The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-23
HUNGARY I l BE INDUSTRIAL
 CENTER

1 Correspondence of the Associated mer prime minister of Hungary, pre- sent leader of the opposition in par liament, declares that Hungary's | brightest prospects for the future lie along the path of manufacturing rath- CT than agriculture; that to further 1 these prospects Hungary must eventu- l ally create a tariff wall which shall protect her even against Austria, and that 1t is her moral duty for the pre- sent to oppose with all the power in her command the conclusion of any economic trade treaty between her 1 self, Austria and Germany.
 The Hungarian statesman, speaking to the Associated Press correspondent in one of the Hobbies of the impress sive parliament building on the bank 1 of the Danube, discussed the central l European alliance, and the Paris con l ference of the entente powers, with 1 the latters decision to boycott all | trade with their present opponents af- 1 ter the conclusion of peace. He said i that while he fully realized the pos sible effects of the Paris conference for years to come he was not in the l least shaken in his opposition to any premature commercial or economic treaty of the central powers.
 The opposition of Count Apponyi and his followers to the conclusion, at present. of a treaty with Austria and Germany rests on the following basis: About a year ago there should have taken place new elections for parliament But because most of the male voters were in the field, parlia ment reluctantly voted to continue 1t be held six months after the end of 1 the war.
 The situation under the circumstan ces is, Count Apponyi feels, that no member of parliament can be moral Iy 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 farreaching 1 consequences for the nation. Particu- larly he has not the right to conclude treaty which probably will follow the old custom between Austria and Hun gary, 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 a manufacturing state tsome 23 per cent of it's male citizens are in peace times engaged in manu- facturingl 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 coun- try means eventually, In Count Appon- wis opinion that it's cultural and eco, homie advance will be unequal to that of Austria and Germany
 Hence the necessity of an eventual agreement that will include a tariff wall which shall protect it's budding industrial advance Hence the desira bility of assuming an attitude of equal
 ity toward all other nations in the prospective central European group an attitude which shall on the one hand prevent Hungary from getting the worst of the deal" and on tho other shall have as it's ideal perfect harmony. equable interchange and equal advantages for all concerned. If nothing is undertaken too hurried ly during the present period of uncer tainty, if nothing definite, binding ant ironelad is undertaken until repre- sentative parliament which knows ex
 actly what the situation is can act Count Apponyi feels that the futur'
 of Hungary and of all the central pow
 CTS Is bright For the immediate pre-
 sent, however. he believes that moth
 ing more may be attempted than sor
 of tentative agreement to agree" -
 later on.
 | But if the present majority in pal | liament is inclined to agree with Al
 ponyi that nothing is to be gaine by a nasty treaty concluded in at
 vance of exact knowledge of after-th'
 war conditions. il does not share tn
 minority view that a tariff wall agains | Austria and Germany is desirable. Tn ! Opposition, therefore, has a doubl ! fight on it's hands - first to postpon
 the conclusion of any trade and con
 mercial agreement as long as possibl
 and then to have incorporated i'm .F..N.. -txE xE.E.