Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
WITNESS TELLS OF LOSS OF LETTERS

VIENNA. March speeial.)-Hungartan
politics have now sunk to 80 low a level
that It would be preferable to avoid refer
enoe to them for time were it not prob
able that from the scandal by which they
are characterized developments Of lasting
political Importance may spring. There Is
a difference Of opinion, not to say hos
tiuty between members of the cabinet, and
Il has reached such a point that Count
Andrassy minister of the interior, with
the support OF his own party of the cleri-
Gals and a large section of the Independence
party secured the adoption OF a motion
brought forward by NJ. Zoltan Lengyel not
withstanding the opposition Of minority
formed by NJ Kossuth, minister OF com
merce and another section Of the inde-
pendence party. The new minister OF JUS
tice DR.. Gunther. a protege OF Count APP
ponyi and a member of the Independence
party, voted with Count Andrassy.
1t will be remembered that the CHIEF
cause of the resignation OF M, Polonyi, the
late minister Of Justice, was the publica-
ton by NJ. Zoltan Lengyel in fac simile OF
a letter which NJ Polonyi, as member OF
tho executive committee of the coalition,
aad written to a Hungarian lady of doubt
full antecedents formerly living In Vienna
and supposed to possess certain rela-
tionships with personages OF the cour'
Immediately after the publication OF the
letter M. Polonyi stated that Count Julius
Andrassy and Count Albert Apponyi had
known OF his correspondence with the lady
In question. An indignant denial from
Count Andrassy caused NJ Polonyi to
shuttle out OF this statement. Count Ap-
ponYi also declared that he had not ap-
proved Of NJ. Polonyi's methods Of securing
information from the court. Count An
drassy assumed thenceforth an attitude of
scarcely disguised hostility toward NJ. Po-
lonyi and let II be known that he would
not continue to sit In the same cabinet
with him. The adherents OF NJ. Polonyi
therefore regarded Count Andrassy rs the
chief If not the Immediate author ~ NJ
. Polonyls downfall.
\ Kossuth with PoIOnyf.
Before resigning ofAoe NJ. Polonyi took
proceedings for libel against NJ Zoltan
Lengyel but appears to have profited by
his last hours OF power to order an exam
lining magistrate to collect sworn evidence
from sundry witnesses ostensibly IN sup
port of an application by the judicial au-
thorities that the parliamentary immunity
I'm view OF the action pending against him
The first OF these witnesses was the lady
mentioned-Baroness Schonberger-who has
since been expelled from budapest 'as a
danger to public morals" Whether her
evidence was spontaneous or was colored by
the suggestions of the examining magis-
trate working on behalf of his chief there
are no means of ascertalning, but 1t Is re-
garded as singular that she should have
accused leading adversary OF NJ Polonyi
of having obtained from her the compro-
missing letter subsequently published by NJ
Lengyel on the plea that the minister OF
the interior, Count Jules Andrassy. and
his under secretary OF state. Count Johr
Hadik. desired to see IT, More singular
still was the publication OF this secret
evidence in NJ Kossuth's oficial organ. the
Budapest NJ Kossuth. II should be said
has constantly sided with M. Poionyi
Count Andrassy and Count Hadik emphat-
ically deny the statements of Baroness
schonherger as published in the Budapest
and that journal has made a semi-retrac-
tlon. 1t has however, attained it's and M
Polonyis object OF increasing the bitter
ness In the Andrassy party against the
Kossuth and Polonyi section OF the inde.
pendenee party.