Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

THE diary of the late Emperor
Karl, compiled from news die
. tated at the time of his at
tempt in 1921 to regain the
AuStro- Hungarian throne is
made public in the following article
This, published secretly in Germany
today in a limited edition of 800
copies, is given here in the form in
which 1t was prepared by Karrs pri-
waite secretary, Baron Charles Won
Workman, with the sanction of the
emperor's widow, Zita.
Outstanding features of the docu-
ment, which is certain to arouse con-
troVersy, include the detailed allega-
tion by Karl that Admiral Nicholas
Horthy, regent of Hungary, attempt
ed to bargain his actual power for
honors II he should assist the return
of the emperor to the throne. Sup
.porters of Horthy have always main
tanned that the firmness of his stand
against the return of Karl in 1921 is
one of the most characteristic incl
dents in his spectacular career.
The manuscript, prepared from
Karrs dictated diary notes, also in
cludes the statement that Karl had
the support of France in his 1921
attempt.
In the dialogue with Horthy as
given by Karl himself, the emperor
says he told the admiral he had the
backing of very high French Off
Cial. To this, with what is declared
10 be the verbal authority of the en-
peror, his secretary has added In
footnote form the name Of Aristide
BRAND, who was premier of France
at that time.
Karrs reported belief that he had
French support has been known pre-
viously. According to French and
other students of the 1921 situation
this belief was founded merely on UNI
authorized statements or intimations
made by minor subordinates in the
French government.
x x x
THE story of the events immedi-
l. ately preceding those recorded in
Emperor KarIs diary is told by Baron
Won Workman as follows:
On Good Friday, March rs, 1921, at
an early hour in the morning, a man
of about so, simply dressed, entered
the railway station at StrasSboure
and approached the ParisVienna ex-
press, which had just arrived. Many
Austrian and Hungarian notables
were on their way to Vienna on this
train. Nobody among them expected
this traveller at Strassbourg; nobody
knew lndl lie was 10 DOdTU the
Among the passengers, however
there was also a certain Count Jacob
Lasuen y de Reischach, a nephew OF
Baron Francis Joseph Won Reischach
of Vienna. Count Lasuen had al
Paris not only bought a ticket for
himself, but had also reserved seat
No. IL in car No. I'LL for passenger
from Strassbourg.
The Strassbourg passenger handed
to the sleeping car conductor a GER
tain Vannereau. passport No. 1872, is
sued by the Spanish consulate al
Paris and stamped with French, Ger
man, Czechoslovak and Austrian
vises.
The conductor submitted the pass
port to the French border official, and
later, on reaching German soil, hand
ed it back to the "Spaniard."
The holder of the passport con-
versed with Vannereau in fluent
French, but talked with Count Lasuer
in a language not understood by the
conductor. Otherwise there was moth
ing unusual to attract Eannereau's
attention.
The train reached Salzburg in the
early afternoon. The holder of seat
IL was permitted to remain in the
coach. He was reported i'll. Both