The Press of Europe is jubilant over a victory won
by the journals over the Hungarian Parliament. The reporters, it appears, had access to the lobbies of the Lower House, and either formed acquaintance with the Members, or overheard their discussions, whence occasionally imprudent revelations. The Speaker accordingly forbad the lobbies to the reporters, and the journals struck, thus, as it were, extinguishing the Parliament. Dr. Wekerle, the Premier, had accordingly to intervene, and the entrée to the lobbies was restored, thus proving, it is argued, that Parliaments are wholly dependent on the Press. Is not that rather a large deduction? A Par- liament has only to issue an official report, and sell it at a penny, to be independent of the Press,—an arrangement actually made in America, where no journal, except the Congressional Globe, issues a full report. Dr. Wekerle was a little precipitate. If the proceedings in Parliament are unin- teresting, reports do not matter ; but if they are interesting, some journal would speedily have made its fortune by con- veying them to the public.
