The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-07
Destitute Refugees Throng
Border Towns; Misery
Dominates Scene.
CROWDS HURL THREATS
Scores Are Uprooted From
Their Homes, Driven Out
of Nation.
BY GEORGE KALDOR
United Press STAFF Correspondent
Copyright. 1894. by United Press

Copyright, 1894. by United Press
SZEGED, HUNGARIAN
Y u GOSL AVIAN FROM
TIER, Dec. Hundreds of
destitute Hungarian refugees,
driven from their homes in
YugoSlavia, crowded this bor-
de: town today while angry
citizens demonstrated in the
streets, crying Down with
Serbia. )"
The mass exodus, enforced
by the Yugoslavian govern
ment in repriSal for the assas-
sination of King Alexander by
terroristS alleged to have
come from Hungary, pre-
sented scenes of human mis-
cry unparalleled IN postwar
times.
Hungary has sharply protested the
expulsions and the dispute reached
crisis today at the League of Ma
tions session at Geneva.
Men, women and children streamed
across the border here-mothers with
babies in their arms, feeble old men
and women, crippled children, wom-
en- about to become mothers, chill
dren separated from their parents.
UprOoted without Warning
They had been uprooted without
warning from their homes, loaded
into crowded trains and sent across
the frontier. Shiyering and embit-
tered in the winter weather, man.
we're without baggage. Some had
bundles or few precious possess
sions knotted into cloth
Many actually were destitute.
Some had only few pengoes in
their pockets. The bulk of their
possessions, household goods, cattle
and farming equipment, we're left
behind.
They were huddled in improvised
quarters in the railroad station.
schools, police headquarters and
other buildings Authorities were
at their wits end to feed and shelter
them
A tour of villages along the from
tier disclosed refugees coming in at
various points. A train carrying 100
arrived here last night and another
with 100 this morning.
Bandits CrSss Frontier
Hungarian residents along the
border were in a state of fright lest
Serbian comitadjis (roving, irregu-
lar bands little better than bandits)
cross the border to rob and plumber.
Apparently one or two comitadjis
crossed several yards into Hungar-
ian territory last night as a gesture
of defiance Hungarian troops.
anxious to avoid a grave incident.
avoided them and they withdrew.
The incident increased the bitter
ness of the populace against Yugo-
slavia.
Hungarian students demonstrated
before the Serbian Orthodox Church
today, shouting insults at the Serb
ians. After singing Hungarian ma
tional songs, they we're dispersed by
police.
Tell Pitiful Stories
The refugees told pitiful stories of
their plight. Many families were
divided it was alleged because not
all of the family were at home when
the expulsion orders were put into
effect.
One mother with three weeping
children clinging to her claimed she
had not been able to bring her
fourth child because he was visiting
neighbor when the swift expulsion
occurred.
Some children we're alone. A g.
year-old boy with a broken leg vas
brought here on a stretcher Two
women refugees were taken to the
hospital for the birth of children.
Several refugees we're blind, others
inhrm.