New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
A NEW ROYAL COURT.
pUDA PESTIT HENCEFORTH TO EE THE
PEER or VIENNA AND BERLIN.
GRACIOUS ACT OF FRANCIS JOSEPH AID \
GREAT VICTORY FOR Or wEKEELE-A
FULL ROYAL HOUSEHOLD At
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FULL ROYAL HOUSEHOLD At
TIE MAGYAR CAPITAL.
Or Wckcrlc. the Hungarian Prime Minister.
is PLAYING his cards. in the great game Of poll
tics with extraordinary cleverncss. He has Just
| introduced Civil Marriage bill into Parliament.
50 radical In it's provisions Tint one might al
most call IL n bill for the separation OF church
and State II is bound 10 meet with tremendous
opposition from both the Roman Catholic ana
Greek Catholic churches The priests and prel-
atcs are beginning TO preach regular holy
war against H. To counteract this Il was ncrcs
sary 20 do the sam" time something that
would greatly arouse the enthusiasm ~ the ma
ton In the Ministrys favor. And This Is what
Or Wekcrle. thanks to the courteous cooper
alton Of tn King. has just accomplished.
This f. nothing less than the complete rc-cstab-
lshmcnt Of the royal court at the Hungarian
capital Hitherto. for many n year. there has
hcen no Hungarian Court Indeed. down 10
year and half ago Francis Joseph Lil not
recognize Buda-pcsh as a capital at all. He
greatly priced his title II King of Hungary. but
chose - reign King. well rs Emperor. ~
Vienna. He well might prize that title. for It IS
far older and more honorable than that of
Emperor II Austria. For tho Kingdom 4 iIun-
gary dates back ss3 years TO the time when
crowned stephen Arpad King Of Hungary with
the title Il His Apostolic Majesty. ON the other
hand the Austrian Empire IS only eiGhty-nlnc
years old having had It's origin in 1904. when
the Archduko Francis. with no authority right
or title other than his own ambitious VIII began
to call himself Emperor. II was not. however.
until the middle Of last year that the Emperor
recognized Buda -Pesth n capital city Of equal
rank with Vienna. II had only been parlia-
mcntary capital. and the site Of royal residence
at which the King lived for n little time each
year IN retirement. Vienna was the only seat
Of the court.
Indeed. after last years proclamation. Buda-
Pcsih remained a capital only In name. No
Hungarian Court or royal household was created
And when His Majesty went thither 10 reside in
state in his castle Of Ofen. he took with him
| from Vienna his Austrian household. This was
source Of untoA irritation to the HIingarians
Of all classes and often caused the Ministry much
trouble. Tho Opposition never missed an oppor-
| tunity Of nlnging up the taunt that there was a
! foreign court at Ofcn. and that Hungary was
being treated ns n conquered and subject PROV
/ ncr instead Of an autonomous kingdom. Hun
! gary they pointed out. paid as much as Austria
T. the Cvi List. and for It got only the priyl-
! lc;-c of being lorded over by "A foreign court.
Year after year the Hungarian Government
| sought 10 right this wrong. but vainly. Premier
| Tis2a tried. but failed Count Sznpary tried. and
! got a stone for bread But now Dr. Wekcrlc has
| s,,cccdcd and great Is the prestige he has thereby
won.
A royal decree has been issued. ordering the
| establishment OF a Hungarian household for His
| Majesty. which shall have the exclusive right Of
| function at all corona,ons and ceremonies con-
rcctcd Herewith. at the opening and closing Of
| The hungarian Legislative Assemblies. including
| the reception Of the Hungarian Delegation and
| further at all public festivities of national
character. such as jubilee fctes or exhibitions and
| finally at the ceremony OF administering the
| oath 70 the Hungarian ecclesiastical and public
| functionarics. including Cardinals, Bishops and
| Ministers Moreover. these Hungo rian function
aries will attend the ceremonies at Court when
| they take place In Vienna. and vii, take their
| ulaccs side by side with the Austrian function
aries. Official notice Is to be given to the Hun
garian Government Of all changes in the Royal
| family connected with the order OF succession as
stipulated by the Pragmatc Sanction Of 1923,
! with view to n register of members Of the Royal
House being kept in Hungary. The Hungarian
| household Of the King will in future assist by
| right I'm all ceremonies OF renunciations. and
| In the case OF marriages within the Royal House
not in the direct line OF succession In brief In
! every respect legal and social. BudaPcsth is
made the equal OF Vienna and indeed OF any
royal capital in Europe. so gratifying is this TO
| Magyar pride that even the btterest Kossuthites
and other members Of the Opposition are loudly