The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-01

Hungary's Relations to Austria Interest.
ingly Described.

AUSTRIA'S IRELAND.
Hungary's Relations to Austria Interest
ingly Described.
Nowadays we often meet in print al
lusions to the similarity between Ire
land and Hungary. As a matter Of
fact, the similitude not only does not
run on all fours, but has not even 4 lcg
To stand upon.
Hungary and Austria never had
any constitutional connection as
nations, except that the King
Of Hungary happened to be also
Emperor or sovereign OF the so-calied
hereditary States. These latter. before
1918. a. after 1919 and until 1860. did
not possess any representative in-titu-
tions; and when, after the Italian war
of 1853, an attempt was made To create
a common Parliament for the whole
monarchy. Hungary refused to join it;
her own historical national diet having
ilOurished up to 1919, and being re-
stored partially in 1850 and completely
in 1867. Thus the constitutional his
tory Of Austria-IIuncary is utterly diff
fercnt from that of Great Britain and
Ireland. But. if possible. still greater
are the Photographed differences in the
two cases. In Hungary various races
exist. but no ..Austrians' whatever.
It, German population, partly of ancient
and partly Of comparatively modern
immigration, sprang from Thu
ringia, from Suabia and other
portions of the Germanic Empire
outside of Austria, and except
the so-called SaXons Of Pennsylvania.
they are more Hungarian than the
Magyars themselves. All the other
races inlIabiting Hungary are distinct
from the non-German populations Of
Austria. Some of them belong to the
great Slayonic family. while others
such A. the WallachianS, are not at all
represented in Austria. even by a cog
nate race. As for the Magyars IF Hum
gary, they are almost completely i,o-
lated in Europe, having but IA distant
affinity To Firms and Turks. There are
thus. so to speak. no English in Hum
gary. if the Austro-Ciermans be COM
pared To the English: and it may be said
that there are no Irish in Hungary. if
the latter be considered rs a race sub
iugated by Britons. The Hungarian
opposition, after the revolution Of lS49.
was composed of the whole nation.
comprising. with scarcely an exception,
all its various ~nationalities; and its
leaders were Magyars, distinct in blood
and language from any nationality to
be found in the neighboring state. In
ireland. on the other hand. the Opposi-
ton is factional; almost rs many Irish
live in Great Britain rs in green Erin.
while there exist lOyal BritOns in the
Emerald Isle. In short. there is not >
point of chronological resemblance be-
tween the case of Ireland and that OF
Hungary.
Hungary up TO 1913 was about the
freest and most prosperous country in
Europe; having 4 sparse population and
a superabundancc of natural produce.
Hungarians have great historical past:
they enjoyed constitutional rule and
privileges. and naturally. therefore.
they wished to keep their independence.
In which of these points is there any
likeness between Hungary and Ireland?
Evidently in none. BY folc of circum-
StstItSVS XAutStiy htA Stu0h W "
nounce in 1867 a not incOnsiderable
part Of her independence; but ven As
il is, there exists no representative in
stitutions m to both Hungary and
Austria at this moment, and only the
administration Of war. foreign affairs
and certain departments of finance
such As customs. eic.-are conferred in
the same ministers for both countries.
The sO-callcd delegation, are separact
bodies for the two states: they never
deliberate together. and only in a very
exceptional case is it provided that they
should vote together. The bond Of
union which has 80 long subSiSted be-
tween Ireland and Great Britain through
their common Parliament has never
come into existence i'm the case of Aus
tria-Hungary.
Now. to abolish the state of things
that has prevailed for generations is a
very different thing from the restora-
ton of y form of government that had
uninterrupted authority for centuries.
and WAS only suspended for ten Years.
As happened regarding national rule il.
Hungary. held in ~abcyance from lsiS
to 1859. and then superseded by mere
abSoluti>m. The weil-informed mine
strives in vain to hit upon any single
instance in which the positions Of Ire
land and Hungary are alike. A Wit.
however. might suggest that the tvs
countries are very much alike because
Hungaria and Hibernia. like Mor-
mouth and Macedon. begin with the
same letter.-Cor. 81. James Gazette.