Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-08
Croatia.

The supremacy of the, HungariaR
Government has been restored at Agram.
Its escutcheons have been replaced on
the public buildings of that city, and the
bi-lingual inscriptions in Hungarian and
Croat restored to their places. Although
order has not yet been completely re-
stored in Croatia, the effervescence
among the peasantry seems to be gradu-
ally sUbsiding, and the ordinary quiet
province of Croatia will no doubt SOON
become what it has hitherto been, one
of the most tranql parts of the Austrian
dominiOns. Now, therefore; that the
instruction is practically at an end, it
is worth while to attempt to study its
cause. In the first place it is evident
that the affair of the escutGheOns was.
only pretext, and that the movement
was only national one, but Socialistic'
in its aims and objects. A wave of So
cialism has burst over Croatia, and all
though in reality very small wave. it
was large enough to give the Austrian
Government great deaI OF trouble
The Croatian peasantry are miserably
poor, and disinclined to emigration, and
these facts are sufficient of themselves
to account for a considerable amOunto Of
discomfort. In the second place.. there is
reason to believe that foreign intriguers,
well supplied with money, have been
endeavoring for some. time past
to excite disafeetion in various
parts of the Austrian En-
pire. The recent. riots, in Hungary
proper, as well as in Croatia, have. been,.
it is believed, fomented with foreign
money, and suspicion points, to, Russia as
the Nation most interested inpromoting
the disruption ofthe AaIstrian Empire.
Be this as it may it is evident that the
funds for insurreetionI were not obtained
within the realm of AMstria-Hungary,
but are of extraneous; origin. The third
and ostensible cause of the Croatian dis
turbances, the supremacy of Hungary
over Croatia, oanssoarceIY be considered
as a real grievance. Croatia has it's
own local Parliamenb,. Croats' areap-
pointed to allilocal Government Offices
and it practically enjoys sef-goVeTnment
of the most complAte. kind The. only
real tie connecting Croatia with
Hungary isSthat the. formersends Dspu-
ties to the latter; a privilege which the
Croats, az least, would scarcely care to,
relinquish. The, only visible. marks OF
Hungarian supremacy over Crotia are
the inscriptions IN the Magyar language
on CrosAian public. buildings. As'these
have bseR the preteXt for recent dis
turbanOes, it is probable that they viii
be reaOVed, now that the supremacy OF
the law has been asserted, and that
hencef0rth the,Croatian peasant will not
be compelled to- read anything but his
| dearly beloved Sclavonic dialect, when
he can, read at ALL. which is not always
the, case. The truth is that the major
ity. of the peasanhry of Western E0rope,
whetherin Hungary, Croatia, Russia, or
elsewhere, are poor, ignorant and bur
| dened with debt; and until this triple
curse Is removed. they viii always fall
an easy prey to political agitators, who
Etell halfEfansished men that they have
/ but to- stretch forth their hands to be-
| come. rich. and that their neighbOrs'
/ goods. arc lawful spoil.-PCsTSs american
Register.