Magyar külpolitika, 1930 (11. évfolyam, 1-7. szám)

1930 / 4. szám - How Hungary was doomed

26 HUNGARIA LLOYD September 1930 been thought fit. A similar difficulty however would arise nol only in the peace with Austria and Hungary hut elsewhere. Mr. Pichon said thai the committee had referred the question of Ruthenian autonomy to the Supreme Council. Be suggested that a commission be asked to make recommendations as1 to the form of autonomy suitable to the Ruthenians. Mr. Balfour thought thai the question might perhaps be referred to the Committee dealing with the lights of minorities. Mr. Sonnino said that he had no knowledge nf this committee on which there was no Italian representative. Mr. Lansing said that he would prefer to name a new commission with local knowledge of the area in question. He proposed that the question be referred to the committee on Czechoslovakia. Mr. Balfour asked whether it was proposed to proceed in this manner whenever the question of autonomy should arise. Mr. Lansing said thai he would support this provided that the Council had the opportunity of examining the proposals in order to ensure that contradictory principles wen not applied in the various cases. Mr. Laroche said thai the committee on Czechoslovakian affairs asked the. Czechoslovakian government for its proposals. Should these proposals not meet with the approval of the committee experts could be consulted and the Ruthenians themselves could be asked to make their own suggestions. As far as the treaty was concerned all that need be stipulated was that the territory of the Ruthenians be ceded to the Allied and Associated Powers. (It was then decided that the committee on Czechoslovakia be asked to make recommendations regarding the future states of the Ruthenian in relation to the Czechoslovakian state. ) 2. The frontiers of Hungary having been defined with the above resolutions it was decided thai the question of the frontier of Austria should be discussed on the following day. The meeting then adjourned. Paris, 9th of May, 1919. Jubilee of Henry Kálmán. The Board of Directors of the< British and Hungarian Bank Ltd. a few days ago celebrated the 30th anniversary of office of Mr. Henry Kalman, Deputy General Manager. Mr. Henry Kalman, a typical representative of the energetic hanking men whose ambition for work is inexhaustible, certainly did not aspire to being feted, as he has always been a man of work and nol of ceremqnies. This, however, did not prevent economic and financial circles from expressing their appreciation and best wishes to this highly esteemed representative of the Hungarian financial world on the occasion of his jubilee. „The right man in the right place, " is a declaration which inevitably thrusts itself under, our pen when we too wish to remember Mr. Kalman s jubilee. Mr. Henry Kalman stal led Ins career at the British and Hungarian Bank 3(1 years agoJ He devoted himself to the banking business with the perseverance and ambition of a self-made man and naturally his superiors were soon obliged to appreciate and take notice of the results obtained: by this extraordinary worker. Mr. Henry Kalman at a comparatively early age acquired a'leading position in the British and Hungarian Bank and soon became a faithful and understanding co-worker of Mr. Alexander Fleissig, fehe General Manager of the [nstitttte. The noble conservatism, the purposeful pursuit of well-tried and proven business principles, the puritan and at the same time generous financial policy of pre-war limes, which characterizes Mr. Alexander Fleissig's banking activity, have Found an ardent' follower in Mr. Henry Kálmán and it is today beyond any doubt that the recent renaisMr. Henry Kálmán Deputy Genera] Manager of the British and Hungarian Ltd. sance of the British and Hungarian Bank may bo principally ascribed to this business policy. It is not only the financial authority of Mr. Henry Kalman which, 1 on looking back on a series of successes, is valued and celebrated by the Hungarian and international financial world on the occasion of his jubilee, but a large circle of personal friends also turns towards him with affectionate appreciation we'll aware of the rare human virtues with which he is endowed. His modest and congenial personality has not doubt a great deal to do with his successful business activity, as it so often is a very important factor in the settlement of bankingtransactions; the whole Hungarian financial and economic world therefore participates in his jubilee with undivided pleasure.