South Bend news-times., 1921-05-28
CHANCELLOR SAYS
CHARLES FIASCO
AIDED REPUBLIC
Claims Influence of Monarch
lists In Austria to be Very
Meager.

LONDON. May z7-The recent
adventure in monarchical restoration
In Hungary, Karrs spectacular fall
ure In bis attempt 90 reclaim his
throne, has scotched the monarchial
movement in Austria.
Republicanism rises triumphant
from the crisis which so nearly
preciFitated Central Europe into a
new and disastrous war.
Such Is the reading Of Austria's
political barometer Obtained from
Or. Micheal Mayr, Austrian Federal
Chancellor.
- The son OF an upper Hungarian
farmer. and a man who. like Wood
row Wilson. entered politics from
The professors chair. the new and
trouble beset republic finds a pow
erful Chancellor IN Or. Mayr.
The International News Service /
asked DR. Mayr TO describe the re-
action upon Austria's troubled pro-
monarchist plot and 20 give an o.
pinion as 90 whether leaders In this
country might be tempted 20 swing
10 mOnarchism as a way OUT.
His reply is an emphatic predic-
ton that Austria will continue 20
remain a republic.
"All parties represented in the
the Austrian Parliament stand on the
basis OF a democratic republic" he
declares. in this. their attitude
they faithfully represent the opinion
OF the largest majority OF the Aus
trian people. and IL may be interes-
ing 20 point out that even the other
wise very conservative Austrian far
mers are in favor OF the republic
"Of course Austria. up 10 three
years ago. always was a monarchy.
and nobody can be surprised that
Ehere are stilI monarchists left IN
Austria. But their influence Is
small and they themselves declare
against any policy Of revolt or vic
lence
1T is natural that the anarchists
are trying TO make capital out Of
the fact that the Republic so far has
rot been able 20 fulfill all the hopes
!. put on her. But the economic ca
astrophe produced in Austria. FIRST
" the impossible financial and econ
omic conditions OF the peace treaty
and second, by the worldwide de-
preston in trade. would have been
too strong for any government. A
monarchical government no more
than a republican one could get a
rich harvest out of an unmanured
field
VIII Triumph.
"On the other hand. republicans
must be prepared because republi-
canism, as a new institution in Cen
tral Europe. is expected TO furnish
proofs of its efficiency. II is up TO
them 10 show that a republican gov
eminent does not mean weak gov
ernment. AS matter OF fact, the I
great question at the present mo- |
ment is not so much monarchy or I
republic but whether republic /
means authority or anarchy. / /
think we may safely claim that the /
Austrian republic is maintaining or
der and that the authority Of the .
government is increasing.
No better proof could be adduced /
than the fact that the return of the /
Tx- Emperor Charles 20 Hungary 7
was from the very first day. a dead
failure as far as Austria was con-
cerned. The Austrian people kept
absolutely quiet, though. Of course. I
political passions were nightly
aroused
For Hungary Only.
1T is useful add that Austria s
position has even been simplihed
and made more clear by that event.
For in his manifesto which Charles
addressed TO the Hungarian nation
on leaving again he has with express
words said that the Pragmatic Sane
ton. that is TO say the treaty under
which Austria and Hungary formed
one whole under the Hapsburgs does
not exist any more. Charles has for
nally declared that he wants moth
ing but the crown OF an independent
Hungary. that is 20 say a Hungary
freed from all its former connections
with the other parts of the eX-em-
pire. Now this. Of course simph-
fies matters very much. Even our
monarchists can have nothing 20 do
with the king Of an independent
Hungary. Austria is a republic.
1T is the Hungarians' own affair
if they are monarchists in general
or adherents OF the Hapsburgs in
special. Only, OF course. no external
dangers must be created for our re-
public by the Hungarian attitude
and they must not attempt 10 dis
turb our inner order
"One fact has emerged from these
events Austria is and intends 10
remain a republic.
This being so she can give her
undivided attention 20 the material
reconstruction of the country. And
Il is Just In that direction that older
republics ought 90 help us If the
Nolder republics and especially the
seat transatlantic republics are in
terested fin seeing the republican
|. ID "a consolidated and strengthened
IN Europe. then they ought 10 ex-
lend a helpful hand 10 the young
ustrian republic"