Evening star., 1925-04-09
COUNT KAROLYI REVEALS STORY
WHICH HE COULD NOT TELL IN u. S.
Count Says Horthy Re.
gin,e Menaces Eur0pe's
Peace.
You'd Destroy Tyrdnts
With One Speech on
Lincoln Code.
BY COUNT MICHAEL KAhOLYI.

BY COUNT MICHAEL KAnOLYI.
QUEBEC, April 9.-Now that / am
| on British soil l can say out loud
TO all why l was forbidden to defend
myself while in the United States
against my accusers and slanderers.
l can say that the sole reason why
l was gagged is that the representa-
tives of the Horthy Hungarian gov
ernment succeeded in misleading the
Government of Washington.
1t Is true that a single word said
from Abraham Lincoln's platform, in
which | so fully believe, would have
been sufficient to ruin the .Horthy re-
gime.
Could Rip Away Deceit.
1t is true that with a single speech
| from Lincoln's platform 1 would have
been able to tear to bits the camou-
| faged network of the Huearian
reaction, behind which the parasites
OF the White Terror are crouching.
IL Is true that with a single blow /
| would have been capable of destroy
! ing the Babel Tower of lies of the
semi-feudal masters OF Hungary.
seven hundred thousand Magyars,
who had emigrated to America be-
cause they could not live and get
work on the Hungarian soil. would
nave understood that / was perse-
| cuteo only because I--tried to give
thls very land to the Hungarian peas
antry I accuse the Hungarian
| reaction, who. knowingly and unjust
| ny, ad1udged me a traitor and robbie d
me and. my children of the estates
that have been in my family for
many centuries. These have been
conhscated, and not only 1 and my
brave wife, but my three little chill
oren, have been rendered penniless
also accuse the present Hungarian
government for the impossible con-
| ditions which today menace the
peace of Europe and the world
Says Treaty Violated.
At the bar of a court in Hungary,
| controlled by the Dictator Horthy, 1
have lost. At the bar of a higher
court, that of the free public opinion
OF America and the working masses
| OF the world, L now wish to have my
| cause adiudged.
In Hungary l was found guilty of
high treason. I had been accused for
my pacifist activities during the war
| had been accused for the formal ton
of national council. / had been ac-
cused for dethroning the Hapsburgs.
These were the open accusations
There were others which did not fig
ure in my lawsuit, but only in the
propaganda made against me-
| To make lawsuit against me for
these reasons, to rob me and my chill
dren of my fortune in this way, was
against the treaty of Trianon, which
| was signed between Hungary and the
allies. In this treaty there is a para
n hn oy,h {oN r1~
bids the persecution Of any one for
his political activities during the war
if they were in favor of peace and in
sympathy with the allies.
Protests without Effect.
To make lawsuit against me for
these reasons was a violation by the
Hungarian government of the Tria-
non treaty. then French prime
minister, Mr.. Poincare, protested to
the Hungarian government on this
basis, demanding from them to drop
| the lawsuit against me. Mr.. Herriot
has done the same. Both protests were
without effect, and they pronounced
| a final sentence and took away all my
property.
To illustrate to what extent the
persecution went, 1 want to mention
that when my wife applied to the
| Hungarian court of appeals for
enough of my fortune for the educa-
| tion of my three children. aged s,
| 7 and 8, this was rejected; rejected
| although my son is the legal heir to
this entire property. This 7-year- old
| child has to be robbed and punished
in this way for the political creeds
of his father. And this regime calls
| itself a Christian one par excellence.
but surely it is Christianity led by
the dark vengeful spirit of the in
quisitors and not by the spirit of
the great Reformer who said: "Suf-
fer the little children to come unto
me for theirs is the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Cites Aides I'm Revolt.
1t is true that I was a pacifist. 1t
is true that / fought against the war
during the war. l am proud or II
But not only l wanted to stop the
war and try to make a separate
peace. Others did the same. l am
willing to take my portion OF re-
sponsibility for this reason, but only
IL the others will do the same thing.
If I have committed a crime, wen,
let it be So But then, Emperor
! King Charles and Count Czernln
were also guilty of high treason.
It is true that l have organized the
National Council, which was a reVo-
Iutionary, act am willing to give
mn NV fortune and to consider my
self guilty only if the Arch Duke Jo-
seph. who took an oath to be falth.
| fni to this revolutionary National
Council. will be wiling to give up his
own fortune and share my tate
Tt is true that l have dethroneo the
Hapsburgs, but here again l am Will
ing to be even hanged TOT TINS Iss s. .
son. hut only on one conditlon-lnAt
| Adrniral Horthy, who dethroned the
uonshurgs even in a more compiete
,,anner than lis willing to put MS
/ neck in the moose instead OF haVihs
~ shameless impudence of wanting
to be nv Judge in this matter.
tn the western nations OUTSIDE OF
Hungary in general little or notnlns
nas heard of these accusations mao
a,ns+ me The Horthy regime had
S ;,tarest in concealing the ground
.-bich they were trying to take
~ NV fortune. To make propa-
aanda AGAINST me in saying that my
a.tast crime was that was agalns'
e. Carn,an alliance and was paci-
az and wanted a Wilsonian peace, TO
GOV that I was a crimina! because
chased away the Hapspurss en-
formed a National Council VIZ
ass;ve an ideas in Hungary, Woulo
bava been exactly the populdl
n do. This kind of speech wa
,,,ts oil right for the Hungarian oie
hards hut for the allies tney nAu :.
a aerve ~ my relationship with another
sauce.
Denies BoIshevism-
The clue was quickly found II wa
rho holshevism. + was no longer ac'
,oa5 for having received funds IRON
r1ovd George wa!