Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
PASSION for DUELLING
BREAKS OUT IN HUNGARY
hix Thousand Challenges to Fight
Recorded In Last Six
Months.
RESULT IN THREE KILLINGS
Iriftng Incidents Have Been Cause
OF Some Encounters - Trcnding
on Ones Foot in Over-Crowdcd
SPY street Car Sufficient Provocation.
.fRy Associated Press. 1

BUDAPEST. July 2.-Thc passion
Ior duelling. which slumbcrcd in
J hungary during the war. is breaking
out with increased vchcmcncc. ac-
cording to a report of the Ministry
ssof Homo Affairs, just made public
ABOUT 5000 challenges to fight were
!. freSordcd during the last six months
4 S 9nd.' In $50 cases. the combat was
fought without serious result.
There were three killings
TriiinG incidents have been the
4 cause of some encounters Treading
Ion mans foot in an ovcr-crowdc cd
street car or calling a person fool"
\ might impcl two solemn looking gem
Stlemen in full dress and top hat to
call on you on behalf of the offended
FPerson, requesting you to name your
! seconds.
AS rule. the conference leads TO
Explanations, apologies and pro
: stocol embodying these important
facts to the satisfaction of all par
ties concerned. But, when the insult
is considered too gross or the offender
too stubborn. the seconds rule that
only blood can wash the insult away
and they FIX the conditions Of tho
next mornings encounter with light
or heavy swords. with bandaEcs or
without. or with pistols. The com
2 fencing schools or, when fought with
spistols. in some deserted meadow out
side the town.
Change Arguments for Weapons.
& Political antagonists frequently
( change arguments for weapons and
a heated debate in Parliament IL
generally followed by couple Of
duels. Even ministers have to ac-
ccpt the challenge of an opposition
member and it is still remembered
that the late Count stephen Tisza.
when Prime Minister. fought nine
duels with his political opponents.
Under the penal code OF Hungary.
an armed combat is n punisha bic mis-
demeanor. Sometimes. when combat
ants are tried and sentenced TO II few
months Imprisonment. they sorvc ii
in a special establishment OF dctcn
stion, an opercttc- prison, where they
may provide themselves with outside
food drink and clothing, take out
door exercises and receive any num-
her of visitors
Class Privilege OF Gentry.
Duclling is regarded as class
privilege OF the gentry. the nobility
and Ey tacit consent OF the learned
professions. The working man is cX
cluded from this benefit Of chivalry''
and. II the offender be a workman.
pIuiHats JuuiCiai proceedings mlSnt
be taken against him in case OF of
tense. On the other hand. should any
male member OF the so-callcd privil-
eyed classes refuse accept a chal-
enge, he would inevitably he black
listed by his club and spurncd by
society friends as a coward.
All efforts to abolish this ludicrous
situation and tradition have, hereto
fore. failed. The sentiment of the
aristocracy is so overwhelmingly
prejudiccd against what they call
cowardicc OF those who possess the
moral courage to condemn duelling
that some members of the anti
duclling League" have been compelled
TO yield TO the pressure of public
opinion and fight when challenged