The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-21
Austrian Crown Will Suppress
 Freedom of Press
USE FORGE F NECESSARY
Liberals of Hungary Have Decided Mol to Hold Meeting Today, But Will Make Report to Their
 Constituents.

Budapest, Hungary. February 2O.-The scene of the conflict between the coalition party and the crown will now be trans ferred from Budapest to the country dis triets where disorders can be expected within week The coalition deputies plan to proceed to their various election districts at the end of this week, assem- ble their constituents. and protest against yesterdays illegal dissolution of parla ment.
 These meetings will be prevented and broken up by the government with the | assistance of gendarmes, on the ground that the crown cannot and will not toler- ate such criticism of an act on its part which 1t considers legal and constitutions al It Is interesting to note in this con nection that the supreme court of Hun gary this morning handed down decis- ion in two cases dealing with contested elections of deputies to the effect that yesterdays dissolution of parliament was lawful.
 Government Will Use Force.
 Furthermore the government is determ- ined to dissolve by force if necessary all existing socialist clubs as soon as such clubs embark on course which the gov ernment considers reasonable. It appears today as though the crown had determined to terminate the right of free meeting, free press, and even free speech in Hun gary whenever such manifestations reflect on the legality of the crowns actions. As proof of this it was ascertained today from an excellent government course that the crown Is prepared to suppress news papers which conduct a propaganda based on criticism of it's action yesterday
 The coalition party is not ignorant ot the crowns intentions, and its members are discussing the necessity of holding secret meetings. The party rather ex- poets it's newspapers to be suppressed
 The question of calling q new general election has not yet been determined on, and will not be decided until the crown ascertains what occurs in the country districts.
 The problem now confronting the eoali- tion party seems to be whether or not 1t can persuade the people of Hungary to sacrifice themselves to a greater or less degree for what the coalition de- clares to be the house of the country at large. The liberal party here reeog- nizes yesterdays dissolution of parliament as unlawful
 Will Not Attempt to Meet.
 After further and calmer consideration the members of the coalition decided this evening not to proceed to the par liament buildings tomorrow. While not necessarily admitting the legality and constitutonality of yesterdays dissolution of the parliament, the fact that the houses were dissolved yesterday must be recognized otherwise the members of the lower house could not take part In any manner in the next elections or in the holding of meetings throughout the coun- try beginning at the end of this week. to Inform their constituents regarding the events of yesterday The members of the coalition will not purposely invite violence from the government, but will proceed to their individual political activ- ities as circumstances permit quite un- deterred by knowledge of what the gov ernment purposes to do.
 Rumors are current tonight to the ef- feet that Hungary may start a boycott movement against Austrian products, re- lying on the possibility that the country can obtain such articles as cheap else- where, while Austria will have to pay much higher prices for agricultural prod ucts obtained elsewhere than from Hun gary.