New York Times 100 years ago today, June 5, 1913:
Retiring Premier Summons Guards, Who Wound Count Khuen-Hedervary.
A RIOT IN THE CHAMBER
Announcement of Lukacs's Cabinet's Resignation Received with Frantic Jubilation.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
VIENNA, June 4.— There was a disgraceful sequel in the Hungarian Chamber to-day to the case in which Dr. von Lukacs, the Premier, was virtually found guilty of corruption in misappropriating about $1,000,000 of public money for the purposes of his party. His Cabinet had just established a "Parliamentary guard" to keep order, if necessary, in the Chamber, and this guard had its first work to do to-day when riotous scenes occurred.
The commotion began with the hurling of caustic comments and even open insults at the Premier. During the uproar that followed an opposition Deputy, ex-Premier Count Khuen-Hedervary von Hedevar, was knocked down with two blows of his sword by the Captain of the guard, who afterward asserted his right as an officer to knock down any one who insulted him, as the Count had done, by shouting "Fie!" at him three times.
The Deputy, bleeding from his injuries, had to be carried out of the hall, and the whole sitting became one scene of uproar.
Before the opening of the session the united Opposition assembled in the hall, and its leader, Julius Justh, read an appeal to the nation, including a protest against further sittings under the leadership of von Lukacs and the Speaker, Count Stevan Tisza. When these two both appeared they were received with a torrent of insults, while Deputy Justh cried unceasingly: "They have been elected with stolen money!" All the other members of the Opposition shouted: "Pay back the stolen money!"
Count Tisza coolly noted the names of the Deputies, whom he meant to turn out. Soon after this he rang his bell, and the Parliamentary guard, headed by a Major and a Captain, made its appearance in the hall.
Premier von Lukacs's announcement of the resignation of his Cabinet was greeted with frantic outbursts of jubilation by the Opposition.
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