Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31
HUNGARIAN ARMY
BACKS EX-ENPEROR
FOR RULER AGAIN
Advices Reach Vienna That
Charles Has 5000 Troops
Ready TO March on Budapest.
REPORTS ON COUP CONFLICT


~ Associated Press ~ F.verv Evening
vienna March alt = unoTciaHy
reported that Admiral TJorthy. regent
of Hungary. has resigned and viii et
events take sheir course buf the RI
port has not been confirmed.
Vienna March 81 -ReDorts wprc re-
ceived by various newspapers today
that ex-Emperor Charles mad pro-
claimed military Dictatorship AZ
Steinamanger and that General Lehar
.vas said n 10 ready az the head ~ + Ooo
troops to march on Budapest and by
force. il necessary. restore Charles r.
the throne
Realizing he was alone General IDa-
hard eft the room and telephoned MS
troops AZ Raab not tn move
Then Charles demanded that the na
tiou be given p chance To express lts
viii. Admiral Horthy il IS said, agreed
to this hut refused the next request
that Charles made. that ne be permitted
to reside in mis- old palace AT Godollo.
Is miles outside u Budapest Admiral
Horthy declared Charles must 70 out
Of Hungary the way he came
Therefore the ex-emperor left and
entered an automobile which with two
other motor rars took him. Count sig
ray. Generals Lchar Proray and Hay
Jas and Premier Teieky back 20 steina-
manger.
Admiral Eorthy has summoned the
representatives II the small farmers
who had refused to support the move
for the return OF Charles. 70 meet on
Monday and has demanded that Premier
Teieky ana Minister Of Education VASE
De Immediately expelled from the min
istry.
II appears that i was after Admiral
Horthy had taken his determined stand
in the Budapest palace interview against
Charles demand for restoration and the
ministers summoned by Premier TeIeky
had begun arriving IN the conference
chamber that The ex-ruIer feeling the
humiliation OF MS situation became
more inslstenC and declared ne would
never leave Hungary alive.
Charles then began pleading with
some OF those about hIm for support
He pointed 20 General Lehar and ex-
claimed that there we're three divisions
OF troops in West Hungary sworn &c
support him and ready to march upon
Budapest.
erals Pronay and Hayjas and asked
What about you men "
Before either could reply Admira
Horthy turned sharply on the TWO com
manders and told chem that Il they
rested.
London. March a-An Exchang,
f s,
reported the majority of the Hungarian
troops have rallied to the standard Of
/ ex- Emperor Charles. who VIII marcr
on Budapest.
There is no confirmation from othel
sources OF the foregoing report that ex
/ Emperor Charles contemplates moving
! on Budapest. Direct advices from
/ Hungary so far have not indicated am
notable degree Of support for the ex
ruler from army circles. although !
/ was said that IN stopping AT Steina
mauger Charles had hopes Of persuad
] ing The military forces there - sup
! port him.
/ Geneva. March S1.-"Al is well.
read a telegram received last night .,
/ former Empress Zlta OF Austria Hun
gary from ex- Emperor Charles.
The message was dispatched from
/ Steinamanger on the frontier betwee,
Austria and Hungary where the pres
ence of the former ruler was last re
ported.
Vienna, March S1,-Republicans q
this city exultantly declare that IN
visit Of former Emperor Charles {
Budapest and the fasco attending al
attempt TO regain power has dashe'
whatever chance may have existed "a
the restoration Of the monarchy eithe
in Hungary or Austria. MonarChisr
! reluctantly admit that restoration
seems impossible
The dramatic declaration Of Charlie
to his friends here Friday. that p
would never leave Hungary alive. VA
repeated in Budapest when Admirs
Horthy, the regent of Hungary, re
monstrated against his presence in th7
country. vet Premier Teleky foun
him few hours later fleeing towar
the border