The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-29

| lslatIon and administration, says the
Lay bach circular of May, 1921, ought
only to emanate from the free will and
intelligent conviction of those whom God
has rendered responsible for power; all
that deviates from this line necessarily
leads to disorder, commotlon and evils
far more insufIerable than those which
they pretend to remedy. And his late
Austrian majesty, Francis !, is reported
| to have declared, in an address to the
Hungarian diet in 1920, that the whole
world had become foolish and, leaving
their ancient laws were in search of i'm
| aginary constitutions. -
SYMPATHY FOR REVLUTIONISTS
| Mr.. Webster then speaks in terms of
eloquent enthusiasm:
"The power of this republic at the pres
emit moment is spread over region, one
of tine richest and most fertile on the
globe, and of an extent in comparison
with which the possessions of the house
of Hapsburg arc but as patch on tine
earth's surface. Its population, already
% O0o, 900, will exceed that of the Aus
trian empire within the period during
which it may be hoped that Mr.. HUI
semann may yet remain in the honorable
discharge of his duties to his government.
Its navigation and commerce are hardly
exceeded by the Oldest and most CONNER
cial nation its maritime and it's
maritime power may be seen by Austria
itself. in all seas where she has ports as
well as they may be seen also in all
quarters of the globe. Life liberty. prop
erty and all personal rights are amply
secured to all citizens, and protected by
Just and stable laws; and credit, public
| q mr. to- i,n r5o1J Ii i
as IN any government of continental
europe; and the country in al it's IN
,erests and concerns partakes most large
~ IN all the improvements and progress
winch distinguish the age. Certainly the
| Onlted States may be pardoned even by
those who profess adherence TO the princi-
pies Of absolute government if they enter
tain an ardent affection for those popular
forms OF political organization which
have so rapidly advanced their own pros
perity and happiness and enabled them in
so short period to bring their country
and the hemisphere to which it belongs
to the notice and respectful regard, not
to say the admiration of the civilized
| world. Nevertheless the United States
has abstained at all times from acts OF in
lterference with the political changes of
the earth. They cannot. however, fail to
cherish always a lively interest in the
fortunes of nations struggling for insti-
tutions like their own. But this sympa-
thy, SO far from being necessarily hostile
feeling toward any of the parties to these
great national struggles, is quite consis-
tent with amicable relations with them
all. The Hungarian people are three or
four times as numerous as the inhabl-
tants of these United States were when
the American revolution broke out. They
possess. in a distinct language, and in
otI er respects, important clements of a
| to ,aIi tu vuh ioh hn oil
Saxon race in this country did not pos
sess; and if the United States wish sue
cess to countries contending for popular
constitutions and national independence
it is only because they regard such con-
situations and such national independence
not as imaginary, but as real blessing"
THE CASE OF HUNGARY.
The manner in which the attention of
the President was called to the situation
in Hungary by Mr.. Stiles is recited
| In the course of the year 184S and in
the early part of the year 1S49," Mr..
| Webster says, ga considerable number of
Hungarians came to the United States.
Among them were individuals represen-
ting themselves to be in the confidence of
the revolutionary government, and by
| these persons the President was strongly
urged to recognize the existence of that
government. In these applications, and
in the manner in which they were viewed
by the President, there was nothing I'M
usual; still less was there anything I'M
authorized by the law of nations. 1t is
enter into friendly relations with every
other independent state. OF course
questions of prudence naturally arise in
reference to new States, brought by sue
cessful revolutions into the family of
nations but it is not to be required of
neutral powers that they should await
| for recognition of the new government by
the parent State. No principle of public
| law has been more frequently acted upon
within the last thirty years, by the great
powers of the world than this. Within
| that period eight or ten new States have
established independent governments
within the limits OF the colonial domin-
| ions Of Spain, on this continent, and in
| Europe the. same thing has been done by
| Belgium and Greece, The existence of
! all these governments was recognized by
| some of the leading powers of Europe as
well as by the United States before it was
acknowledged by the States from which
| they had separated themselves IT, there
| fore, the United States had gone SO far as
formally to acknowledge the independence
of Hungary, although as the result has
proved, it would have been precipitate
step, and one from which no benefit
would have resulted to either party; it
would not, nevertheless, have been an act
against the law OF nations, provided they
took no part in her contest with Aus
tria
Mp MhNN,S MTcSJON
The object of Mr.. Mann's mission is
fully explained, and the right of the
United States TO send such an agent is
defended.
Referring to Mr.. Hulsemann's state
ment that Mr.. Mann might have been
treated by Austria as a spy, Mr.. Webster
says: