Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-24
Hungary May Be First to Break
From Alliance With the Kaiser
aauor People Are Friendly Toard the United States and Be
sides They Are learning for Peace

Times are ripe fer a revolution IN
Hungary, according to the interpre-
tation placed by Americans on Hunga-
rian extraction. on recent cable dis
matches telling about the endorsement
given by influential Hungarian news
papers to President Wilson's note to
the Pope, incidentally to the great an
noyance of the German-inspired press.
Hungary wants peace, they assert, so
that's he may work out her own indie
pendence, says the New York Times.
The revolutionary movement in the
kingdom was somewhat retarded by the
entrance of the United States into the
war. because of the belief prevalent
that peace had been brought that much
nearer.
! With the sentiment for peace grow
| ing stronger among the Magyars, it is
believed by Hungarians here hiatt
American diplomacy now has chance
10 make decisive move-to touch off
the revolution. Their idea is that this
can be done if the United States will
let it be known that it is ready to
support the independence of the an
Gent kingdom and to insist that It's
territorial integrity be not violated.
Ever since the uprising of 1S48, Hun
gary has been looking to this country
for inspiration and for help, and there
has never been time when she would
welcome assistance more than now.
Hungary would welcome, also, Ameri-
can help in the form of capital, which
H.; badly needed to develop her rich
lcopper, iron and coal mines, as well
las her agricultural resources. She IS
la great granery upon which the Cen
Extensively that even people of wealth
who could not procure food at any
price elsewhere have fiocked there to
get their subsistence. They overran
1.-THE country in such numbers that the
Hungarian Minister of the Interior has
lust issued an order expelling foreign
| residents, including Viennese, woh
could not give sufficient reasons for
remaining.
The Hungarian desire for peace was
clearly expressed recently by Az Est,
OF Budapest, one of the most of Eu-
ropean journals.
Every real friend of peace and ey-
cry patriot must agree with the terms
Of the Wilson reply" said Az Est BY
il America takes up distinctly the
| viewpoint of peace without annexation
That is for Hungary most import
ant thing. The ideals on which the
answer is based are we'll suited to the
| foundations upon which after the wal
the governments may build lasting
! peace"
The Magyar Orizag, regarded as the
organ of the new independence Party
of Count Michael Karolyi, said:
president Wilson, for the courage
Of his answer, deserves the thanks Of
every honest believer in peace. He
| who condemns wilson's note has de-
| livered his soul to the devil of war
and is, therefore, an enemy of the
country"
That the attitude of these Budapes
papers should be treated with scorn b!
the Berlin press is but natural, eX
II plains Alexanda Konta, Hungarian
| American lawyer, who has entertain
| Ell half dozen HUNGARIAN leaders Wis
j Hitting the United States in the interes
of peace and independence. Mr.. Kont
is foreman of the grand jury lnvesti
eating sedition in New York, and, al
though pressed for time, he consente
to discuss the effect of the president
note in Hungary and the consequen
German criticism.
"It tends to weaken the front OF IN
Entente against allied diplomacy" h
said. and to show to the world tina
the Hungarians are not unanimousl'
a. heart with German aims or in full
accord with the scoffing spirit will
which Berlin has received the Wilson
reply Hungary wants peace. Hun
gary could have a revolution within
twenty-four hours, if she wanted ii
but she can see that the entrance o
the United States into the war witt
its sympathetic policy toward ma
tions struggling to be free, guaran
tee that Hungary, the largest of tn
nations struggling for independence
will gain her ends more quickl'
through coming peace than through
revolutionary methods.
1T was stated not long ago that on
of the terms of the peace settlemen
would be the establishment of an in
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