AUSTRIA INTERNALLY.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1919, Page 1

AUSTRIA INTERNALLY.

IN HUNGARY

THE NEW CABINET

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

LONDON, August 9.

Messages from Central Europe go to show that the new Hungarian Cabinet consists of representatives of the old regime existing before the Bolshevik administration came in. The downfall of the Beidl Cabinet, which succeeded Bela Kun lately, was dramatically sudden. Hungarian soldiery at the direction of counter revolutionaries, surrounded the national Palace, where the Cabinet was sitting. The soldiers arrested the members of the Government.

The Australian Press Association reports having been informed that the situation in Middle Europe is likely to clear up, following on the Roumanians’ occupation of Budapest. There Roumanian soldiers, though without arms, arc now patrolling all the streets, but no disturbances are reported.

THE NEW DICTA'TOR

a proclamation to people

BUDAPEST, August 8

The Arch-Duke Joseph, whom the Allies have evidently been in communication with, since he has appointed the Ministry, has just issued a proclamation to the people of Hungary in regard to the. political situation. In this lie states: —“From my Imperial and imperishable love of Hungarian people, niid responding to requests from aIJ sides, I have undertaken the solution of a seemingly impossible situation. ] jciuimot look on while politicians oi various interests and party groups arc quarrelling over the fafe of our poor, broken Fatherland. Everywhere there is complete anarchy. Risings are disturbing tranw-Damibia and there has been a Ministry in office that nobody has recognised. Complete stoppage of the food supply is already threatened. There will be n catastrophe unless the educated classes unite with the solid worikng classes and peasants to etablisb order will a strong hand.’’

The proclamation goes on to say that the Archduke appointed a provisional Ministry. This includes M. Friedrich (Premier) and M. Lanozos, hut it dors not include any War Minister. Archduke Joseph says that n transitional Government will be formed in <" few days, after the citizens the peasants and tho workmen have consulted. The proclamation concludes: “bet overvalue in whose heart there still lives a spark of patriotism support the new Government with entire devotion in the present difficulty. Away with discord, criticism and sophistry. T-et there lie unity, understanding, and work. Let us immovably trust m a better future for our Fatherland.'’

SUPPORTERS OF NEW MINISTRY

VIENNA, August 9

Budapest is reported to remain orderly. Roumanian tvoops are all over the city. Rome of tho German correspondents at Budapest state that Hungarian pensans arc wreaking vengeance on tho Bolsheviks, whose leaders in many of the communes have publicly been beaten to death.

Demonstrators stayed in crowds all night long before a hotel in Budapest where the new Ministers are staying.

'Pile newspaper “Du Zeit,” stales that the Hungarian Ambassador has (led from Vienna, after burning secret documents.

Hungarian journalists and officers iiibsecpiently wont to the Embassy and here thrashed and ejected the staff.

AILLIES AND ROUMAJSIA. PARIS, August 9.

According to the “Echo do Paris there has been a refusal on the part of the Roumanian authorities at Budapest to recognise the Allied Military Mission just sent there .

The Supreme Allied Council, adds tinpaper, has now made energetic repieseiitations to the Bucharest Government in the direction of securing It oilman ill’s co-operation in any measures the Allies deem advisable.

ROUMANIANS AND ALLIES DIFFER. PARIS, August 9,

The Roumanians have imposed various 'conditions oil the Hungarians, such as demands for food and other tilings, as well as limitation of the Hungarian Army. It Ims even been rumoured that a union of Hungary and Itoumaiiia, under the Hungarian (Town is mooted. The Allies have evidently taken a now view of the position since the Roumanians imposed the conditions. It is now stated that owing to the expiry of the period fixed lor the acceptance. of an armistic-e, the Allied Supreme Council have firstly refused to recognise the Roumanians as having any right- to impose fresh terms on the Hungarians and have also -held that the exaction of reparation and indemnities from them is vested in all tin; Allies on whose behalf the Supremo Council, who have sent military missions to Ruda Post are evidently intending to take action in this direction.

ROUMANIANS AT BUDAPUSTH. PARIS. August 9. Tli)e latest 'report shows that the Roumanian troops have now crossed the River Danube and have occupied the whole city of Budapesth. BIG THREE DEFIED. LONDON. August t). 'flic “Daily Telegraph,” a Government organ, publishes from ils Paris correspondent, a. statement that there is very grave apprehension in the Al-

lied Peace Conference circles as to the Roumanian situation.

It is said the British and American delegates are particularly anxious, considering the Allied cause would be likely to suffer if Roumania continued to act in defiance of the Allied conference conditions.

It is considered unlikely that CzeuliSlovakia, Serbia, and Italy, would acquiesce in tho Roumanian demands, itoumania’s defiance of the Big Throe xs having a far-reaching effect abroad, it is said to have revived the hopes of Turkish insurgents in tho Committee of onion and Progress and to have similarly strengthened the resistance oi General Von Der Goltz to the Allies in tho Baltic region lie having refused to comply with a demand to ovaeuate.

AMERICAN THREAT.

Berlin, August 9,

Tllo “Berlner Tagebilatt’s” Budapest!] correspondent states that the American Government have requested the Roumanian command in Hungary to withdraw its armistice conditions, and threatens a stoppage of supplies to Roumania if the request is not carried out.

TRUTH ABOUT BUDAPEST

ROUMANIANS SET UP BLOCKADE

PARIS, August 9

Later reports show that it lias been learned that the Roumanian Generals refused to obey the Allied Commission’s request to stay their hand, and have permitted pillaging in Budapest. The Roumanian generals have established a blockade, which is now redueing Jiudapest to starvation.

The Roumanians have destroyed the railways between Budapest and Vienna. The have also committed other violations of the rights of the Allies and even of humanity.

The Allied Supreme Council sent a telegram to Roumania which requests that its Government “shall immediately demonstrate, by acts, 'that the inference of the Allied Council, that Roumania is resolved to disregard its authority, ancl to separate herself from the Allies is mistaken.”

FOOD STOPPED BY ALLIES. PARIS, August 9. The latest is that Mr Hoover, who is directing the relief work in Him. gary has on behalf of the Allies, ordered the suspension of all consignments of food to Budapest. The ground of his action is stated to be that the Roumanians at Budapest ars soizing the food there.