New-York tribune., 1919-04-01
Sends
ENJOYS to Sig
Berlin Treaty
Alliance Against the Allies
Is Given Official Sane.
ton by the Budapest
BOls S hcvik Government

BUDAPEST, March 81 BY The AS
sociated Press) THE Hungarian gov
ernment has sent delegation to Ber-
I'm to conclude a treaty of alliance
against the Entente Allies.
German officers formerly belonging
to Field Marshal Mackensen's army
have arrived in Budapest to reorga nize
the Hungarian army along German
lines. The army now numbers lOO. .OOO
men.
The plunge of Budapest into anti
capitalism continues with feverish eff
forts to show that the reign of law and
order is undisturbed. The city is out
wardly quiet since the first few daye.
IN which there was much looting. esbe-
clally OF jewelry shops. AS a result OF
the lootng. it is reported, 15O persons
were executed by the new regime, their
communisoic ideas apparently being too
violent.
The new freedom exists for those
who are willing to live as the govern
ment dictates. Two important news
papers, the "Pester Lloyd" and the az
Est" print only what the censor per-
mits. Foreign correspondents NAV
transmit by telegraph if they write
what is desired by the government.
Those entering the country may leave
only by the personal permission Of
Bella Kun. the Foreign Minister. The
minister has acknowledged in an in
tervlew that Hungary's Commune does
not desire to make war at present upon
the Entente, and asserts that Hungary
wishes to live peacefully with all. He
says
"Our only object is to protect the
common people and defend their soil,
and also the industries, which are the
property of the proletariat.'
Minister Defends Revolt
Bella Kun make no secret of the fact
that he has merely used the last argu-
ment possible against the Entente, say
ing: while the other countries of the
former empire have been threatening
the Entente with Bolshevism if their
wishes were not consulted, we merely
had the courage to take this final step"
The Hungarians declare their action
IS guaranteed by President Wilson's
fourteen points, and their ideas Of per-
sonal national liberty are embodied
in the American Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
Women are joining the Red army
Bella Kun has installed his Offices in
the royal castle. House rents have been
reduced 20 per cent. The homes of the
wealthy are being searched, and paint
ings and works of art are being requi-
sitioned to establish national galleries,
after the style OF Moscow.
Ground Won by Czechs
Czech troops who have been fighting
the Communists in Southern Sovakis
have captured the city Of Kaschau, 140
miles northeast of Budapest, and other
points. The German colonists in West
arn Hungary and Pennsylvania are hos
tile to the Communists and are at
tempting TO establish their independ-
ance.
The French troops at Szegedin,
Southern Hungary. and elsewhere, it
IS said, are permitting the Communists
% establish themselves in control as
hey wish, despite the fac. tha. there
we're riots in small industrial centres, !
vhere the Communists held organized !
,arades after the fashion set n Buda- /
oest.
PARIS. March 81 By The Associated
Press A small force of French
roops stationed in the neutral zone
between Hungary ard Rumana has
,een Hungary and Rumania troops,
80 of the French being taken prisoner.
recording to All official report received |
lerc.
On demand OF the French general /
--- $780,