America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-08-21


lnaturae but artificial The Hungarian Masters their
criminal attempt in order to and extinguh other
onales have planted Hungarian colonies through Tran
Isyvana and Bana Evidence be found in the Hungarian
parliamentary record but the attempt faded and instead Of
magyazng te other naonaes the Hungarian colonists
have drowned in the of SO the mnorie Of
Hungarian people from these territories the result Of
nna attempt the lives of Rouanans Slovaks and Serbs
and these natonaltes can not be blamed for this.
They say further
Of course Imperialism manufactures its apparently
just explain it's nprncipe pretensions Hungary
neigbors claim that the nationites Hungary have been
oppressed There space available to efue this accusa
ton But what sort of oppression could it have been that
made possible for all these increase in number
keep their language and national individuality! -
We have admit that this is apparently very logical
Ee How have we kept language and preserved nd
vluality? Very simple By numerical power The Hun
garian which minority I'M their country
dared not to force the ISSUE e had not the courage to take
the chance and force the assimilation of the other naiona
ties but they tried through law through corruption, through
the bayonets of the gendas, through courts and through
all political and administrative maclnaOn to promulgate
the Ignorance and to make the life Of the nonmagyars very
miserable Thank to this cruel method have learned to To-
I've and hold to our language and national
Now to have idea Of the hungarian notion Of lbery
here facts: For singing Roumanian national song
they impose fine from 1900 and up For going to vel
come their priest his return from prison arrested for
called political offence) all the leaders of village
denmed For is Country belongs neither to the Ma
gyars to Roanans but is the Country of both
la Roumanian Mr. G. PopPacurar sentenced to years
Imprisonment. General Trajan Doda NJ p brought
trial for the address he had issued the electors Caranse
bes in Oct 1897 In he acceptedhe mandate announ
ced that he would not take his seat in order show the
veregn and the world at large at there is something
in the sate and that the Romaial~people has been by
violence and intrigue elected from all their positions the
constut struggle He sentenced years i'm
prisonment This is the ungarans liberty! The list is too
long TO enueate ALL but bewecn the 1886 and 1896
fewer than 363 Rounanans committed for political often
CO. and that sentences amounting ninety three years
month and twenty three days imposed upon them Bet
wcen 1897 and 1908 24 Rouanans sentenced thirty
five years nine months Imprisonment and to fines amounting
to 81 937 See "Racal Problem in Hungary D. 3O9)
Read carefully the above figures and think Of the bery'
with which the Hungarans pose before YOU
Few lines about electoral corruption The electoral
districts divided in that $4,000 $4,000
oumanans elect representative and the Hungarian
elect representative only by 1000 to 5000 This is the Hun
garian notion of equality!
"At election in Slovak Roumanian district it is
by unusual for the authorities to send 1900 troops
and 100 gendalns to preserve oer single constituent
cy' (ee "Racial Problem in Hungary p 256) The result
OF sending such large army Isl eight millions Magyars
ecs the whole paramen with the exception of
to 10 which elected by the ten millions Of nonmagyars
This is piece of Hungarian Justice!
The great Norwegian author Bjornserne Bjorson said
do these friends of peace lthe Hungarians really believe
that their written articles speeches and celebrations
are truly useful tho they themselves citizens Of
which strike in the face every principle Of paace And again
From cheldhood loved Magyars say Bornson and adj
mired them; when later began investigate closely
and al that injustice which the agy4s perpetrae upon
the nations with whom they dwell in state began
to abhOr Magyar chauvinsm firmly beve that outside Of
the boundaries Of Hungary there is single person whose
soul is not af1ame against Magyar chauvinism. =
Seton Watson also originally aSfrend ad adInrer
lot the Magyars until intimate study md knowledge Of
them and their institution caused him revise his opinion
So, confident that if the Americans iew Magyar chau
vnnn they would do all in their power to crush this
menace And the ony to do this is berang the
magyar nations fop the hands Hungaz md as
Hungary Is Gured sf its cauvinsn the would in
mediatly become saneg a. a&s sfs