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he inherited and serve as a warning TO
him TO use his powers with prudence.
His father was accustomed to say that
his own fidelity to principle was seed
for the future That seed had been
planted In his native soil with the NOR
tai remains Of Louis Kossuth, and he,
his son, had come to help II bear fruit,
For more than twenty years he had
recognized that his father by merely
holding fast 10 his Ideal was unable to
bring Hungary any nearer the inde-
pendenco for which he stroye A law
full basis was necessary for the attain
ment OF that object, and he must seek
peaceful method within the limits Of
the law by means OF which he and his
countrymen could achieve that inde-'
pendence Such was the aim of his life
and his activity as a citizen
so much for the son OF Kossuth,
chip Of the old block, but more amen
able to reason than his famous sire,
who after he had all but achieved the
Independence of Hungary in 1919 was
compelled to leave the country and nee
to foreign land. Since the elder Kos
suth is but memory to the present
generation It is well to recall some Of
the leading events Of his career Born
In 1909, the dedication OF his statue this
month marks the centennial of that
event His family was Slavic OF noble
rank and the Lutheran faith Educated
as AN advocate, Louis Kossuth entered
the upper house Of the Hunga rian diet
In 1892, became noted for his liberal
views and was imprisoned as a political
offender 1910. AS leader OF the Lib
erals In 1S4s he demanded the complete
independence Of Hungary and rose to
be virtual dictator for brief period.
during which he directed the military
operations OF lSi9 fighting bravely In
several battles and only giving up the
struggle when convinced Of Its utter
hopelessness. He escaped to Turkey,
where he was taken on board the Unit
ed States steamer Mississippi and
brought 10 this country. He made a
tour Of the United States as they then
existed, In iS5i-52 and awoke general
enthusiasm by his eloquenee. A nat
ural lingulst, Kossuth had added Eng
llsh to the six or seven languages he
spoke with huency while an exile In
Turkey.
Few are alive today who remember
the 'grea test Of all Hungarians," but
there was present at the recent recep-
ton rendered the flag deputatlon In
New York venerable Hungarian Cen
eral Figyelmesy, who was on Kossuths
staff In the short lived revolution. He
Is now a resident Of Philadelphia, hav-
ing come to this country and fought
through our civil war.
Kossuth's tour OF the United States
was triumphant one his reception RI
valing that given to Lafayette in 1894
Ii was one continuous ovation, the
great Daniel Webster welcoming him
and Ralph Waldo Emerson hailing him
as an angel of freedom" The fact Is
that Kossuth stood for a sentiment
that Of freedom. In the name of free
dom he was honored then and Is re-
vered today. After 1859 Kossuth lived
In London, going In 1863 to Turin, where
he died in 1894 at the age of ninety-two.
he never returned 10 his own land,
though he might have done so, but to
the end remained "the great irrecon-
cilable." On his ninetieth birthday he
said; Il was turned out of my country
with my sons. II would be ridiculous to
let them appear for mere yanity's sake
in Hungary"
WALLACE WILCOXSON.