Václav Klofáč

“ Every day Magyar aeroplanes flew over our territory far back of the lines and scattered over the cities and villages quantities of insurrectionary leaflets, calling upon the people to resist our financial reforms. It was their aim to undermine the confidence of the Slovak people for the government of the republic, and to make the stamping of banknotes impossible, so that their unstamped money could continue to circulate in Slovakia and could be used to maintain anti-Czech propaganda. But all their efforts failed to shake the loyalty of the population of Slovakia. ”

“ It would take a long time to recite all the reports of Magyar aggression that used to come daily, nay several times daily, from Slovakia. The Magyars never ceased to make incursions behind the demarcation line, and where they did not come up against our troops, they dragged away all that they laid their hands on, especially cattle; they robbed, plundered and created terror. The most tragical of these crimes was a skirmish on Sunday, April 6, from 2 to 4 in the afternoon at Užhorod; Magyars invaded the city and endangered not only our soldiers, but especially ttje civil population. ”

“ Thus eastern Slovakia was split from the military and approvisation point of view into two parts, the district of Košice and Užhorod; the second district is especially poor, with population mostly Rusin, and its food supply was so inadequate as to create a condition of actual famine. Repeated urgent requests of civil and military officers induced the ministry of defense to organize very expensive transportation service by trucks and wagons to bring in food and other necessaries. ”