RIOTS IN PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15048, 18 July 1912, Page 9

RIOTS IN PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATING SN HUNGARY. CITY LIKE' a military camp. ' " 1 Detailed acount? -were published in the j English newspapers of the violent fteepej that occurred in the Hungarian Parliament early in June, * - The Military Reform <■ Bill Wft?" bitterly opposed by tliQ Opposition party. The uproar on its presentation for its eeeOnd "stage was so great that , the . Opposition foiled, to ppgervs tha<> Count Tigza*. th« president, bad proceeded to cftjijor % vote on $9 measure, an 5 did not understand why the Government majority, the National Working fifty, repeatedly ■ r<>6e from their seats to express their acceptance of the potion- ■ It was cot until tho (suspension of the sitting t3»at the Opposition became aware 'ikh&t -the Military Bill had been carried though the second and third leadings. ' , Busing the sitting He;? Von Justh. called Count Tifza "a dishonourable scoundrel and a comedian," and the entire Opposition took up the refrain, " dishouou ! scoundrel and comedian." deputies were expelled during the siting. While .these extraordinary scenes were going on 'Dr. von Lukaes approached the police inspector - on duty in the tKdi, and instructed him to act. He' uttered & brief order, whereupon - 100 policemen, marched into the chamber. Their first objective was the redoubtable Here von Justh himself, who shouted -, to the officers?: "Hangmen! slaves! You ought to be ashamed to execute push orders!" As Herr von ,Juath refused to budge he was forcibly expelled, and in the course of the rough and tumble which ensued in' the lobby he lost lii« hat. Similar disgraceful episodes ..were wit-' nessed during the expulsion of the 34 other deputies, who were likewise turned out by force. The . police were loaded with abuse.

Tliis scandalous, uproar continued . for ITliis scandalous, uproar continued for Eomo time, and only ceased when Count Apponyi requested the remainder of tha : Opposition to follow him put »of the House, which they aid, - ejaculating, "We .will debate 10 longer in this degraded Parliament." After quiet had been restored by the exit of the Opposi- j tion, the Landwehr Bill, which forms part i of the Array Bill, was passed without discussion. At an early hour next morning the ancient and beautiful capital of Hungary presented all the appearance of a military camp. Before the city awoke to th& day's labours, 49 companies of infantry, eif;ht " squadrons of Hußsarg, 1700 police, and 5)00 mounted gendarmes had been marched in. and had occupied, all the great squares and principal streets, and also held > in fore© the neighbourhood of the Parliamentary buildings.. Count Tieza, who drove to the Chamber, was escorted by mounted police. His appearance at the tribune was followed by immediate pandemonium. Pipes, trumpets, 'and even a fog-horn, vied with one another as to which should create the greatest row. Every member of the Opposition had arrived ©quipped with some instrument calculated to produce ear-split-ting sounds, and the volume of noise emitted by 12Q lusty-lunged each plying his particular weapon, with the utmost ardour, can be better imagined than described. When the Premier, Dr. von Lukacs, appeared on the scene he met with a warm reception. He was greeted by the Opposition with shouts of "Here comes the real criminal and rovuoJ Miserable traitor! Away with him!" and similar objurgation?. t - " Meanwhile, Count Tisza was busily enh gaged in endeavouring to note down the names of the chief offender®. When the Opposition perceived his occupation they , made a spirited attempt to storm the tn- 1 bune, in which amiable design they were , defeated by a rally of members of the Go- ' vernment party. : Count Michael Karolyi, i however, planted lumself in front of the ] president, whom he saluted with the r«.. J mark: . " Such ,1 traitor and rascal ought ( not to nit on that tribune,". The Opposi. 1 tion next Rave tho Prime Minister another ] turn, of attention, shouting:. Away with j Lultaes! We cannot suffer him to re- ; main here! What about tha public money? | Hh is a thief and a. rogue!" if err von Justh, the Leader of the, Opposition, gave . ■yent to his feelings by monotonously repeating the words; "Ha ]w»' cheated us."