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44 - 37 - he only asked whether there was another legal order in Austria, whether there were any paragraphs for high treason there. Four days later Tisza spoke again about the Czech question and announced with great bombast that "the Hungarian government would interrupt the economic and cultural relations that the Czechs and Slovaks are joining". On the contrary, it must be noted that the "Slovak weekly" on July 2nd, male, explained that the general demand of the younger Slovaks was: the most tactile close approach of the Czechoslovak nation to cultural and economic areas. It should be remembered to the praise of our MPs and the old leader of the National Party, Matús Dula, that they did not allow themselves to be intimidated and that the demanded rally against the Czech declaration did not speak out. One Job's message followed the other, and despite local successes and victories on various fronts, the situation of the monarchy deteriorated from day to day. In St. Martin, Kgl. Commissioner Kürthy and the border captain Berzeviczy worked on the rapprochement of the Slovaks and Magyars, The then senator of the National Assembly, Dr. Janko Mudron, maintained very intimate relations with these gentlemen and also supported the action of the so-called St, Stefan's Deputation, which should express to the Prime Minister Stefan Tisza the love and devotion to the Magya-rian state, this should be the answer to the May Declaration of the Czech MPs and against the increasing signs of the increasing action of our Czech-Slovak foreign fighters. Mr Berzeviczy spoke of concessions, spoke confidently of Hungarian strength and Hungarian strength, of a new policy in Hungary, and some gullible Slovaks dreamed of three Slovak high schools and some Spanish and other offices. A record of 80 leading Slovaks was already ready, all known "Panslavs" were there, with the exception of Dr. Šrobárs and other obvious Czech-Slovak factors, On 28 August this deputation should go to Budapest under the supervision of the Swiss border guard to make the bow before Tisza. - 38 -