“I Am a Jew in the Temple, But a Magyar Outside,” Opponent Replies (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Jews and the Jewish religion figure prominently in the political controversy between Count Bethlen, Prime Minister, and Mr. Joseph Vaszony, a Liberal leader and former cabinet member.
The polemic has lasted for several days. Count Bethlen introduced the question of religion, charging Vaszony with being a “Jewish politician.”
In his reply issued today, Vaszony declared: “I am a Jew in the Temple, but outside, I am a Magyar. I, not my religion, am responsible for my policy. Bethlen occasionally pays compliments to the Jews in his semi-official paper, ‘Hirlap,’ but more often, pogrom threats are published.”
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