The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-08-28
HoHENZOLLERN AND HAPS-
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HAPS-

us to divide Europe into neatly col.
ored compartments in our mind and
imagine that they must stay put
Hungary was an enemy nation dur.
ing the war. Indeed, we have not
made peace with her yet. Rumsnia
was an ally. Hence it is unthinkable
to us that Rumania should have any
truck with Hungary A great gulf
is fixed between them. We may de-
plore the arrogance of Rumania in
defying the orders of the peace con-.
ference, or the supreme council. or
whatever it is that is still function
ing in Paris; but we have a sneak
ing feeling. nevertheless, that she
is simply getting her own back
again and that no real injustice will
be done.
Then, ON top of all this CON-
Portable, if superficial, ratification
such disturbing fragments of news
as that our other allies-the Czecho
Slcvaks-are gravely disturbed ever
the appearance of Hapsburg prince
as dictator in Budapest; that Her
bert Hoover thinks there is real Peril
Of an effort to restore the Haps-
burg sand that all of that section of
Europe is in a panic over it, Then
we read to our amazement that the
Hapsburg question, the Archduke
Joseph. has sent long telegram to
King Ferdinand, thanking Run ania
for having saved Hungary in crush
ing the Bolshevists," Premier Fried
rich also has thanked General Hol-
ban. of the Rumanian army, Tor re-.
establishing order in Budapest,
This doesn't seem to be in accord
with the specificatiC1;, The Haps-
burg ought to be fighting mad at
he Rumanians for letting his helov-
ed Hungary, especially as we learn
that the looting is still going on.
Gut he isn't mad, He practically
thanks the Rumanian king for put
ting him in power. Then a light
breaks in on us. The Rumanian king
IS a Hohenzollern ana might be par
Toned if he had a tender feeling in
his heart for the Hapsburg family.
Late reports are that the Archduke
has departed from Budapest. But it
is possible to depart and return. We
may be very sure in any Gaze thai
the forces which were behind the
effort to establish this happy Haps-
burg as ruler of Hungary wert net
artagonistic to the Rumanian gov
eminent, whose bayonets ,seem 10
have cleared the path for it. Hoover
who is in a position to know. is
plainly of the opinion that it was a
serious effort to restore the Haps-
burgs.
We must be prepared for lot
of surprising politics in this part OF
Europe, The Allies may be able
TO pinch out an Archduke under
present chaotic conditions; but it
will not be easy when peace is
once fully restored and interference
by even the League of Nations with
nternal action of these mid Euro
pean capitals will be a formidable
and possibly difficult affair. If Ho
1enzollern at Bucharest wants a
Iapsburg at Budapest or even Wen
Ia, he and his ministers will find
ways of making their desires felt
One would be to offer Hungar.7 an
alliance against 1.-THE Republic OF
Czecho- Slovakia, That may be one
If the reasons why the Czecho- Slo-
AXIS were so disturbed over the ar
wal of this alarming Archduke.
Another fact to be remembered is
that Germany will be a more effec-
lively centralized state under the
republic" than it was under the
empire. That is, the little nations
such as Bavaria and Saxony, viii
have less control than they had
yer the actions and policies e tbs
Berlin government, which, in spite
r oil ink cafppI11 ri :. will