Budapest, Mar. 5, Dr. Daranyi, Hungarian Premier, to-day announced the intention of his government to increase the strength of the Hungarian army and to adopt extensive measures for air protection, Addressing a gathering of government supporters at Raab, the Premier stated that the international situation had improved considerably lately, mainly as the result of the decided will for peace shown by Britain and of the readiness of Britain to enter into negotiations with the authoritarian countries, Germany and Italy.
Dr. Daranyi declared that he welcomed the recent Austro-German agreement and expressed the hope that it would turn out to be an enduring contribution towards Europen appeasement.
Turning to domestic affairs, the Premier reaffirmed the intention of his government to proceed along constitutional lines with national reconstruction as the ultimate aim. He then announced that the government had decided to spend on this work the sum of 1,000,000,000 Pengo, ct which 600,000,000 would be taised' by the property tax arid the remainder by way of a state loan.—Trans-Ocean,
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