New-York tribune., 1921-03-31
!Gllarles's Hasty
Act Upset His
Plot for Throne
Panicky Rush to Hungary Be-
3 fore Time Is Ripe, While
Powerful Influences Aid
Him, Nips the Conspiracy
Breach of Swiss Parole
Misjudged Advice of Paris
's Agent: Four NationsN i'm
5 Alliance to Bar Return
By Ralph Courtney
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
Special Cobsc to The Tribune

aoe Special Cobfc to The Tribune
PARIS, March S0.--A conspiracy
which was to carry former Emperor
Charles back to the throne of Hun
gary, Matched in the secret depths of
European diplomatic intrigue, appears
to have been brought to naught by the
sudden panicky action Of Charles him
self, coupled with the rnisinformation
given him by his agent in Paris, Mar
quis Boni de Castellane.
Charles probab!:, will be refused re-
admission into Switzerland and may
have to fy to Spain for refuge. Pow
erful influences are reported to have
been behind the plot. Not only was
the Hungarian government entirely
willing at propitious moment to well
come Charles back to the throne, but
the royalist and the reactionary inter-
ests throughout Europe lent q helping
hand to what was to be the first res
toration to an overturned European
throne.
Charles's return to the throne might
have brought another king back to
Munich at an early date, the Bavarian
government being almost as monar-
chist as the government OF Admiral
of the Austrian people also long to
have king leading them again, while
the royal house OF Germany would
doubtless have taken fresh hope.
Four Nations Fight Return
Though Charles's return was widely
supported, it was doomed to failure
L.ocrca 30 fbA sn1nyor rarf oOferp n
into by Rumania. Jugo-Slavia, Czecho-
Slovakia and Italy in their several
treaties 1t is expressly stipulated
that the return of Hapsburg to the
throne shall be "a signal for instant
war against Hungary. Unless the Hun
garian royalists make a hole in this
agreement or obtain the support Of
some great country to counteract the
threat of war against Hungary from
the outside they cannot hope for
success.
agent in Paris, the Marquis
: Castellanc, is said to have assured
Charles that his assumption OF the
throne would be we'll received by the
French government, whereas the
ground on which Castellane appears to
have based this belief has been shown
unsound by the course of events.
Diplomatic circles here are still
mystihed to know why Charles sud-
denly precipitated his action without
making sure of his ground. One ex-
planation put forward is that he was
Jealous of other possible claimants to
the throne and feared they would act
before him. Among others the Aus
trian ArchduXe Albert, it is reported.
has long been intriguing in Paris and
TO have recently seen number OF In
fuential personages. Whatever Is the
true explanation Charles is now COM
pelled to abandon all hopes to the
throne for some time to come.
The former Emperor is we'll re-
garded personally in France, and
though it is true that many high
would be better if Hungary had a
king this does not mean that the
French government is prepared to sup
port Charles against the formidable
treaty of the coalition now actively
lined up against the Hapsburgs.
Plea for Troops Refused
Switzerland's quarrel with Charles
is that he broke parole and went sc
far as to elude Swiss watchers by dis
guising himself. From the moment
Charles reached the Hungarian terri
tory it was evident that success was
impossible. Colonel Lehar. brother o1
Franz Iehar, of Merry Widow fame
declined to place the troops under his
orders aud the former Emperor had t.
60 on to Budapest with. only a couple
Of friends to accompany him. Charlie.
then had ignominiously to look for hi.
ministers, whom he was unable to fine
at first because of the Easter holiday.
Charles appears to have conceived &
dramatic resurrection of his power a
Easter time, whereas, in fact. his choice
of the holidays tended to aggravat'
the dismal failure of his enterprise
Admiral Horthy. when found by tn
former Emperor, it is said, received
him With great emotion. Horthy. how
ever, and all Hungarian minister
hastily convoked were compelled T.