THE CRISIS IN HUNGARY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1808, 22 July 1913, Page 3

THE CRISIS IN HUNGARY.

VIOLENT SCENES. OFFICER KNOCKS DOWN AN OPPOSITION LEADER. The 4th of .Tune 6eems to have become a critical day for the Hungarian Parliament. In. 1912 there was Count Tisza's much-discussed coup de main; this year there were very stormy scenes, and one deputy was injured by an officer of the Parliamentary Guard. .... ~ Describing the day the "Daily r.ews correspondent states that tho Parliament House was again surrounded by Hussars and infantry, and troops patrolled the important thoroughfares as a large number of workmen, sympathising with tho Opposition, had arranged street demonstrations. These, however, were conducted in a very orderly manner. . . The Opposition parties appeared in the House before the majority arrived, and held a special sitting, at which their leader, M. Justh, read an appeal to the nation containing a long list of the sins of the Government and tho President, and enumerating the demands of the Oppositio. When this appeal had been agreed to and signed, the Premier, Dt. Lukacs, entered. He was received with shouts of "Thief," "Kascal," and similar words of abuso greeted tho Speaker, Count Tisza, when he opened the sitting. The Speaker at once began to call numerous deputies to order, and to note the names of disturbers. Then he suspended the sitting, instructing tho newly-formed Parliamentary Guard, consisting of former Army officers and non-commissioned officers, to remove those deputies whose names ho had noted.

When the guard entered the Chamber an exciting incident, took place. Captain Geroe, hearing loud cries of "Shame!" uttered by Count Jledervary, drew his sabre, and, shouting, "I will cut down whoever offends with shouts of 'Sliamo'!" dealt three blows with the flat side of his sabre on Count Hedervary's head and arm. The Count, though only slightly injured, was knocked down. Captain Geroe afterwards justified his action on the ground that as an officer he was compelled to uso his sword for such an offence; and it appears that Count Tisza and the majority congratulated him on his resoluteness.

Despite their violent protests, several Opposition members were forced by the guard to leave tlie Chamber; the rest left voluntarily after calling Count Tisza a vile murderer and a knave. Only then could the Premier announce the resignation of the Cabinet, and the House adjourned until a new Ministry was formed.