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World Topics Second News
Eminent Writers Omhme (btsa
The Nadional Daily SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1921. The Neeni Daily
U. S. SYNDK
HAPSBU
ARCHDUKE IN
PLOT TO PUT
SON IN POWEE
American Millionaires Who Made Deal for Aus
trian's Huge Estate Give Impetus to Cabal Tha
Would Marry Dissolute Youth to Scheming M
miral's Daughter and Crown Him as Successo
to Unhappy Charles-"Ku Klux" of Hungar
Lend Support to Schemes of Friedrich fo
Future of His Offspring.
By EUGENE S. BAGGER.
Who Has Just Returned After Years as a Corresponden
in Central and Southern Europe and Is an Authority
on Political Conditions There.
Ex-Emperor Charles and his unlucky queen, Zita,
have been placed upon a British warship, bound for
life exile in the Madeira Islands, since this story was
written. Charles has made his last coup for the throne
of Hungary and failed miserably. The allies will see
to it that at least one pair of Hapsburgs will not wear
the royal purple again.
Charles had been living in Switzerland with his
family up to two weeks ago, when he was persuaded by
his wife to make another attempt for the Hungarian
throne. He was defeated.
W ILL American dollars innocently help to finance the
restoration of the Hapsburgs to the throne of
Hungary?
-When it was announced recently that a syndicate - of
American business men had paid $200,000,000 for the
, estate of Archduke Friedrich of Austria, for the develop
ment of their natural resources, the deal was hailed as
only another stupendous enterprise for which American
capitalists are famous. And the members of the syndi
cate have no other motive than to find an attractive in
vestment for their millions, even though across the sea
and in a part of Europe still in the throes of war-like
dissensions.
But those conversant with the real conditions surround
ing Hungary as justly apprehensive of the use to which
the crafty Archduke will put this dazzling fortune, so
unexpectedly come to his hands.
I DEAL WAS ENGINEERED If GENEVA.
The deal was engineered by the General Real Estate
and Trust Company, formed in Geneva, Switzerland, by
the American Syndicate: J. Leonard Replogle, H. S.
Endsley, Charles S. Sabin, Frank A. Munsey, Thomas
Felder, W. A. ilonnald, Louis Chevrillon, Dr. Hugh
Young, and Samuel Untermyer.
- Replogle has announced that this American group has
obtained one-third interest in the estate, while the Arch
duke Friedrich has kept two-thirds.
As part of the property was confiscated by the newly
liberated Balkan states, the syndicate intends to fight
the case out in the courts. It has employed Rene Viviana,
the former French premier, as chief counsel, who will
take the matter, if necessary, to the League of Nations.
There is a report that the Archduke Albrecht, Fried
rich 's son, will come to New York soon in connection with
the scheme.
IT~HE "KU KLUX" OF AUSTRIA.I
It is no exagger-ation to say that this vast purchase
price will be used by Archduke Friedrich in a plan to
place the Archduke Albrecht, his son on the Hungarian
throne. Some active wire pulling in that direction had
been done for some time by his mother, Archduchess
Isabella, to whom, by the way, a good deal of the prop
erty belongs. She was a Princess Croy-Dulmen and one
of the richest heiresses in Europe. But the movement to
crown Albrecht king of Hungary receives its real start
with the arrival of the American dollar.
Until about two weeks ago there were two contestants
for the Hungarian throne, Charles, the ex-king, exiled to
Switzerland, was the candidate for the Legitimists who
m iaintained that his abdiction in 1918 was not valid, as
iunder the Hungarian constitution, "once a king, always a
king." The other party was called "free oleotlonist."
ATE'S $200,0
RG RETURN 1
A R DUKE FIED D-YALTY
RIH(below), who is
using proceeds of the
sale of his estate to
Americans for $200,000,
000 to finanoe plot to
make his son, Archduke
Albrecht, King of Hun
gary.
FORMER EMPEROR
CHARLES AND EM
PRESS ZITA, banished.
to Hedeira.
ARCHDUCHESS ISA
BELLA (lower right),
wife of Archduke Pried
rich, is engineering a
marital alliance between r
her son Albrecht and
Hartley's daughter, to
get Regents' support for
throne. 1
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possibly because its candidate, Regent Horthy, did not
consider himself free to announce that he aspired for the
election. He came into power in 1919 as Charles' lieu
tenant and his ambition involved a betrayal of his master.
Charles' support came from the High Tories, the great
aristocratic families. They were legitimists because
they consider their privilege safer under a lawful king
than under a usurper. Horthy was supported by most
of the army and by the body called Awakening Hun
garians.
These Awakening Hungarians are the Ku Klux Klan
of Hungary, only their power is a thousands times
greater. The American Ku Kluxers have mistreated at
few dozen victims. Their Hungarian brethren have
murdered or tortured to death several thousands, mostly
Jews, because they regard that the easiest way of settling
economic and intellectual competition.
As far as the Magfar people are concernedl the c*hoice
was between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Both parties
are a set of militarist junkers who want to oppress and
exploit the people. Both are bent on making war on
Hungary's democratic neighbors. But the Karlists are
mostly wise old junkers who operate on the principle of
"small profit, large turnover." They are willing to
squeeze a little less out of the common people if they
can squeeze longer.
I SCO0TCH WHISKEY HIS PASSION.I
The Horthyists, on the other hand, are mostly crazy
young junkers who want to squeeze as much as they can
while squeezing is good, and don't care about the mor
row. Karlist magnates see that Hiorthy's white terror
cannot but result in another Red upheaval. So t hey wanted
to get rid of Horthy and bring back the dull and amiable
Oharl.~ whoe chief pau.les k=112e . forSct e.nd ..od.a.
