Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-05

budapest, Hungary Aug. Hun.
gary Is face to face with crisis
grave. ihan any In iis history since
Hungary Ia 1867 became aGain q con.
stitutionai country.
Efforts are being made TO set aside
tho lava and constitution OF the land,
and the people are faced by a govern.
ment that, finding itself without any
support In parliament. yet seeks 20
exercise the right 10 rule Baron
Foieryary the premier. Is not sup.
ported by any party, nor By public
opinion, and is net able TO bring for
ward In parliament any bin that car
be passed into law. The present cab
met Is simply an expression OF the
Will OF the sovereign. King Franz
JOSEF, and rs combating the basis OF
all constitutionallsm viz; That n
country must DO ruled by ita majority
In parliament.
The government cannot even pass
its budget bill, and 10 all intents and
purposes Hungary now Is a country
without any government recognized
hy the people az the head OF ita al
fairs. Baron Fciervary has attempt.
cd 20 resign Office. but the king will
that SO parliamentary cabinet 20 re-
place the present one could bo form
cd. 40 that the tragedy OF a whole ma
ti0n guided by a government ON which
Il has passed q vote OF no confidence
continues.
The local authorities Of the country
are bound by law to disregard all
orders Of the government not consti-
tutlOnaily sound. aud the Fajervary
cabinet Is very likely 10 employ force
so as 10 keep the machinery OF the
government running. Should this be
done, time asone can tell what is IN
store for the Austro-Hungarian mon
archy.
This situation has been brought
about by the refusal Of the king to
agree 20 the natural and legal de-
maud OF the Hungarian people that lta
army, which IL recruited among the
Hungarian people and maintained by
them, shall be dlatinrtively Hun
garian. At present, the army Is com
manded largely by Austrians. the Ian.
guage Of command Is German and the
colors are those Of imperial Austria.
only ~ per cent OF the people 0f Hun
gary speak the German tongue, while
the Hungarian language n used hy GO
per cent; thus tho patriotic feelings
OF The Hungarians are insulted.
The army, such Al Il IL now, is a
standing threat and menace 10 the llb-
efty Of the country. II has the ap.
pearance Of an army 0f occupation,
as II Hungary were a conquered eoun-
try, while In fact, Hungary IL an in
dependent kingGom, united 20 Aus.
lrla only through the fact that the
same man - king Of Hungary and
emperor Of Austria.
There la no law that can support
this permanent oifense 20 Hungary's
national feeling. Though the Hun
garian constitution gives 20 the King
The post 81 commander In thlef Of the
army, thss right ennn0t be- stretched
20 mean that ihe king has authority
TO suppress, by hts own viii alone.
The Official language OF the country
over which he has a right 90 reign
% a strictly constitutional monarch.
This abnormal state Of affairs has
been tolerated BY Hungary since 1867,
but now a demand ia made on the
for a considerable Increase
In The size Of the army, and for an en-
|arsad expenditure amounting 20 an
$4,000 900. and the Hum
aarlan nation Is resolved 10 exercise
~ Jus, rlghts II viii decline TO an,
ihorize the raising Of more men and