Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19
HUNGARY OF TODAY
Land Of Shepherds and Men About
Town.
MAJORITY TIRED OF ROYAL PRETFNSE
Richest Agricultural Section Of Eu.
rope-People of Budapest are Given
to Luxury and Smart Dressing.

The. spectacular failure of Charles to
re- establish himself and the house Of
Hapsburgs on the Hungarian throne
brings into sharp relief two divergent
groups in present day Hungary, ac-
cording to Maynard Owen Williams. a
representative of the National Geogra-
phic Society, who recently visited
Hungary during q trans-European and
Asiatic tour made especially to study
new countries and collect picture ma
tcrial for The Society.
The bulletin issued from the Wash
ington, D. c.. headquarters Of the Ma
tional Geographic Society summarizes
communications from Mr.. Williams as
follows:
Hungary encloscs the largest plain
in Europe and although there is some
marshy land and barren territory
within the confines of the new king
dom, which has survived the diploma.
tic machinery of Neuilly, Admiral
Horthy has had under his regency one
of the richest and most productive
agricultural areas in Europe.
"A year ago, during the economic
boycott which closed the Austro- Hun
garian frontier, the geographical fdif-
ference between industrial Austria and
agricultural Hungary was especially
accentuated. In Vienna, food was
scarce and dear. We'll dressed d people
were living on utterly inadequate food
and even the foreigner, whose buying
power was vastly Increased by the cX-
change rate. could not secure milk or
sugar in his tea nor butter for. his
bread.
Women Forced to Simple Fashions
"Although Budapest is only a days
run down the Danube, conditions there
were reversed. White bread could be
bought throughout the city at reason
able rates. Vegetables, fruits and
meats were cheap. But Of manufac-
tured articles there was greal
dearth The Budapest women, who
have q taste and skill in dress which
surpasses that of Parisiennes, were
forced to wear the plainest Of white
cotton dresses, though these, detractcd
little from their fresh type Of dark
beauty.
Since the war;, Budapest has been
the tail which has waGgcd the Hun
garian dog. Tho peasants have been
little interested in the politics Of the
capital and the Horthy regime had
smooth sailing while cheap food last
I'd. Hungary has had full share OF
political disturbances and revolutions
in her history-and although the terri
Bile Peasant Rising Of 1914 was stern
ly reprcssed, the Hungarian peasant
has shown his power and liberalism on
many an occasion. At n recent meet
ing Of the National Agricultural Fed
grafton Of Hungary, the audience
greeted reference to monarchial sue
f.cssion with the cries OF Down with
the Hapsburgs! and Give us re-
public!
Reason for Migration. to America
LESS than oac-fUurth Of the Hun
garian people live in cities Of more
than ten thousand and 4 strong cur
rent in the flood of American immigra-
lion has been caused by the unwilling
ness of the poverty stricken peasants
10 till rich soil and in turn be opprcss-
ed by city dwellcrs.
although the Hungarian capital is
best known as Budapest. the Pesth
| quarter of the city is by far the most
important and Old Buda is only a
small section across the Danube, on the
right bank. The castle is also situat-
I'd on the same side Of the river ana
from the palace grounds one has tinc
bird's-eyc view OF the handsome city,
with the fine Gothic Parliament Build
ing to the left and st. stephens
church, whose dome matches in height
tho dome of the Parliament Building,
The most prominent feature in the
closa-packcd city beyond the busy
| Danube.
The people of Budapest love cas-
ure and for miles along the river there
lrc bathing places where young and
old mass on tho sands or paddle about
in graceful canoes. Across from
pcsth rise ROUNDED hills dotted with
small villages and summer villas from
which one has lovely views OF the
tcemins city the V de plain and the
winding river.
"Rcactionary rs much .sf tho senti-
mcnt of Budapest Is it has an un-
usual number of monuments to Hun
yary's revolutionary and liberia! lead
nrs and many of the streets have been
named after those whose fame came
through fighting oppression.
Shephcrds and Modish Men About
Town.
Roaming the broad plains OF Hun
gary one could often see picturesque
shephcrds. carrying long slaves and
clad in shaggy shecpskin c.oaks. In
I'll the coming Of the world war, the
restaurants and pleasure places OF the
gay capital were crowded with hand
some officers. clad in soft boots, tight