Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-09
CHARLES REFUSED
HUNGARIAN THRONE
Archduke Joseph Asks Allied
Recognition--seeks Crown,
Vienna Hears
SIEGE STATE IS REPORTED
BY the Associated Press


Paris. Aug. 0.--Former Emperor
Charles of Austria Hungary was be-
seeched by Magyar patriots to mount the
Hungarian throne when the fall of the
Peidll ministry was determined upon,
according to dispatch from Zurich
The former monarch refused on the
ground that having been king and
emperor, he could not go down the
social scale and be content simply with
a kings crown.
The Duke of Hohenberg, son of Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassina-
ton at Sarajevo in 1914 was the i'm
mediate cause Of the great war, also
refused the crown, according to the dis
patch, which says that the llungarians
ended their quest by choosing Arch
duke Joseph as a last resort.
A Vienna dispatch via Berne says
that a state of siege has been proclaimed
in Budapest.
Says Rumania VIII Withdraw
Rumania's course in Hungary is to
be limited to maintaining order, it was
said today by NJ. Vaida, of the Ru-
manian delegation, and Rumania will
withdraw from Hungary as soon as the
Hungarians comply with the Rumanian
ultimatum and their troops are dis
armed.
A series Of three notes were sent by
the Interallied Supreme Council to Pre-
mier J. J. G. Bratiano, of Rumania.
The first of these invited the Rumanian
high command to stop the advance upon
Budapest; the second advised the Ru-
manan cabinet that the Allies could not
approve the terms Of the proposed
Rumanianu armistce uitimatum to
Hungary, and the third expressed the
hope Rumania would confer amicably
with the Supreme Council. 1t was said
no answers had been received to any of
these communications.
Dispatches from American relief Off
GERS who have been CO. operating with
British and Italian representatives in
but that all transportation, including
that on the Danube, is being held up.
AS this involves great danger of
famine the allied officials have appealed
for an effort to lift the embargo placed
by the Rumanians on supplies, as well
as all other cmbargoes on food trans
portation and distribution affecting the
region.
Joseph Asks Recognition
The members of the council also had
for their consideration a message from
Archduke Joseph, head of the new Hun
garian Government, announcing the in
tention of his regime to execute the
terms of the armistice and asking rec
ognition and authority to send delegates
to Paris.
The message received from the arch
duke outlines the policy of the new gov
ernment and says that it will call a
properly selected constituent assembly
to reorganize labor with view of in
creasing production.
Vienna, Aug. 9.-(By A. P.)-As
the proclamation of Archduke Joseph,
governor of state, calling on all classes
of the people to help him win in his
fight to establish order in Hungary, is
signed Joseph, archduke, field mar
shall" it is taken here for granted that
an attempt is to be made to set up
Joseph as king of Hungary.
Rome, Aug. 0.-(By A. P.)-Com-
menting on the situation in Hungary
the Popolo Romano suggests the policy
that Archduke Joseph, the head of the
new Hungarian Government, is lain.
ing to restore the Hapsburg monarchy
and again join Vienna and Budapest"