009000 MAY I
[O THRONE C
'HO RACED FOR THRONE
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Last Easter, Charles, who lived amid the full pomp
of an imperial court in a Swiss castle. got a Spanish
passport issued to a "Senor Juarez' and slipped into
Hungary. Part of the army, under the Legitimist Gen
eral Lehar, it will be recalled, joined him on the frontier.
But Charles, being fond of theatrical postures, preferred
to go to Budapest alone. Here Horthy told him that
he bad to get out, as the Entente demanded his immediate
withdrawal. That was an easy enough way for Horthy
to get rid of his rival.
Charles quit Budapest post haste on Easter Sunda 'y.
The same evening a bunch of aristocrats. imbibing their
champagne in the most exclusive club of Budapest, de
cided it was a shame that a perfectly good king should
be4ute lik tht b th uptr Hrh.6Too h
pat.Me 's Benczk an4zresni gotino aa
tomobil an hurejfe hre.Te atdt
persuadehi to rs th Lgiims unt.fth ry
tomrhopuaetadt rae"nacmlse
fact."- .
ALBECH'S8INSTE DPLII. 44
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an cncitd ougano twnt-u-h Arhdk
to Buaet4hre ' aewa p
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as este, chrlaed tht lther aidlege full vioate
bya itheialurt (In nar leislt canot be par-s
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tohowvr had Bdiapealoe. Her othned himathMatd
whe ha ogtot Mnas ekl=ntee diemAana. hiimeiatk
FINANCE
F HUNGARY
proceeded to Paris and endeared himself to Royalist
enerals and duchesses.
It was at this juncture that the propaganda in favor
of Albrecht's candidacy launched on a big scale in Hun
gery. Its sponsors were Count Emery Karolyi, cousin
and mortal enemy of Michael Karolyi, former President
of the Hungarian Republic; Baron Perenyi, Captain
Kozma, and Mr. Eckhardt, an all-powerful official of
the foreign ministry.
After Charles' forced return to Switzerland all mem
bers of the House of Hapsburg recognized his title to
the Hungarian throne-all except the Archduchess Isa
bella, and her son Albrecht.
The latter returned to Budapest about the middle of
.June and appeared before the parliamentary committee
that investigated the Easter coup. He was asked by
a member, Marquis Pallavicini, whether he considered
Charles the lawful king.
"I regard Charles as the lawful head of the House of
Hapsburg," was Albrecht 's evasive answer. It created
a sensation.
Early in July the' Archduchess Isabella returned from
Switzerland to her estate in West Hungary. The support
of Lieutenant-Colonel Pronay and Lieutenant Hejjas was
secured. These two are the most dreaded terrorist
leaders. Pronay once swore he would not rest until he
had killed one thousand Jews with his own hands; and
he has made good on his word to a substantial extent.
lHejjas had been the investigator of the terrible massacres
at Orgovany and Abony.
U. S. DOLLARS BACK TERRORISTS.
A convention of the Awakening Hungarians was held.
Pronay and Hejjas recommended Albrecht for King,
and declared that whoever was against him was a Jew
and a Communist. They carried the day; the Awakening
Hungarians endorsed Albrecht; and the whole machine
of this Hungarian Ku Klux Klan was at his disposal.
Now the men who sponsor this propaganda all belong
to the following of Regent Horthy, and they have brought
with them the rest of the crowd. Possibly they realize
that llorthy has not a half chance to win the crown for
himself. Horthy has no money; two years of official
plunder have left the state treasury completely ex
hausted.
Behind Albecht stand the American millions paid to
his parents; and the American millions have turned the
trick. A bargain has been struck; Albrecht is to marry
llorthy's daughter Paula, and receive the full support
of the Regent and his clique. Next to being King. being
the King's father-in-law would be a job to satisy llorthy's
ambition.
JEWS SUFFER FROM RIVALRY.
Those atrocities had been formerly assiduouslv denied
by all reactionaries and militarists; to speak of them was
"Communist propaganda.' Now aristocratic leaders at
tacked Horthy for conniving at the murder of hundreds
of Jews and Socialists. The lorthy-Albrecht group re
torted by calling the legitimists Jewish mercenaries
and by inciting to further measures against the Jews.
The rivalry between Legitimists and Albrechitists came
to a head ini connection with the evacuat ion of the Burg
eniland. That district of WVest Hungary was to be trans
ferred, under thle Treaty of Trianon t o Austria. The
I ,egitimists had denounced Horthy 's governmient for "ble
traying'' Hungary by the cession, If they now saved the
Burgenland they would become the heroes of the nation,
and the Horthy-Albrecht group would he beaten.
But the latter were not asleep, either. So on August
29. wvhen the Austrians were to take possession of the
Burgenland, both the Legitimiists and the Horthvists had
their troops andI their marauder bands on the spot. The
Austrian. were treacherously attacked and repulsed with
easualties, and a reign of terror began. Legitimists and
Horthyists emulated one another in ambushing Austrian.
gendarmes, murdering peaceful German farmers and raid
ing Austrian villages across the border.
For a time the relative strength of the two factions 4
was doubtful; but when General Lehar, with his division
of 30,000, marched up on the Austrian frontier, the pre
ponderance of the Legitimists was assured. It was re
ported on September 30 that the Legitimists set up an in
-lependent Burgenland republic under the lead of the
ormer Premier Friedrich (not to be confused with the
Archduke Friedrich, Albreeht's father). On the other
land, the Horthr-Albreaht grour **.rn. to be a in wer
it Sudapest. - . -

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