A new statement of the position of the Hungarian government with regard to the application of the numerus clausus limiting the number of Jewish students in the Hungarian Universities was issued by Prime Minister Count Bethlen yesterday.
The abolition of the numerus clausus is impossible before economic conditions in the country have become better, the statement declares. The numerus clausus is a protection for the Christian youth, whose circumstances have been reduced. It is therefore a bread question. The governmental program is calculated to better the economic position of the country, when the numerus clausus will automatically cease functioning, the statement declares.
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