Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-07
HUNGARY LIKELY
TO WITHDRAW
AFFAIRS IN THE EMPIRE NEARING
A CRISIS
Count KaraIyi Says the People Are
erealy Dissatisfied With the
Recent Course of Em-
peror Francis Joseph

The political strife between Austria
and Hungary is about to reach a crisis
which probably will result in the two
nations becoming forever severed and
in giving to each country a separate
ruler.
Cablegrams to that effect were re-
ceived yesterday by Count Karalyi, a
member of the Hungarian house of
commons, who at present is at the
Hotel Alexandria.
For more than a year and a half the
struggle for supremacy has been going
on between the two rival nations. Dur
ing that time the Hungarlans have
virtually, according to Count Karalyi,
been without king and have openly re-
fused to pay taxes to the Austrian en-
peror, Francis Joseph, because the lat
ter Is said to have violated his oath
of office.
Cause of Conflict
The direct cause of the conflict be-
tween the two nations is said to be due
to Emperor Joseph's dissolution of the
Austro- Hungarian parliament without
proclamation.
Behind that is said to be a demand
of the emperor for 450,0OO,OOO crowns
with which he proposes to enlarge the
capacity of the Austrian army and a
subsequent demand for 100000 crowns
for the support of the Austrian police.
According to Count Karalyi, who by
reason of his noble lineage was a men,
ber of the house of .ords and later went
to the house of commons, where he
could take more active part in the
making of the empires laws, the de-
mand for the 45OO0O,OOO crowns was
complied with and the Hungarians
consented to give the 20,O0O,OOO crowns
OH condition that the army be COM
manded in the Hungarian language
and that the language in the courts of
Vienna and Budapest be Hungarian.
The result was a quarrel between the
Hungarians and the Austrians which
finally resulted in the matter being
voted upon.
At the election the Kossuth party
which is made up of the ultra-nation-
alists which had in the past been in
the minority, became the majority
The emperor was displeased with the
outcome of the election and a coalition
was formed which became a grea'
majority.
The conditions of the election were
that the emperor must nominate the
prime minister from the majority. This
he failed to do and was, according tc
Count Karalyi, in direct violation OF
the constitution of the Austro- Hungary
monarchy.
The constitution of the Austro- Hun
gary monarchy dates from 1922, Of
seven years later than the magma
charta of England.
| The Hungarians have refused to pay
taxes to Austria since the emperor
failed to keep his oath to office.
In short time there was genera
strike of the people of Hungary, the
strike at first being confined to the
state machinery, but later spreading
throughout the country
Gradually after the strike the Hun
garian representatives left the Austrian
army and in the course of another hall
year it is predicted not a Hungarian
will remain unless other agreements
are reached soon, which does not seem
possible according to Count Karalyi
This is one point that the Hungarians
regard as being strongly in their favor
as half of the Austrian army is made
up of Hungarians.
Another point in favor of the Hun.
garians Is that since the strife betweer
the two nations the Hungarians have
paid duty on nothing. The condition.
now have about reached a crisis ant
the complete overthrow of the Austrian