Századok – 1937

Pótfüzet - HEGEDÜS LORÁNT: Lord Beaconsfield politikai ügynökének jelentései gróf Andrássy Gyula és Tisza Kálmán politikájáról a keleti válság idejében 576–616

608 HEGEDŰS LÓRÁNT, [92] and independent tone of which they accuse M. Tisza of having deprived it. I understand that Baron Sennyey, who lias of late years withdrawn from active politics, apparently with the intention of keeping himself in reserve, and who is personally well regarded by the Emperor, had recently a long interview with His Majesty, in which he pointed out with great frankness the dangers of the Triple Imperial Alliance as they present themselves to the apprehensions of Hungarians. Baron Sennyey found His Majesty very decided upon a continuance of the present policy ; and has told his friends that he sees no hope of His Majesty's changing his mind. I have the honour etc. No. 61. Buda Pesth, Nov. 11, 1878. Sir, The Emperor received the Delegations yesterday at the Palace at Buda. The Buda Pesth journals notice with satisfaction that His Majesty's declaration on this subject is almost simultaneous and identical with the statements made by the Earl of Beaconsfield the evening before at the Banquet at Guildhall. I have the honour etc. No. 63. Buda Pesth, Nov. 11, 1878. ( Confidential.) Sir, Every device to disarm the hostility of the Delegations has been employed during the last ten days by those who have reason to apprehend the ill favour of those bodies. At the recent reception at the Palace at Buda, many of the malcontents were brought up and presented to Their Majesties by the Ministers ; or were buttonholed by the Ministers themselves. Tactics such as these are very effective with Hungarians, whose national failing is notorious ; and I am sure, from all that I hear, that personal influence and well timed flattery have recently not been employed in vain. I can see that the feeling is general that it is now too late to blame Count Andrassy for what has happened, and that the best must be made of what every one, in his heart, believes to be a bad job. I must confess also that strong arguments appear not to have been spared to prove that no other policy was ever possible ; and I know that Count Bylandt-Rheit, the Common Minister of War, told a friend of mine, who has just returned from military service in Bosnia, and who is now a member of the Hungarian Delegation, that this Empire would never be in a position to make war successfully against Russia, because the disproportion of population was too great ; and that Russia could afford to lose half a million of men every year for several years without being exhausted. I have the honour etc.