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

Documents

200 1920 No. 182. 117/Hüm. The Minister for Foreign Affairs

, Count Somssich, to the Secretary General of the Hungarian Peace Delegation, Mr. Praznovszky. [TRANSLATION! Code telegram No. 174. BUDAPEST, March 12, 1920. The General Staff reports that the second stage in the evacuation of the TransTisza territory was carried out without incident and that Hungarian troops occupied according to schedule the cities of Hódmezővásárhely, Szentes, Szarvas, Mezőtúr and Karcag. The Rumanians, however, frequently invade the neutral zone and carry away whatever they can lay hands on. In the territories still occupied by the Rumanians, ruthless requisitions continue before the very eyes of Rumanian officials. Fearing that a plebiscite may be ordered, the Rumanians are transferring the employees of state railways from Nagyvárad to Transylvania and substituting Rumanians in order to change the proportion of the Hungarian population. The third stage of evacuation began on March 9th. The last stage will begin, in all likelihood, on the 17th. No. 183. 2386/pols The Parliamentary Committee of the British Trade Union Congres, to the Prime Minister, Mr. Huszár. Telegram. LONDON, March 12, 1920. British Labour is profoundly disturbed and horrified by the reports regarding the sustained persecution of the Hungarian working classes. The outrages inflicted upon the working people, the massacre of their leaders, the internment of thousands of active workers are an expression of political antagonism wholly abhorrent to the British working class. We earnestly appeal to the Hungarian Government to abandon its present policy and to establish the constitution of new Hungary on the basis of complete political and cultural freedom especially safeguarding