The Red Cloud chief., 1893-10-20
TurmOi1s In Bohemia.

Ouf DohculIdu ITIcOub Will oe
plcasedto read the following srti.
Gle, from tho Bohemian Voicc, pub.
lished at Omsha, Nebr.
Almost simultaneously with tho do.
feat OF Gladstone's homo rule bill in
the House of Lords, news OF tho must
threatening cha ractsr comes from DO.
hemia. Owing to home rule agitation
by the Young Chckhs and repeated
demonstrations against the govern.
m%ent--such as tearing down Of imper-
ial eagle in various cities Of Bohemis,
Kissing down the imperial anthem on
the anniversary of the emperor, sing
ing Of the marseillesc and riotiug in
the streets Of Prague, on September
12tb, the day Of the issuance Of the
%irrcvocable imperial rescript, wherein
Francis Joseph had promised TO crown
himself as king Of Bohcmia,--thc
ministry it is said, had suspended
articles Of the constitution bearing on
citizens rights and %suspending trial
by jury for n year IN the city Of
Prague, and the surrounding districts
Of Vinohrady, Karlin and Smichov.
The clauses suspended include the
f,ecdsm Of the press and the right OF
holding public meetings. Prague
mas been placed in a stage Of siege.
Emperor Francis Joseph, according
to these dispatches, had sanctioned
the decree Of the min st'y.
As a result of these repressivc
measures, the whole country has been
thrown in a a dangerous state !of ex.
citement. In Prague, which is the
scutsr Of tho agitatlons, revolutionary
cries and speeches, songsand literature
arc to be heard Of found on every side;
the streets are being patrolled by
squads Of police and attachments Of
cavalry. The military are confined to
the barracks and the public buildings
are strongly guarded. Opposition
newspapers are b,ing con6scatcd
daily and some Of them have been
suppressed altogether. Official sheets
also hint that some Of the leaders Of
this a~nti.dynsstic movement will Be
arrested aud tried for treason.
Any one who has watched the
course Of the Young Chekhs within
the last year; who has read the bold
speeches delivered IN various parts Of
Bohemia and Moravia to the Young
Chekhs acknowledgements breath
ing the ~icrecst d, fancc--w,ll not be
surpassed at these demonstrations.
They were anticipated. in starting
them the Young Chekhs calculated
like this: tho Old Chckhs Ia party
now almost extinct) we're tame
aud submissive, readily yielding 10
Taafe's Establishment and their policy
was an utter failure. The Mag, ars
on the contrary. we're always ~truculent
and unyieldiug and they finally carried
their point. lien SC, let US also COM
bat the government aud like Magyare
We shall win.
American news papers which have
commented on these disturbances do
not grasp the true situation in DO
hemia. We have seen western
newspaper Of great respcctability ex-
pressing the opinion that the Young
Chekhs arc a set Of political banterers
without following, who should be
dealt with summarily by the govern.
ment. Again, some newspapers seem
to think that things are coming 10 q
crisis in Bohemia aud that revolution
is imminent there. Both Of these
opinions are wrong. The Young
Chekhs are the dominant party in 30
hem'a to day aud the best blood It
the nation is at their beck and call.
They are, however, tho victims Of the
vile electoral system Of Austria. and
a. a result, with all their strength,
ability aud intelligence they are rcn.
dered powclless. The notion is equal
" absurd that Bohemians are on the
point Of revolution. 1t mus. be man