The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
HUNGARYS KING
Subject Is Already Threatening an
 Upheaval of Recent Peace
By Associated Press

 By Associated Press
 Budapest November s.-The question, who will eventually occupy the throne of Hungary, has been constant source of unrest and trouble, threatening sudden upheaval of the recently at tained peace and order.
 The pro-Hapsburgs declare that the former Emperor Charles is the real king of Hungary and that no one else can legally aspire to the throne until he abdicates. The Independent Mag yars including large masses of the rural population, declare they will never surrender their recently-won in- dependence.
 In addition there is third group of l politicians which is willing to offer the throne to any king who promises the restoration of Hungary's lost provinces. To achieve this, they would even con- | sent to do homage to the King of the Serbs or the Rumanians.
 Much propaganda is being circulated in favor of the former Emperor Charles or his eldest son, Prince Otto, and grave fears are expressed that the overzealous partisans of the Hapsburg dynasty may eventually succeed in compelling the country to accept royalist coup as an accomplished fact. There is every indiation that the fol- l lowers of Charles are successful in their efforts to convince the country that the restoration of the Hapsburgs would improve Hungarys lamentable situation.
 In view of the delicate balance main tained between the various factions, the following statements are important: Admiral Horthy, the regent, recently ! declared: "All parties may rest as- sured that I shall not abuse my powers 1 for the satisfaction of my personal ambition"
 "on the other hand" he added, mo party will be suffered to play pitch | and toss with the crown of Saint Ste phen. There must be no plots and con- I spiracies and everybody is to realize l that for the time being it is the in- l terest of the country to put that deli cate matter under prohibition
 The leader of the independent farmer ! party, Stephen J. Kovacs, who rep : resents the traditional Magyar hatred ] against Austria and the Hapsburgs, has accused the pro-Charlists of planning i some surprise action and also aiming | to renew the union with Austria.
 The Hapsburgs will never give up : their former countries" said Kovacs. T am reliably informed that former /, Emperor Charles insists on first enter 1 ing Vienna and thence marching in triumph to Budapest. But the Mag vars will never acquiesce in losing their 1 dearly- paid independence."
 l Kovacs expresses the opinion of large masses of the rural population.
 Prince Louis W1ndschgraetz, per ! sonal friend of the Emperor contested l successfully for seat in the national assembly of Hungary and might con
 tribute materially in helping to victory the cause of his friend and former l sovereign. He told the Associated Press correspondents:
 There can be no doubt about the
 claims of Charles. He is the crowned
 King of Hungary. and until he resigns
 or arrives at some agreement with the l nation, any attempt to dethrone him
 is an overt act of revolution.
 Hungary" the prince continued, ''is
 now dependent on the help of one of
 the big powers, and will probably fine 1 her friend and supporter in France Ac- 1 eording to my information, France is
 not strongly opposed to the return of
 the Hapsburgs, the more so, because
 it is an essential condition of main
 taining permanent order in eastern Flu
 rope Besides, the restoration of the
 dynasty is not explicitly vetoed by the
 treaty of Neuilly.
 Charles, as man. is the ideal ruler
 He is entirely democratic and re-
 former, and although the calumnia-
 tions of his enemies spared neither his
 person nor his family. I am convinced I that under more favorable clrcum
 stances he would have been the most popular and the most beloved king in
 the whole world.
 The talk of the claims of the Wit
 telsbach dynasty is mere nonsense:
 even the Hapsburg dynasty is blamed
 for not being sufficiently Magyar. No
 body can possibly think of eIecting a
 totally foreign king and dynasty.
 One thing is certain concluded the
 prince, we shall never indulge in plots
 and if Charles is ever to return to Hun gary, he will come back openly and
 not in cowardy secrecy.''