The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
HUNGARY'S FIGHT
FOR "FREEDOM'
HUNGARIAN CONSTITUTION A
SACRED INHERITANCE.
Trouble Ahead for the Dual Kingdom
Some of the Causes Underlying the
Present Deadlock Volcano That
May Burst Out at Any Moment.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
The existing political trouble in Hun
gerry, which caused the Budapest riots,
aroused a limited interest in so far as
it affects the internal affairs of
but wnen it threatens the existence of
the dual monarchy the matter assumes
broader Importance. -%asEaaa 49,: {,
i That the Hungarian people have been
animated by a strong desire for an IN
dependent national life needs no further
argument than the fact Of the Magyar
revolution Of 1S4S, rendered notable by
the appeal of Louis Kossuth to England
and the United States. This failed, but
the spirit which prompted that move
ment remains alive. It finds its expression
IN Continual effort to obtain from the
crown concessions toward a national ex-
istence independent of Austria.
The kings Of Hungary must agree to
accept and observe the Hungarian con-
stitution, and to the Hungarians this
instrument is their most sacred inherf-
lance. 1t Is a thousand years 'old, and 1t
is sconsecrated in the blood of countless
thousands Of brave men on many fields
of battle. ~ ""+ s
The Hungarian parliament is today an
imperative body. The ministry Is dis
credited, the premier powerless, and leg
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without responsible government Inc
there, are important matters ahead of the
dual monarchy which require the J. CO.
operation of, the Hungarian parliament
for their fulfllment. - -
The Populations last year. appropriated
500, 900. 900 for national defense and con-
tracts for much of this sum ave already
been given out, yet the money cannot be
had until the Hungarian parliament gives
its consent to the appropriation And
the parliament practically says to the
crown, w will do nothing until you
agree to our army Demands to which
the crown replies, "You may have n y
thing in reason except the use of the
Hungarian language in my army; that
YOU never can have.'''
d Last October Premier Tisza made a
successful attempt to abrogate the rules
Of parliamentary procedure under which
there could exist this obstruction, which
was. trying to his patience. -.
%Parliament was dissolved soon after
thfs@ occurrence, and. on Jan. 26, 1905, the
government went to the country in a
general election. The, ministerial, or So
called liberal, party overwhelmingly. was
routed. and there came into existence the
combined opposition of today, the indie
pendence party" T.' - .&h%.r
%E:.These demands the. crown has per-
euptorily and convincingly refused, and
the newly-elected parliamentary major
ityE had to choose between relinquishing
its3principles or abandoning its prospects
of power. 1t decided to hold to it's prin-
ciples. and it is apparently as firm in
It's demands as the crown is in its refusal
Of them. ~
From the first moment the king made
known his attitude clearly. and ~forclbly.
1.-THE two halves Of the monarchy united
in a modus, vivendi he would not oppose
the establishment of a separate Hun
garian customs" district, but he declared
the army demands of the. oppositionstoab be
quite impossible of acceptance:|h@1-s@
During March the crown made certain
proposals. to the opposition looking to:
ward an ending of the crisis, but not
receding from its position In any mate
rial way. The proposals were refused
and when parliament met on April 4 there
wasino work for it to- take up. ns-=~1
Up to the present time the minister o.
finance has been able to find means tx
pay the coupons of the state debts a:
they fell. due and to provide enough
money for the payment of official sal
aries, but the income of the state~ Il
falling off even now, and 1t could be re
duced by one-fourth on the legal refusa
to pay direct imports. .s r& ~ ~
Attempts of the crown to collect thes
payments by force, in default, Of the par
1iamentary legislation would cause out
breaks of violent resistance and dis
order. The yearly: recruiting bill also ha
not been passed, and as the matter stand
today the common army will soon hav
to 20 short of it's regular quota of me-
I from Hungary.
+ The weapons of the crown against tn
opposition are limited; one of the strong
estIof them is to. obstruct parliament, t
make the country suffer from the e
fegis condition in which parliament an
the crown are Keeping it. The use. of tn
weapons of the opposition will have an
are having already a distressing effect o
the country at large. ~
SeFhes strong card of the opposition
the denial of .imposts and recruits, and
feels the crown eventually viii have t
give way because no state can go o
indefinitely without soldiers and wit
greatly reduced revenues.
1.-The crown, out Of consideration
Austria, cannot grant the demands
the opposition. In view. of this fact
has been argued that the oppositio
SHOULD consider the position Of its kin
and reduce it's demands to such an e,
tent that they could be carried out du1
Ing the next ten years. 5~f - @E@
= Every opportunity to further the Hun
garian ideal is grasped with avidit
Franz Ferdinand, who will become kir
tof Hungary upon the death of the pre-
ent king, Francis Joseph. is a compare
lively unknown quantity. He is general
credited with being anti-Hungarian, ar
.ifz-the* Hungarians eventually have :.
Contend with him they want to get in
their hands as many weapons for defen'
as they can. ga. Z. 4
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