Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22

telephone message TO Vienna,
forwarded through Copenhagen,
! by the Exchange Telegraph
! company, denies the accuracy
| OF reports stating the political
! crisis in Budapest. He says that
| the Communists still are exer-
cising their dictatorship and are
successfully resisting the op-
ground.
Amsterdam. April 2.-The Hun
garian government headed by Bella
Kun has resigned under pressure of
Rumanian troops, according to
dispatch to the Central News from
Vienna, quoting reports received in
that city by aerial mail from Buda-
pest. Wild chaos is said TO prevail
at the Hungarian capital
1t is reported that Czechs forces
have joined the Rumanians and
have defeated the Hungarian soviet
troops.
Munich Outs Reds.
London. April 22.-The soviet
regime at Munich also has crum-
bled. the end coming Saturday, ac-
cording to reports reaching Lon
don. The ministry headed by Herr
Hoffman, is at work and a resump-
tion of governmental functions is
under way.
An attack on
Munich by Wuerttemburg troops,
launched under cover of artillery
fire from all around the city, is re-
ported in a Geneva dispatch for
warded by the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent in Paris.
The date of the reported attack
is not indicated, but the message
apparently is a belated one.D
The military situation in Ba-
varia is improving, according to an
nouncements made by the Hoffman
ministry. The sparticides, who
took the town of Dachau, 10 miles
northwest of Munich by violating
the armistice with the government
troops. have been repulsed and the
government forces are now holding
the place. Reinforcements are NOV
ing toward Munich from Ingol-
stadt, it is sad.
Communist leaders are making
earnest overtures 10 the peoples of
southern Bavaria and are sending
agents through the country, MAX
ing an especial appeal for the sup
port of women.
Downfall Was Expected.
Budapest. Sunday. April 20-The
downfall of the Hungarian soviet
government was expected here, as
a result of the desertion of 10000
Seeker troops TO the Rumanian5
and new movements against Hun
gary by the Czecho-Slovaks 1t is
said that a Socialist democratic
regime headed by Sigmund Kunff.
present commissary of education,
may succeed to control. /
The Red Guards have been pro-
vided with hand grenades and ef-
forts are being made to intensity
the discipline of the people here. !
Conscription has been proclaimed, !
sure harging the atmosphere with |
uneasiness. Fresh extremist out
breaks are dreaded, as the con-
scription order is regarded as GER
tain to destroy the order which :
has hitherto been maintained.
The action of the soviet govern (
ment in arranging the movements
of the clergy has united the Cath (
olics, Lutherans and Calvanists in !
strong opposition and on the whole /
the soviet forces are SO obviously /
in the minority that the regime can |
not possibly continue 1t was only !
by most clever maneuvering that !
al IaI Ill .
to the soviet government for they !
lean more toward the Socialists /
than toward the communists, and (
they are now growing restive.
The elimination of the soviet !
government, however. may be at !
tended by violence and looting by |
the worst element of the Red
Guard is expected.
Hun Spectacular Figure.
Vienna. April 2-tCorrespond- !
ence of the Associated Press -
Beia Kun. the Hungarian Commun- !
ist leader, (whose downfall is re- /
ported in. today's dispatches) first
attracted public notice in Vienna in !
the days of the declaration of the /
German Austrian republic here. !
Kun, who appears not older than 25 .
years. and is self-confessed devot- !
ed admirer of Lenine and boIshev-
ism, made a spectacular appearance |
in this capital. Dressed in uniform !
with stripes on his sleeves, indicat- {
ing that he was a colleeg student, /
he drove daily through the streets !
of Vienna in an open motor taxi,t
a huge red flag and IN /
viting the people to form Red !