Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-25
INCREASED ANXIETY OVER
 THE SITUATION IN HUNGARY
State Department Officials Fear Boshevik Elements Have
 Assumed Complete Control of the Government of Budapest Threaten Renewal of Hostilites-Move-
 ment Thus Far Appears to be Confined to the Capital All the Foreigners in Budapest Are Believed to be Safe

Washington, March 1f--Advices to the state department today from three widely separated Enrri,t.;i1 sources te1,ded to increase the ac.yisty of off oIals over =he situation in Hungary. Eolsheyik elements apparently had as- slned complete control oe tf.. govern men of Budapest with q threat Of renewal of ilostilities.
 There was no indication as to the extent of the control of the lew regime beEond the capital and in he absence O. this and other details, Cftlcials were reluctant to discuss the situation at length. It appeared from toslay's ad- vices. however. that the crisis resulted from the line of demarkatinn establish ed py the peace confeIeEr, in circum- St ribing the tcrritory Of i.ur gary and tkf' general economic situation in Budapest.
 The recognition of the extreme claims of the Rumaniar,s .tl,l CZecho- Slcvaks and the estabiishnlf nt of neu- t1al zones between thesa fires and the limits allowed to Hungary witich zone 9Tas to be held by the Frc 1ch until the 1 tiI:al peace treaty was ccnl.etad, was said to have been nor" than the old 1 Hungarian government wIs hle to ac- 1 eept and remain in power. [t was sug gested that the fact that these lines l were not to bc the sinII limitations oi l the new Hungarian state WIS not ap- 1 pfeciated bt the Hung arians. who ap- 1 E>rcntly proceeded ubol tif theory l that they were to lose ev.Il the neu- tral zone occupied by tha French.
 The safety Of foreisne.si was fea- i t,re of the news that appeared cheer ins, to state department officials. 4 'nitn.ber of Americans ar, in what wa: 1 missions for the peace Q oaf9Tence ant tie Inter-Ai'ted Food Mission, bu nest of them are in Vieula
 Senator Hitchcock. c!.iii man of tn senate foreign relations Committee, il | a statement referred 70 ,f;e- situation
 iil- Hungary and said lie relieved
 H-Cud do much to wipe o;It difference
 between the nations represented q i tfo peace conference ant would aid i
 bringing about final adoption Uf tn ieasue Of nations plap.
 State department officials who ar , ftmiliar with conditions heretofore eH isung in Hungary were surprised h , tue rapidity with winch tolsiles , swept into control iE 3udapest an | were inclined to doubt tl.;t t had sue t ceeded in relt1ling out O. t.r cities
 iFelute the peasant agtiCifi,Dral elas . The peasants were said 70 Eare bee 1i well satisfied with their treatment Ill der the land oRpins class and const 5qtfentl3 wo'4td rot be fertile field fc
 riIe propa2a 'idl- of 2olsf Av-K tIleorie | ToiaE's adIice@ came from Bels7rEtd t Berne and Copenhagen and elatcS : different. features of ta2 movcmen 3 The Berne despatches th, v some ligl
 ion the personnel of the neg goverr . nl-int.
 : The appointment Q. !,'a Kun ; 7. rY!5ristcr of foreign a1fa irs was pa a tictlarly, dis rbing to ofticiaIs as
 was for some time HI aide de can q of Leon Trot2ky in Ruasi2
 Il The state departments aQV,ces we 7 summarized ili this statement:
 n ''rhc state (repartme1.t has receivt
 despatch from Belgrade that u t Hungarian government WAS owe q t';roSn by itle CoInmunist revolution