The New York herald., 1921-07-31
CHARLES wins SWISS
AND SPANISH AID IN
BID TO gain CROWN
Little Entente Threatens
War on Austria if Ex-
Emperor Returns.
HORTHY ALSO OPPOSES 1T
Madrid Sounding Other Powers
on Former Rulers Visit
to Peninsula.
HORTHY ALSO OPPOSES 1T

spsciol Cob,e 10 THE NEW YoaK HERALp.
Copyright. 1891, by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Paris, July 30.S
Charles Hapsburg is again feeling
his kingly instincts and is believed to
have gained the promise Of both Swiss
and Spanish support II he tries next
month to regain the throne Of Saint
Stephen. first King Of Hungary. This
rumor has been afloat in Europe for
the last two months. but as the date
of the Supreme Council meeting draws
nearer and the Soviets seem intent
on launching an offensive along the
Rumanian front. thereby withdrawing
the attention of the Little Entente
from the affairs Of Hungary. political
experts here are cautioning: keep
an eye on Charles"
That the countries in tho so-called Lit
dc Entente, Rumania, Czecho-Slovakia
and Jugo-Slavia, have not modified their
stand in opposition to return OF Charles
to Austria is indicated in a despatch
from Belgrade. It says that these Pow
ers have entered into a treaty definitely
pledging themselves against a Hapsburs
restoration In Austria and that they will
declare war on Austria II Emperor
Charles attempts to regain the throne
he lost as a result of the world war.
Obviously Admiral Horthy. the Re-
gent, is In moral support at least OF their
opposition to Charles. That high politics
Is back of this Is declared In despatch
from Vienna, which asserts that the Re-
gent hopee to make his eldest daughter
Queen of Austria by marrying her to
Archduke Albrecht. The Zeitung am
Nittao asserts that this engagement
will be announced soon, and that because
Of his scheme for this alliance between
his house and the Hapsburgs Admiral
Horthy opposed the attempt OF Emperor
Charles to regain the throne last April.
Tho recent visit of the Spanish Queen
Mother, Maria Christina. to Charless
Swiss chalet. 1t has been learned, was
not for the purpose of inducing him to
take up his home In Spain but really to
give him financial help If required. The
kings last effort to be restored to the
throne failed largely because some of the
ex-royal underlings did not get enough
to keep them quiet.
In fact. once Charles starts for Spain,
his royalist patriots will consider 1t .
signal that he wants tho throne ana
it n probable that a strong republican
n1cvement will swallow the Carlist plot
terra Switzerland does not want Charles
within her borders. despite Papal efforts
to obtain prolonged asylum for the
throne seeker and unless Charles decides
70 go to Hungary or Spain before tho
end Of August an order for his expulsion
Is foreseen. Naturally the expense OF
journeylng to Spain Is greater than the
other alternative, and politicians are
preparing for another coup de theatre.
Advices from Madrid say that the
Spanish Government Is sounding other
Powers on their attitude regarding En-
peror Charles going to Spain and that
King Alfonso's decision will not be made
known until replies have been received
from these Powers- 1t is known that
tho Madrid Government Is studying the
advisability Of granting to Charles and
his family residence in some town In
northern Spain.
The visit Of the Spanish Queen mother
TO Charles and his family In Switzerland
Is regarded in Madrid as making 1t vir-
tually certain that Charles has the
friendly support Of tho Spanish royal
house.