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Show ARCHDUKE BARRED. The allied powers have notified the entento commission in Budapest to inform in-form tho Archduke Joseph, who assumed as-sumed control of Hungarian affairs in the collapse of the Bela Kun regime, that his retention in leadership is impossible, im-possible, the Hapsburg dynasty' having taken too heavy a toll in life and treasure treas-ure to permit any of its representatives to again take on kingly powers or play any part in governmental affairs. For some time it has been evident that the allied powers have watched with disapproval the course of this particular par-ticular Hapsburg, Joseph of Austria. It is true that the archduke has promised to quit office when a stable government govern-ment is established in Budapest, but Europe has learned that the word of a Hapsburg is subject to heavy discount. Moreover, the archduke has been stoutly stout-ly opposed by elements in Hungary whose cooperation is necessary if order is to be brought about in that country. coun-try. The archduke is mistrusted, and for good reason. History -records numerous nu-merous instances of broken faith. It has been difficult to understand the success Joseph has had in wielding any degree of authority in Hungary. Had he attempted his work in Austria his conduct would have been less inexplicable. inex-plicable. The Hungarians never have been peaceful under the Austrian yoke, from which the war freed them, and on the rebirth of their nation a representative repre-sentative of their hereditary enemy grasps the reins of authority. The only explanation is to be found in the utter chaos into which the Hungarians have been plunged. Having taken decisive action to rid the Hungarians of Archduke Joseph, the allied powers may be relied upon to help that nation to a really representative repre-sentative government. The restoration of a monarchy might be tolerated, but not one springing from the discredited house of the Hapsburgs. |