Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-11-28

The recent SnOC-gun marriage OF HUH
gary to Hitlers Axis has created sadness
and embarrassment. but no great shock
among Hungarian-bo Americans.
Hungary's fate was sealed by Hitlers
march to Austria and ever since then it
was only question of time and FORM but
the complete domination, even ABSORPTION
of Hungary by Germany was inevitable.
Aside from the fact that small mu-
tilated and disarmed country, jealousy
watched over by the Little Entente was in
no sense match to the German Reich eco
nomically Hungary was completely at the
mercy of the Germans since the Anschluss.
The agricultural products of the small
nation was not wanted and not needed in
agricultural and unfriendly Roumania or
Yugoslavia, and it had but very limited
market in Czechoslovakia. The natural
market of Hungary was Germany, Western
Europe and England.
BY the Anschluss the access to western
Europe thru Austria was closed.
Shipments had to 60 thru Germany
and goods intended for England or western
European countries soon developed a
strange habit of getting lost somewhere in
Germany. Of course, eventually after
sincere search of from eight to ten weeks
the lost shipments were located, and the
German railroads were ready to compen-
safe the shipper for his goods, but the fact
remained that it had never reached the
customer in time.
Soon Hungary had to give up the
struggle, and most of Hungary's products
were sold to Germany, at Germany's price,
for all but useless German marks
Soon Hungary's fast developing heavy
industry had to curtail production for lack
of raw materials, for the Reich was un-
willing to exchange Hungary's food for
iron ore, wood and coal, as did Austria be-
fore the Anschluss
Soon Hungary was completely flooded
by needless cameras and other knick-
knacks, until she was unable to accept
more novelties, and before the present war
a huge balance of useless German marks
was accumulating to Hungary's credit in
Berlin Marks that could not buy anything
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And during this period of peaceful
squeeze the long arm of the German pro-
paganda machine was buster in Hungary
than anywhere else in the world. Built on
the nucleus provided by over half million
Germans living in Hungary, nazi organi-
cations sprung up by the thousands.
Rival political adventures offered their
services to Germany, and three nazi Or
ganizaticns were fighting for the financial
support of the Reich.
One of these organizations, under the
leadership of an able officer of the general
staff - Szalasi - had over three thou
sand branches, each with well-paid or
ganizer. Money was pouring in from Ger
many, and while Horthy's government was
fighting this menace valiantly, it was
losing fight from the start.
Once the German minister was kicked
out, once Regent Horthy personally re-
monstrated before Hitler, hoping that
Italian support may enable Hungary to
Withstand the constant and ever-groWing
nazi pressure.
Alas, Mussolini cast his lot with Hit
ler, and it was the last straw that broke
the camelS back.
A small ray of hope entered the dark
picture with the breakup of Czecho-
slovakia.
With Mussolini's support Hungary has
obtained common border with Poland,
and feverish work was started Immediately
to connect Hungary with Gdynia, hoping
for a roundabout exit from the deadly
German embrace, hoping to reach once
more the western European markets thru
the Polish port.
With the new world war all hopes
were lost.
OF course Hungary took as much ad-