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Hungary (Death of ex- Emperor Charles)

1922. The death of ex- Emperor Charles, April 1, 1922, transferred the allegiance of the Hungarian Legitimists to his eldest son, Prince Otto, who was formally proclaimed by the party to be rightful king of Hungary in a manifesto of October 3, 1922. Ex- Empress Zita, invited by King Alfonso of Spain to take up her residence in Madrid, notified Regent Horthy that she regarded herself as queen of Hungary and would devote herself to the cause of regaining the throne for her son. The first National Assembly was dissolved February 16, 1922, without having drawn up any constitution or determined any election law. An edict was thereupon issued by the government abolishing universal suffrage and replacing the secret ballot by open polling with the object of perpetuating the existing regime and checking the growth of radicalism.

Subsequent elections (May 28-June 1) resulted in a large majority for the Horthy Regency, the Legitimists winning but a few seats, while the Labor Party won 25 seats in spite of oppressive measures directed against it. The end of the year was marked by the rise of a strong Fascista movement similar to that of Italy.

Hungary was admitted to the League IMMIGRATION IRISH FREE STATE IMMIGRATION. (See UNITED tion and India's return to universal STATES, 1922-23.)