Alexandru Vaida-Voevod’s Historical Discourse in the Hungarian Parliament The burden of war, with all the misfortunes, famine, misery etc., and the
military defeats on the battlefield, has precipitated the crisis and agony of
the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Social and national movements are multiplying
throughout the Monarchy. The leaders of the Romanian National Party believe
that the favorable moment has come to change the “stylistic fi eld of the Great
Hungary”. In this context, Dr Alexandru Vaida-Voevod is mandated on behalf of
the Romanian nation in Transylvania to announce to the world from the Hungarian
Parliament the freedom of the Romanian people. MIRCEA GELU BUTA, ADRIAN ONOFREIU |