Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-18
HUNGARY BREAKS
AUSTRIAN BONDS:
NOW FREE NATION
Diet Leaders Claim Absolute Au-
tonomy Blame Monarch for War;
Sheer at America Mistake.
IN FULL ACCORD WITH
WILSON'S PRINCIPLES
Demand That Immediate Peace
Negotiations be Started With
Allies. Invasion Feared.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Basel. Thursday, Oct Is. At
sitting Of the foreign committee of the
Hungarian lower house. Count Michael
karolvi, opposition leader, sharply crlti-
cizcd the foreign policy of the monarchy
according to Budapest dispatches lie
claimed absolute autonomy for the
Hungarians and SAID that when the
Austrian government rejected she Brit
isb proposal to submit the BalkanIc
problem to arbitration. the monarchy
proved that Il wished to begin the war
Count karolyi said Austria5 foreign
policy during the war has been still
worse than that which prevailed be-
fore hostilities began and asserted that
there were anumberless occasions when
peace might have been concluded
r-BoAr WARFARE DENOUNCED.
when We knew that Germany would
not give IN and that the whole world
had arisen against the policy 81 Germany
which had become Int 20 all nations.
he continued we might have made
peace Our fidelity 70 the alliance has
limits
Count Karolyi was ruthless in his
criticism Of submarine warfare and said
the main mistake of the central powers
was in under estimating America He
closed by expressing desire for the
creation ri an autonomous Hungary
and requesting The abolition pf the
common institution of the monarchy
Dr Nekerle. the Hungarian Premier,
in replying, justified the conduct u
the government and sald It had cre-
ated IN Germany n sentiment favorable
to Trace.
RIOTERS r-PRoAR ~ DIET
Scenes of nnult prevailed At the
meeting of the Hungarian Duet yester-
dav during which demands tor peace
were made, and ii was announced that
Austria was beng organized on q fed
cral basis 30 great was the ilprOar that
the epresidlng oelcer was Obliged to adj
lourn sitting The disorder continued
however, the deputies calling each other
abackguard liar. traitor, slave, etc.
Dr. Alexander Wekerlc. the Hun
garlan Pre-. ier, SAID the federal states
which will he formed IN Austria will
/ organize their economic and military
foIieies on an autonomous and Indc-
penden. basis He made an appeal tor
united action by all parties
IMMEDIATE PEACE DEMANDED.
Count Michael karolyi, President of
the Hungarian independent party, who
followed Dr Nekerle, demanded that
immediate peace negotiation. be begun
without regard 10 the community ot
interests arising from he policy whleh
has heretofore been followed, according
To advices from Budapest
Count Stephen IIsza, the former
/ Hungarian Premier who on Wednes-
lay had narrow escape from a would
be assassin. attacked Count harolyi,
j yelling Won are entente agents
Marin Nov Ssy one ol he mem
! bers Of the Diet answered 1--WE are
friends OF the entente Great disorder
ensued IN the chamber.
When the sitting was resumed after
i a brief poStponement, draft OF the
address TO the hing was read. L. said
| the result OF the war had been such
as to place the throne III danger II
stated that Hungary must have full
autonomy.
IN ACCORD WITH WILSON
Hungary feels herself to be in futl
| accord with the ideas spreading through
out the world along the lines Of the
| noble principles of President Wilson 5
| address, the address contained. Hun
| gary must be completely independent,
must have general electoral suffrage
| and the relations between nauonallleS
In the country must be governed by the
principles enunciatcd by President Viii
son.
Hungary IS in danger Of invasion
Hungarian troops must be brought
back and non-Hungarian troops sent
away
DIR Wehcrle said.
The protection of our integrity as
state and the maintenance Of oUl
unity are tasks NC must accomplish
at all costs. We desire to grant indl-
vidual rights td the different nalonahties
who have lived among Us for thousand
years We are not contradicting oul
traditional point OF view IN accepting
President Wilson principles. As tal
as absolute equality Of rights to N
dividuals and the defense Of our integ
rity and the unity OF the state will per
init. NE will willingly satisfy the claim,
OF different nationalltles