The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR,
United Press Stan Correspondent.
Copyright, 1919, by the United Press.


Budapest, Jan. n.-"No peace which
is not partially Socialistic will safe
guard the world from future wars.
President Wilson has this in mind.
1t constitutes his fifteenth point
as yet unstated-which must be de-
veloped before a treaty is signed. -
In these words Count Michael Kar-
olyi, Hungarian premier. described TO
the United Press today what he be-
lieves should be accomplished at the
Peace Congress. The premier en-
phasized the fact that he is not So
cialistic himself, and that he in
tends to continue his fight against
Bolshevism. but Ire declared that he
is absolutely convinced that peace
must be social and economic. as well
az political. lie strongly advocated
the league of nations and said that
the world must stick to WILSON, 5
fourteen principles. or there will be
another war within few years.
Karolyi. man Of noble birth. is
easily the outstanding figure in
Hungarian affairs. Practically alone.
he forced Hungarian independence
and is regarded as the one man who
can weld the millions of his people
into a solid entity.
Hungary Dragged Into wnr.
Hungary was dragged into this
war by Austro-Germany. declared
the premier. "Our policy was never
made in Vienna or Budapest, but in
Berlin. We were Berlin's sub
agents. never walking on our own
feet. was against an alliance
which meant that Berlin owned us.
| couldn't do other than protest
tried by every means to make
peace. l stood against Germany.
openly protested against the Brest-
Litovsk and Bucharest treaties.
Now that we have lost the war. alb
solutcly our only hope is that Presi-
dent Wilson'S principles will win at
the Peace Conference. The entente
cannot let Hungary be crushed. There
must be a society of nations with a
fifteenth point No peace which is not
partially sociaIistic will safeguard the
world from future wars. President
Wilson has this in mind. 1t consti-
tutes his fifteenth point'-as yet un-
stated-which must be developed be-
fore treaty is signed.
Il am not socialistic myself. ! in
tend to continue my fight against
Bolshevism. But peace must be eco
nomic and social. as well as political.
And it must be established soon or
everything accomplished BY the, war
will be lost. | am sure the nations
will have enough foresight to stick to
President Wilson's fourteen points.
else within a few years we will have
another world war. Hungary's policy
in everything will be Wilson, Wilsoner.
Wilsonest
Ordered TO Lay Down Arms.
when l came into the govern
ment l ordered the people to lay
down their arms. did so with the
purpose of putting an end to mill
tarism. l hoped to show absolute
confidence in the Wilsonian policies
and relied upon their basic justice.
Now the CZecho- Slovaks. Ruman-
ians and Serbs are overwhelming US,
seizing all parts of Hungary, though
in the armistiCe il was clearly
stated that the administration Of all
occupied territory would stay in the
hands Of the Hungarians. Thus il
was demonstrated that so far as
the CzechO-Slovaks. Rumanians and
Serbs were concerned. the armistice
terms were military, and not polltl-
cal. and were not meant to be k, pit
Potatoes. wheat. other food sup
plies and coal are in the hands ot
the nations surrounding us. Distri-
button of necessities is impossible
our economic and political state is
hopeless and Unbearable. The pco.
pie say that President Wilson can.
not prevail at the Peace Conference