The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-25
Nine of Ex-Ruler's Men
Killed in Battle Near
Budapest.
WORKERS FIGHT
KARLIST ADVANCE
Abdication and Intern
ment of Hapsburgs
Is Demanded.
spscs.I osbis TO n. w.shinstep H.r.N.)


PARIS. Oct 24.-The former EN-
peror Karl's attempt TO regain his
Hungarian throne has apparently
ended once more in a tragic
comedy, with the Hapsburg pre-
tender and his Bourbon wife pris-
oners in the town OF Komorn. forty
miles from Budapest. his handful
Of troops overpowered by govern
ment forces
oficial reports from Vienna tell
Of the arrest Of Karl and his wife,
Zita. on a warrant issued by the
Austrian government. while the
Karlist troops were hghting q
futile battle on the outskirts Of
the Hungarian capital. Nine OF
Karl's men are reported killed and
number were taken prisoner.
Checked ut City's Gstes-
Vague and conflicting reports
from the front" since Karl made
his dramatic arrival at the Hun
garian border left the issue in
doubt until the sudden announce
ment from the Austrian capital that
the plot had ended In a second
disaster for the exiled king.
Karl's drive. nevertheless. reached
the very gates Of Budapest before
he was checked. Horthy. the Hun
garian regent. who once before re-
| fused to turn over the crown TO
the pretender and who used moral
suasion to induce the disappointed
monarch to quit the country, was
more rigorous in his answer to the
king on this occasion
Horthy Rallies on Troops -
In spite of the hazard that Hun
garian troops. sent against their
one-time ruler. might turn to his
support. Horthy sent out battalion
after battalion to meet the oncom-
ing royalists and brought in fSom
the countryside every regiment OF
men upon whom he could count
There could be but one answer.
Karl was defeated.
The former emperor made a pitt
full attempt to rally his people"
Ito his side. Just outside the capi-
tai he issued a typical HapsburE
proclamation. promising reforms.
new elections, amnesty for political
prisoners and peaceful relations"
with those Hungarian neighbors
who had already declared their In
tention OF driving him from the
throne should he once gain foot
hold in the capital.
Ignore Hi. ProeIamstion-
'T only am entitled to the crown.
as your king" gas the burden OF
the royal proclamation. and
therefore expect all workers and
soldiers TO accept my orders"
The proclamation fell upon deaf
ears.
Meanwhile the Austrian people
had awakened to the danger Of the
situation A call for volunteers TO
march against the Hungarian royal
lists was responded to by 10000
workers. This entire army was
rushed 20 the border. Warrants for
sued. and from this moment the
Karlist movement was doomed.
Against this picture of 10000
working men marching TO resist q
return d the Hapsburg is that OF
the proud Zita, the Bourbon, proud
and ambitious, regarded as the reai
power behind her husband. a pris-
loner at Komorn. the last way sta
ton on the way to the throne.
zfta More Feared Ths. Karl
Never before in all the colorful
history of European dynasties has a
woman played this part in the des-
tiny Of her king husband zita few
with her husband by airplane to
lOedenburg. She was with him
when he began his march to Buda-
pest. She was by his side as he
gathered his royalist battslions.
She now shares in his arrest - a
more important capture" in the
opinion of European chancellors.
than Karl himself.
AS long as Zita lives her smbi-
ton and her designs upon the Hun
garian throne will constitute a
threat against European peace" IL
is freely said. Consequently. in
dealing with the royal prisoners, IL
will be Zita who will occupy studied
attention Of the great powers slonS
with Karl.
The Karlist movement was fore
doomed to failuye. Admiral Horthy
had $1,000 troops. Ra' had. at
most, $1,000. Against former
emperor were arrayed the $1,000
working men from Austria. and the
Threat bf thousands more who would
have poured into Hungary from
Czecho- Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia-
The little entente was prepared
to act. An ulymatum had been
drawn up demanding harls eNpui-
sion within three days II Kari had
succeeded in capturing the crown
his reign would have been brief.
No friendly power from the west
would have interviewed TO save him.
Finally. his own people failed TO
rise to the occasion. A firm COVE
eminent in Budapest which re-
fused to be swept from its position
by tinsel pretensions Of grandilo-
i quent proclamations. delivered 20
the one-time king it's final word as
Karl halted outside the gates OF
the city - demand for uncondi-
tionai surrender.
This time the demand for sur
render contained one biting phrase:
"Abdication both for yourself and
for the crown prince. and intern
ment I'm Hungary until final DISPOSE
ton OF your case by the entente