The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-01
PROTEST SEPARATION
FROM HUNGARY
Posters Set Up in 0denburg, German
West Hungary, Tell of Aversion
to Union with Austria.

0denburg, German West Hungary
April 30. Red, white and green posters
with legends OF protest against the sep
aration of this pro- Hungarian city
from Hungary, and its accession by
Austria as soon as the peace rs rati-
Iipd, appear in nearly every house and
shop window.
Two Austrian commissioners, sent
here to make preliminary arrangements
for taking over the administration of
he town, upon their arrival were boot
I'd and jeered by great crowd, vegeta-
loles We're thrown at their carriage and
black flags hung from most of the pub
ic and other buildings They seem
iowerless. il is said, and are now vir-
ually voluntarily interned in their Of
ices here.
This little city, which the Hungsri-
rs call Sopron, is the metropolis of
hat strip of territory which the peace
difference took from Hungary and
ave to Austria on economic. ethnologic
nd strategic grounds.
Its loss has caused the Budapest
pvernment to make various proposals
/ 1 Austria in an effort to retain il. all
I'd which have been refused. Mean.
willie the men here very generally wear
te Hungarian colors in their coat lap
e. and the women on their hats or as
Dir ribbons. The Austrians charge
Tat the demonstration against their
nssion was governmentaliy organ
I'D affair.
rhe Hungarian government has en-
dtvored. il is charged, to create the
imression that this region is prepon-
deantly Hungarian in race, tongue and
b, prediction The Vienna govern
mt, on the other hand, has resisted
Tia with counter claims that the peo-
p are dominautly Germanic by blood.
ls guage and desire.
" late weeks there has been con
SCRABBLE publicity given semi-official
Astrian statements that. pending
tlir withdrawal, the Hungarian- were
opressing the Austrian population.
Questioning material of all kinds and
geerally wreaking their revenge in
meh the same way the Rumanians did
Il them. II was even stated in high
Nnna quarters that farmers horses
we being taken away.
hese reports were so persistent as
ttlead the correspondent for the As
seated Press to attempt a first hand
inpstiRation. This has covered ten
ty'cal villages. exclusive Of this lit
tl,eapitsl, with talks here and there
VII peasants in the fields or along the
rols.
is fair TO say that in the region
si,ed no evidence in support Of the
alked Hungarian oppression or req
nj Joining was to be had. The net inn
pr,sion gained was that the majority
OF ne population in the localities GOV
er, are in favor Of union with Aus
til One reason assigned by the peas
an was because the Magyars. they
sal had never given them proper
scbls. Their children were poorly
ta,ht. II taught at all. and they At
lea knew the Austrians had good
scbls. Then, Vienna was their mar
keiBudapest was long way OF. The
Huarian official classes were "un-
synathetic with the farmer" and 20
ON. This was echoed in other towns.
Natally, there was dissent. Here and
the men talked of the Vienna com ~
mult government. with which they /
wald nothing to do.
BE in 0denburg al present an al I
lied commission is sitting. composed !
Of Irish. French and Italian officers,
waiting over affairs until the Austri- /
ans Ike hold.
r. i a vine country. II has al !
waylooked to Hungary for it, grain
supl and fear exists that this may be /
cut 7. Thus the economic problem
assuas very vital phase for Aus
tria.vhich must supply at least a.
muc yrain a. this region has received
herefore. II
We the territory involved Is small
and 10 population only about 900.
600. Q strategic aspect Of this area
PROXY j. it, most important one.
AUST present frontier Il regarded
Al df,erous in that Vienna and Wien
er-N,tsdt. a. well ~ many other in
DUST centers lying along the main
line the railway, are but a little dis
tanes-om Hungary. easily open. to at
tack ON that more powerful neigh
bor. . acquisition II German West
Hunfv i thus a defensive ternain