South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-13
Other Editors Than Ours
\ HAPsBURG SACRIFICE.
New York Times. J


There is a truly imperial and royal magnanimity
in the manifesto issued by Charles Hapsburg as he
leaving Hungary. He had returned TO Hun
gary's sacred soil because Il unable live
away from my beloved country and because "only
the crowned king restore the tranquility and
order that necessary for prosperity His desire
Is to strengthen the independence of Hungary.
that the union with Austria has ended; his heart
aches because he is unable 10 work hand in hand
with the nation He departs but though in exile he
viii devote all his energies and If necessary Sacrt
Zee my life for the interests of Hungary"
A perhaps too hasty retrospect over history fails
20 discover any occasion on which Harrisburg
sacrificed his life for anything. made any sacri-
fee at all for any object except the qualification
OF his desires. However this may be, all
sympathize with Charles in his inability live
away from his beloved Hungary. There may be-
some surprise that he unable to live away from
his beloved Austria we'll; certainly he liked Aus
tria better than Hungary before his removal from
the throne. but. having understood that he isn't
wanted IN Austria, ne becomes a good citizen o.
hungary, where people still want him.
The advent of the crowned king didn't restore
tranquility and order tranquility and order had
teen pretty well restored in Hungary by the Horthy
government though there may be some lack OF
thusiasm for the methods employed 10 restore
them. Charles Eruption near bringing great
disturbance. But Charles Is going back TO Switzer-
land. confident that he will return some day and
resolved to sacrifice anything even his life, for
HgEHsa r7. .-,s.. ,-.,.. ,.,.- .,.,. r,.
FIRST sacrifice 70 Charles conception OF the interests
Of Hungary is the Teleky cabinet which has had 10
resign because OF grave srspiciou that of its
members had cOnnived Charles return. There
talk of prosecution OF eminent personages on
charges ranging all the way from "bamable lack
Of energy downright treason. So far it is posi-
BILE that Charles may indirectly have done
good to Hungary. for his adventure has weakened
The reactionary forces and given the Magyars warn
ing that whoever may eventually put on the crown
q S. stephen the return OF Charles 10 the throne
means war. Yet 10 is by means certain that the
succeeding government viii do well the min
istry of Count Teleky, which ha6 at last begun TO
the light and was proposing a policy that
might have led 10 the beginning Of reconstruction
iR the Danube basin.
And but for the frmness OF Admiral Horthy-
whose resolution was undoubtedly stiffened by the
fact that Czechoslovak and Jugoslav and Ruman!an
armies ready 20 march across the border
Charles might have called forth sacrifices.
some thousands Magyar peasants and
scores OF Magyar mobiles would have been called on
10 sacrifice their lives in defense OF futile ef-
FORT restore thoroughly discredited monarch
and some thousands OF Czechosovaks JugOslavs
and Rumanians would have been added 10 the sac
rlhcal pile. That the life OF Charles himself would
have been endangered. however. is hardly likely.
That Is why Charles can afford 10 be generous with
his promises-the only form OF generosity in which
the Hapsburgs have ever INDUCED.