The Blood Usurer Austria

THE BLOOD USURER AUSTRIA

The stripped Hungary. From the "Az Est" of December 12, 1917.

Budapest Hungary gave 1.67% more men to the Army than Austria.

The Hungarian War Governments and their Parliament will not know how to justify themselves before History. Nor will they know how to justify themselves before those who lost their husbands and fathers because the Austrian Governments better spared the Austrians than the Hungarian Governments the Hungarians.

Horrible injustice happened here which is still growing and continuing because this Government neither dares nor is able to stand up against Austria. It is impossible to treat an Asian Negro colony, as Austria treated us in every respect. Now they are preparing over there for a new venture against us.

They plan that half of the expenses needed for the rebuilding of Bukovina and Galicia which were defended with Hungarian blood, be borne by us. We have nothing to do with either Galicia or Bukovina; we do not derive any profit from them; these are Austrian provinces; they are taxed by Austria; how do we come to sacrifice even a cent for them.

If the responsible Hungarian politicians think that the country is so imbecile that it will consent even to this, then they are fatally mistaken. The string of patience is so strained already on account of the events which happened so far that it needs very little to burst. We do not allow ourselves to be deprived from everything we have. We did not agree with Austria that we shall be a colony of this wretched country which is obliged to sacrifice its products, its gold, and its men. However, if the Ausgleich have degraded to this point through the course of time then this thing was bad and it should be definitely discontinued.

And we cannot rest until we completely liberate ourselves from the yoke of Austria. The infinite bitterness in our hearts at home and in the hearts of our soldiers is that which will slowly break these chains. The present great war is also a fight of the Hungarians for freedom, and in the whole monstrosity this is the only thing which is able to console us somewhat and the hope of which gives us strength for further endurance.