Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-21
is THE PENDULUM SWINGING BACK?

A reactionary tendency can be detected in cur
rent European politics
The latest of these straws that showing
which way the wind is blowing is the formation of
a party seeking the restoration of Emperor
Charles of Austria as reported by The Associated
Press Tuesday night.
The party is headed by Count Julius Andrassy
an Hungarian statesman. The Ian is to get back
to the loose union that formerly existed between
Austria and Hungary union that history has
shown was made possible only through the influ-
ence of the popular Franz-Josef
There are chronological reasons why such an
alliance could not last The Austrians Germanic
or Slavonc in race, although now Austria has lost
most of her Slavic population, with the indepen-
dence of Jugo-Savia and Czecho -SoVakia. The
Hungarans are Magyars-Asiatic in origin. Both
elements of the extinct dual monarchy chafed under
the bond that linked them together.
Yet rather than face the literal receivership that
awaits them some of these Ausrians and Hungar-
ians probably prefer return to the old dual
monarchy. A few days ago the present government
of Austria served notice the allies that it was
about to cease to be going concern, and asked
that the entente take the administration os
the country
Disquieting reports have come out of Holland
The Dutch government is said to be impatient at
the protracted sojourn of his erstwhie majesty
Wilhelm Hohenzolern H. The Hague has received
trustworthy reports that Majestat is planning
coup detat by which the Hohenzollern dynasty is
to be restored to power in Potsdam. The Dutch
being prudent people-in spite of the fact that
they were slightly careless in admitting certain
hurried royal exes-dO not wish to go record
with the allies as giving asylum to ploter against
the future peace of Europe. Therefore it is likely
that Queen Wilheminas diplomats are preparing
to make representations to her imperial guest that
ERIN View of the unsettled conditions of Euro
pean politics, Holland would not consider IT
slight if Majestat woud-er-deem it convenient
to return to his eagerly awaiting people
Majestat however, inclined to remain at
Doom and saw woodland hatch plots. That he is
being aided and abeted by number of his former
subjects seems almost beyond question, though
nothing definite as to this has of Germany
for some time.
That he has had such plans in mind has been
made evident by the fact that from time to time
he has given out statements that "ho not ready
to speak now but that his time would come" Lit
orally the ex-kaiser has been Saving wood and
saying nothng"-but probably thinking a great
deal
Those who believed that the last of the Hohen-
zoern rulers would be satisfied to retire to private
life. entirely msread the German character. The
Germans are essentially opportunsts: they will
bend rather than break, but they bide thefr time.
That is why they have to be watched,
ally the acclaim with which King Con-
e--reactionary, in spite of his protestations-
,ceived by the people of Greece shows that
t sentiment in Europe is still strong.
at is the explanation?
rope is disraught Although the world war
convinced her that many rulers are merely
of shreds and patches" she has also found
he rule of the mob is worse than the
So far, many countries have not
able to orient themseves-to strike that
between monarchy and anarchy that is
racy.
pinch of hunger and the bite of cold also
had something to do with this reaction.
g desperately for relief, and finding that her
uemagogues of the red flag cannot give it to her,
eastern and central Europe is beginning to think
that after ALL royalty isn't 50 bad, One did
eat the best of food when kings and queens ruled,
but one did eat something in while, any
way.
AT distance, this to be the psychology
or perhaps the pathology-of Europe. Anarchy
and hunger-breeders of desperaton-are leading
many people of Eurnae back to their old gods.