Everybody was eager to know what Kossuth would do. His love for his
country and his desire to see her free were so well known that it was
supposed that he had some plan to secure his hoped-for project.

As was expected, he made a strong plea that Hungary should declare her
freedom.

Having pointed out to the members that the present was a golden
opportunity in which to throw off the Austrian yoke, he ended his speech
by asking that Baron Banffy's bill be referred to a committee.

Those who understand parliamentary procedure will see that this was a
very clever move. Kossuth hoped thus to delay the final discussion of
the bill until after the date of the treaty had expired, and then
Hungary would once more have her freedom.

In getting the matter referred to a committee, he was submitting it to
all the delays that attend parliamentary work. It would be placed in the
hands of men who would be obliged to discuss it thoroughly before they
could report it, and it would be unlikely that it could be returned to
parliament before the beginning of January, when it would be too late to
be of any use.

What the result of this clever move was, we have not yet heard.

It is thought by many people that the fall of the Austrian Empire is at
hand.

Some fear that the German element may appeal to Emperor William of
Germany, and that a war in which Germany, Austria, and Russia will be