Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-15

lays, Is f1CtureQ ABOVE.
sla, who actually were members of Bella Kuhn
propaganda work.
Their work was helped a great deal by a
revolution in October 1918. 1t in the first
instance military and national revolution, fol-
lowed next year by a Socialist, and later and
finally, Communist revolution
The immediate cause of the revolution in Oc-
tober the gradually returning tide from
the fronts Soldiers and officers spoke
loudly of the collapse of the various battle
fronts. These outbursts were followed by anti
war demonstrations. The young men of the Gal
ieo Club pursued their anti-militaristic propa-
ganda and the Imprisonment of a few of them
only increased the revolution sympathizers
Following the example of the other parts of
the dual monarchy, the anti-government par
ties formed National Council, which, under
the leadership of Karoly the joint execu-
tive organ of the Karoly and Social Democratic
parties. The revolution without bloodshed
as Emperor Charles hurried to Hungary to con-
fer with leaders of the anti government move
ment.
HAROLYI tried to explain to the Emperor
n that he could not stop the trend of events
in the dual monarchy and that Austria would
disintegrate, but that he would be able to keep
up the Hungarian throne if Charles would form
a coalition cabinet with the Karolyi party and
Social Democrats and come out with social re-
forms
Charles Hapsburg promised Karolyi to accept
his advice and returned to Vienna. But he was
unable to stop the pressure of the Austrian
Camarilla and did not make good his promises.
A few months passed with negotiations between
Vienna and Budapest. Then in March, 1919 an
other blow came at the western battle fronts
On the night of March goth incredible things
happened at Budapest The streets were filled
with enormous crowds They waved the national
flag, while the radical Socialists led by the
members of the Calico Club waived the red
flags. The people stopped in front of the head
quarters of the Karolyi party.
Down with the King! Hurrah for Karoy!"
they cried. Down with the Hapsburgs Long
live the Hungarian Republic."
Next morning came the telephone news that
Emperor Charles had appointed Karolyi pre-
mier
King? Who is the King? There is no King
Hungary is republic and karolyi is the presi-
dent of the Republic" was the answer
The Hungarian Parliament called at
once for a session The Parliament dethroned
Hapsburg Charles and proclaimed Hungary a
republic and Count Michael Karolyi the first
president of the republic.
The Karolyi party was merged with the So
cial Democratic party and throughout the sum-
mer months they tried to work out some re-
forms which would put the new republic the
right path.
THEN November came with the Armstice
which stopped the whole reform work of the
government.
After the Armistice the work of the Karolyi
government was reduced to the single task of
continually protesting against the brutal and
unjust infringements of the Armistice agree
ments. Hungary would be reduced to the two
thirds of her former size thereby depriving the
country of her richest territories
This situation was handy to Bella Kuhn for
continuing his propaganda in true Russia fash
ion, They proclaimed the solution:
Arm at once. forcibly secure the control of
the State, transfer every industry and all landed
property without compensation into the possess
sion of the proletarat Then every problem
would be solved, then there would be bread and
work and uniform prosperity for ALL"
The propaganda work of Bella Kuhn and his
associates became more and more intensive and
money came in plenty from Russia to help
them.
The Karoy government fell more and more
under the dictatorship of the Socialist party
while the Boshevik spirit invaded the Social
Democratic party itself.
He had more and more followers He set out
the following plan:
Rob the rich Of his property and his politi-
cal privileges take the factories, shops
banks, business and landed estates for control
by the proletariat-and the problem Of poverty