LL ALi | Ha | 1101 mee ll | ~ ‘MISTAKES AND WRONGS' Nagy pledges broad reforms in Hungary BUDAPEST A call over Budapest Radio for an end to the fighting so that a new program of reforms could be undertaken was one of Imre Nagy’s first acts after he assumed the leadership of the Hungarian government last week. Abo, es. ey disturbances began ty nee used force to iy? high school students iy, Ve q Nike a Staging a sitdown IMRE NAGY .. . the people wanted him lludent strike brings lash iin Singapore SINGAPORE aa? Duke of Edinburgh’s scheduled visit to Singapore was that this week as angry demonstrations and gunfire erupted Hy. Some 1,000 British troops have been rushed into eh © to bolster the police force as authorities moved to "ists “Monstrations with gunfire, clubs, tear gas and mass estimated 500 persons . have been arrested. Troops have set up barbed wire check points bristling with machine guns. Nagy made a joint broadcast to the nation with Janos Kadar, new secretary of the Hungarian Workers’ “Workers, peasants, intel- lectuals, if you don’t want the capitalist yoke back you must help to restore order,” Kadar appealed. Nagy said: “Counter-revolu- tionaries and anarchists have carried out an armed attack against the people’s democratic order. “This attack was supported by parts of the Budapest pop- ulation, due to, their bitter feelings about conditions. “These bitter feelings were increased by the mistakes and wrongs of the past. “The new leadership of the Hungarian Workers’ party and the new government are de- termined to learn from these tragic events.” He declared: “Those who rose have shed innocent blood and the civilian population, in their bitterness, have given them some support.” He said that the new lead- ership of the Hungarian Work- ers’ party “as soon as order is restored will meet and draw up a program of reform which will embrace the most impor- tant problems of our national life. ae “In order to realize this program, which we can call the reform program, it is ab- solutely necessary that the struggle should immediately cease,” he said. party. Union about the relations be- tween the two countries. “These negotiations will also deal, among other things, with the withdrawal of Soviet forces now stationed in Hungary,” he said. They would be held in con- sideration of “equality, Soviet- Hungarian friendship, prole tarian internationalism and national independence.” “T am convinced that, based on these principles, a firm basis will be created for true and real friendship,’ he said. Withdrawal of Soviet troops whose participation was neces- sary in the interests of re- storing order, would be car- ried out immediately after peace and order were restored. - 100,000 demonstrated on Budapest street [Following is a correspon- dent’s account of the great demonstration in the Hungar- ian capital on October 23.j BUDAPEST A demonstration of more than 100,000, mostly students and young people, marched from different parts of Buda- pest this afternoon to the centre of the city. Earlier in the day the min- ister of the interior had an- nounced that the rally was prohibited, but a _ sensation followed when the central committee of the Hungarian Workers’ party ‘suspended its meeting to declare that it was in favor of the demonstration. live the party,” “Long live Imre Nagy — Give him his place in the government.” There were others aiso who said: ‘“‘Nagy instead of Gero” (since replaced by Janas Kar- dar as first secretary of the party). Further slogans were: “For a fully independent peace poli- cy”; “Fully democratic elec- tions”; “Full liberty of the press”; ‘Uranium stocks to be used in Hungary”; “Withdraw Soviet occupation troops.” I saw the beginning of the march from outside the Pol- ish embassy, obviously chosen as a starting point to express sympathy for Poland in her search for a truly national i ‘ id. apna ahith eteay sald. It is difficult to separate Ge sy two high schools. Helicopters armed, The realization of the new 44, genuine demands being oad to further socialist con- M ae Protesting the ban- gas fly close to the ground, jyosram “will make necessary made by those who are seek- struction. ste nue Singapore Stu- . with RAF jets whistling a reorganization of the People’s ing 4 speedier movement. of The quiet and orderly be- in ation as a “subversive through the skies above. What Front in which all democratic democratization and a genu- havior of the marchers was | ed and the. arrest teak 4 peaceful, stud- forces on the broadest basis inely Hungarian road to social- impressive, and even more i Mon leaders. Se eae een ce been will be represented,” he add- jo from those inspired by _ striking the fact that the only Aeetts i fs: embattled wean 5) into a military ed. malicious intent. policeman in evidence was the | nt Mins Of 15 killed and ’ 00 injured.. An operation, with all the weap- ons of war on one side. Tanks (tight) rumbled through the streets. of peautiful Budapest Hungary would soon start negotiations with the Soviet In the demonstration could be heard the slogans: “Long gy (left): as rebels seized and purned many buildings, including the N usual guard at the door of the embassy. PES ational Museum NOVEMBER 2, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 3