The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Count Tisza Lays Situation Be-
fore the Emperor
MUST APPEAL TO NATION
Pertinent Is Passing Through a Seri'
GUS Conflict, and Many Unseemly
Incidents Are Expected
Next Week.

Vienna, December 29.-Count Tsza, the
Hungarian premier arrived in Vienna to-
day, an was received in special audience
by the emperor-king It IS believed that
he object of the counts visit is to ac-
quaint his majesty with the steps being
taken in view of the impending dissolu-
ton of the Hungarian parliament Before
returning to Budapest tonight Count
Ti5za gave the Associated Press the fol-
lowing statement regarding the critical
situation in Hungarian politics:
THE Hungarian parliament is now
passing through a crisis such as every
parliament in the world has had to ex-
perience. Probably the legislators OF
Austria and Hungary are the last to
engage in such struggle. The whole
question at issue is obstruction. For
years the working of the Hungarian par
lament has been paralyzed by these tao
tics of the minority From October 1902
to May, 1904, the parliament at Budapest
did absolutely nothing This obstruction
was only rendered possible through the
standing orders of the house, which were
made at time when 1t was impossible
to foresee the developments of modern
parliamentary conflicts. Matters finally
reached a point where some radical re-
form was rendered absolutely necessary
Ii parliamentary government was to con-
tinue Hence the introduction of the So
called Lex Daniel applied onl-- to certain
important measures before the parlia-
ment, and was intended only to precede
the introduction later in the session OF
rev defnitive standing orders"
Law Passed Irreeularly
The premier frankly. admitted that the
Lex Daniel was forced through the house
in an Irregular manner but he commended
that such a course was absolutely neces-
sarv -sN 8ssyyiIs -
"The great question at the present mo-
ment." he continued, rs to force the will
of the majority, and to end an intoler-
able state, of affairs under all circum-
stances.
THE only alternative left to the gov
eminent is to appeal to the nation. We
feel confident of obtaining a favorable
verdict"
Meanwhile the opposition is preparing
for a vigorous election campaign. One
of their chief contentious is that the
government is acting Illegally in dissolv-
ing the parliament at time when the
next budget cannot be voted, as the law
requires. They accuse Count Tisza OF
forcing the monarch to break his consti-
tutional oath in consenting to dissolve
parliament under such circumstances.
Hence 1t is feared that there may be
some unseemly Incidents when MS majesty
reads his speech from the throne
Wednesday. The elections will be held
at the end of January. Violent scenes
may be anticipated during the polling.
No secret ballot system exists in Hun
gary, the voters announcing their choice
openly and publicly.
Situation Rendered Acute.
The electoral situation is rendered more
acute by the fact that number of in
fuential members of the liberal party
headed by former Premier Andrassy have
left the government not because they
approve of obstruction, but as a protest
against Count Tiszas method in forcing
the passage of the Lex Daniel. and his
action In bringing about dissolution Of
the parliament
The present parliamentary complica=
lions in Hungary coupled with the min
isterlal crisis in Austria, is regarded as
peculiarly unfortunate at this time when
the dual monarchy is engaged in the ne
gotiatins of new commercial treaties re-
quiring the closest attention of both the
Austrian and Hungarian ministries.
The last sitting of the present Hungar-
ian parliament will be held on Tuesday,
but 1t will be OF purely formal charac-
ter for the purpose of being Informed OF
the hour when the king will deliver his
speech from the trone at the Hofburg the
next day."