The sun., 1916-09-10
AMERICA GUIDES
KAROLYI IN FIGHT
Hungarian Radical Appreciates
Value Of Democracy After
Visit Here.
REFORMS ARE DEMANDED
Called "Hereditary Extremist"
and Platform Is Labelled
Prussian by Enemies.

Correspondence OF Associated Press. |
BUDAPEST. Hungary. Aug. 15.-Count
Michael Karolyi, a nobleman OF one Of
che most conservative of the old families, |
who has thrown down the gauntlet not
only 10 the all powerful Government
leader. Count Tisza, but even to the OPP
POSITION leaders. and who. at the possible
cost Of his political future. has set o N
10 "demccratize' Hungary, says that he
Is drawing his lessons from America.
lie was in the United States raising
funds for a campaign in behalf OF a
more extended ballot In Hungary when
the war began. but he reached Buda
pest nnally. after being informed In
France. and he has kept the pot boiling
ever since.
Among other things in explaining his
rupture with his old political intimates
and his plan for democracy he said:
Il came to appreciate the great value
OF democracy when I was in the United
states. There I saw the way in which
liungarians who had emigrated from
their fathcrland. and who here merely
'egetated without any of the real rights
~ citizenship. became valuable citizens.
and ] saw to what position Of opulence
hey had brought themselves.
"A democratic reorganization OF Hum
gary. the basis OF which Is the general
right to vote. is a burning necessity for
hungary. Unfortunately ! discovered in
one wing Of the party none OF the in
,~piration and none Of the determined
desire necessary for the creation OF the
general ballot. Therefore there arose
letween me and - part o the party vital
differences in this connection"
succeeds Ills Uncle.
Karolyi came into political life as the |
heir OF his uncle. Count Alexander Ka-
rolyi, for years leader of the ultra
conservative High Agrarians.' He was
elected to his uncle's former place as
president Of this group and then split
hopelessly with the members over the
high protective duties that had shut out
the Balkan states. He resigned, dis
associated himself with the agrarians.
Joined the Independents with the plat |
form 81 Jis,h, the nestor Of democ-
'acy. acu;cly sharpened. and now has left
The independents to form a still moro |
radical party.
Long before the wal he claims to
have foreseen its possibility, and as a
preventive measure against II urged
NAT Hungary secure in France and
Russia the capital she had for years
heen unable to get in Germany. and by
making the loans there place France and
Russia III a position OF not venturing to
go 10 war with a country indebted TO
hem.
When the war did come he attacked
count Tlsza and his party savagely. and
he Opposition scarcely less vigorously.
because they had consented to the ulti-
matum to Serbia without any conditions
in other words that they had not struck
n bargain 10 support Austria-Hungary
should Il come TO war I'm return for re-
'or'ns that At the time too were being
advocated and sought after eagerly. that
hey had not said wen fight for you.
hut only on condition that you give US
d democratic Hungary"
Indirectly at least Karolyi was the
obstacle IN the path Of a coalition Cab
met proposed by Tisza earlier In the
war, karolyi announced his agreement
20 such a Cabinet only on condition that
Tisza would get out. which naturally
7isza would not do. Karolyi declared
he felt there could come no change in
The course Of AFFAIRS unless Count Tisza
were eliminated. and that a coalition
cabinet with him at tho head would be
no better than no Cabinet.
Opposed to Coalition.
''s 'NAuStu ~ udN dIyIHlrlx 10
do with the coalition effected between
me Opposition and the Government.
whereby the leaders Of the former are
70 be consulted by the latter, kept in
FORMED OF all that goes on. and per-
nlt'ed TO offer advice as TO the solution
"I hig and important problems. Karolyl
walked out OF the Independent party. Of
which he had been head. with the decla-
ration that the coalition meant no added
ltnINnNA for cha n~nAuyNn l.a ..-s
partial responsibility for the war which
he disapproved.
with him seeded some ten other In
dfienderts. and as many more "strays''
''longing to other parties, or TO no party.
a'hed themselves with him. Together. as
me New Independent party" they are
We subject OF ridicule. and even of seri-
ous accusation.
The mildest that is said about Count
hafolyi IL that he is a hereditary ex-
tremist," and perhaps the severest IL
mar he Is a Russophile and d~isloyai TO
ns country because he would like to see
hungary take advantage OF Its present
haispensability and force Austria and
Germany to grant the reforms he be-
"e'es necessary as the price OF Hun
sarys continuation Of the fighting.
The platform which Karolyi and his
'ohowers espouse. a combination Of all
we radical proposals of the last few
wars and which IL, above all. anti-Ger-
man. Is dubbed by those who want to he
'"NerNatire in their criticism "Prus-
h"h, but with paprlka added" Yet his
mas not deferred the youthful scion Of
,phseTvative sgrarians from continuing
his fight.
The karo,yi platform embraces the
following:
General. equal and secret baIioting.
revision Of the treatment accorded to
we multiple ~nationalities that make up
'e hungarian nation.
tollcy OF the open hand" toward all
nn'oiallties during the war and In con-
GUIDING peace.
,o'nplete independence from Germany
sner the war.
characterization Of Hungary.
inc attitude Of Karolyi and his fol-
,owers toward the voting system finds
ns origin In tho ballot reforms attempted
oy count Tisxa In 1910. which resulted,
according TO the karolyi viewpoint, in q
cofhplete debacle for Hungarian de-
mocracy. Karolyi. accordingly, has come
"ut for = reform which shall give the
ballot to every adult male regardless OF
az property or educational Qualinca-
In regard to the treatment accorded
g Hungary's various nstionsiities. the
hasolyi party takes the standpoint that
hitherto the Rumanian. the Slovsck and
me Serbian elements have been op.
pressed In favor OF the Hungarian eie-
mene A there have grown up In these