The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-18
HUNGARY'S FUTURE
Is MANUFACTURING
Count Albert Apponyi, Former Prime
Minister, Declares. Best Prospects
Turn in That Direction Rather
Than Toward Agriculture.

Budapest, Hungary, Aug lS,-Comi
Albert Apponyi, former prime minister
of Hungary, present leader of the opposi,
ton in Parliament, declares that Hun,
gary's brightest prospects for the future
lie along the path of manufacturing
rather than agriculture; that to further
these prospects Hungary must eventually
create tariff wall which shall protect
her own against Austria, and that il is
her moral duty for the present To OPP
pose with all the power in her command
the conclusion of any economic trade
treaty between herself, Austria and Ger.
many.
The Hungarian statesman, speaking TO
the Associated Press correspondent in
one OF the Hobbies of the impressive Par
Lament building ON the bank OF the Dan.
ube, discussed the Central European al
lance, and the Paris conference of the
entente powers, with the latter's deeis.
sion TO boycott all trade with their
present opponents after the conclusion of
peace. He said that while he fully real
lied the possible effects Of the Paris con
ference for years to come he was not in
the 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 pres
ent, of a treaty with Austria and Ger
many rests ON the following basis:
About a year ago there should have TAX
en- place new elections for Parliament.
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 oft.
er the end of the war.
The situation under the circumstances
is, Count Appony feels, that no mem
Der Of Parliament can be morally sure
that he really represents the will OF the
peoplet In consequence he has not the
right to undertake a step having such |
vital and farreaching consequences for
the nation. Particularly he has not the |
light to conclude treaty which probably I
will follow the old custom between Aus.
tria and Hungary and stand for ten
years, or which as some now desire may
De twice that length OF time.
Though Hungary has been steadily adj
tancng as manufacturing state (some
3 per cent of its male citizens are in
,eace times engaged in manufacturing l.
t is still thought OF chiefly as an agri-
ultural country. For it to be forced
nto, or kept in, the role and position OF Il
N agricultural country means eyentu
lily in Count Apponyi's' opinion that it,
ultural and economic advance will be
Unequal to that OF Austria and Ger
many.
Hence the necessity OF an eventual
greement that will include tariff wall
thich shall protect its budding industrial
dvance. Hence the desrability Of as /
uming an attitude of equality toward :
II other nations in the prospective Cen !
raj European group. an attitude which ,
hall on the one hand prevent Hungary !
'om getting the worst of the deal" and !
n the other shall have as its ideal per- ,
,ct harmony, equabe interchange and I
lual advantages for all concerned :
If nothing is undertaken too hurriedlv !
lring the present period of uncertainty, :
nothing definite, binding and ironelad
i In
ament which knows exactly what the !,
tuation is can act, Count Apponyi feels
nat the future OF Hungary and of all .
he central powers is bright For the !
IMMEDIATE present, however. he believes
rat nothing more may be attempted !.
ian sort of tentative agreement to :.
yree"--later on.
But if the present majority in Par
ament is inclined to agree with the
pponyi standpoint that nothing is TO c
. gained by hasty treaty concluded :
advance of exact knowledge of after
Ie-war conditions, it does not share the
inority view that a tariff wall against
ustria and Germany is desirable. The
position, therefore, has q double fight P
/ its hands-frst to postpone the eon
usion of any trade and commercial
.reement as long as possible, and then
have Incorporated into that agree
emit stipulations which it can hardly be
Austria and Germany viii ac-
pit without demur.
The strong agricultural interests in y
lngary want some agreement whereby "
e duties In Germany against their ia
EN- market which they once had in i.
lgland until displaced by America, and +
lich they even had in South America. V
leir export trade has been virtually at "
standstill since lS90-that IS. it has 70
aeticaily increased not at all since that III
te after it had grown by leaps and
unds in the preceding forty wears. -
Their cause is championed by the big y
Hers and distillers, who would be will oN
; even to see the bars LET down to agri NJ
tural products from the Balkan states
duties were so adjusted that they
I'D compete in German markets The fl'
cd industry, including the manufac 50
g OF articles made of wood, have al tl
Us felt the cramping effects Of pro- IN
tive duties aimed at them They
uld be glad to see an agreement to- 70