The sun., 1919-04-09
BLAME KAROLYI FOR
HUNGARY'S PLIGHT
Ex-Premier Engineered Com
munist Move to Scare
Allies, Charge.
POPULATION DISGUSTED
None But Madmen Believe in
Naturalization, Say Buda-
| pest Residents.
POPULATION DISGUSTED
~ ths Associated Press.

~ fHe AssoCtdffu Pfets.
BuDAPpsr. April 7 (delayed) 1t ia
considered certain here that the Com
munist movement was engineered by
Count Michael Karolyi. former Presi-
dent to scare tho Allies by the spectre
Of Bolshevism and thereby draw at
tention to the situation In Hungary II
was measure Of despair, the results
OF which have scared out those who
planned the move as It has given Bella
Kun, the Foreign Minister. an oppor-
tunlty to attempt to become a dictator
OF the Trotsky type. The Communists
are opposed by the Socialists. who are
attempting to form a moderate Socialist
government
All who dare, from walters to manu-
facturers. inform the correspondent that
none but a few madmen In Budapts t
want naturalization OF property and
other similar Communist schemes.
Tries TO Deceive People.
Bella Kun, in speeches yesterday and
to-day, attempted to make the people
believe that the visit here of Gen. SHUTS,
the special allied Commissioner to Hun
gary. was a recognition of the aims
Of the Communist Government.
1t 10 reported in some quarters that
Gen. SHUTS came here with authority
to adjust new boundary lines for Hun
gary under tho armistice, but that he
left here for Paris by way OF Prague
without doing 30.
Count Albert Apponyi. the last Hun
garian Premier under the old regime and
member OF one OF the Oldest and
wealthiest families, is living since the
Communists gained control OF the Gov
eminent in a modest two story house
with his wife. two daughters and a gov
erness and also with two families which
tho Government has billeted on them.
1t Is said the Government intends to
place other families in the house, re-
ducing the Apponyi family to the use OF
two rooms.
Hopes to Retain His study.
The Count. who lie ~ years old. hopes
to retain the use of his study overlooking
the Danube. He says he has work to
do which tho COMMUNISTS may class as
Intellectual The old statesman is still
visorous His study contains many
photographs commemorative Of his visits
to the United States. the last one being
In 1911. The Count said to the cor
respondent:
II am an old man and I am looking
AZ inns new movement from philosOphiC
point OF view. wondering II II will sue
coed. Certainly II Is a most interesting
experiment I have been treated so far
with every courtesy by the officials, but
cannot pass AN opinion. as my class has
no longer any rights. The country Is
ruled by one class Fortunately my
future is assured because / am past the
working age and my son and girls have
SUFFICIENT education to make their own
way In the world.
You may say that / think the AL.
lies are responsible for such situations
In Hungary. They are brought on BY
dallying and not making peace and leav.
Ing boundaries underlined. Also the So
called League Of Nations IL merely q
truA organized by the victors without
asking the consent Of the others"
Jules Alpari, prominent Communist
and Jules Sevressi, Peoples Commits.
sioner in charge of socialization Of fac.
tories. argue that Communism IL the
only method by which central Europe
can be saved from total ruin. Capital.
Ism. they maintain, IL unable to cope
with the threat OF bankruptcy, high
wages and the unwillingness OF laborers
TO work. They point out that under
Communism workmen cannot strike and
are obliged to accept a reasonable wage