The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-03
APPONYI GOES To
THE INDEPENDENTS
Creates Sensation in Hungarian
Political Circles
KING Is NOW AT BUDAPEST
Will Read His Speech From the Throne
Tomorrow and Stirring Scenes Are
Anticipated BY Politi-
cal Leaders.
KING Is NOW AT BUDAPEST

Budapest, Hungary, January 2-Em-
peror Francis Joseph. King of Hungary.
arrived here this evening. He was met at
the station by a great crowd of people
who gave the monarch an enthusiastic
new years welcome.
His Majesty will read the speech from
the throne before tho members of par
lament on Wednesday and probably will
return to Vienna on Thursday. Count
Albert Apponyi informed the Associated
Press this afternoon that tomorrow he
will formally throw in his lot with the
Indepedent party, whose president is
Francis Kossuth. This news will doubt
less cause great sensation In political
circles, as rumors of the counts inten-
ton have not been taken seriously. but
only threat.
To the Indepedent party the accession
of politician of the prominence and ex-
perience of Count Apponyi will be a great
gain. He will lead with him members of
the National party numbering about
twenty and Is likely to assume the posi-
ton of leader in the Chamber of Deputies,
while Herr Kossuth remains president of
the Independent party. Politicians regard
Count Apponyis action as a probable
death blow to his political prospects, de-
stroyng forever his hopes of becoming
president OF the council. Speaking of his
decision Count Apponyi said to the AS
ISOLATED Press
What this step costs me, cannot de-
scribe. 1t is very hard for me to sever
my old political relations For thirty
years l have labored to support the Aus
gleioht of 1867 ian arrangement of the
fiscal affairs in common between the two
kings of Austria and Hungary, which
have always regarded as sacred. Now
however, 1 consider 1t is being broken by
Count Tisza's action in forcing the dis
solution of parliament in an unconstitu-
tional manner The legal value of the
Ausgleioht, of course remains, but 1t has
no more moral force and no longer af-
fords a guarantee to the nation, or
basis of confidence between the crown and
nation.
Hungary must exclude all Austrian in
reference in its affairs and free Itself
from the Vienna Camarilla, so called
The common affairs existing between
the two nations under the compromise
of 1867 always have proven a hotbed of
Austrian interference. While keenly re-
GREETING the necessity for my action, 1
feel that 1t is the only way of protest
ing against the governments violent ille-
Bdliltles, anu the only way OF raising
the spirits of the nation. Tisza has made
a terrible mess of affairs. OF course we
shall find a way out, but nobody knows
yet how. L am convinced that victory
will ultimately be ours, while perhaps
not in the first battle, yet surely In the
end
Regarding the probability of scenes at
the reading of the speech from the throne
by the King on Wednesday, Count APP
ponyf said he could answer for nothing.
while the opposition leaders would
deeply deplore such an occurrence" the
count said, they could not accept re-
sponsibility for the action of $50 men,
bers. They are now beyond our con-
troll" he said. Never before have
witnessed such excitement In political
circles as prevails today"
In government circles it Is not regard
ed possible that any deputies should ven
ture to interrupt in any way the SOW
ereigns delivery of the speech from the
throne. believing that the tradition OF
court etiquette will prove far too strong
for such a proceeding.