At that time, Pressburg was still making its final preparations for mobilization. The army chaplains had the victims of the Hungarian uprising take turns speaking of their suffering, while the Propaganda Commissioner handled the final wrap-up, laying out all the crimes committed by the Hungarian rebels in 1848 and issuing a proclamation calling for their suppression.
"1848: the realm was in turmoil, and the affairs of the world were tangled like a skein. Our Emperor was charged with suppressing the rebels and keeping the English, the French, and other petty villains beyond our borders, and had no time to reorganize the army.
Yet the Hungarian gentlemen harbored the ambition of wolves, disregarding the laws of Heaven and the bonds of humanity. They ravaged our land and laid its people to waste, and even sought to tear our realm asunder.
The unrighteous will, in the end, commit unrighteous deeds. They brought calamity wherever they went, bullying the weak and colluding with foreign barbarians to poison the world. When they faced weak peoples and common folk, they seized their wealth, abducted their children, trampled their lives, and crushed their dignity.
Their deeds truly provoked the wrath of Heaven and the indignation of all mankind!
Our Emperor's empire belongs to all the people of the world. It does not belong to the Hungarian people alone, much less serve as a plaything for the unrighteous.
Now our Emperor is enraged, and the people of the world await our response. We must rise up and strike them down, restoring justice to all.
This war is not for private vengeance, but for the sake of justice.
May you all rise up, united against a common foe, and uphold the way of Heaven!"
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(The Propaganda