New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12
HUNGARYS FUTURE
Alexander Konta Explains the
Position of the MagyarS.
49,. rditnr Of The Tribune.

.,,,roued to point out the Inconsistencies
D., ...Fx- Attaches" article on the relations
tween Hungary and her King. TO correct
81, many mistakes and to protest against
ne amazing prediction Of the possible eX-
,i,ct,on Of Hungarian independence
=, cx-Attache" had ever read the com
-,ror1ise drawn up by Deak and agreed TO
-, Austria. IN 1867. he would not have writ
-, ~ the most preposterous and exag-
re-ated demands Of the Hungarian Depu-
is or have described them as entirely
contrary 10 the stipulauons of the con-
s,itution granted to the nation. Without
IN the least pretending that l am always
,,d under all circumstances in agreement
nth the purposes and the methods OF the
conservatives at Budapest, l yet must
,,aintaln the truth, which IS that the con-
can't strife between the two parts OF the
5,al monarchy is due not to "preposterous
o. I'D exaggerated demands" but TO firm in
,ie,Auce upon the Kings adherence to the
orioles Of the compromise OF 1861 The
control Of the army is one OF these articles
,hot has never been carried out; the with
holdine Of the authorization TO found an
hungarian national bank is another. The
,o,orron,ise of 1867 was renewed in 1897 and
,riu no binding until 1917. No doubt the
Hungarian Lower House will continue to
c,bt for the rights Of the nation agreed to
~, rsner but never yet conceded In prac-
tee.
AZ for the tyranny" OF the Magyar
..ninority." most OF that is idle talk. BY
tho way. the Magyars are not minority.
According TO the latest census, they num-
=. II So oo out of the total of 2O,01O,0o0
ror,,Istion OF the kingdom. Wherever dt-
,arsnt races are united under one rule
10 * friction. The British Kingdom is
49,, standing example Of this; the lack OF
o,b. between the North and South
cornans Is notorious. and "Ex-Attachf'
.,,,oIf refors 10 the TWO Scandinavian
,.--do,,s NJ Norway and Sweden. whose
r,rtusl hatred led them to complete sepa-
.;or rrhoy could do so In all security,
without fear OF serious international conse-
anences Now. Hungary realizes perfectly
:, .h.. in ,lrion there Is strength for
her. The different races that make up her
,,stiouality know that their independence
choir liberties, their safety and increasing
.nrosperitv can be guaranteed only by their
adherence together within the Kingdom
and nv the continued union or tho KING
dom with the Austrian Empire. J may add
that the Hungarian Savs like their Aus
TRAN brethren have ceased 10 look 10 huS-
sia They know that nothing can ne eN-
nected from that country to compare with
The advantages Of the governments under
which they live. And as for the Bohe-
mans they may hate the Hungarians-
..r,v-Attachb" saws so-but they surely
stand shoulder 10 shoulder with them
against an unceasnG campaign Of Ger
u1anizstiou."
FIX Attache" also seems TO labor under
the rather curious impression that the in
derendence Of the Kingdom Of Hungary
dates from the year 1857. 1t dates from
sq5 A. D.. the Kingdom Of thousand
Years" AZ for the disappearance Of the
Nsgvsr's oldtime chivalry and generosity
that is another Of "Ex-Attaches" unfound-
% and unprovahlc assertions. MaGyars'
ike the rest of the Hungarians. venerste
.bsir aged King The coarse abuse and m
dignities Of every kind hurled" al him the
other dsv in the chamber at Budapest ac-
cordinc n your writer, amounts In essence
70 narfectIy proper protest against the
6isnstch Of n regiment Of Hungarian e
caves n C;alicis-i e. out Of the kingdom
measure that was a direct violation OF
ma ~ the stipulations If the compromise Of
rs, Again. I would advise Eek Attache
- read hat interesting document, especially
the section referring "a the Hungarian
army He will derive from II q vast oea!
Of information that he now lacks
Hungary. including the Magyars. has Al
re-s bae,7 loval TO the House Of HapsburS
INT ir has always opposed the abuse ot
rovnraicn power. II fought. not 80 much us
r,nperor. as Prince Metternich, IN lN4S' IL
vas still lighting his system I'm 1S't. IL Is
snU slertlv watching its rights. Nno now
concerning those scenes Of HoohGanisIn
UNPARALLELED in Europe according 70 TX
Attach6" None regrets them more tnan J.
bu, let me call his attention 10 the RAJ
worse scenes that have been witnessed IN
the Austrian lower house, not 10 mention
some extraordinary performances IN the
French chamber. or, TO 90 no further Colo
mol Ssupderson's amazing exploits IN the
British House OF Commons. These be
strenuous DAYS in the parliaments or man
of other men besides the Hungarians. AS
In lie Deputy Polonyi's statement in the
Hungarian Diet that the King has no
mower 10 throw up his JOB as II he were
the mere director Of company the COM
parison is an unfortunate, most regret
table one but the fact il conveys IS un-
olestlouably true-under the compromise
Of 1867. which was renewed in 1897, and
which. FOR the third time. ! advise "EN-
Attache" 10 study. ! should be glad to
,sspd him a list ~ books on Hungarian
AFFAIRS past and present which he "ouid
Gnd profitable Literature in case he shouI1
want TO write again about the current pom
tics Of my mother country.
Finally there is 'Ex-AttaChe's' threat 10
the Magyars I'm case they should undertake
70 bring about the complete separation OF
the kingdom from the Empire Of Austria
or the accession Of new ruler. FIRST 81
all he arraigns against them all their
countrymen Of other races. To these n7
adds Of course the Austrian armies, but III
ADDITION also the armies Of Rumania ana
Serlia with Russian troops held in re-
serve. As II this would not be enough, ne
warns the Magyars that Austria may count
90 active moral and material support from
Germany, on the neutrality OF italy ana
France and on the alienation from inc
hungarian cause Of public opinion In Eng
land and the United states. The part that
Turkey and Bulgaria would play has dp-
parently not yet been decided upon by
"Ex-Attachkv
Now comes his amazing anti-climax-
faNing modified half Of Europe against
'ne MagyarS, he concludes by declaring ~
ne emo that the whole pOther is Que 10
sih"H out extreme faction. insufficient as
% numbers But why. then. all this thun-
'i whose lightning is misnformation?
hungary sir. viii neither lose her indie
avs.f Hv@s a