The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-29

lister at his cour; his unshakable daci-
sion TO continue his neutral stand.
whereas his declaration of war was FL
ready at the time in possession o. his
minister al Vienna
There being no fortihcations in south
eastern Hungary. called Transylvania.
ana but four battalions of Hungarian
soldiers she expected but slight resist
ance to her whole army supported BY
several corps Of Russian soldiers But
she made a serious miscalculation. The
Hungarians magnifcently held their
ground and with the assistance Of tho
Germans and Bulgarians. repealed the
unproy oked attack. The result is well
known. The Rumsnians. in spite Of all
Russian help. concluded the Peace OF
Bucharest and quit the Allies invalidat-
ing the secret treaty made with them
and letting the Allies make the best for
themselves
What was Hungary 10 get from the
realty of MISUNDERSTANDING of Ru-
mania or population of 6.S4IS79 what
Rumania now covets from Hungary
NO. Hungary wss TO receive few hun
dred square miles along the BOUNDARY
narrow strip Of quite uninhabited ter
ritory, a frontier rectification in the
'7NA'NNNTt ofitHF u inc WORD compare
this with what Rumania seeks-twenty-
six counties of Hungary out Of sixty
three covering a territory Of 49.979
square miles with a population of 6s4I.-
$40. out of which only 2.939,2ol are IF
Rumanian nationality It is proposed
TO hand over the balance of nearly three
million human souls. Hungarians ana
Saxons. to the misgovernment and on
preston Of Rumania. Rumania siren
ously objects In the meantime to
piebisciie aF proposed in Danzig and
other quarters. determined to rule over
that part of Hungary wherein practical
ly al the towns of ten thousand and
over the Magyars are in majority as
Maros Vasarheiy. Nagyvarad. Szatmar
Arad. Kolozsvar the capital of Transyl-
Nania. the precious Kolozsvar as the
Hungarians love to call it, a beautiful
city full Of historical associations and
dear TO the hearts of all Hungarians
1t has a University. several colleges
museums and libraries, the center Of
THE Unitarian Church in Hungary and
a commercial emporium as well. every
thing therein created by the Magyars
through the work Of centuries. which
together with the balance OF the Hun
garian cities and towns form the east
! ern bulwark OF Western Christianity
and particularly of Protestantism
1t is well worth noting the relig Gus
intolerance Of the Roumanlans as no
torious and the extension or their rule
over large part of Hungary would
ruin the colleges. seninaries and other
educational institutions OF the Presby-
I terians. Lutherans and Unitarians In
: the twenty-six counties claimed by
Roumania. there are twentv-nve col
leges connected with the Protestant
Churches and among the Protestant
| population 81 , per cent can read and
write. the corresponding figure among
| the Greek Orthodox church the reliE-
! ion of the Roumanian. being only 81
| per cent. Yet the Hungarian govern
! ment has paid in 1917 ihe Roun1anfar
/ ecclesiastical and educational stab
| lishment Irrational of Rauraan a) in
/ Hungary. subsidies amounting TO If
I teen million crowns. tis ar admit
! ted fact that the Rouman AN IT, pie az
/ Hungary are on much amer Level
| OF civilization both as e litcracv and
10 wealth than their brethern In the
Kingdom OF Roumania. where they
, surely cannot complain OF racial or
| preston. In 1917 the Roumanians Of
Hungary had five theological seni--
aries, six preparatory schools. fout
| colleges, high school. one CONNER sl
! high school. one manual training sch
and more than 800 elementary schooi
! for the support OF which they received
! 1916 crowns. from the Hungarian
/ government. which in the same year
also paid them 7.74e.5ss crowns for
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