Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-29
CHARLES WOULDN'T
!. FIGHT OWN PEOPLE.
Says He Ordered Retreat When
Horthy Forces offered
Resistance
STILL HOPES FOR CROWN

THE toliorno copyri9ht cGb'C de
potch from Dorothv Thompson IS r.
printed from fodnp's Pubtic hcd3cr,l
Budapest, Oct. 25 tdclaycd)-l had
tea at Estcrhazy Castle yesterday after.
noon with eX.Emperor Cnar1"S and
ex.Empress Zita. and heard from th"
lips of the King and tho members Of
his encourage tho full story Of his un-
successful attempt 70 regain IN" Iron
Grown OF st. Stefan and thc collapse
Of the last hope Of the llapsburCs. !
also transmitted roaSSuring mossoG"
from the royal Coupl" 10 their children
In Switzerland. telling them they will
not have to worry.
Maybe thc public opinion ~ Nh"
world believes am responsible for this
civil war, but would nor spill drop
of Hungarian blood for thousand
thrones" said Charles. "Thp roSjs'HN""
OF nv own reopIc was something for
which could not be prepared. Surc'v
the world knows made no attempt 20
enter Budapest by force of arms: that,
on the contrary, ! ordered my forces.
who came not A9 couQUcrtNg army l"'
as a bodvCuard Of honor, not to fire.
When Colonel OStonhUrg reported thar
In order 70 proceed Wc should hnv" ~
fight our way, I ordered him to with
draw. Nv one regret io for the jtr's
which have bcCn lost And ior IN" m'u
who are wounded.
Against my expectation. neither 'b"
King nor tho Queen looked haCcard ~
discourag ged. On tie contrary, they v""'
the most snlf DnSscsscd "i tho Vho'"
group, which included Count An3-a~Nr.
whose frpilnCss was acCoOtTHiCd ="
transpa rpncy Foreign Minister
GratZ. concPaIinc pcr'nrhntio0 u0I'r
his usuHl amahilitv. md " RahN'>IiH.
sy- President OF tho NationH) Assembly,
plunged into heavy gloom.
Count Andrassy FastidiouS
The slight. hoyish Gglrc ot tho King
vas clothed in n TUnCar.Hu genera >
uniform. Ztn was slender. pale and
dark eyed in her plain nayy-buc silk
costume.
The fastidious Count Andrassv, In
soiled linen, was complaining Of having
had to 90 for four days withoU' Il
change.
How I was able ~ f-nvor~c 'hc eight
kilomoters from budapest to Tata
Castle, which was burricadoi 81 every
village, and 10 pass soldiers occupying
The town and to onter tho castles great
iron gate, guarded Lv officers and SOL
diers j. story | nm NOT Uprritt0d
TO tell. The castle Is Il medieval ,'r0ug-
hold surrounded by 4 mont filed with
water upon which swans worr swim.
ming. mistook the U"r'er IN gold Lace
watching tho gate for general
For the first twenty minutes "f my
stay. with the King and his party il
was almost impossible 70 ask any Quos-
tinpa fnr IN, rfygpl s
were the first persons - penetrate the
cordons Of guards cutting oT the royal
party from all communication with the
outside world. Question upon question
was poured upon me.
why did the Government resist"
Is it true that all the persons 10y al to
the King are to be severely punislcI?"
King Seemed Unworried
When we were seated IT the tea tnbln
ttho King, who seemed not TO share
the general anxiety and whose chiri
concern seemed 70 be TO dissiDatc tho i'm
preston that he tired 10 fight his wav
TO the throne and 70 regain 'ho crown
by bloodShpd. made for your corro.
spondent the above statements. The rrSt
of the King 5 and Queens conversation
was not for puhIication.
After Charles md his conSort had
withdrawn to their own apartments,
amid the rourtIY rerom0n.als Of the
little handful Of dishoypIod courtiers
and fellow prisoners who tried ~ main
tain even in utter d"fent tho old pro-
cedure Of the Hap>hurg court NJ
Rakovsky, VI. Gratz and the ladies in
waiting rPCoUnted rho story 0' the Inst
stand Of the HaDSburGS in thoir thou
sand-year kingdom The I!ttIe group
gathered around the toa tublo in a hand