The Washington herald., 1921-01-14
HUNGARY LOOKS
TO HARDING FOR
TREATY REVISION
Attempts at British and
French Ententes
Have Failed.
By Special oorr~spsndent ts
The vGxhinSton HsrHld.


BUDAPEST. Dec. 4 Cby nfail).-
Matters which have received the
greatest amount Of attentian dur
ing the session, OF p5Fiism&1t this
week hayt% beer ttIrf-usss<-pu Of
efecting a King and the re{atiefi
of Hungary with other nations Of
Europe
Although there is constant agi-
tation and Considerable sentiment
for the restoration of a HapsburE
to the throne Of Hungary, il ap-
pears that the majority OF the mem
bers OF parliament are against this.
They maintain that the "PragmatiC
sanction" under the terms OF which
a HapsbUrg is TO be ruler as long
as Hungary and Austria are united.
is no longer valid. and that. there
fore, the Hapsburgs have no special
claim to the throne.
In speaking on this subject Min
lister SEabo declared that the resto-
ration of a member Of this family
would be contrary to the wishes
of the entente, and would, there
fore, be INSTANTANEOUS to the Hun
gsrians. II might even be taken
as a reason for intervention in Hun
gary, and therefore il would ap-
pear advisable that Hungary should
employ the right OF free election
and elect a national King.
With regard TO foreign relations,
Czaky, minister Of foreign affairs,
stated that during the last year
Hungary had attempted to form
closer relations with England. When
this failed, IL was attempted through
propaganda and negotiations to
bring about a similar state Of af-
fairs with France, but this also
did not bring the desired result.
Hungary Looks 10 L. =.
1t is the opinion OF the minister
that Hungary can expect no help
from either Of these countries and
that the only place where Hungary
may look is the United States in
the hope that q knowledge Of the
conditions in Central Europe will
direct the benevolence OF the newly
elected President and his govern
ment toward Hungary.
1t is generally believed that the
attitude OF America toward the
league of nations is an indication
that the people OF the United States
DO not approve Of the harsh con-
ditions of the peace treaties. II
is thought that Hungary may be
sbIA to secure a revision nf the
peace terms either through the
league of nations or through the
friendship OF America.
The excitement aroused over the
disturbances caused by the "Awak-
ened Hungary" Society has sub
sided and this organization seems
to have regained its former power
and influence.
Unrest In North Hungary.
1t is reported that there is a great
deal of discomfort among HunGar-
ians living in parts of North Hun
gary, now under the Czech rule, be-
cause the parliament of Prague
does not respect the rights of minor
tiles as guaranteed by the peace
treaty. The same condition ap-
pears to hold in JugO-Slavia where
Hungarians and Germans have not
been allowed to participate in re-
cent national elections
Although political relations be-
tween. Rumania and Hungary are
not cordial, IT seems likely that eco
nomic relations will be established,
As lhS huhdhlAns are anxious TO
send their supplies to Germany by
way Of the railroad which passes
through Hungary.
a special committee Of reparations
which was authorized TO determine
the amount of damages to Hungary
resulting from foreign occupations,
estimates these at Is milliards Of
kronen, so% Of which was caused
by the Rnmsnisns, So by the Ser
yians, and about / q by the French.
FueI Shortage suH Acute.
The fuel shortage has caused
acute suffering during the past
week. Because of this. gas may be
used only at noon and in the even
ing. Bakeries and mills have closed
on account of lack of coal. The