The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
ARE OPPOSED TO
FIGHTING COUNT
Hungarian Parties Unite TO Gust
the Tisza Cabinet

Budapest, oct. 2I--Count stephen
Tisaa premier Of Hungary has mis-
back 10 tho political wall again fight
Ing with All his noted strateglcal po-
litlcal skill TO prevent the ousting OF
the present Hungarian government
The various other parties, including
the socialists, the national labor par
" ana the noted Justh party, have
united into tho opposition" and. UNI
der the leadership OF Count Andrassy.
nave declared war on the Tisza cab
met. No premier in the world has
| such a ruthless opposition to. face i'm
parliament as Tisza. For turbulence
violence fights, ducls and disorderly
tactics 10 ubstruct the government and
10 carry through the plans of the par
ties of opposition, the HUNGARIAN par
lament holds the blu, ribbon of the
worlds pariaments
Tisza ls Fighting Premier"
Count stephen Tlsza is the fight
ing premier OF Europe. He holds his
job solely By his ability to fight. Not
with sword ana pistol. Emperor
Franz Joseph Of Austria, who IL also
King of Hungary selected Tisza for
/ Hungarian premier because ne could
tight. No man not "A fighter coula
long hold Tisza's post.
When all other measures OF obstruc-
ton failed 10 cause his fall"
tanatlcal follower OF one oC the op-
position parties tried TO shoe, him in
parliament as an enemy Of the coun-
I try. The would-be assasshs bullet
missed the premier ana Count lisa
did not even suspend the session bee
cause Of the incident That having
failed, the premier was ,nsulted and
i challenged 20 fight duel With heavy
cavalry sabers thu premier and his
former friend, Marquis Pailavlcini.
fought ii out. To his skill he owes
/ the fact that he is SUN premier.
Premier Champion Duellist.
Hungary is the home Of the duel.
Count Tlsza, the fighting premier"
is Hun ury'S champion duollist lie
has fought more duels than any one
man In The country, perhaps i'm Eu-
iously wounded. Despite his myopic
eyes, nc has never met his quail with
sword or pistol No one has kept tab
on the number OF ducls hg has fought
since hc entered the turbulent polit-
!cal arena. Even the premier him
sell says They have been so numrous
that lac has not attempted 10 keep
track of them
Count stephen Tisza Is man OF
iron and ice" He g., hailed as Hun
sary's Bismark. The premier has
mJuy of the lighting characteristics
OF Germany's Iron Chancellor" but
is far more reserved, quiet and un-
assuming man. He has the iron" Of
Bismark in his nature, but in his
dues nc impresses one as having "icc
water" IN his veins and steel for
nerves.
Goodness RattIes Opponents.
His cold, statue-like indifference,
born Of absolute confidence in him
self, has ratified more Chan one OPP
ponent with whom he was crossing
steel blades sharp as ra2ors.
Count Tisza comes from a lighting
father" who was "hghtin" premier
of Hungary before him. Count Kolo-
man Tisza was at the head of the
HUNGARIAN government for fifteen
years. Thanks to his sword arm. his
reputation as a duellst and his ability
to uphold that reputation and add TO
it, the elder Tisza broke all records
for the length Of time that one man
remained premier of Hungary. But,
unlike his son, his face showed the
records of many a battle where razor
edged swords In skilled hands had left
him a souvenir.
Studied IN DueiIing Schools.
Count Stephen Tisza, the presen-
premier, knew what was before him |
He went to Germany and practiced I
and learned all there was to learn un- |
der the best masters in the German /,
dueling schools IN England he en- |
ga ed the best pistol shots to teach /
him how to shoot He studied the !
French and Italian dueIing schools.
When Tlsza became a member Of /
the chamber of deputies he trained .
with NJ. GaJara, editor in-chlef Of 1
Budapest newspaper, who up to that
time was Hungarys champion duel
list Tisza soon won that title from
his master
Premier lithe as Indian.
The premier is as 1.-THE as an Indian
and as quick as a cat in his move
mcnts large horn trimmed pair OF
speCtacles which nc wears since cat
aract operation on one eye last year,