The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-15
tBy Associated Press J

'e' Vi hungary, present leader of the
opposition in Parliament. declares
mat Hungary's brightest prospects
LOT the future lie along the path of
manufacturing rather than agricul.
lure that to further these prospects
hungary must eventually create a
tariif wall which shall protect her
even against Austria, and that it is
her moral duty for the present to op-
pose with all the power in her COM
mand the conclusion of any economic
trade treaty between herself, Aus
tria and Germany.
The Hungarian statesman, speaking
10 The Associated Press correspon.
dent in one of the Hobbies of the i'm.
pressive Parliament Building on the
bank of the Danube, discussed the
central European alliance, and the
EFafls conference of the Entente Pow
efs with the latters decision to boy
colt all trade with their present OPP
ponents after the conclusion of peace.
lie said that while he fully realized
the possible effects of the Paris con-
terence for years TO come he was not
III the least shaken in his opposition
TO any premature commercial or eco
nomic treaty of the Central Powers.
The opposition of Count Apponyi
and his followers to the conclusion, at
present, of treaty with Austria and
Germany rests on the following basis.
About year ago there should have
taken place new elections for Parlia-
ment But because most of the male
voters were in the field, Parliament
reluctantly voted to continue itself in
office until new elections can be held
six months after the end of the war
The situation under the circum-
stances is, Count Apponyi feels, that
no member of Parliament can be NOR
ally sure that he really represents the
will of the people. In consequence
he has not the right to undertake a
step having such vital and far-reach-
ing consequences for the nation.
Particularly he has not the right to
conclude a treaty which probably will
follow the old custom between Aus
tria and Hungary and stand for ten
years. or which as some now desire
may be twice that length of time.
Though Hungary has been steadily
advancing as manufacturing state
(some % per cent if its male citizens
are in peace times engaged in man
ufacturing) it is still thought of
chiefly as an agricultural country.
For it to be forced into, or kept in, the
role and position of an agricultural
country means eventually in Count
Apponyis opinion that its cultural
and economic advance will be I'M
equal to that of Austria and Ger.
many.
Hence the necessity of an eventual
agreement that will include a tariff
wall which shall protect its budding
industrial advance. Hence the desir'
ability of assuming an attitude OF
Iequality toward all other nations in
the prospective Central European
group, an attitude which shall on the
one hand prevent Hungary from get
ting the worst of the deal", and on
the other shall have as its ideal per
feet harmony eQuable interchange and
equal advantages for all concerned.
If nothing is undertaken too hur
riedly during the present period Of
uncertainty. if nothing definite bind
ing and ironclad is undertaken until
a representative Parliament which
knows exactly what the situation is
can act Count Apponyi feels that the
future of Hungary and Of all the Cen
trail Powers is bright or the imme
diate present, however, he believes
that nothing more may be attempted
than a sort of tentative agreement to
agree'-later on.
But if the present majority in Par
Lament is inclined to agree with tbs
Apponyi standpoint that nothing is t.
be gained by hasty treaty concluded
in advance Of exact knowledge of al
ter.the-war conditions, it does no
share the minority view that tariff
wall against Austria and Germany Il
desirable. The Opposition, therefore
has a double fight on its hands-firs
10 postpone the conclusion OF an.
trade and commercial agreement a
long as possible, and then to have In
corporated into that agreement stipu
Iation which it can hardly be anticl