The Hungarians, alone of all Continental nations, have a political Constitution of their own, the origin of which goes back to an age prior to Magna Charta in England. Outside Hungary, it is generally believed that Hungary is a mere annex of Austria and the average Englishman in particular is much surprised to hear that Austria is considerably smaller than Hungary. In fact, Austria is merely a conventional phrase. There is no Austria, in technical language. What is conventionally called Austria has in reality a much longer name by which alone it is technically recognised to exist. This name is, "The countries represented in the Reichsrath. On the other hand, there is, conventionally and technically, a Hungary which has no home-rule whatever from Austria, any more than Australia has "home-rule" from England.
