Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-09

Count Albert Apponyi. Hungarian
statesman and former minister Of
education OF Austria-Hungary, was pre-
sented to the President today by Baron
Won Hengelmuller, the Hungarian
ambassador. The count arrived in Wash
ington at 6:15 last evening from New
York and is a guest of Baron and Bar
oness Won Hengelmuller at the Austro-
| Hungarian embassy on Connecticut ave-
| nue..
| He was the luncheon guest of Amhas-
sador Bryce at the British embassy today
and this evening will be the guest at a
reception dinner In his honor at the Aus
| tro-Hungarian embassy
! The count is six feet four inches tall,
with the dignity Of the diplomat and the
bearing OF the soldier. He is an ardent
advocate OF International peace and is
| very democratic in his manners Count
Apponyi comes to America to spread the
| gospel OF peace, and, to use his own Ian
| guage. expects that Austria-HunRary will
| take leading part In the world peace
| movement.
| To Lecture on Peace.
| While in this country the count will
deliver series Of lectures on peace.
/
and the American Peace Society. An
elaborate program Of entertainment has
been arranged by these societies for the
count Independent of the many social
functions to be given in his honor, both
here and in other cities where he will
visit and deliver addresses.
From the moment the steamship which
bore him to this country arrived in quar-
antine in New York harbor, where a
delegation of notabes met him. there
was continual ovation for the Hun
garian statesman until he left the pier
for his New York hotel. Upon his ar
! rival in Washington he was met at the
garian embassy and taken at once to the
embassy.
Il do not wish to demoralize you or be
pessimistic,' but to make you hotter on
the subject Of peace" said Count APP
ponyt to reporter, Il am here to point
out what should be done by Americans in
the cause. The geography. the history
and the Constitution of the United States
should put it In the lead in this great
| and important matter"
Would Not Discuss Canal Forts.
Count Apponyi would not go into dis
cussion of the question of fertilization or
no fertilization of the Panama canal.
1T Is not my policy to discuss the poll
tics of any other nation than my own,''
he said. Il find it is all I can do to try
to have some well founded view of the
| conditions in my own land"
| The count will return to New York to-
morrow, and that evening will attend
| the dinner given for him by DR.. Nicholas
| Murray Butler at the Metropolitan Club
and Saturday Alexander Konta will en-
| terrain for him at luncheon at the Man
haitian Club in that city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Entermeyer will hold a reception
in compliment to him in the afternoon.
Count Apponyi will have luncheon with
Alexander Won Huber. the Austro- Hun
| garian consul general, Monday. He will
attend reception given by Frederick
the afternoon, and dine with Mrs. Van
derbilt in the evening.
Guest of Col. Roosevelt.
A luncheon with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
| by trip to Oyster Bay, where Count
Apponyi will be the guest of Col. and
| Mrs. Roosevelt. He will return the next
day His first public address will be given
| in Carnegie Hall next Wednesday night.
| Count Apponyi will give Sunday next
| over to his own countrymen. and will
| take luncheon with DR.. and Mrs. Josika
| Herczeg at their residence in New York
! city. when Archbishop Farley will be
| present In the evening he will attend
| the dinner of the HungarianS OF New
York in Webster Hall.
| He will begin his lecture tour with an
address at Princeton University Thursday
| evening of next week, and will go from
there to Baltimore. Pittsburg, Cleveland
| and Chicago.