"WILDEST POLITICAL TERROR RULES HUNGARY"

Chronicle (Levin), 14 June 1947, Page 5

"WILDEST POLITICAL TERROR RULES HUNGARY"

daring and sensational speech Received Friday, 7 p.m. LONDON, .iiiue 12. The Budapest correspondent ut' tlu Assoc.iated Pre.ss says that the leader Oj the Freedum Party, ilr. Deszu-Suh •ck, tlirew ihe Iluuguriau Assenibly imo a turiuoil today when he deseribed tionew Goveriiment as an ' ' undemoeratipolice State. '' Ile eallvd upon the Sniall liolders ' Party to adopt Conniuuxist taeties if it lioped ever to e.stabliah real Democraey in Hungary.JMr. Sulyck said: "The wildest and most objeetionable politieal terror reigns in llungary. There is no freedo.'n of the Press, asseniiily or opinion. Wlienever we announee a politieal meetings an organised nnrnly niass of 4U0 or 5'JO persons, aniply arined, well paid and quite drunk, app-ears and, aceording to a prearranged plan, upseis the meeting and in maiiy eases uses violenco against the audience and the speakers. " Communists shouted and j-oered during AI r. Sulyck 's speeeh, while the ("omimi nist leader, the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Rakosi) went from desk to desk wliispering with niembers of tlie Communist Party. There wero many eorridor eomments that ilr. Sulyck was a brave uian to attack the Conununists, who could easily have him arrested. Speaker's Sarcasm. The correspundent says that Mr. Sulyck continued sareastically: "These organised groups wliich attucked us were defenders of Democraey. Their acts were praisetl, and any niember of our group who resisted their blows was arrested and interned. Our men have been arrested, oue after the other. Tliis glorious, democratie hangman's work lias given us a police State whare the iofiiience of the police not only weighs heavier and heavier oti public life, lnit lias also beeome intolerable in the private life ot the individual. ' ' When M. Sulyck nrentioned the arrest of members of his group who had resisted their attackers' blows, the Communist Minister of the luterior (ilr. Ra.jk) interjected: "And in many eases rightly so. " Ilalfway through Mr. Sulyck 's speeeli word got around that tlie Anierican Noti; critic.ising tlie events leading to the ousting of Mr. Nagy had been delivered. The Deputy-Speaker and the Comm u nist. leader ( Alr. Lstvan Kossa) at the cmiclusion of Mr. Sulyck 's speecli arbitrarily adjourned Parliament tuiti 1 June 12, even before members had time to consider a vote of eonfidence for the: Premier (Mr. Dinnyes) whieh was on j the ageuda. S Tlie Assoeiation Press says Mr. Sul j yck was among the first 12 persons toj be forced out of the Sniallholders '

Partv in February, 1546, after repeated Communist assertions that he was "a reaet ionary. ' ' The Associated Press eorresponden' says that Ilungarian newspapennen stated tliat Mr. Sulyck 7s strong speecli did not indicate freedom of speeeh in llungary. The loeal newspapers would not be allowed to publisli his remarks, and the fevv persons who were in the Parliamentary visitors' gallery would [irobaldy be the only citizens who would know wliat was said. The British Fnited Press ' Budapes: vorrespondent says the Publie 1'roseeu tor is reported to be denianding tha. Sulyok's parlianientarv iiiununity f roa arrest be lifted and that he o arrested for "treacherous remark: against the (loveninient ".