(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
An invitation to Jewish leaders in Hungary to join the newly formed Liberal-Conservative combination was issued by Count Bethlen, Hungarian Prime Minister, following the dissolution of parliament. Elections to the new parliament will take place the middle of December.
A change in Hungarian public opinion with regard to the Jewish question is taking place, according to the Jewish deputy, Paul Sandor. Writing in the Hungarian press in connection with the adoption by parliament of the law concerning the upper house, including provision for two Jewish representatives in the Hungarian Senate. Deputy Sandor states that the wave of anti-Semitism in Hungary is ebbing.
He appeals to his co-religionists for patience. “I have always urged them never to despair of the Hungarian people who are noble minded and have the best of intentions. Anti-Semitism will never find root in the soil of Hungary. We shall not need any longer to parade our situation before the foreign world,” he writes.
A memorial committee for Wilhelm Vaszonyi, late Hungarian Jewish leader of the Liberal party, was formed here. The committee, which has for its purpose the publication of the collected works of the late Vaszonyi, includes Bishop Baltazar, Chief Rabbi Hevesi, Rabbi Locw and Count Esterhazy.
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