The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-11
Too Many Of Former Dictator's
Intimates Put Into Hun
garian Cabinet.
SITUATION Is DELICATE
Rumanians Making Indiscrim-
mate Arrests in Occupied
Budapest.
ny MAXWELL II. MCCARTNEY.
ypcciei cable DespstcA to THn suS from TIE
Landau Tirlna aerpicA


of the week which has witnessed the fail
OF Bella Kun. the entry OF the Ruma-
mans into Budapest, the fail OF the pro-
vlsional Hungarian Social Democratic
Government and the return of The Hapr-
burg II not to the throne at least to the
leading position In the country.
The instability OF the Peidli Cabinet
was evident from the outset. as the sup
porters OF the ancient regime we're dis
satisfied with a Ministry containing 30
large q proportion OF the colleagues OF
Kun and disregarded the fact that the
presence Of certain Of those Ministers
was favorably viewed by certain allied
Representatives conducting the Vienna
negotiations.
Stefan Friedrich, the new provisory
Premier, said to-day;
I'VE regarded the Government just
deposed as the old Bolshevist Govern
ment under another name. This Gov
eminent only carried on In order to
gain time to allow the Communists to
escape from the country. Social Demo-
cratic Ministers were in the Government.
but the Deputies and minor ofiicials
were all Bolshevists. The really ma
tional element could not continue to DO
thus governed"
Peidll Cabinet in Dilemma.
whether this attack on the Govern
ment was wholly justified or not, the
Peidll Cabinet Immediately was placed
In an Impossible position by the entry
OF the Rumanians into Budapest and the
occupation OF the town. The Rumanians
have now seized all Geographic and tele-
phonic communications. destroyed all
railway lines leading out of Budapest
and interfered with the navigation or
the Danube TO the extent that the Brit
ish, American and Italian missions were
compelled yesterday to make strong
protest to the Rumanlan General Holbau
and to send a sharp telegram of warn
ing TO Paris on the economic situation.
thus creating a sensation for Budapest.
Orders have been given since for the
repair Of the destroyed railway line to
Vienna 1t 10 essential that the Ruma-
MANS who have encountered no military
opposition, shall not be permitted to
continue committing acts un1ustifiable
and high handed.
In the midst OF this chaos supervenes
the coup delta OF the aristocracy and
bourgeoisie, which has brought the
state as sort OF Governor. The move
meme was mainly among the intellectual
classes, such as university professors.
doctors and lawyers Government Of
flcials strongly backed up the returning
aristrocrats and released army officers
Meetings were held Tuesday at Asl.
where the lament able economic situa-
ton in Hungary was discussed and II
was decided to apply to Archduke
Joseph.
A body OF 500 officers accordingly
went TO the Archduke's home at Alosuth
and asked him 70 save the country from
destruction. The Archduke accepted
and accompanied by officers entered
Budapest at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He Immediately visited the diff
fersnt entente missions and informed
! them OF his purpose.
Later in the day the old Hungarian
police were rearmed and detachments
called at the different Offices and re-
! quired the Ministers to resign. The Min
| listers for the most part were glad of the
turn Of events, and after momentary
| detention they were conducted to their
homes. The Archduke. meantime. was
busy forming provlsory government
| of officials and experts. from which al
politicians were carefully excluded.
Negotiations I'm secret.
All these negotiations were conducted
with such secrecy that few people wer,
aware OF the coup until evening. The
! Rumanian commander was formally In
formed that the proceedings would b.
peaceful and in no way directed agains
himself, and though the Rumanian garr1
son was kept under arms, since OF
Premier Freidrich's own statement so.
| 900 of his supporters were armed yes
terday, no untoward incident occurred.
| About Z O'Clock. however, the fall o.
| the Peidll Government became know
and at Z :30 o'clock a crowd assembled
before the Archduke's rooms in tn,
Hotel Bristol and WAS addressed by Pre-
| mier Friedrich, who acquainted then
with the facts. Conferences lasted unit
early in the morning with the Entent
missions. The Rumanians were no
present at the meetings.
general agreement was reached b.
all parties, and II was guaranteed tina
there should be political amnesty ex
cept to persons guilty under civil o
criminal law.
In the course of a conversation wit
me this morning in the Prime Minster'
Office Arehduke Joseph declared that h
was prompted solely by patriotic no
tlves TO undertake this task and that tn
time had come for patriotic Hungarian
to lift the country out of its presen
plight and to try to assure her
brighter future.
Far from regarding the present situa
ton as hopeless the Archduke said h
was Convinced that Hungary. with
thousand years. of glorious history at he
back, would survive the present disas
tiers. AS to the future form of govern
ment. the Archduke declared:
1.-THE National Assembly must decld
on this point. All we have to do is I
prepare for holding general election,
II the Rumanlans leave Budapest tn
elections viii be held probably in ri
or eight weeks They will be on tn
basis OF universal suffrage, includln
all persons over the age of twenty four.
Tho Archduke referred further to IN
serious situation aggravated by tn
Rumanian occupation and declared hi
fervent wish to live on good terms wit
the Entente, This wish was cordial
Endorsed by the Premier. who state
that the directorate would have no a
rect or Independent dealings with I'll
Rumanians and wished everything
be put In the hands OF the allied Mil
sions.
To Call on Allies Again.
II this wish Is accepted the Allies wi
he called unon ARain IN daal with ~