Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-16


The clever German emperor
playing upon her ambitions. induced
the gloomy, hated Franz Ferdinand
To consent 10 the world war. and
matters had gone so Tar that even
the death OF the Archdukc Franz
Ferdinand could not change the
situation nor turn the war party
bof Hungary and Austria from their
program OF blood Eighty-fuur
years Of age. the old Francis j .Ioaeph
could only offer a weak defense 10
the martial insstencc OF Tisza
premier OF Hungary. and his able
nnderstrapper. Forgotsch. who rep
resented him In the foreign office
fat Vienna, and who undoubtedly iS
| the man who drafted tho lS.hour
ultmatum to Serbia
| berliners say that. altho the Der
man emperoro gave the duchess Of
| Hohenberg all the honors due to the
wife or an Austrian archduke. heir
! TO the throne OF the Austrian EN-
pire he was careful not to bring her
claims In direct conflict with any
Prusslan female royalty and that IN
the first visit OF Franz Ferdinand
and his wife to Potadam, when the
| doors OF the banquet room were
/ thrown open, II was aeen that the
kaiser had sklllfully placed all the
guests at small tables sitting AT ono
with the empress and his two guests.
In this way he prevented II conflict
or precedence and a possible scene
with some PrussiRn royal princess
After one or these koisdnm visits
the Austrian government approprla-
ted three hundred millions for new
Skoda cannon, and great and uu-
expected increase In the navy was
voted. In Austria itself It was seen
that the German Influence was drag
ging Austria Hungary nearer and
nearer to war
Ferdinand disliked tho Hunga-
rians and In .urn was hated BY them.
II the attained the throne OF the EN-
pire, as his children could not inher-
IL, he would lave endeavored first
to remove that obstacle. hut II he
had not succeeded. he intended. as
have said. either 10 restore the
Kingdom OF Bohemia and place his
son child OF n bohemian mother, On
the newly created throne, or cronte
possibly from conquered lands. an
other kingdom over which his heir
could reign.
NttihN VI
The Magyars, the real Hungarian
ruling race, are most sklllful poll
ticians Their elections often are
corrupt and all the tricks OF the,
politician are In use In Hungary
In many families political talent
seems hereditary. Tisza, the pre-
mier of Hungary for the period for
some time gefore the war, was the
son OF Tisza who was, premler OF
Hungary about the year 1875. kos-
suth. son OF the great kossuth. has
been active In politics. rhe father
Of Count Julius Andrassy w8s pre-
mier about 1886 and favored Ger
many. a policy which has been In
herited by his son. One OF the sons
tn-law OF Count Ardrassys wife,
MARQUIS Pallavicini. came TO Ameri-
ca TO act as best man when my wife's
sister married Count Sigray.
Andrassy came to Berlin during the
war. whero | had several long talks
with him. The one desire OF Hun
garians and Austrians alike II for
peace, but surrounded by the armies
bf their German masters. they have
lost their Independence OF action
bitter blow to the MagyArs, who are
not fond OF the Germans.
Count Stephen Tisza IL an obsti-
nate and able man. so many sided
that II Ia related Of him that he
fought a duel, rode a steeplec hase
and made a great speech In pRrlia-
ment all In one day
Dueling ~ sull custom IN Hun
gary, Austria and Germany once !
when | was In Hungary I took sup
per with n count who had been sec-
ond In a duel that day one young |
maBnate was at a restaurant with |
an actress who wore wide brlm med /
hat Another Young mngnate OF his l
acquaintance looked under the hat 1
bnm TO see who the girl was Re |
suit a duel with sabers In riding |
school. On this occasion. as the In. |
suit was not deadly. the use Of sharp |
points was forbidden The duel was 1
stopped after one young msRnatc re /
ceived n cut on the forehead
Stephen Tisza, on first taking or |
flee. was permitted by the old cm- |
peror to obtain some apparent con
ccssiOns for Hungary In order 10 .
make his premiership popular II
was arranged that lfunga rian flags /
81 ould be carried by Hungarian reg
iments and that the officers Of those /
regiments all should be HungarianA |
but German was 20 be used as the |
military language and language OF /
command even IN .the Hungarian
regiments
As soon as Tisza became premier |
for the first time Count Appoint left |
the Liberal party and lately Count |
Julius Andrassy and his wlfes sons
in-iawr-sC cunt karoh and Marquis |
PRllN4tstni. have been In violent op- !
position TO Tlsza, Pallayicini even |
fighting a duel with the prime min
istcr
in country where the minority |
OF the inhabitants are Roman Cath |
olics II Is rather strange that Tis,a |
and his father both strong Protest
ants. should have attained the pre-
miershlp The father OF Count |
Ste phen Tisza was even more obsti-
nate than hts son and greatly op- |
pressed the Slovakg. and Rumhnians |
within the borders bf Hungary.
Count Tisna's Heavy Responsibility |
A great responsibility lies AZ the I
door of stephen TiszA. lie allowed !
the Germans TO use him I'm brinNng |
on the world war Doubtless he be |
lleved that Russia and the powers
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