Berlin Paper Defends Its Reports on Anti-jewish Riots in Hungary

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

A controversy over the veracity of reports sent by the correspondent of the German Ullstein news agency has developed between the “Vossische Zeitung,” leading German newspaper, and the “Pester-Lloyd,” leading Hungarian newspaper, published in German.

The “Pester-Lloyed,” in a recent issue attacked the Berlin newspaper as having published what it terms “tendencious untruths” concerning the anti-Jewish disturbances in Budapest last week. The “Pester Lloyed” declared that although it is opposed to the numerus clausus policy, it is in support of the government.

In an article entitled, “May Truth be Reported?” the “Vossische Zeitung” replies to the Hungarian newspaper by advising it to better devote its energies to stopping the deeply humiliating occurences in the Hungarian state universities. “This is a worthier task for a Hungarian newspaper, than to attack reporters who are unfortunately compelled to spend their time on such reports.”

Bruno Heiling, Budapest correspondent of the “Vossische Zeitung” and the Ullstein Agency, was expelled from Hungary on the charge of sending exaggerated reports abroad of the recent anti-Semitic student execesses.