English Translation

18 - 5 - in addition to the absolute failure of the administration and the general hopeless confusion, the news about the overfilling of Transdanubia with refugees and about the poor housing and food conditions. What is striking, for example, is the fact that the administration of the capital at a time when there are well over 1 million refugees in Budapest, as part of a report on the social emergency measures, reports that about 900 hot lunches per day are being followed up to the refugees. However, the extent to which political considerations and the fact of the non-existent belief in the German final victory influence the attitude of the population is evident from the fact that, for example, the call of the ethnic group leader only resulted in a total of about 1 500 Germans. This figure is shocking if one considers that in the last elections about 80.000 inhabitants have become known on the German list. In discussions with members of the Gentry, as an argument for the fact that these circles are also willing to remain in the city in the event of a Bolshevik occupation, it can be heard again and again that one is convinced in particular because of the course of events in Romania, that no Bolshevik system will come, but a government on a democratic basis, albeit with strong left-wing participation. Since these circles do not gløuben to the German victory, they further conclude that it is right/bei to let the fate in the home country pass over itself as a refugee to the streets. An evacuation of the farms even in the endangered area around Budapest is currently not possible, because the competent authorities d.i. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Honved forbid eviction. According to their instructions, the production of the factories of vital importance for life and war has to continue and leaving the workplace is forbidden at the most severe threat of punishment. In fact, work in the factories, administrations and public authorities is prohibited.