CHAPTER XXXVIII
In the city of Lucaž-Napoca in Transylvania, there is a three-story red building called Bustel Street, which is the headquarters of the Romanian National Party. The current party leader, Ian Razio, is also concerned about the strengthening of ties between Transylvania and Romania. As the leader of the Memo Movement, Ian Laziu is a person who relies on prestige and talent, but now there are too many voices within the National Party, and Ian Laziu has been running a party that has been established because of the Memo Movement.
"Now there is a new situation, many people from our region have come to Romania to work, and they preach that Romania does not oppress and discriminate against them, but cares for them, which makes many people yearn for Romania. Our party organizations have found discoveries in various localities, and this has also made it more difficult for us to strive for self-government. ”
Aurel Popol, a top member of the Jatiya Party, confronted Ian Laziu about his concerns. As a minority who advocated negotiations with Austria-Hungary, Popol had always believed that protests and strikes for rights would only make the Romanians in Lancivania more suppressed. So he hoped to negotiate a reduction in the persecution of the Hungarians, which Popol did despite the disapproval of the majority of party members.
"Popol, what can we do? Tell our compatriots not to go to Romania, after all, they are all a people, and Romania has helped us a lot over the years. The party has a favorable opinion of Romania, which will cause confusion among everyone. The party leader, Laziou, walked up to Popol and looked out the window and said soothingly.
"But..."
"Well, Popol, in fact, we have strengthened ties with Romania, and if we think about it the other way, it is not putting pressure on Budapest."
After sending Popol out the door, Laziu sat down in a chair and pondered the way out of the current Jatiya Party. At present, the National Party is arguing over the debate over "cooperation" and "non-cooperation", and Razio is not a very skillful person, and it is completely a legacy of the memorandum that he has led to sit in the position of party leader. He had no solution to this problem, which existed when the party was founded, and could only ease the relations between the two sides, and now this method is about to fail.
While Laziu was struggling with the internal dispute within the Romanian National Party, a decree from Budapest did anger the Party again. The decree declares that in order to better be accountable to the Hungarian parliament, parliamentarians residing outside Budapest will be censored and barred from attending the parliament to participate in proposals and vote if they do not meet the standards. Because the vast majority of parliamentarians living outside Budapest are non-Hungarians, this is seen as a denial of the right of other ethnic groups to participate in politics. It also led to protests and dissatisfaction among other ethnic groups in the Kingdom of Hungary, and the National Party was also very angry about it.
Two days later, Razio and other top Jatiya Party leaders, including Varisi Geldish and Urel Popol, discussed the bill, which was entirely aimed at the participation of other ethnic groups. "We should sue Vienna for their unreasonable bills." Urel Popol was the first to express his attitude, which pinned his hopes on the benevolent words of the Habsburgs, which provoked a rebuttal from Varisi Geldish. "Aren't we learning enough from the memo?" "Crown Prince Ferdinand will support us," Urel Popol said, giving his reasons.
The Austro-Hungarian crown prince only made a statement about national autonomy, which caused discontent among the ruling peoples, the Germans and the Hungarians, who considered it a statement that shook the foundations of the empire. For the other ethnic minorities who are being ruled, there is indeed hope. It is not for nothing that Popol pinned his hopes on Crown Prince Ferdinand.
"I think it's still necessary to mobilize us Romanians against this proposal by organizing a workers' strike and the peasants' refusal to pay taxes." "If Hungary represses like this, we can't solve it on our own. "Popol is not at all optimistic about Gerdi's proposal." Is it possible to kneel and beg the Habsburgs to solve the problem? ”
"Well, it's all about finding a way out for the Romanians, and now we're thinking about what to do, don't get too angry."
Laziu persuaded them not to quarrel anymore, and both of them turned their heads angrily when they heard the party leader's persuasion, not looking at each other. Both gangs think they are right and completely ignore each other's feelings. Razio felt a headache when he saw the two gangs quarrel again, and they both insisted that their views could not be persuaded at all, which made Razio quite helpless.
While the Jatiya Party was delaying a decision due to disputes at the top level, the middle and lower echelons of the Jatiya Party were also deliberating on the bill. Sirianu, who was the head of the Cluj region, invited a number of people who were dissatisfied with the weakness of the upper echelons to discuss the issue, and now they are sitting in a small villa on the outskirts of Cluj.
"Now these high-level people have too many opinions, and they are completely irresponsible for the suffering people who support us." As the host, Sirianu was the first to speak, "They are betraying the people. The head of Sibiu, Ao Goga, also voiced his dissatisfaction. I believe that Transylvania must unite with the Kingdom of Romania in order for our people to live free from oppression and discrimination. Lukachu, the senior officer of the Deva region, said, a little scary at this time. Now the vast majority of the National Party did not think of uniting with the Kingdom of Romania, and most of them thought of self-government.
"It's also a way out, at least better than negotiating with Budapest." Isaac, who was in charge of propaganda in Bystrica, also gave his reasons for supporting. Obviously, the people who sat together and discussed were bold lords. "Now that we and the Kingdom of Romania are strengthening their cultural economy, sooner or later they will be inseparable, which is also our best choice, but also the most difficult choice." Sirianu spoke his mind. When everyone heard Sirianus's opinion and thought of the disparity in national strength between Austria-Hungary and Romania, everyone present was silent about it. They had absolutely no idea that in ten years Austria-Hungary would fall apart.
While the Romanian National Party was talking about the kingdom, there were people in the Kingdom of Romania who were watching them.
"Your Highness, the Jatiya Party has recently been in trouble because of Hungary's plan to ban other nationalities from participating in politics. The top management has been slow to come up with measures, and the middle and lower levels are also very disgusted by the incompetence of the top, and I am afraid that they will split if this continues. The chief of the guard, Caluster, told Edel about the recent movement in Transylvani. Eder stood up and turned to look at the map of Romania behind him, for hanging a map behind his back, which was a normal move in his previous life, it was a bit unacceptable now, but no one dared to say anything about the crown prince.
Every time he looked at the current map, Eder felt a sense of urgency that the Transylvania region was too important to Romania. With the Transylvanian regional kingdom, Romania's population and resources will be an important supplement, and the pressure on defense in Central Europe will be greatly reduced.
"Now the Jatiya Party cannot be divided, we must help them. Assistance could be stepped up by sending people who said that we hope that the Romanians in Transylvania will unite so that they will be less humiliated by the Hungarians. Eder, looking at the map on the wall, told the chief of the guard behind him what he wanted.
Soon Eder's advice and assistance reached the headquarters of the Jatiya Party, and although there were no countermeasures against the Hungarian bill, at least the serious divisions within the Jatiya Party were suppressed, and the two gangs knew the great damage of the split. At least for a few years, the National Party is unlikely to have another internal disvolt, which will be enough for Eder, and there will be no need for this party in ten years.
When Eder had just finished dealing with the Romanian National Party, the crown prince was delighted by the good news from the United States, and Ford had built the Model T.