Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-17
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Conflict Between Austria and 3
Passes Beyond lis Origin
PARLIAMENT IS NO LONGER POWERFUL
Monopoly Of Power Leads Nation Into Its
Present Woeful State.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IS THE REMEDY
Only fsrlismen. on New Basis Can Settle
Present Trouble,
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE is THE REMEDY
BOYCOTT AGAINST 6USTRIA M0oTED
Independent Opponent of Government
Says People Must Refuse 20 Pat
ronize People who Are
Not Friendly.

VIENNA. Dec l6.-CSpeciai cable
gram to The Bee.)-rhe conflict between
far beyond the original point of the word
of command and 1t is rapidly becoming a
matter of principles which will make the
situation far more difficult to deal with.
The country can no longer be governed TO
its own advantage with parliament as It is
at present constituted Popular representa-
ton must he placed on "A totally new basis.
Those classes which have hitherto domin-
atcd parliament and whose monopoly of
power has led the country into its present
distracted plight cannot be allowed to re-
main the sole arbiters iii parliament. The
first task of the government is to restore
order in all circumstances. A new election
must then be conducted with the program
Of universal and secret suffrage. Ncgota-
tlons with the coalition has not taken place
of late and will probably not take place
in the near future. They are superfuous,
inasmuch as the coalition is not prepared
to recognize the rights of the crown as
established by the fundamental statute,
and these rights the king can not forswear
without breaking his coronation oath.
Baron Fejorvary acknowledges that the
situation is very Serious but he is con-
WINGED that after a hard fight the Hun
garian people will understand the barren
ness of these devastating struggles The
reformation of parliament, it is hoped, will
transform Hungarian politics.
One thing which has been noticed in this
connection is that the struggle in Hun
gary is assuming more and more of d
financial and economic character Cabinet
and coalition are striving to break each
others powers of resistance by cutting OFF
each others supplies while the socialists
who operate as irregular allies of the gov.
ernment seek to turn to their own advan-
tagc every stroke and counter stroke OF
the principal belligerents.
Advocates Boycott.
In the Magyar Orszag NJ, Louis Holto. q
! prominent clerical, Independent deputy
calls for complete boycott and blockade
! of the government whose material posi-
ton, he says. must he rendered untenable
J Hitherto only direct taxes have been cut
off. Henceforth indirect taxes and state
| monopolies must he placed under the stats
interdict. This system will affect Austrian
interests also. 'If we wish to get at the
/ root concludes Mr.. Holto, I'VE must swinl
the axe more powerfully. On the day wher
we begin the intensive struggle let M
single hungarian support Austrian industry
by purchases and orders"
! lnlS pIan might nave It's advantages tol
! the coalition. but would scarcely be al
comfortable as the system pursued hitherto
1t is easy, and in some cases agreeable
not to pay income tax and house duty, bu
the question becomes more serious wheI
luNures like tobacco and some heavil!
taxed necessities of life have to be dis
pensed with. Nevertheless, the scheme o
NJ Holto shows that a crisis is once NOR,
working to a head.
Meanwhile, the socialists are distributing
a million explanatory leaflets Throughout
the country to make the people understan,
the loss and suffering which will be entaile,
upon tens of thousands of families by tn
mobilization of the supplementary reserve
The socialists hope to make extensive gain
in the event of universal suffrage becoming
! a fixed fact. 1t is asserted that if tn
plan is carried into effect it will be III
first time that universal suffrage has beel
tried in a country so nearly as autocrati
as the government Of Austro- Hungary.