The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Gen. Smuts Receives Cool Re-
ception From Hungarian
Bolsheviki
SLAP IN FACE FOR
PEACE CONFERENCE
Entente Powers Accused of Bar
barous Persecution By Boil
shevists

Budapest, Sunday, April (By the
Associated Press).-Gen. Jan Chris
tan Snuts. the peace conference COM
missioner TO Hungary, placed his
proposals before the Hungarian
communist government Saturday
They Included the following:
The Hungarian government to
withdrav all troops west of line
which General Smuts outlined: Ru-
nanian troops be ordered not to ad-
vance beyond their present positions
and that the territory between the
line drawn by General Smuts and the
Rumanian- army be neutral and be
oeenpied by the British, French, 11al-
ian and if possible, American troops.
That the Hungarian government
accept the terms of the military con-
vention concluded last November l5
by the Hungarian government with
the allied powers; that the aforenen-
toned line of demarcation has no in
6uence on the territorial arrange
ments in the final peace conditions
and that General SHUTS will propose
80 the peace conference TO raise
the blockade of Hungary Immediate
~ and afford facilities for the imnae-
tiiate import Of prime necessities, es-
pecially fats and coal. General
SHUTS also suggested that he Wouid
propose to the peace conference that
before it finally determined the po-
,litical frontiers of Hungary 1t should
invite the Hungarian government TO
send representatives to Paris. These
representatives would formulate their
standpoint on the frontiers and the
questions arising from them in spe-
cial conference with representatives
of the Czecho- -Sloxaks, Jugo-Slovas,
Rz,rnanians and German-Austrians
A representative of the. allied pow
ers would be chairman of the spe-
eia} conference.
" The government replied: to General
Smuts thanking him for. his civility,
but tsdeclaring that the conditions pre-
sented were Unacceptable except as an
crder to those who might be inclined
to assume the government of the
country on such terms.
But the governments reply add
ed, relying on the good will dis
played in such an. unaccustomed
manner by you. we beg you to inter
pret the following proposals to the
entente powers:
-. First, the soviet government also
is disposed TO create a neutral zone
but Solely on the condition that the
frontier thereof is shifted eastward
to the Maros line and that the soviet
republics shall administer without in
reference in the territory occupied
by; the allied troops, thus allowing the
soviet republic to be reestablished in
Szegedin and Arad. There shall be
free intercourse from the neutral zone
Rumania and free transit in the
Pennsylvania territory occupied by
Rumania-
Second: AT the same time we re-
quest the complete raising Of the
blockade and the supplying of the
republic with coal and Eats.
Third: We request that the pro-
posed conference should include rep
resentatives of the Hungarian soviet
republic, Bohemia, Rumania, Serbia,
.Iago:-Siavia and the Gernan-Austria,
SSlA0 t11oS ~ it1CCl OF (1ie CtAA tiCSt INV"
ment possible at Prague or Vienna
SO as TO proceed simultaneously with
The peace conference.
Fourth: We request an exchange
of economic representatives between
Hungary and foreign States.
Fifth: We request. the entente
powers Immediately, to ,rase the bar
barous prosecutions to which every
labor movement in the occupied re-
glon is subjected
The document is signed by Premier
Garbai and Foreign Minister Bella
Kun