Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-16
Count Serenyi Sides With 0p-
positions Bitter Attacks on
Hungarian Government.
BAD FAITH CHARGED
AGAINST AUSTRIANS
Premier Said to Have Admitted
"Foolishness'-Vienna Says Criti-
cisms Are Growing Weaker.

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VIENNA. September IA. via Berlin
and London. September 16.-While the
parliamentary war against the Tisza
ministry in the diet, 1t is becoming
palmer every day that its cause is
losing support. This is indicated by
the means to which it resorts.
For the last few days criticism of
the Tisza ministry has pivoted on a
matter which only indirectly concerns
the Hungarian diet and Hungarian pol
itics, namely, the converting of Aus
trian and Hungarian delegations in
bodies which attend to state affairs
that Austria and Hungary have in
common.
Tisza's opponents demand that the
delegations be convened for the pur-
pose of attending to certain military
and political affairs which, it is
Austrian government. These consist of
alleged incompetency in the admins
tration of foreign affairs and 1nem-
cheney in the Austro-Hungarian army
administration. both Of these charges
being connected directly with Ruma-
MAS entry into the war
Failed to Warn People.
The opposition to Tisza continues to
assert that the department of Baron
Won Burian. the foreign minister. and
the Tisza government have failed to
take the necessary military precautions
in Pennsylvania, and that they are
guilty of most fragrant failure in not
warning the population of Transyl-
vania to leave their homes oefore the
Rumanian advance took place. with
the result that the years crops ana
many cattle were lost.
Premier Tisza has pointed out that
the opposition was mistaken. the OPP
portunity therefor being given by an
interview with Baron Burian, which
interpellate Tisza, who. in mastery
expose. showed the Austro-H Hungarian
government was fully acquainted with
the situation in Bucharest and expect
ed the declaration of war by Rumania,
but that the Rumanian government
was obliged by the entente to act pre-
cipitately, Rumania being not quite
ready, as developments in Dobrudja
had shown.
Baron Burian's interview. in which he
asserted that Austria-Hungary had
made all possible preparation for Ru-
mania's declaration of war is consid-
cred here to have been splendid move,
because the opposition. Selling upon its
statements for the purpose OF attack.
gave Tisza a good opportunity to de-
fend the course of the Vienna foreign
Office, the general staff and his own
party
Demands Are Dwindling.
Meanwhile the demands Of the op-
position are dwindling in number and
vehemence. At first the opposition de-
manded the retirement from power of
Tisza and his party. The next demand
was for a coalition ministry. excluding
Tisza, and finally for such a ministry
to include him. Today the hopes of
the premiers opponents are limited to
adding from their own ranks several
ministers without portfolios.
The opposition gained slight victory
yesterday in the retirement, officially
announced today, of Count Serenyi
from the Office of minister of agricul-
ture and from the labor party. In re-
firing, Count Serenyi said he support ed
the contention of Count Andrassy, the
opposition leader, that the failure to
convene the delegation was robbing the
monarchy Of the advantages accruing
from the functions of that body.
No Right to Interfere.
Count Tisza replied that Hungary
cannot force Austria to convene its own
delegation for the purpose of meeting
the Hungarian delegation. that Hun
gary has no right to interfere in the
sovereign affairs of Austria and that to
do SO would be a dangerous precedent
because Austria might some time exer-
else the same privilege toward Hun.
gary. to which the Hungarians natural
ly would object.
The opposition all along has charged
the Austrian government with a grave
breach Of good faith toward Hungary
because of the failure to convene the
Austrian parliament, but as Count Tis-
"a has many times pointed out, this
matter is wholly beyond the province
of the Hungarian diet, being essentially
an Austrian affair Count Tisza re-
fused to commit himself regarding his
own views, remarking that as long as
Austrians were satisfied with the
course Of their government Hungarians
also must be. He said also that the
delegations met only for the equaIiza
ton of questions pending between the
two governments.
Population Indifferent.