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Show Hungarian Situation Worries Emperor Special Cable to The Tribune. VIENNA. Feb. . Tho Hungarian situation sit-uation Is giving tho aged emperor much concern. The situation in Hungary Is peculiar. pe-culiar. Tho parly ld by Kossuth, son of tho famous patriot, really holds the balance of power In the Hungarian diet and can upset governments at will. Aa a matter of fact It. does upset them. The KOHKiithltes may be likened lo the Irish Nationalists In lingland. Thoy have one dominating idea, the breaking awaj' absolutely from tho Austrian alliance and the setting up of an Independent liun- I garlan government, a republic by preference, prefer-ence, a kingdom with a Hungarian king if necessary. It is of course out of the question to Interest a party holding these fundamental views with the government, and It seems equally Impossible to form a. government which Is not at the mercy of Kossuth and his allies. The situation is regarded by Austrian statesmen as rapidly reaching" the Intolerable stage and yet to remedy It seems Impossible. That an effort will be made to dissolve the union between Hungary and Austria seems to be a certainty In the not dls-tant dls-tant future.. |