Hungarian Papers Complain of Widespread Sympathy for Jews; Officials Warned

Budapest newspapers reaching here today carry articles explaining of the widespread sympathy for Jews displayed by the Christian population of Hungary. The articles assert that even among Hungarian officials a certain amount of sympathy can be noticed in their dealing with local Jews.

“Never have the Jews in Esztegrom enjoyed such exceptional treatment as since the promulgation of the Jewish laws,” the Fueggetlenseg, official organ of the pro Hungarian government writes. “Jews there are treated with special politeness by the local authorities who disregard the anti-Jewish laws and grant them various advantages, especially to Jews in the labor service.”

At the same time, the paper reveals that the Hungarian authorities are unable to cope with the flood of applications for confiscated Jewish enterprises. The paper appeals to the applicants “to be patient and not to suffer from the psychosis that favoritism is practiced in assigning Jewish firms to new owners.”

The German radio reports today that all Jews have been banned from the Budapest stock exchange. Seventy-eight Jewish brokers had to resign their seats on the exchange as of today. The remainder must resign between today and June 30.

Following the example of Hungary, the Bulgarian Government today launched an tensified anti-Jewish campaign over the Sofia radio coupled with a plea for friendship for the German soldiers in Bulgaria. “The Bulgarian people ought to be proud that the Jews in our country have been rendered harmless,” the Sofia broadcast said after voicing the usual anti-Jewish “arguments” advanced by the Nazis.