The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
EMPEROR in EXILE
PILOTS TO RETAKE
HUNGARIAN CROWN
Budapest Reputed Loyal
To Royal Family of
Hapsburg.

-peror Charles, according to your
correspondents information from
oficiaI sources, from his place Of
exile in Switzerland, has been plan
ming a coup d'etat for next spring
TO place himself on the Hungarian
throne. The former monarch and
his supporters had determined to
have Charles appear suddenly in
Budapest sometime in March or
April, proclaim anew his title to
the Iron Crown Of Saint Stephan,
and call upon his former Magyar
subjects to return to his allegiance.
Expect Loyalty.
Once this part Of the plot was
carried into successful execution, OF
which Charles seems to have had
no doubt, owing to the overwhelm-
ing royalist sentiment OF the Hun
garian government and parliament,
the Hapsburg adherents, according
to details in which the Vienna gov
eminent naturally is highly inter-
ested, hoped to extend the restOra-
tion to Austria by aiding the con-
tinUed loyalty Of part Of the pOpu-
lation with the necessary pressure
or even by open force. Without
some pressure even the mOnarchists
admit il would be impossible to
overcome the opposition of a great
part of the Austrian working
classes.
The intrigue. however, according
to your correspondents Informant,
received a numbing dash of cold
water from a quarter where it was
least expected. ArChduke Joseph or
the Hungarian Archduke." as he is
generally referred to from his long
Hungarian residence and sympa-
thies, was informed Of the plot by
his royal cousin, but Immediately
sent back word by no means to at
tempt it at the contemplated time.
Warns Former Emperor.
Joseph, who is himself a candi-
date for one section OF the Hungar-
ian monarchists desiring national
Hungarian king rather than an
opera claimant to the crown of the
old dual monarchy. but who loyalty
subOrdinated himself to the claims
Of the head of the family. is report
ed to have warned Charles that con
ditiOns are not quite as bad as they
had been pictured to him and ad-
vised him on the strength OF his
familiarity with conditions on the
spot and perhaps Of conferences
with foreign interests which wish 20
see the dual monarchy re-estab-
lished. that the attempt had better
be deferred. The policy Of these
outside forces, it is believed in
government quarters. was dictated
BY the belief that a restoration Of
the Austro- Hungarian dual mon
OF laf faA
fOrm-w ould be the best counter to
tine persistent and powerful move
ment for the annexation OF Austria
to Germany. The latest move of the
anneNatiOnists is in an interpella-
tiOn introduced in the Austrian Feu>
Cral Council asking the government
what measures have been taken to
put into effect the unanimous de-
Cision OF the Austrian constituent
Assembly calling for a plebisCite to
register popular opinion in regard
to annexation to Germany. The as
S,mpIy resolution demanded a Plcb-
lsCite by April !. but the interpella-
ton declares that no time should
BE- lost in starting the necessary
''pr-liminary measures and maChIn-
cry for the DIebisCite so as to sup
-port the acute and rapidly growing
popular movement favOrinC anneXa-
. diun.
Pnn-Germnns Oppose.
o.. The annexationists are naturally
anti-karIists as a union with Ger
many is Incompatible with a Haps-
burg restoration. In this way the
psn-German conservatives join
hands with the Socialist RePubN-
cans in opposing the plans and in
triEues OF Charles friends in Aus
tria. The officials of the present
Republican government. in fact,
profess to believe that the restOra-
-tion movement has not the slight
est prospect Of success unless aided
from outside and even in this con-
' tingency that it would meet with
such prompt and vigorous response
IL me form OF strikes and other
cOunteractions Of Socialist workmen
and Republicans that it would col
lapse as quickly as did the Kapp
coup in Germany.
L Our Austrians do not want
Charles back" said a diplomatic
official. The Hungarian do. The
r re- establishment of the old dual
monarchy would be a general mis-
fortune for Austria. II the Hun
garians in power are bent on re-
establishing the old kingdom of
Hungary with her former boupdar-
les. that is. of course. their good
right but it could only be accom-
plished at the cost of war-wars
with Rumania. Serbia. CzeCho-Slo-
.vakia. Should Austria accept
Charles as monarch after he was
seated on the Hungarian throne,
iii would mean we would be involved.
for which we have no interest or
desire"
Copyright, 1891. Public Ledger Co..