6 APRIL 1912, Page 2

On Friday week Count Khuen Hedervary, the Hungarian Premier, had

an interview with the Emperior Francis Joseph at Vienna on the subject of the Hungarian Parliamentary crisis. There are many conflicting reports as to what happened at the interview, but it is generally agreed that the Emperor threatened to abdicate if the Hungarian Government proceeded with what is known as the Recruit Resolution. It will be remembered that the Hungarian Opposition during the debates on the Army Bill protested that the Emperor by keeping time-expired recruits with the colours and by calling out reservists in peace time was overriding the right of the Hungarian Parliament to grant what troops it pleases to the joint army. The Premier reluctantly promised to accept a resolution embodying this protest.