New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
Hungary Seems Doomed TO
Oblivion as a Kingdom

he received as French Ambassador a:
the Court of Austria. Incidentally, |
may add that Emperor Francis Joseph
has absolutely declined to approve IF
the nomination Of Deschanel, and i'm al
luding TO the mans former speech about
what would happen on his Geath de-
clarcd: II should always be imagining
was coming to ascertain just how much
longer ! had to live
Between Russia and hungary there
exists the most intense hatred. which
has lasted ever since Muscovitc Cos
sacks We're employed t. crush the Hun
garan revolution Of $40. Rumania,
with its large army 30 splCndidly or
cHHizcd and equipped by ite Hohen-
zoIlern king. would soon overrun Hun
gary hor forces being joined by those
Humarians who are still under the cruel
and oppressive sway Of Hungary Servia
would follow the example Of Rumania.
having many bitter Grudgcs not only
political. but also economic against
Hungary: while any tendency which
Italy. or even the Italian speaking prov
irces Of Austria might manifest toward
helping the Hungarians would bo quick
ly stopped, i'm Difference To hint from
ST. Petersburg.
IN England. where in 1919 Kossuth
was regarded as a popular hero and
where the Magyar cause excited the ut
most national enthusiasm. public scnti-
ment has entirely changed. Hungary
has alienated all the good feeling which
she formerly enjoyed in Great Britain
by her failure to keep her Pledges. and,
above all, by the ridicule which she has
brought upon those parliamentary in
stitutions which the Magyars so proudly
assert that they have modelled on those
at Westminster. The scenes Of hooligan-
ism in the lower house of the national
legislature at Budapest are without par
alle in Europe. and any one who hap
pens 10 have in his library the works of
Mark Twain will recall the description
which he gives Of the crazy pandemo-
MUM which prevailed at the session
which he describes.
TREND OF AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
Even here in America, where PUBLIC
enthusiasm in lS49 was quite as strong
as in England the name OF Kossuth is
no longer one with which TO conjure.
1t is perfectly true that most Of the
Hungarians who have come 70 this coun-
try as immigrants have developed into
useful citizens of the United States.
But the longer they live here, the less
is their tolerance for the action of the
professional politicians who have re-
mained behind at Budapest, and the
kindly affection and remembrance with
which they observe the birthday of their
former King each year, In every city
where there happens to be a Magyar
community furnish ample evidence that
they do not approve Of the insults hurled
at old Francis Joseph in the last stage,
Of the eyentde Of his long and tragic
reign.
as lbI lll' 4Alll'I lNall p4'S'' iAS eNAANN'O
toward the differences between Francis
Joseph and the political ring at Buda-
pest is distinctly adverse TO the latter.
The Emperor is referred to as "a man
Of elghty-two. made a widower by the
assassination Of the Empress, beloved
by his people. with fine record Of ma
tional progress 10 Justify that love, and
who despite his age and his growing
weakness, is forced to make a stand for
those powers Of sovereignty which are
essential 10 the welfare OF the whole
people and which are now being denied
him by a small but extremely noisy fac
ton. insignificant as to numbers The
opinion is expressed that even heredi-
tary monarchs may. in the opinion or
Americans be statesmen and patriots
and that the vanity Of republcanism
needs 10 be checked at times by proper
consideration of the governments OF the
world"
It is only fair to add that the trouble
Is confined almost entirely to the lower
house Of the parliament at Budapest
tbe members Of which are mostly poll