x. Simonyi-Semadam, First Premier After Communism Mayeh 15 was the Hungarian Inpendence Day, and it was a galany happy" coincidence that little band.of Hungarians in anghai—some thirty. of them all d—should be reinforced for the asian by the presence of one of unlost respected men in -the tion, Dr. A. Simonyi-Semadam, a riner "Prime Minister, who ar-don short visit anghai, A singular coincidence, that the mercurial Dr. Renner, enthusiastic of his country's presentatives out here, should ye his first race pony' running at day, in silks of the Hungarian tional colours. Renburn is only stib-griffin, and-he had not given y indications of beating records, t Dr. Renner vowed he must—not uld—win, and Hungary in Shang-i toa man was to be on him. A. he did not avint An interviewer met Dr. Simonyimadam and found him one those charming people who ake five minutes of a formal seem like a lifelong pernal friendship. Obviously well vanced in years, he is yet as h, vigorous and virile as a train-athlete of less than half his: ars, Distinguished in appearance 1 ourteouis to a degree, he is at e same time so determinedly liable that he might be anything low the first. man in his country. ud information! A half-hour ik produced enough for a. book, column.
Dr. Simonyi-Semadam, perhaps it ould be remarked, was the first ime Minister after the collapse the Communist Republic in ngary. His was the task of reaving Hungary to a decent state, he succeeded ina wonderfully ovt space of time.
Asked what brought him to China, Simonyi-Semadam said that it} ys a hobby of his to study the oughts and ambitions of the usses, whether they were concerned th polities, religions, ox anything He explained at length the long connection between China d Hungary and said that, having udied so closely the masses of his mn country, he felt a keen desire do the sume with those of the do not know," he said, "and ave come to see, but sometimes think that perhaps the modern eas which are being spread about ese Enstern countries—China, dia, and others—ave only the ideas afew young people trained in West. Perhaps the ideas are rect and perhaps these educated yung men, really believe in them id think they ave for the good of it country, but I would like to 1ow what the people think. Before came here T was in Yunnan and ere I found all the people very aceable and very industrious, con-nod only with their agrieaitu nrsuits. Then would come some military people and what were ey about?
The masses of the jople "lid not seem to know and not seem to be interested. I not Know, but it seemed to be ce that, and I want to find out." The all-knowing interviewer, rewte with the knowledge of a score "years, answered a'suggestion for formation with the statement that ok of education and communienons accounted for much, and also ok.of patriotism.
Up went the eyebrows of this con-med patriot from one of the oxld's most fervently patriotic entries, Was it possible, he asked, at this so distinct people, so differ it from any other, lacked patriot-m: within itself! One told him that "Shanghai man had no ties with Yunnanese, a Pekingese with a cantonese, a Marchurian with a honanese, not even a man of Kiang-1 with his neighbour over the rile in Ohdkiang. The frank, it seemed that ism had received Then she brightened. "But it is with the Japanese, is it?" shed, "They are a very wonderful Q copie, They do everything and ig call for their country, all for patriotism. I so mitch want to see ud study them, -because, you see, do not know and T want'to learn."
Dr. Simonyi-Semadam left last eek-end for Nanking, after'which
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