Partidul Naţional-Ţărănesc şi problema moţilor din Munţii Apuseni în timpul marii crize economice
The National Peasants Party and the issue of the Romanians in the Apuseni Mountains during the great economic recession

Summary/Abstract: A special place in the economic concerns of the National Peasants governments during the great economic recession was the issue of the Romanians in the Apuseni Mountains, whose social-economical, sanitary and cultural status reached an inconceivable level. Perhaps they were the most affected by the global economic recession, which added to the nature challenges, taking into account the rough climatic conditions that they lived in. From this perspective, the economic actions taken mainly by the Vaida Government in the Land of Romanians from Apuseni Mountains are praiseworthy.To summarise, we believe that one should value Vaida Voevod’s intention to help the Land of Romanians from Apuseni Mountains which was in a desperate situation, due to the economic recession. Besides the economic side, there should be mentioned that Vaida did not forget how he made his way in politics. As we know he was elected for the first time as deputy in the Parliament of Budapest in Ighiu electoral group, therefore in the Land of Romanians from Apuseni Mountains. We assume that it was a well planned economic project that started from bottom up, from the common people towards the managerial level. The project was really necessary, because it has gotten to starvation or even death instances. The people from Apuseni Mountains were the most affected by the economic crisis, and this was adding up to the climatic conditions of the area. They were not able to have crops, and the extended winters were fatal in animal rearing. For these reasons, the Vaida’s action became a national one, not only in the interest of Ardeal and it is worth all the appraisals. It was a shame that it was not continued, and that Ioan Pop’s words regarding to the Romanians’ instability and issues came true.It should also be taken into consideration the election of Ioan Pop as the head of the Apuseni Mountains Committee, as it was named the Government Agency. He was a good manager, as one could realize in the three events of Alba Iulia, which he set up: 1st of December 1918, 6th May 1928 and the Unity Celebration of 20th May 1929.

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