Year: 1871

70 all the social AMI political problems, though IL unIOr-
tunatey happens that the given by the different
persons differ regularly the keys dealt out by the
postoce for the boxes Then 1t often seems as II tho
individual wishes and vagarie OF the keymakers came
out in the instrument offered to you. With some i'm
proved OF communication make the one thing
needu The remote parts Of the realm would thus be
bound together and their nhabitants-robbed or pecu
Ilares by intercourse-woud be nsensiby brought to
forget their diverse natonalities. Hungary" said
distinguished gentleman, Tuesday, has not been
badly governed; its one drawback is the lack OF
roads. When our railways are built you Will see
the country become garden and all the people will be
conented." Moreover said the same clever talker,
"while communication by water commerce moved
ever westward" and he pointed out map tho tracks
OF trade from the time OF the PhGnicans. Now II has
become terrestrial, aud tho OF commerce works
eastward. Austria must have great future for the
traffic from India must pass through its entire length
"By the DanubeF "No, by rail By the way, have you
noticed that the English officials in India have entirely
changed in character through rapid communication
An Englishman goes for five years or even three
years. instead of lifetime English influence Is waning
fast by reason Of alteration in the OF who
are its medium Perhaps Austria will day get part
OF what Britain loses there"


Men more interested in the shares OF the company nav
igatng the Danube urge that the subsidy given By the
Government should not he diminished to help the rail-
roads, for the Danube is the great artery Of Europe and
through 1t alone European interest In Austria be
kept alive. lawyer pointed out to mo that want OF
respect for the majesty OF the law the root OF Aus
tran evil fostered BY the annual creation Of host of
statutes only to incumber the statute book Another
saw drawback to welfare In deprecated currency
not compensated by any OF the privileges of which Aus
trans sometimes boast. 1t seemed If the principal
parsonage Of chief city journals had over
looked privilege not enjoyed in all continental coun-
tries; but on mention Of the liberty OF the
Press, which is here sometimes equivalent to
Nhara
thousand editors in Austria; Is it an equal
distribution Of advantages that they write what
they please, while the rest of tho 3500O0O inhabitants
their business in paper with forced cur
rencyP ~ "But the influence OF what those 1000 men
write" "Is precious small People care little about
new spaper poemcs." Another has lamented to me the
absence enterprise. The people not to be matched
In the world Take the people Of Vienna for example,
nowhere else will you find such charming popuace.
But it Is such pity that cannot have the thing
want, the thing that the country wants-Just


little Of your American enterprise We have everything
else" But if looks in the List Of the Stock Exchange
he will think that he never saw such a catalogue
OF domestic enterprises. other European city will
tle stroller nud so many buildings both finished
and in process of erection elegant mammoth structures
they are too Then also IL the signs in the streets and
the notices the papers read, 1t will be found that
the most distinguished nObemen are also business men,
Sam Salm owns an iron works, E5terhazy Is railway
director Lechtensten has brck-yard More than once
have heard the Jews called the OF the country


not however heard them termed an unthriy race


likely to ruin the commercial prosperity and they GER
tanly have not such overwhelming majority IN the
government such exalted position in society," as


to place in jeopardy the traditions Of either That every
banker in this city jew Il, II true certainly sngu-
lar coincidence, but not a crime. One gentleman
put the whole OF blame on Roman CathoH
| cism because the system OF confession sears
the conscience OF the youth and thus the grownup man
cannot be relied on against corruption and bribery.
deplored the fruits OF bgotry, another OF ndf
ference: aud have seen who regarded both COM
bined the Of complaint. This parado1ica com-
biuation was explained by saying, II you go into
church you will find prominent citizens there, far more
than you will meet In place Of worship In Germany;
but those persons who appear so deyout and at
tend regularly religious duties both join In eer at the
church and clergy, and poke at them themselves.
| Then followed the moral and application.


This list of hobbies might be extended much further.
Despite its nOnsensca appearance the legitimate i'm
preston conveyed by taking it sober and serious


justified for 1t would not be difficult thing to the
prominent representative persons who have given these
explanations Of the present unfortunate condition Of the
country, persons whom have recommended to
consult able to furnish insight into the actual stu
OF affairs One notable contrast between the habits
OF talking here and in America is the unanmity with
which Austrians admit that their country and its nsti
tutons not praseworthy They decry them and ell
courage you to find fault too Just as do certain classes
OF Russans only here the popularity is not confined to


certain Along with this popularity is the tenden
cy OF the different nationaes to ridcue each other
| and 1t would not appear that the Germans are
| OF all the most tolerant They wish to Gernanize


the entire monarchy but do not always question wheth
each institution fits in with the rest OF the old system
| Thus. to take example, the Germans in Hungary
where they form the middle class they do through
out the realm wherever another nationality Is In the
majority wish give the judges, who at present serve


short term Of years. life terms that is to perpetuate


the very class OF men Of whom they continually COM
plain corrupt will probably be less corrupt II
his chances OF appointment depend his good behavior
In one thing 1t Is admitted that the Hungarans are
| I'm advance namely in parliamentary mana cement and
constitutional government. On the other side Of the
Leitha tho deputies will refuse to vote the budget and
then nobody will pay the taxes said an arch c0nserya


tive TO me- yesterday; the Germans neither here nor in


the North would really go far except in extraordinary
when by the collector refusal OF the budget Is


indeed threatened but the Cabinet does m not appear az


the Emperor telling His Majesty how bad are his minis


Upon the debate in the Austrian Chamber Of Deputies
the address In reply to the speech from the throne DIT


went over the sins Of the Ministry and its supporters with


caustc humor not easily matched, devotlng particn-


lar pains TO setting down a member who pretended to
something about Austria after the Dref residence
OF two years Then Count Hohenwarth the Minister.


figure apparently much under forty years OF age rose TO
reply There was hatteRg ring IN tae e gaeres m ,ar ees
stepped down into the center OF the ball. forming semi
circle in front OF the desk Inc count was ute
after the pungen peroraton OF the exmnister OF lus
tce he worked into the speech which was main
ly written He spoke in the tone OF an injured man
about the treatment shown by the Chamber 10 himself
and colleagues and pursued, for the most part, a h
Qu0que line OF argument, which enabled him to give
some hits to Dr. Herbst, who warded them on, before
the vote was The majority for the address was
quite respectable, and at least one person came away
fedecng ON the mpressiveness OF the condemnation OF
a Cabinet But one who ought to know" has ruined
ali the sentiment OF the affair by declaring that the
demonstration will be without effect, for the Emperor
has no new Cabinet ready. According 10 his account
the actual chances OF the persons intrusted with the
depend upon whether His Majesty has lost
nd "A