The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-09
.AUTOCRAT OF HUNGARY
IS CROMWELL" TISZA

For Ave years Tissa, now .f4,tngarvts
most hated man. lived on his Gegzfor
IarIns His enemies blackeued his
character; and on one occasion ha
poiackened their eyes. An occasional
duel enlivened his days. In 1910 he
returned as member for Arad From
that day the name Of risza was used
Dy the bahled government to frighten
the obstructioniBts. 1--WE will bring in
Tisza," was the threat. "We viii make
Ilsza speaker" In May two years ago
Frernier Khuen- Fl edervary brought iii
a new army bill, which materially in
creased the annual Hungarian contin-
gent The Justh Independence party
refused to let it pass. Unless national
concessions were granted they would
stop the bill by obstruction. Khuen-
Hedervary again threatened to make
Ilsza speaker, and said he would give
MIN power to suppress obstruction by
Iorce. The frightened opposition
agreed to terms arranged by Tisza's
cousin, Count, Julius Andrassy. If
LISA was not made speaker, the oppo-
sltlon would not obstruct. The COM
promise was to end, and both sides
were to be free when the clock struck
midnight on December 81,
This made 1912 Tfsza's year Of des-
any. In April Khuen- -Hedervary ad-
mttted his helplessness to pass the
army bill; and being further plagued
with franchise bill, he resigned. Col
orless Lukacs reigned in his stead;
and masterful Tisza. though only pri-
vate members took control Suppress
obstruction!' whispered Tisza. Lukacs
obeyed by making Tisza speaker. On
MS first day as speaker, Budapest
broke into riots; seven persons were
Killed and 100 wounded. "Put down
rlot1ng, whispered Tisza to Lukacs;
and Lukacs held firm Tisza vowed he
would force through the army bill. He
by having the bill read thrice on a
single day. This was the cause of a
record diet storm. Tisza suspended
the opposition en- masse; led them by
FORCE; locked them out by force and
prevented them re- entering by force.
Unexampled rows ensued. Hungary
gasped while Tisza ordered Count AL
bert Apponyi, greatest Magyar orator
light Of internationalism, scholar and
millionaire, to be dragged out of the
diet like q schoolboy. "Cromvelp'
Tisza turned green with Joy, and went
on lawmaking without any opposition
at ALL
On June Z, 1912, Cromwell" Tisza
nearly paid for success with his life.
JULIUS koVacs, normally a peaceful
ana good -humored diet member, tried
tion, had admitted 130 members whom
ne had flung out the day before When
they took their seats $50 policemen
appeared, and dragged about thirty Of
them out. With these was Kovacs.
koVacs got hold of a FIVE Lchambered
revolver, evaded the police by entering
the press gallery, and from there came
unobserved to the floor of the house.
AFTER the usual din, helped by an ex-
minister blowing blasts Of a trump,
Tisza rose, and made ironical remarks
ABOUT his exclusion of the opposition
THE opposition Is still here!' rang
out a voice. It came from intruder
kovacs, and behind it out flew two
bullets at Tisza. Tisza made cool re-
marks about the unhappy madman,"
and consulted the diet to- go on
working. Three duels followed. Tisza
conquered. He conquered also in law
making-by his usual means: law
breaking. Again In defiance of the
statutes, and with the whole Diet op-
position barred out, he forced through
the army bill. the budget bill, and a
third repressive statute against OBJ
strltct ctioris ists. Foes denounced Tisza
as bully and 1iberticide. Friends &C.
claimed him as the one man who IN
two decades Of Magyar political his
tory has got the Diet to work.
And now Tisza is second time
Premier. When Premier Lukacs. his
faithful servant lost libel suit and
had to retire, TisZa took his place.
When he first appeared in the diet as
head Of the cabinet the opposition
raised such storm that the session
was broken off, and the parliament
guard sent for. The opposition met
the guard with 'rMurderers!' A cap
tain of the guard drew his sword, and
brought II twice down on the head of
Deputy 'Hedervary. Tisza sat still,
green and contemptuous; and when
he got silence, he announced that he
would pass a law to deprive of their
seats all members who did not attend
to their duties, and to declare them
ineligible for reelection.
Since he became premier, Tisza has
won three victories. As .accepter of
office under the crown he had to seek
reelection by Arabs electorate. The
opposition melted Arad against ''nnur-
derer Stephan" Soldiers INTERVIEWED.
Ten men were wounded, and murderer
Stephan was elected. He won his sec
ond victory by frightening Budapest
municipality out of a vote of censure.
The democrats who proposed The vote
withdrew 1t, and replaced it with .
colorless resolution declaring that if
In the future Tis5a should break the
laws he would deserve censure. Green
faced Tisza laughed at the simplicity
of anyone who doubts his intention to
break the laws Tisza next sent his
seconds to Count Hadik, who bawIed
| THAT is untrue!" when Tisza lectured
the diet Hadik sent back meek ex-
PLANTATION that no offensa was meant.
| Today all opposition parties are
making a league which will have as its
! object Tisza's overthrow. They are
| backed by progressiVes, labor men. so :
cialists, Slays, Germans and Rou-
mains; in fact, by all Hungary except
| the feudal Magyr oligarchy and their.
serfs. 1t lis this division which causes
| Cromwell" Tisza TO be denounced AZ
a mere class reactionary. The accl1-
sation Is false Tisza knows that If
the opposition wins, not only progress,
but Hungary as we'll will disappear.
| for Hungary is the minority Magyar
race and the universal suffrage which
1 the opposition wants would submerge
i the Magyars under a wave OF Slays.
tTeutons. and Latins. Hungary would
l then be like Austria, state without
Ia dominant race In championino re :
action and fighting the liberal FRAN
chise, Tis2a is fighting for Hungary.
i Some even Of his enemies admit his
Honesty here Others belieAs, that tru-
lculent aggressiveness is his only mo
i ttive: and that "Cromwells Tisza viii
treadily embrace any cause If only IT
gratifies his passion for conflict and
mastery. 4
Immediate Action Imperative.
Chicago Record Herald: XII why did
IIthey arrest that man ~ "
1T was discovered that he was sup