The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-19
The New Government Party IN
Hungary.

The New Government PARTY IN
Hungary.
The new Hungarian COY ernment
party In advocating far and Iraternal
treatment for the Magyar races "f
/ the kingdom believes that u will hiring
about stability that has heen lacking
/ IN the politics of that country for the
last few wears The khusn Hedervary
/ administration. which has made this
measure under the general head ~
universal suffrage ono ~ the most i'm
portant at it, programme. has called
from retirement Count SrEPHAN TIs1A
one of the leading Hungarian statesmen
and former Liberal Premier He has
been especially earnest IN his plea for
political calm. referring bitterly To the
lack II respect with which Hungary is
regarded in Austria and abroad and
urging that everything should ne done
- restore the country 80 it, former pres
'ige and influence
The fair and fraternal- treatment for
the non-NIagyar races is explained by
Count TIS2A Ia be that they must nei-
thSr he doNntrodden nor deSpised. and
that they shall he allowed tn cultivate
their languages. religions and racial
characteristics on the sole condition
tina, they remain tr,Ie members Ut the
political Hungarian nation. This doc
'rine u approximately that enumerated
by Francis DEAK many wears ago. bu,
II has been so generally neglected that
II must appear to many of the non Mag
var people entirely new
The fnilure to observe the wise counsel
~ DEAK has been responsible for most
If the resent troubles in Hungary.
There is no doubt that the Magyars
have treated the nOn-Magyars A. politi-
cal heiOts and have regarded their own
interests a. the common interests. in fact
n the only interests They have made
all public institutions. whether posts.
telegraphs. railways ar law courts.
SAYS a recent writer inst riments Of
Magyarization KNATCHBrLI HUGFS-
SIN thus characterized The principles If
MagyariS alton:
There never hss been any recognized ciuzen
ship In Hungary but Magyar citizenship IRON
the time ~ ~ STEPHtN ~ me pres.n, dAv tner-
mas Deen and !. no territory In Hungary but the
territory Of the sacred Crown and no political
rights save thoss conferred by membership o.
'n., Crown
The Magyars. according to the latest
census. make mp only ~ ~ Ter cent If
the population. and that the remaining
peoples Germans. SloNaks Rumanians.
Ruthenians. Crnstlans and Sarvian=.
should object 10 m" political serfdnm m
which they ara held - not unnatural
They MAINTAIN that under such a system
they not only have no opportunity Ia
develop A. races. hut that they arr pro
vented from giving ~ the state in III"
way 0f commerce or art the heS' thar -
m them MANY unfortunate incidents
have resulted from attempts n for,lbla
REORGANIZATION The mos, Important If
these re,rutlv was the C~ernoVa affair
IN 1877 Tho dispute WAS bsa'Wsrr tho
SlpvakS and the ecclesiastical authori-
ties, who insisted upon Cou~ecrating y
church h,iir nv tho Slovaks when thor
priest. father HLINRN, was m prison
In the riot that ro~liltcd fifie~n PERSONS
were kIlls,' aud about sixty NOR" injured
\ great pnl,'ical trial followed
IN spite NJ the forty wears - untram-
mellsd NsRVariZntlon ~ per oen' ~ tho
Hungarian populate 10 mi know inc
language NJ the state Count NIEFRT
APPOINT ~ far hack ~ IaoI acknowI-
edGcd that tho rr=ul' - IN" Magyar
rsrlCv vas Disappointing Tho non.
Nagvars. he sad. have no, been con.
quer',d nv NaSvar,zaiion Count TrS1,
Some tune afinTWlrd de,.lDrs-h that tho
policy Was totally unsuccessful and
that tho psrSi-tencn ~ IN" MINOR na-
'lonalItIna ~ OmIno'Is
Count TISIA m hi- rclppoaratt-e ~
Hungarian politics - thur really r"1f-
rrnIng former he'ef His pnhtiraI
infusu"e dNarfs that ~ oven count
kHTFN HFpERvNRy. but ~ - question
n n" IAN undo the damage Ion" D., tho
Irah'rrn since 1875 ind n with ~ az hi
rsru'--ru'.,- and rssr ri"tIsm ui pIrpns,.
hs stands near enough ~ ~" Hungarian
ms-Se~ =" understand thor u"s-i- and
-sD,Ir" thor support sill. Tho ,v,'in'ry
j. weary 81 he '"ni,i~rru ~ m" past
wears and ~ ~ - quite TrrSslblo fnr he
Hungarian kudgow without --l"rihring
~ Magyar character ." gam tho SYM
ua'h'"E 1T 10" n"u-MlgvarS. hove 81,
reason - hshsvn that the ns'y '.oycrn-
rnen' T,srt, has ~ "Nrcll"nt ,hau"r III
-iU'"~z