Papers and Documents relating to the Foreign Relations of Hungary, Volume 1, 1919–1920 (Budapest, 1939)

Appendix III. Parliamentary debates

i988 conditions, after the passions now reigning have disappeared, will open the road to a rectification of the great injustice inflicted upon us under the guise of a peace treaty." To be quite frank, I am unable to advance a single argument in support of the bill laid before the House. However, in the face of irresistible pressure, I am compelled to recommend that, in considering the vital interests of the nation, the House approve ratification. In this sorrowful moment, I pray from the bottom of my heart, as I believe the House does, the prayer of every Hungarian on this earth : „I believe in one God, I believe in one Fatherland, I believe in one divine eternal justice, I believe in the resurrection of Hungary." (All members of the House rise and cry : „We do believe." From the extreme left : „Amen.") The Speaker : The Reporter of the Committee on Public Law wishes to address the House. Mr. Aladár Balla : I am compelled to make the same recommendation as was made by the Reporter of the Foreign Affairs Committee which he expressed in so impressive and touching a manner. My position is doubly difficult since I have always stood in opposition to war conducted without cause and necessity. I have always been opposed to the world war which brought about this catastrophe. It is, therefore, especially distasteful for me to be forced to recommend ratification. The Speaker : The Reporter of the Committee on National Economy wishes to address the House. Mr. Joseph Jármy : I shall be brief in this moment of mourning. The preceding speakers have already set forth what lies such burden on our hearts. My committee feels compelled to recommend ratification of this treaty by the House because the desperate situation of our country forces us to accept it. [Following the recommendation of the parliamentary committees, several members of the House expressed opposition to the proposed ratification. Mr. Stephen Friedrich spoke against the bill in the name of the National-Christian party ; Prince Louis Windisch-Graetz registered individual opposition ; Mr. Győző Dvorcsák in the name of the Slovak people ; Mr. Albin Lingauer in the name of the representatives of Western Hungary ; Mr. Miklós Kutkafalvy in the name of the Ruthenian people ; Count Kuno Klebeisberg as deputy of the city of Sopron in Wes-