The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-30

Americans come from, has d constitu
tonal form of government, but If you
wish to make a speech you must pc
tltlon the political authorities for per-
nit; If you don't do that you will have
to go before criminal judge and an
sWer for the crime of public speech
making. So under the circumstances
you cannot expect me to entertain you
much with an Grafton. What little
roasting I'll do, / have learned during
the recent campaign in our own coun-
try. Tne gentlemen or the committee
asked me to say a few words in Eng
llsh and tell our American friends the
nature of this celebration. l will do the
best can and will do it with all my
heart, because, thanks to the immortal
George Washington, we are free to tell
you who we are and where we came
from.
The Servian- Americans, although
they have adopted the land of the free
and the home of the brave
the glorious United States
of America-they deem it their
duty to remember their forefathers and
their mother country. Every civilized
nation has its great men. Every ma
tionality has it's anniversary celebra-
ton, and as the Irish have their St
Patrick, the English their st. George,
so the Servians have st. Sava, the pa
tron saint of Seryia.
st. Sava.
Born Of royal family, heir to the
throne at that time of one of the strong
est powers in Europe, Sava resigned
all that and became the finst national
educator and teacher. Instead of the
glories of the royal palace, he tramped
from one town to another to teach the
people; instead of shining crown Of a
powerful king, he preferred the robe of
q trfc Tvs Nf lon f~rr ftn
my to victory on the battlefield, he led
his people to Christian civilization and
it was but a few years after that st.
Sava saw his country and his people
at the height of it's glory of prosperity
and civilization-and that is the rea-
son millions of Servians scattered all
over the world celebrate the anniver-
sary and have been celebrating it for
centuries. But there are ups and downs
in the story of nation as well as in
the life of a man. At the beginning of
the fourteenth century, Emperor Du
san the Great died suddenly while
marching his great army to Constanti-
nople. He was greater to Servians than
Napoleon I. to the French-he was VIC
torious in all the battles. He conquered
a part of the land Of Leonidas. as well
as the Balkan states, and that is the
reason he was called 'Dusan the Great
His sudden death was the first blow to
the Servian empire. His heir to the
throne was his young son, Uros, whose
reign was of short duration, he being
assassinated by his first admirer and
minister.
The Servian Hero.
''On the eve of that great battle. the
Emperor Lazar held a banquet in hon
or of his generals, on which occasion
he gave "a toast to his son -in-law, Milos
Obilich, the bravest of all the Servian
soldiers, accusing him of being a traitor
to his country. Obilich was the 'Serv-
ian hero He was the pride of the ma
ton. This unfair accusation madden
ed him and the next morning he went
with two of his friends. Kosancich and
Popliza, into the Turkish army (com-
posed of 100000 men) and killed the EN-
peror Murat. This heroical but unwise
act caused the downfall Of the Serv-
ian empire, because Emperor Lazar and
his army really believed that the brav-
est of Servian generals had deserted to
the Turks. When 1t was found out that
Milos had killed Murat, it was too late.
1T would be long story to tell you
Of the history and bloody wars carried
on with the Turks for freedom and lib