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RACIAL PROBLEMS

IN

HUNGARY

By

SCOTUS VIATOR

Appendice 16

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX XVI

THE DISSOLUTION OF THE ROUMANIAN NATIONAL PARTY (1894).

from the High Sheriff of the County of Szeben (Hermannstadt)

and Count of the Saxons — To the President of the Roumanian National Party, Dr. John Ratziu, Advocate.

In consideration of the Ministerial Order No. 321 sent to me by his Excellency the Royal Hungarian Minister of the Interior, regarding the constitution of the National Roumanian Party in conformity with § 104 of the electoral law: "Societies and parties, etc., can only be organized during the elections," while societies formed for a larger purpose, not exclusively in view of the elections but with political tendencies, societies whose activity is permanent, cannot evade the control of the authorities, who must exercise control and approve this activity.

The existence and activity of the Roumanian National Party not being based on the electoral law, have no legal base. This is why H.E. the Minister of the Interior has seen fit to prohibit for the future the action of the society which exists under the name of "Roumanian National Party." On the other hand, the leaders of this party are free to continue "the activity of their society without infringing the law; in this case, however, the aim and the means employed for the realization of this aim, must be shown forth in a clear and detailed manner, while in accor­dance with Circular No. 1508 of 1875, of the Minister of the Interior, they (the leaders) must draw up statutes, whose approbation by the Minister is to be applied for through the medium of their municipality.

In acquainting the honourable president of the Roumanian National Party with this decision of the Minister, in order that he may conform to it and acquaint all the members of the party, I at the same time inform you, in virtue of this same ministerial decision, that if you do not suspend all activity in this direction — that is, if you continue to work in this direction — severe legal measures will be taken against you.

gustav thalmann, High Sheriff.

Nagy Szeben (Hermannstadt), June 20, 1894.