Note 1 — Chapter I · HUNGARY BEFORE THE WAR

It is too long for full quotation here, but it may be found in full in Racial Problems in Hungary. The preamble is as follows: “Since all citizens of Hungary, according to the principles of the Constitution, form from the political point of view one nation ... the indivisible unitary Hungarian nation ... of which every citizen of the Fatherland is a member, no matter to what nationality he belongs; since, moreover, this equality of right can only exist with reference to the official use of the various languages of the country, and only under special provisions, in so far as is rendered necessary by the unity of the country and the practical possibility of government and administration; the following rules will serve as standard regarding the official use of the various languages, while in all other matters the complete equality of the citizens remains untouched.”