Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-04

former governments, finds itself in
the most desperate condition it has
SINCE the battle OF Mohacs. referring
TO the humiliation Of the Hungarian
army by the Turks on August 90.
1921, b liberated vital forces OF
the people will nevertheless bring a
brighter, better, n happier future
10 U poor, tortured farherland.
f, 1t depends first of all upon the
population Of Budapest TO see tina,
TINS becomes true, for the principal
preliminary condition that must be
brought abou, is the rapid restoration,
OF law and order in the capital, and
also in the province.
"Fellow-citizens. Workers, Sol
dlers! We have won. and have at
tanned what We wished TO attain: we
nave no reason now for continuing
the struggle. For four and a half
years we were forced TO keep up the
evil work of death; let US hope that
now will come the creative work of
life. Quiet. patience. and confidence
are demanded Of the people of Hun
gary by the first Hungarian people.
government"
Makeup of the Cabinet.
This appeal vas signed by the fol-
mier and Finance Minister Count
Michael karolyi. Minister Of the In
terror Count Theodor Batthyany, Min
lister OF Cults and instruction Martin
Lovaszy, Minister of War Colonel Bella
Under, Minister of Commerce Ernst
Garami, Minister Of Agriculture Bar
ma Buza, Minister of Food Supplies
Franz Macy, Minister of Public We'll
fare Sigmund Kunfi. Minister without
Portfolio oskar Jaszi.
karolyi. Batthyany, Lovaszy and
Buza belong to the old 1s48 Inde-
pendent party; kunfi and Garami to
the Social Democracy; Jaszi to the
Radicals, while May and Linder be-
long to no party. On November 2S
Batthyany had resigned as the result
of conflicts with the Socialist men,
bers of the cabinet.
In it's issue of November l The
Poster Lloyd summed up the casual
ties resulting from clashes between
the forces of the new government and
would be plunderers of stories and
similar irresponsible elements as 20
killed and 108 wounded. which was
with the size of the city and the ire
mendous change that had come so
suddenly. The national council an
nounced that, as the officers had work
ed hand in hand with the men, there
had been no violent encounters be-
TWEEN tHeH ana everything was 1unc-
tioning smoothly.
In an effort to avoid racial and ma
uonal troubles from at once assum-
ing serious aspects under the new
government. Minister Jaszi met with
representatives OF the national coun-
Gil and of the Rumanians and Saxons
living in Hungary OF November @. and
as a result the following proclama-
ton, signed by Johann Hook, acting
president of the Hungarian national
council; Deputy Theodor Mihall. rep
%resenting the Rumanian national
council and Deputy Wilhelm Meier.
representing the Saxon deputies, was
put out:
I'm the midst of the bloody tenn
pest of the world war our most SER
ious efforts are devoted to sparing
our people from further suffering and
destruction, and to prevent the USE
less shedding Of blood and the use.
less destruction OF property, no mat
ter what may ccur in the near or
distant future.
Therefore, we call upon all the
sons Of Hungarian, Rumanian, and
the Saxon nations to get in touch with
each other and to guarantee internal
peace through mutual agreement and
mutual confidence. and to this end to
agree to establish conditions and
guarantees which are most likely to
insure the joint protection Of life. and
property during the events which
may happen"
contained an appeal addressed to the
Hungarian intellectuals by about 100
prominent artists and writer's urging
them to support the rev government
and to work for the organization OF
free union OF states.