Evening star., 1919-04-11
VOTE IN HUNGARY
COERCED BY REDS
BaIIoting for Soviet "Coun-
ellis" Carried on Under the
Army's Direction.
viewed AS EXPERIMENT

BUDAPEST, Thursday, April TO-
The elections III Hungary for the crea
tion of soviet councils passed off with
out reported incidents, soviet organi-
cations being formed in the country
districts by means Of this balloting.
The whole process was carried out un-
der the coercion Of tie red army, with
tho majority of the voters in many
places not appearing to know why
they were votin9
Observation-Disclosures The desperate ear
nestness Of the doliinunists. outsiders
take the economic view Of the expert
ment. which they. feel will not develop
into a lasting success, although whether
conditions viii become worse before they
grow better. is a debatable question.
New Ministry inexperienced.
Curious tales are told concerning the
unaccustomed to performing official du-
ties that they are ready to accede to al
most any kind of request to oblige for
eigners and show good will. Notwith-
standing the drastic regulations for
bidding the crossing OF existing frontiers
government. by assimple request to the
foreign Office. obtained a pass to cross
the frontiers when and wherever he
pleased without examination of his bag
gage.
The work of organizing the country is
being feverishly continued. The central
feature of the plan is to apply the trust
idea to all industries, putting each group
of factories-textiles. glassware. hard
ware. etc.-under one expert. who is
made responsible for its operation.
All the clubs and fashionable ex-
including the Park Club. The Jockey
Club has been converted into a
laborers' home. and the splendid race
course, which cost a years time and
IS, ,000. 900 to make, is being plowed up
for potatoes.
Woman Red Guards Propagandists
There is an organization Of woman
red guards functioning now. but it's
100 members are occupying them
selves for the most part with propa-
ganda work. Many of the aristocratic
women of the city have been reduced
to want. Baroness Schossberger,
once having property worth million
dollars or more. now is playing a harp
in a cheap restaurant for her food.
All the palaces have been converted
into resorts for workingmen's socie-
ties and clubs. From the home OF
Count Jules Andrassy has been re-
moved a youthful portrait of Raphael,
an art work of great value. Nine.
Stephen Karolyi, is living in two
rooms of her palace, the remainder
is occupied by society of photog-
raphers.
Count Andrew Tschoni lives in two
rooms of his palace. with club OF
hotel cooks occupying the rest OF his
home. Red guards are living N Arch
duke Joseph's palace. opposite the
royal castle, while musicians club
occupies the palace of Count Memes.
A leading fashionable hotel was
originally designated by the red guard
as a barracks and the guests were no.
titled to quit within a few hours
When Bella Kun, the communist lead
er, was informed of what was going
on he remarked irritably from the
bed in which he was reposingn. What
do I carer"
ing there" his informant exclaimed
On hearing this Bella Kun sprang to
a telephone and told the red guard to
find quarters elsewhere.
Exodus of Well-to-Do Glass.
The attempted exodus of the we'll
to-do class is continuing and there is
f1ourishing trade in foreign pass
ports. American passports are bring
ing as high as $1,000, while there are
incidents of bold efforts to steal such
passports some of the attempts even
being upon American officers and
couriers.
An Anglo-American train will leave
Saturday for west Europe by way of
Vienna. The Americans on the train
are to be mostly women. the wives
of Hungarians. who by courtesy of
the Hungarians are permitted to
class themselves as aliens
Difficulties are arising, however
over the amount of money they will
be permitted to take with them, as
they will have to draw from the
banks for their funds, and the limit
permitted to be taken from these in
stitutions is sordinarily only 500
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