The Eighth Tribe, 1981 (8. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1981-04-01 / 4. szám
especially toward the other socialist countries, under which the most barbaric despostism of all ages is trying to eliminate everybody who is not Rumanian'. Which means statistically: one-fifth of the total population of the country. The unprecedented personality cult, the immense power distributed to each and every member of the Ceausescu family, remind us of emperors who ruled the Balkan peninsula ages ago. The almost hysterical persecution of the ethnic minorities, and the methods of persecution brings back the memories of Hitler. What happened is this: Ceausescu invented a new type of communism, mixing Russian marxism with Hitler’s National Socialism and personality cult. The “achievments” of the communist state are not intended anymore for “the good of all the workers” as the Marxist doctrine and Rumania’s own constitution suggest, but only for the workers of the dominant nationality, excluding all other “inferior” national minorities, who must be, for the good of the State and the ruling nation, absorbed or eliminated. This “National Communism”, invented by Dictator Ceausescu, must be stopped before it can spread into other multi-national countries like an ugly disease bringing in its wake havoc and suffering to millions of innocent people. ☆ ☆ FACTS AND FIGURES (Reprinted from the book “Documented Facts and Figures on Transylvania”, Danubian Press, 1978). T. Karsa writes in “Remarks on the Daco-Roman theory”, Toronto, 1964 page 4: “The Wallachian peasants totally exterminated the Hungarian population of Nagyenyed, Abrudbánya and Zalatna. They annihilated one half of the Hungarian population in the district of Hunyad.” In 1849 in spite of all the odds the heroic armies of the Hungarian Republic won every battle against the Imperial forces, until the new Emperor, the 16- years old Franz Joseph I, called upon the Czar of Russia for aid. One hundred thousand Russian troops stormed into the Carpathian Basin, and the Liberty War was crushed. On October 6, thirteen Hungarian generals were executed in Arad. Thousands of others were imprisoned. An era of brutal terror and oppression descended upon the country, called the “Bach Age”, referring to Baron Alexander Bach, Imperial Minister of Internal Affairs. In 1858 in the conference of Paris the powers of Europe decided to establish the “United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia” under separate but identical administrations. The two territories were under Turk domination, ruled by Sultan-appointed “hospodars”, until 1829, when Russia received full control over them through the Treaty of Adrianople. The Czar became the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and thereby the “Father of all Wallachians”. However in 1854 Russia was forced to evacuate the two provinces and Austrian forces took ever, until the “United Principalities oi Moldavia and Wallachia” were established at the Paris Conference. In 1862 Sultan Abdul Aziz allowed the fusion of the two Vlach or Wallach administrative bodies. The union of the two provinces became recognized under the name of RUMELIA — later changed into RUMANIA. In 1866 with the approval of France and Germany (Napoleon III and Bismark) the German Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen was proclaimed king of Rumania, and a new independent country was born' between Central Europe and the Balkan Peninsula. In 1867 due to diplomatic pressure from without and unique statesmanship of Ferenc Deák from within', emperor Franz Joseph I made peace with Hungary. Austria and Hungary became “equal partners” within the frame-work of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy. Constitutional parliamentary system was re-established. Transylvania again became re-united with Hungary, all “special national privileges were abolished, and the equality of all citizens proclaimed, irrespective of race, creed or language.” (C.A. Macartney: Hungary and Her Successors, page 262.) The Constitution of Dec. 21, 1867 was the masterpiece of liberal ideologists. It contained the complete catalogue of the basic human rights, limited the power of the government, introduced the responsibility of the cabinet, and contained directives concerning the equality of all nationalities. (Haraszti: Ethnic History of Transylvania, page 114.) The well known Rumanian scholar, Onisifor Ghibu writes in his book “Viata si organizatea bisericeasca si scolari in Transylvania” (1915) : “As an autonomous body, the Rumanian Greek Oriental Church in Hungary and Transylvania, by virtue of the rights ensured in 1868,. administers, directs and manages independently its own ecclesiastical and educational affairs and trust funds in every respect . . . school inspectors have no authority over our schools . . . parents are free to send their children to the school of their choice. In all Rumanian schools in Hungary and Transylvania the language of instruction is exclusively Rumanian.” (To be continued) THE TRANSYLVANIAN QUARTERLY vn
