Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01

ominous mutterings of the
Impending coming storm.
Revolution Popular opinion has held
until now that the mainte-
nance of the status quo was assured during
the life of Francis Joseph. The profound
sympathy and affection of the subjects Of
the venerable and sorrow-stricken emperor
have retarded the course Of Hungarian his
tory, but recent events have blunted these
sentiments and precipltated the Inevitable.
Two parties contested the recent elections
the liberals and the opposition. The lib-
erals. composed OF Germans, Croatians and
conservative Magyars. are tainted with
pan-Germanism and favor a Hapsburg.
rather than Magyar, and are led by such
men as the Counts Tisza, Hedervary and
NJ Won Zell. The opposition, formed OF In
dependents. radicals and nationalists. favors
Magyar language in a Magyar army,
separate finances and separate kingdom.
II need there be, and is represented by
Counts Apponyi, Andrassy and Itchy,
Baron Bannfy and Francis Kossuth.
The election resulted In a sweeping vic
tory for the opposition. which has formu-
lated the following program:
First-Reform of the electoral law and
future universal suffrage.
neutrality-suspicious. VI AuStIidIl anu
garian customs.
1851. N zoe = s' "
The emperor-king should have formed a
ministry according to the letter and spirit
of the constitution of 1867. but he refused
to consider the question affecting the army.
and thus the breach between king and his
Hungarian subjects widens each day. M.
Francis Kossuth. with the desire to con-
S,f1 70 fnct ErNrn 70 a. 70
question of the army in allegiance for q
time, but the king refused
A ministry of transition-to pass over the
questions at issue-was finally formed under
Baron Fejeryary, q favorite Of the en-
peror. At the very first meeting this min
istry was turned down. Afterward the
minister adjourned parliament and proposed
to govern without 1t. The dissolution or
the chamber would have proved a remedy
worse than the malady. fact well known
at Vienna.
In the meantime the country has organ
lied a passive resistance; refused taxes; re-
fused to furnish recruits to the empire
army. The struggle therefore has COM
menced and any attempt at force will pre-
cipitate conflict.
Baron Fejervary, in order to shield the
emperor from the chagrin of consenting to
the proposed reform as to the command
ments in the army, would compromise by
consenting to universal suffrage. The
futile and cite what M. Thiers said in some
such case: I'VE have SEEM, said M.
Theirs. certain people break their heads
against a wall, but until now We have
never seen wall built for the express pur-
pose of breaking heads.
Aside from the embarrassment created by
the parliamentary situation, there Is an
other which has arisen, suf-
The KAISER ficient in itself to have pre-
Intervenes cipitated the violent demon
stration In Budapest on the
night of the 27th ultimo. pamphlet re-
| Gently appeared in Berlin, entitled: "A
Hohenzollern in Hungary" The author
treats of the Hungarian crisis and declares
that 'the Hapsburgs will never yield to the
wishes of the Magyars, and for this reason
Hungarians according to the author of the
anonymous publication) should abandon the
dynasty of Hapsburg and follow that of
Hohenzollern. That this may be possible
the Magyars should invite the second son
of Emperor William to accept the throne
of Hungary" In this connection the speech
of the kaiser in Budapest is cited. in which
he declared that his son spoke the Magyar
language and had been named Htel after
Attila. the precursor of Arpad, the hero OF
the Niebelungen. The kafsers speech is
treated as suggestive.
The brochure at this particular Juncture
has acted as a veritable torch, which has
kirdled anew the latent fires of race hatred
L ~,
tie to the disorders to which reference has
been made. The publication, 1t may be
added. was first attributed to Baron Bann-
fy because of his former sympathy for the
triple alliance. The baron, however, posi-
lively denies all knowledge of the publica-
ton, which has been traced by the police to
one Arpad ZfZany.
Furthermore, the session and final sepa-
ration Of the kingdoms of Sweden and Nor
way have attracted wide attention in Hun
gary, and revived the hope of the Magyars
either of the attainment of their desire for
a national Hungarian army or, In default
thereof, complete separation from Austria.
The actual situation at Budapest is that,
pending the reassembling Of parliament.
adjourned until October 10, there Is to be q
conference of the coalition on the Sd in
slant The coalition committee in the IN
terval has issued a manifesto declaring that
the emperor-kings attitude in the matter
OF the question of language of command in
the Hungarian army Is unconstitutional
and equivalent to the abolition Of the ma
tons rights.
The Emperor Francis Joseph Is grand
character and commands the respect Of the
world and the sincere
Inc emperor affection of his sub
Francis Joseph. jects, Hungarian as
well as Austrian. He
is the son of Archduke Franz Karl, second
Austria and of Archduchess Sophie, Prin-
cess of Bavaria; proclaimed Emperor OF
Austria after the abdication of his uncle,
Ferdinand /, and the renunciation of the
crown by his father, December 2 1S4S;
crowned King of Hungary, he took the
oath to the Hungarian constitution June y,
1861; married April "a, 1854, to the late EN-
press Elizabeth. the daughter of Duke
Macmillan of Bavaria. She was assassi-
mated at Geneva September 10. 1898. The
heir apparent, Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
is the son of the late Archduke Karl Lud-
wig and Princess Annunciata. daughter of
the late King Ferdinand II of Naples.
The author of volume on 'tAustro-Hun-
gary writes of the coronation of Francis
Joseph as King of Hungary, June 8, 1857:
"The cannon doomed from the ancient
castle of Buda, when long and gorgeous
procession made it's way over the bridge:
bishops and priests in their rich vestments.
Magyar. magnates and mobiles In their ma
tional gala costumes. embroidered with gold
and crusted with precious stones. and-most
picturesque figure of ali-the Emperor Fran
els Joseph as the apostolic King Of Hun
gary, in his coronation robes, wearing the
iron crown of st. Stephen. and mounted
upon a white charger shod with golden
hOrseshoes. Slowly the procession ad-
ya pcad until at length the king rode to the