the peasants have recovered
from their first enthusiasm. A difficult
task of reconciliation remains to be
performed by the Czechs.
The population of Slovakia is made
up of three elements-Slovak intelli-
gencia, which has always been very
strong for the union with Bohemia
the Magyars and Magyarized Germans,
and the peasantry. The intelligencia
has been completely satisfied by the
Czecho-Slovak government. The adj
miniStratiOn has been handed over
completely to the very small number
of Sloyak doctors, lawyers, authors
and professors that could be mustered
for service.
Magyars Ignored.
Meanwhile the Magyars and Mag
yarized elements have been quite ig-
nored by the government except where
the government could not find a Slovak
to fill 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
ligencia 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
opposed 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
they were allowed to plumber the Jews
for only three days in the interval be-
tween the withdrawal of the Hungar-
ians and the arrival Of the Czechs.
During this time the peasants had
a very free hand. There were very
few towns or villages where they did
not completely clean up the Jewish
who are the ShOpkeepers
and small traders, and at times les
sors of estates. Now the peasants have
no longer the Jews to plumber their
interest in the new state has dimin-
ished. They were kept in state of
by the Hungarians and
therefore are by no means ripe for
real lf-gOvernment. However, just
now they are very bitter because they
claim the Czechs take their food sup
plies away.
BoIshevism Not Popular.
Bolshevism has not taken great |
grip on the peasantry. Slovakla is
afgely an agricultural district and we
Know farmers are always the most |
element. In the few in
lustrial communities in the more
north and east certain
mount of unrest has developed. In
<assav, far eastward the large mills
re not working and the food situation
S very bad, as it is in most Of the in
ustrial districts. Here the workmen
odd 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
nen seem to have taken out their
Observation-Disclosures 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
ecefve a percentage Of all profits ac-
rued since the wars beginning. With
II 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
,ather and other products of the land
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len have not enough to keep them
elves and their families in food. In
)me localities there are not even
lough potatoes. Hence, as in some
Istricts of Bohemia, the trend is to-
ard bolsheviSm.
Generally speaking, Slovakia would
ot be the first province to- go up in
1archic flames. For the time being
lie bolshevik overturn in Hungaria
as had indeed a rather quieting eff
,ct on Slovakia The wealthy or T.,
ell to do who were most attached :
their old fatherland now do not :
lish the idea of returning to- a Hun
lry which will take all their property.