Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-04
Says that Absolutism Has Now Thrown Oh
Its Last Mask.
MAGYARs MAY FIND STILL MORE TROUBLE
Dissolution Of Parliament Withdrsws In
munities from Members of Body,
ARCHDUKt is Blamed FOR CONDITION
Heir Apparent said to Have Threat-
eped TO Reject Throne " u
Came TO Him with
waning Power.

VIENNA, March S.-(Special Csblegrain
~ rne see)-1he OUTLOOK in Hungary
today Is darker than ever. Count AppCnyi
At Miskoltz has issued q statement 10 the
effect that absolutism has thrown OF its
last mask. lnasmuch as "absolutlsm
can only mean the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. IL can readily be understood that the
statements of the Hungarians in this Aus
tro-IIungarian crisis come pretty close To
the danger point.
However. 40 far as Hungary is concerned
II Inust be admitted that II appears TO be
a conflict OF constitutionalism against abso-
lutsm. with absolutism al present trium-
phant Just what will finally result from
this attempt to govern without parliament
no living man can foresee. 1t must In any
event mean a sacrifice of the present en-
perors life work. and it would finally de-
stroy the splendid edifce reared by Deaks
iabors
Francis Joseph Is the first Hapsburg SOW
ereign who has ever obtained the confidence
of the Hungarian people, and they would
probably feel even more bitter against him
than they did against his predecessors,
Joseph H. Francis IL and Ferdinand V.
In this connection it is recalled that not
even the fact that the separation of Nor
life work of King Oscar Of sweden, sad
dening the closing years of his life, pre-
vented the separation of the two countries
Of the Scandinavian peninsula So at no
point, II one reasons from analogy, would
a. appear as though sentiment for an aged
ruler would hold together two peoples
definitely determined 10 break apart. There
10 widespread feeling in Hungary that
tie position of Emperor Francis Joseph
on the army question Is due to lack of con-
ndence in Magyar loyalty. and this natur-
ally docs not tend to make the Magyars
more loyal Until the die is actually cast
Il is perhaps just we'll TO abstain from
all speculation as to the final outcome of
these attempts at absolutsm In Hungary
on the part of tho emperor.
Emperor Puszied.
stI'ndoubtedly = he must have been- puzzled
TO know just what course to take even from
the standpoint of the absolute monarch.
pure and simple. He has seen the aues-
tion raised during the last few months by
the subjects of his royal relative to the
north. the car Of Russia. He must have
read something of the arguments in favor
OF stern and repressvc measures so long
advocated by the grand dukes. and. on the
other hand. must have heard something
about the agitation which it has been
claimed would lead to the czar losing his
crown II not his head 1t is possible that
Emperor Francis Joseph has taken a leaf
from the book of the czar and has decided
TO make himself absolute monarch of the
situation and then allow. the car ap-
parently has done. his subjects to tire and
wear themselves out Only in this case
where the started out as an absolute
monarch and gave the people at least the
shadow of a parliament, the emperor OF
Austria Hungary possessed so far his
Austria subjects were concerned. at least
the shadow OF parliament and decided 10
do away with IL. From a popular point OF
view at least this makes quite a difference
the one monarch creating at least a kind OF
a parliament. the other abolishing at least
a kind OF parliament. Even from ths
point of view of the absolute monarch Il
would appear as though the policy of this
czar was wiser than that OF the emperor
No Immunity for Magyar.
sim. II must not be forgotten that dis
solution of Parliament deprives the Magyar
leaders of their immunity, though It n
doubtful whether this parliamentary i'm
nunlty Is worth as much in a countr,
like Austria as I'm a country like Englar,
the United States, where the liberties
prescribed by the constitution are NOR,
nearly lived up 10. Baron Fejervary's cal
culatlon that radical program with uni
versal suffrage as it's tid-bit would VIII
over the masses for the government ha!
proved sgnally false and the coalition
leaders believe that they can count upoi
tho almost. unanimous support of the ma
ton But II is peculiarly unfortunate tina
the Hungarian crisis should reach IL
height at the very moment that the cor
.;ituton in Austria was being placed oi
basis more democratic than ever know
In this part Of the world
II is hoped by singularly able mediators
like NM. szell-Lukacs and. Wekerle. tha
an eleventh-hour agreement can b
reached. 1t is argued that the eontinua
tion OF the crisis will certainly weaks
AustrO- Hungary in the concert OF nation
just as the troubles In Russia have lsf
the czar no longer a force to he reckone.
with. for the present at least-just as IN
separation of Norway and Sweden robbie
King Oscar of Sweden. OF even more tina
one-half OF his power and prestige
seryia Is Daring.
The internal troubles of Austria II an
ESry are probably one OF the chief cause
of the daring attitude OF it's formerly al
most insignificant neighbor. Servia. in IN
matter OF the customs union with Bul
garia. Just think what might happen
Ssrvia and several OF the Balkan state
made oopimon cause with Hungary agains
Emperor Francis Joseph and, Austria /
the event OF such war 1t is by no mean
certain that the Austrians could do an
more than hold their own, since they cor
stkute aggressive peoples accustomed
hghtins. and great many OF the mov,
ments would take place in the mountains
almost guerrilla fashion In this eOnneS
tion, OF course. NJ. Kossuths assettio
that Hungary has no aims In the Balkan
viii be recalled. However, those who kno'
~. kossuth best say that his object
this connection was not much to prC
claim the disinterestedness OF Hungary q
10 draw attention To Austria's sinister d,
Sisns OF expansion In Macedonia, and thu