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

/ Hungary was once more a kingdom. in fact
as well as in name"
The press of Hungary is great factor in
the progressive and liberty loving spirit. the
natural characteristic of
AAo 1Iess this great and strenuous
OF Hungary. people. The press is re-
markably bright and ciev-
er and compares we'll with the American.
Journalists. indeed. in Hungary. as in
An erica and France. occupy in politics and
government posts once held almost exciu-
siyely by the lawyer. A great number of
the leading men Gas those in America and
France) are or have been journalists. A
Budapest writer remarks apropos that:
"Afl men who can be regarded as distin-
guished and important in the field of Hun
garian politics stand In close relation to the
press. Louis Kossuth was a journalist.
Francis Deak entered upon his work with
a series of newspaper articles. and in the
lis. of journalist statesmen stand the
names of the brilliant Anton Csengery.
Moritz Iokai. Max Falk, Loned Csernateny,
In word the most important of the public
men of Hungary are journalists: even
Prime Minister Tisza himself in his time.
when leader Of the opposition, cultivated
public opinion through the columns OF
Hungarian journal"
Budapest alone boasts Of 230 different
periodicals published In the Hungarian Ian
gnage whilst there are forty or more In
io,rnaI
p,,da oast o,, a. a, +ha nas, tho oeptar
OF revolutionary events. was once Roman
it, 1niIita ~ ,,ai,,a
~
Austria Hungary has neither geographical
NOR n.t;ona, rn,tv II ,,,xt,,,.e of races
~ -. - a,assas
Inberyropioua winch may oe eiasseo
~AAAA" ~ under three groups:
Austria-Hungary. Hungarian or Mag
var poharo,., "a
austrian. When Cnariemagne had con-
quered the empire Of the Huns he confded
the guard of the eastern frontiers to counts
whose annexations procured for them the
title Of duke Rudolph of Hausburg. elect
to his sons the nossession or Austria Stvria
and Carniole. and thus was founded the
dynasty of Hapsburp In 1529 Charles Y
coded the German Possessions of Austria
to his brother Ferdinand who snhseouentIv
inherited from his wife the Kingdoms of Ro.
hemia and Hungary. In 1000 TransyIva mia
was added. In 1772-95 Galicia IlIyria. Dali
malta. Lombardy were coded in 1910 Aus
tria thus nccnn,sd nrenondarant nositinr,
| in the Germanic confederation which was
| Diminished nv the loss Of I,onba rdv in 1870
and Venice in 1868 Defeated by Prussia
| AT Sadowa and excluded from the Ger
manic confedera tion IN 1859 Austria ,dont-
ed dual constitution with HUNGARY Sinca
|. then her history has been a series of in.
| ceSSant struggles with the peopleS which
| con,nnse how soysrrman+ pr'
Hnngarv str,1ck fo,. freador, in 1910 ,,ndar
Hoss,,eh hit NO. o,,arno.,orad ,nJ 5afaat
| "a 3bro,,,b tha in+ar,,a,t;or ~ pIs,,o III.
| comnrouaise Of Iae7 cnnf,rrned 70 Hnr.ary
tba pr;,-;ia1as of sena rata No r,is roent Son
arate laws and the use NJ the Hnnparfan
ianeuaoe IN The IJmnea ,.ian army TIC an, :.
n;r 40 dn,,nats niu a., norciaI end
fare,s ms go W ,rs o-' AZ e'-10
III. aer,os.ns,;,.- eo,,o,,.., ~ for.r,es oe
+ha Kfna ~ prnss3. I,oH Enoneror of Cor
rna,na. sa "a bas haa, foranttan ana the
Hapsburgs accept their exclusion from the
Garm.n,c oonSe5erat;or IN which the Hob
enroIIarr no,r nradnrinant Boznia-
In.nasa,,;,; nv ~ - ooo,,n;aa and tba nc
i.a4ss. s n 1870 IInnapr orc tnrnad
frn1o Ga,roary re the RaIEans
According to the compromise OF 1851 the
epe.o Is T T.n r,oht to r,oas
NV the military system of the Hungarian
army Is vested in the parliament, subject
| to royal ratification.
90 a,,ita Wis tSo so,.arsjentx nf HIM.
earv is recognized in the organization Of
| the army. The theory is correct. but the
practice Is the contrary For a 1act the
,1 army my 10 rs s 90 'iie
The military law of 1868 declares that
Hungarian recruits shall be incorporated In
Hungarian regiments, and IT Is that re-
slrlction winch aIoIS says nc ,t - o''
nhp ar,hIe,,s &C Anstr;an the language
| German. The Magyar once Incorporated
| finds nothing In the regiment which re-
calls his country Not even Hungarian
officers who are usually sent to Austrian
regiments whilst Austrian officers take
their nlaces I'm Hungary The army is
| TINS Austrianized and the letter and spirit
1 ~ tI,a orr ,,ioIatod