New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-22

Hungary NAV be one Of the great COM
rA,c,aI nations Of the world IL the dream
n Count Khuen- Hedervary, the Hungarian
4 Prime Minister, comes true. Anyway ne
1 IA, set himself 20 realize It with the alo
1 If the new party that has brought MN
INTO power.
Political pacifcation of the turbulent ele-
nents within the kingdom and an eneT-
/ getc, aggressive policy Of commercial eX-
pnsion are relied on to bring about the
| realization OF this dream. 1t is splendid
vision. a nation with history Of a thou-
nnd years OF sword and fame, Of moro
than fifty years Of internal dissensions be-
tween rival political parties, IS to be led
into the peaceful ways Of modern industrial
activity: the v!g0r the energy, the per-
severance and the talent Of the Magyar
are 10 he directed toward the achievement
q Industrial and commercial independence
through the development Of the rich nat
/ yral resources that summon Hungary TO
become absolutely self-sustaining. d.
The leader Of this ambitious movement is
Count Charles Khuen-Hedervary whom
he Emperor King Franz Josef intrusted
With ths formation Of a new ministry after
M downfall " the coalition party in June,
1870 He is the first Prime Minister i'm many
tt,a6es who has had a strong working
majority in par.iamen. In the compare
lively shor, time Of his leadership he has
eesn able 20 reconcile political opponents
Who appeared irreconcilable under former
regimes
To-day Count Khuen- Hedervary has not
snly the absolute confidence Of the crown
but Is looked upon by the people Of the
frgdom as the greatest statesman the
country has had since 1870.
The task OF forming a new ministry that
Would command o majority in parliament
after one q the most bitter struggles
ssged in any country between diamerical-
y opposed parties was one OF the hardest
ter put on the shoulders Of political
sscer n was The task Of finding a basis
O. political principles that could he made
ne foundation Of a fixed policy and re-
pace the constant vacillations consequent
o. frequent changes Of ministries that
were swayed by fundamentally opposed
heas
i seemed impossible Of achievement
Tie Magyars had been united Ike one man
curing their struggle for political inde-
lehcence IN ls4s. After their victorious re-
N-4on against the Austrian Empire ana
ue establishment Of a constitution that
taranteed Huugary's independence as a
.hgdom there arose the difficulty OF reach
1g an agreement with Austria as to the
0@ct status Of the Austrian Empire ana
We Hungarian Kingdom in the dual mon
S'hy Of Austria-Hungary. In 1851 AFTER
session that lasted many months, repre-
'eaS'lyes Of Hungary and Austria adopted
statute u adjustment" which estaD-
1shec the mutual relations between the
~o parts OF the empire. Hungary was the
s~her IN this agreement. but nevertheless
a'@hy Of the men who had fought Tor her
uSedom in 1875 refused 10 accept il be-
Se u did not give 10 Hungary all tAat
N.sF patriotic fancy demanded.
nose who opposed the agreement re-
named IN the minority for many years
-'hg which both parts Of the empire de-
t,.Vped through the friendly relations eX-
sung between them But the constant
aeVinisic agitation Of this minority
.'ead the lingo spirit and finally created a
S'S about five years ago that threatened
,'olsly 70 disturb the relations between
uia and Hungary. The Liberal party
,I'ch had been in power since 1876, was de-
40 a'ed in 1876 after campaign Of great