The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-02
Maeyars Ignored.

Meanwhile the Magyars and Mag
yarized elements have been quite ig-
nored by the government except where
the government could not find Slovak
to NIL 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
llgencia with officials from Bohemia
and Morayia. 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
three days. BY this they mean that
they were allowed to plumber the Jews
for only three days in the interval be-
tween the withdrawal of the Hungar-
fans 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
population, who are the shopkeepers
and small traders, and at times les
sors of estates. Now the peasants have
40 longer the Jews to plumber their
interest in the new state has dimin-
shed. They were kept in state Of
lliteracy by the Hungarians and
therefore, are by no means ripe for
cal self-g0vernment. However, Just
low they are very bitter because they
lain the Czechs take their food sup
lilies away.
6oIshevism Not Popular.
Bolshevism has not taken a great
rip on the peasantry. Slovakia is
nrgely an agricultural district and we
NOW farmers are always the most
element. In the few in
ustrial communities in the more
mountainous north and east q certain
mount of unrest has developed. In
lassav, far eastward, the large mills {
re not working and the food situation
8 very bad, as it is in most of the In
ustrial districts. Here the workmen
old 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
len seem to have taken out their
RESPONSIVENESS in making big de-
lands upon their employers. Not I'M
sual was 1t for wOrkmen to come to
heir employers and demand that they
eceive a percentage Of all profits ac-
rued since the wars beginning. With
Il 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 L
,ather and other products of the land
re used function part time, but the
en have not enough to keep them
lives and their families In food. In
,me localities there are not even
lough potatoes. Hence, as in some
stricts Of Bohemia, the trend is to- 3
ard bolsheviSm. =
Generally speaking, Slovakia would Il
ot be the first province to go up in v
larchic flames. For the time being 81
le bolshevik overturn in Hungaria d
as had indeed a rather quleting eff n
,ct on Slovakia. The wealthy or G.
ell to do who were most attached
their old fatherland now do not
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