ARCHDUKE IN TEH SADDLE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14984, 11 August 1919, Page 3

ARCHDUKE IN TEH SADDLE.

THE DISCREDITED HAPSBURGS

MISGIVINGS IN ENGLAND AM)

FRANCE

(United Service.) (Received Aug. 11, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug, 8. The sudden reappearance of a representative of the discredited Hapsburgs ns virtual governor of Hungary is regarded with strong suspicion and misgiving m England and France. The Times' suggests that the Entente mission at Budapest had a share m th< reactionary intrigue which has been developing for several months. The Allies will be gravely stultifying them selves by delegating authority to tin Archduke while claiming to act m ac cordance democi'afiu principles. The Westminster Gazette saya the Allies ought to insist that thu Arch duke immediately convene the Constitutional Assembly «,nd' set) whether Unpeople want him. French newspapers make similar demands. , They strongly suspect the Archduke's aims. The Figaro says the Archduke Joseph and his gen' ials are Magyar and sworn enemies of France. (Received August 11, 12.5 p.m.). jPARIS, August 9. The Archduke Joseph offers to send two Hungarian delegates to the Peace Conference. The Supqeine .Council will consider tb^e offer op M,onday, bi>» it is hot expected i|i \Will acpepjb uniil sure the new Government rpprpsepfs jb^e people and affords gome hope of sfcabjl-. The Archduke Joseph, m a letter to M. Clemencean, states his programme is the destruction of the Bolshevists and f«s/kor»faon of order. He intends to hasten the .election and immediately afterwards call tbe National Assembly. fie asks f/V Allies for benevolent suppert. . ; ■ '. ' " ""•