Pugnacious Unrest

At Budapest occurred further scandalous developments in connection with the notorious "Thirty Billion Franc Forgery" (TIME, Feb. 1). Although some four to six policemen guarded every streetcorner, the Opposition Leader, Deputy Vasony, a former Minister of Justice, found himself looking up the muzzle of a revolver as he left the Parliament House, at dusk.

Cried the "unidentified ruffianly youth" who held the revolver: "You dare to attack the Government and Premier Bethen! Take that! And that!" (striking him in the face with a brass knuckled fist). Then policemen scurried up . . . Uncharitable persons accused the Premier of importing such ruffians to deal with his opponents.