West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-01-15
AUSTRIA'S IRELAND.
Humgary's Relations 10 Austria Interest
ingly Dcscribch.

huhgsrS's Relations TO Austria Interest
ingiy Described.
Nowadays we often meet in print al
lusions to the similarity between Ire
land and Hungary. As n matter of
fact the similitudc not only does not
run ON all fours, but has not even a lee
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-callcd
hereditary States These latter, before
1913 as after lSf9 and until 1860. did
not possess any representative institu-
tons; and when, after the Italian war
OF 1899, an attempt was made to create
common Parliament for the whole
monarchy, Hungary refused to Join it,
her own historical national diet having
tlourished up TO 1919. and being re-
stored partially i'm 1860 and completely
in 1867 Thus the constitutional his
tory of Austria-Hungary is utterly diff
fercnt from that OF Great Britain and
Ireland. But, if possible, still greater
are the ethnographical differences i'm the
two cases. In Hungary various races
exist, but no "Austrians' whatever.
Its German population. partly of ancient
and partly of comparatively modern
immigration, sprang from Thu
ringia, from Suabia and other
portions of the Gcrmanic Empire
outside of Austria, and except
the sO-c8lled SaXons of Transylvpnia.
they are more Hungarian than the
Magyars themselves. All the other
races inhabiting Hungary are distinct
from the non-German populations of
Austria. Some of them belong to the
great Slavonic family, while others
such as the Walachans, are not at all
represented in Austria. even by cog
nate race. As for the Magyars of Hun
gary, they are almost completely iso-
lated in Europe, having but "A distant
affinity TO Firms and Turks. There are
thus, so to speak, no English in Hun
gary, if the Austro-Germans be COM
pared TO the English; and it may be said
that there are no Irish i'm Hungary. if
the latter be considered as race sub
jugated by Britons. The Hungarian
opposition, after the revolution OF lS1g,
was composed of the whole nation,
comprising, with scarcely an exception,
all it, various nationalities; and its
leaders were Magyars, distincti in blood
and language from any nationality to
be found in the neighboring state. In
Ireland. on the other hand. the opposi-
ton is tactiOnal; almost as many Irish
live in Great Britain as in green Erin,
while there exist loyal Brtons in the
Emerald Isle In short there is not a
point OF chronological resemblance be-
tween the case of Ireland and that Of
Hungary.
Hungary up to 1913 was about the
treest and most prosperous country i'm
Europe; having sparse population and
uperabundancc of natural produce
Hungarians have a great historical past:
they enjoyed constitutional rule and
privileges, and naturally. therefore,
they wished 10 keep their independence.
In which Of these points is there amy
likeness between Hungary and Ireland?
Evidently i'm none. BY force of circum-
stances Hungary had actually TO re-
nounce in 1867 a not inconsidcrablc
! part OF her Independence; but even rs
| 1t Is, there exists no representative in
stitutiOns common TO both Hungary and
| Austria at this moment, and only the
| administration Of war. foreign affairs
and certain departments Of finance
| such rs customs. ctC.-arc conferred i'm
| the same ministers for both cOuntrics.
| The so-called delegations, are separdct
bodies for the two states; they never
deliberate together, and only in a very
| exceptional casei- itprovided that they
/ should vote together The bond Of
/ union which has so long subsisted be-
I tween ireland and Great Britain through
/ their common Parliament has never
/ come'intO existence in the case of Aus
/ tria-ilungary.
Now, to abolish the state Of thing
that has prevailed for generations is q
very different thing from the rcstora-
| ton Of q form II government that had
uninterrupted authority for centuries.
and was only suspended for ten years
as happened regardug national rule TO-
Hungary, hrIi in allegiance from 1889
/ 10 1859. and then superseded by mere
| absOluti-m The well-inf0rmed mind
strives boz vain to hit upon any single
instance bon which the positions Of ire
land and Hungary are alike s wit.
however, might suggest that the two
countries are very much aiik.c brcau..
I Hungaria and Hibnrnia like Mon
mouth and Mactdon. begin with tho
same letter lV 81 J0V,, Gu.lffl.