New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
MAGYARs IN THE MINORITY.

other civilized nations. OF liberty, prog
ress and democracy.
MAGYARs IN THE MINORITY.
Now. although Hungary claims a
population of some 20,OOO,OOO. the Mag
vars themselves do not represent more
than 100000 Of this number. The rest
Of the population of Hungary is made up
! Of Slovaks, Croats, Serbs. Rumanians,
or. rather. Transylvanians: Ruthenians,
! Germans. etc. and since all the fran
chise and all the political power are 10y
dint Of political gerrymandering monop-
olized in the hands Of certain corrupt
Magyar machines. parliament and the
| political element at Budapest in no sense
of the word represent the people Of Hun
gary as whole. Far from IT, for, Won
derful TO describe. the antagonlsm or
the Hungarian nation at large against
the Magyar legislature and administra =
tion at Pesth are held In such aversion
by two-thirds Of the population that the
| Croats started full-nedged rebellion
against the Hungarian government last
week couple of days after the insult
ing Of the Emperor in parliament at
Pesth had become known.
| The Croats are an intensely industrious
nation. which the Hungarians are no.,
and they have been noted for two char
acteristics; one is their answering de-
votion and loyalty TO the reigning house
OF Hapsburg and the other Is their deep
rooted hatred OF the Magyars. 1t Is
probable that, yielding to sagacious ad-
vice from Vienna the present uprising
of the Croats will subside. The imperial
authorities will then have their hands
full to protect the champions Of the En-
peror's fair name from the vengeance Of
| the Magyars. But what | wish TO point
should the Magyars put into execution
their long and loudly promised project
OF prCclaiming Hungary's complete sepa-
ration from Austria-a separation as
thorough as that of Norway from Swe-
den-or SHOULD they attempt To stir
UP any trouble against Vienna, they
would find themselves overwhelmed by
the fourteen million people Of non Mag
var race in Hungary. people who abhor
everything that Is Magyar and who will
he only too glad to fight for the empire
no longer dual but unified.
Nor will the Magyars receive any sym
pathy from the remainder Of the Dual
Empire. For the aversion In which the
Magyar politicians are held at Vienna
as public nusanCes and as frothy-
mouthed demagogucs. devoid OF all sense
Of public and private honor, is beyond
all conception. The Magyars are even
still more hated by the Bohemians. who.
in the first place. resent the idea that
Hungary should have complete auton-
Cmy. whereas the ancient kingdom of
Bohemia should be administered as 4
mere province. There is not one atom
OF sympathy between the two nationali-
ties. and II anything were needed to add
to the bitterness Of the Czechs against
the Magyars 1t is tho tyrannic treatment
by the latter Of the Slavs in the south.
The Poles I'm Galicia would hail the
opportunity of marching against the
Magyars; and indeed. with most of the
| Hungarian militia more loyal to the
dynasty than To the parliament at Pesth.
any Magyar rising promoted by the pro-
fessional politicians who have been caus
ing so much trouble and disturbance ut
Budapest during the last three or four
decades will be short-lived indeed, and
Hungary would be reduced TO her former
role Of province with the same amouns
OF autonomy as Bohemia instead OF be-
ing treated as an almost entirely sepa-
rate kingdom, kingdom which seems to
think it quite natural that it should play
the first violin to Austria's second fiddle.
NO SYMPATHY FROM OUTSIDE.
1t would be useless for Hungary to
look for any sympathy outside. Ger
many might be relied upon to accord to
Austria all the moral and material sup
port that might be needed. If any were
required. France has long since con
vinced Austria that the foolish public
speech delivered by Paul Deschanel. the
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, de-
caring that France should hold herself
In military readiness to take advantage
OF the breakup of the Austro- Hungarian
Empire on the death of Francis Joseph,
did not represent the policy of the ma
tion. and Deschanel himself hA made
the most abject apologies in the same
sense at Vienna, especially since the re-
quest made In his behalf that he might