The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-17

HunEarians Prevented from Protecting Against
the shooting ut Lattimer.

A mass meeting o. Hungarians held last
evening at Progress Hall at % Avenue A.. to
protest against the shooting Of the striking
miners at Lattimer, Pa. by sheriff Martin
and his deputies, and to raise money for the
families OF the dead miners. was invaded by
about 800 Socialists. who took possession OF
the hall. routed the party that started the
meeting, and prevented the raising OF subscrip-
tiuns for the Hazleton Relief Committee.
The meeting was called by Emil Nyitray.
President OF the Hungarian Reformed Church
OF this city, who acted AS Chairman, and 1t
| proceeded in orderly fashion until cN-Assemhly-
man Otto kempncr had made IA speech. Kemp
ner spoke in support OF the resolutions, declar-
ing tho killing OF the miners unjustitable and
demanding that the Minister OF Foreign A.
fairs OF the Austrian Empire call upon tho
United States Government to- investigate the
shooting and punish the sheriff and his depu-
ties. The resolutions also pledged the Hun
garians in New York to earnest effort to raise
money for the families OF the dead miners.
Just As kempncr left the hall +. .. Gottlieb.
the leader Of the Socialists. who had caused
opposition resolutions TO be distributed. arose
near the platform and made "A violent speech in
Hungarian. He protested n <atnst kempner's
participation in tho meeting, denouncins 1t as
an effort 10 turn the meeting 10 political &C.
count in his interest. and he declared vchem-
entity that the resolutions read by Chairman
Nyitray we're entirely too mild. Then he read
the opposition resolutions. They said that the
shooting was a prcmeditatcd move by tho
'CApitali-tiC power OF the coal haron- and the
whole Capitalistic class in general to break
the backbone OF the strike" The resolutions
also asserted that nothing but the specialization
OF the mining and other industries would pre-
vent similar ocCu 'renCcs in the future.
Hundreds Of the Socialists ruarcd Them
selves hoarsc In demanding the passage OF tho
resolutions. In the midst Of the uproar some
body called on the solitary policeman in the
ton. to put out OF the hall the rineleadcr OF tho
Socialist shoutcrs. Tho Soci ilists yelled ut
the cop not to interfere. They jumped To their
feet and pressed forward rs II To ovcrpowcr
him. The policeman rcsortcd to diplomacy.
He was understood to say that he couldn't
see who the shoutcr with the foghorn voice was.
Then n Hungarian clergyman named DE.
meter climbed upon the platform and de-
livcrcd a speech TO the Socialists. lie told
them 1t was not right to try and break up the
moment he ceased talking the shouts OF the
Socialists became louder than ever.
Max Schwartz. the owner Of the hall, then
got up on the platform and said that as the
Socialists seemed 10 be in the majority they
should hc allowed to run the meeting. There
then nj "A word from Chairman Nyitray 80 OF
the Hungarians, who had hired the hall. got
up and marched out In II body, leaving the So
cialists in control.
mandrd that Gottlieb, their leader. should put
the resolutions 70 a vote. To their astonish'
ncnt Gottlicb said that In view OF tho fact that
the other party had fed, he wouldn't nut the
resolutions 10 a vote until the Socialists could
call a meeting of their own next week. Pro,
prietor Schwartz hustled the Socialists out
into the street and quickly turned out the lights
and locked up the hail.