The sun., 1902-11-16
A STOLEN HUNGARIAN PAPER
THAT PLAYED 4 PART IN THE
RECENT FLAG EPISODE.
II Urged. According TO 4. =. Ambrose.
That Hungarian Priests Ise Sent Over
Here to Persuade Their People 10
Refuse TO Become American Citizens.


Here to Persuade Their People 10
Refuse 10 Become American Citizens.
II became known yesterday that one Of
the principal pieces Of evidence which was
sent to SECRETARY Of State Hay in protest
against the acceptance Of the Hungarian
flag in September last was a document
that had been stolen from the Govern
ment officials in Hungary.
According TO Anthony =. Ambrose,
president Of the National Slavonic Society
OF the United States, the document showed
that the Hungarian Government planned
TO send priests 10 this country 10 aid IN pre-
cutting Hungarian citizens here from de-
cla1 q their allegiance to the United States
ine communication in question, Mr..
Ambrose says. is a Ministerial document
sent on Feb. Of this year by the Hungarian
Minister OF Religion to the Cardinal Prince
Primate. Archbishop Of Esztergom, in
reference to l.. spiritual care of Hungarians
who have emigrdtsd to America. Trans
lated, II reads ia part
Before me lies IA report OF the pittsburg
Consulate, VI len fixes the number of the
Roman CATHOLIC SlovakS IL the United states
at 5000. r. l. great aggregate OF humanity
IN stranr" land, krrIiIg itself. in a." main.
In clos" touch Nith its old omr. and even
returning IN Troops IOr Nl-lt or 10 S''tl tlf
here anew. is for the most part In th" lands
OF the priests ow ing the pro ouhdly Ella ious
sIitit OF tie sloW,hsi II i tnir sIhitml
advisers, above all others, who are capable
of exercising an iu;u NJ" over them.
tn" national so,l ti's and the Slovak press
occupy a." second, or I"rutIs, met ird dplac' d.
IIl- great moral factor, how, VI r. i unioIt-
untt"ly vi ld'd against rs, inIsIuuc'
t ere at" only seven catholic congregations
pr sided over by patriu' ic phi SIS, " l..
; 10 ak and Czecu priest. oi tnc PAM loyak
syinnt i's, hatng from the western iig"-
Lands, lead thc ot.srs
According TO the Pittsburg Consulate,
there is "a negative as well as "a positive way
to relieve the situation. The negativ" way
j. to prohibit the emigration of those Slnyonic
priests who are not in accord with our Gov
eminent, the enforcement of tnis pruuibi-
ton Ia be l"ft to pastors in America WOrNng
in accord with our Government as well as
TO the ,onsuls. And as for thos" who emf
graf" in defiance of the prohibition. 80 great
pressure might Dr brought to bear through
our own friendly American bishops. together
| with the aid OF the Apostolic Delegate at
Washington, that they could be compelled
The positive way il to IN pastoral vacan-
| cies IN America with priests Who speak the
| Slovak language iiu"ntly, bat are well IN
'iIn"d toward our cause.
Mr.. Ambrose declares that ii was the in
tention of Hungary 10 place III this country
| priests, who. by their influence. would
persuade Hungarians 70 remain true 10
the country of their birth ard TO refuse "a
become American citizens. IL was another
val !dllpIl, If SdNN, ~ NV illtiI, VI WHICH
! the gift Of the banner was part, To keep
Ia Hungarian influence and hold on its people
| here.
The documents, he saws. were sent to
the ArchbishoIs of Hungary and one OF
them was stolen by servant, who sent II
| TO his country.
II reached p V. Rovnianik of Pittsburg
who il editor of the Sl1ronsky Dennik and
was sent 10y him TO Mr.. Ambrose.
The theft of the document WAS not known
To the Hungarian Gorernment for some
| time, and when II was discovered word
was sent TO two Hungarian detectives
who were i'll this city. They were Marko-
vitz and Lackner, who had been sent here
TO look for kesckemethy, the Hungarian
| abscoEder.
Tnc detectives worked ON the case and
| allied for home on La Champagne on
| Wednesday last II il Understood hat they
will make a report which viii lead to az
| rests
Another version Of how the document
got out Is that Il was stolen from the State
Printing Establishment IN Budapest and
was sold in this city. A Hungarian who
said lo was convCfra.t with the facts said
Yesterday that this was the correct theory,
hW NJ. Amuyos" Gs.ied l. AID stuck 10
the servant theory
tn" ducurcuj pas s,at 80 Secretary Hav
IL proof of ~" statement taa' the Hun
garlsu fag W9~ 20 uC uroIl for pHiti al pur-
poses The Del artmeut Of -ti.e ac-
k'owledged it~ receipt ard the Slnvouic
society has hai up further communication
o', the subject N
Mr. Ambrose say. however. that he has
reason to believe that the matter was put
hofor" the Hungarian Government 10y
Secretary HAY. ~ foreign newspapers
| have hintcd that action has been taken
| IL not ing further j heard from tie Drpar
meut Of State the Siavouic ) Cicty will
make another. protest agaia-i the action
| Of the Hungarian Go oru mcnt, when -
! holds i, annual meeting in January next
As a result Of tho disclosure of tho plan
| 10y the theft If 80 communication Mr.
| Ambrose says the plu was withdraw
! bu, not until after hiCl' Zig itary Of TIE
| Greek Catholic Church. th" Very RcN
| Andrew Hodohlv. had como Ia this country
| In his letter To Secretary Hay iuclo-iup
| the document Mr.. Ambrose wrote Of this
| visit:
The Huncari "a Govcrrmcnt s,nt, n few
| months AGO. 10 ~" .-aDVtkS and Rut'cri inS Ia
| tuc United States , ivr digI iiary OF tn.
! Hodohay. Gu mahtuF tour oI t'c iiuiehr-
| i'm coio' is w. tltr Eastern States. the Very
| Rev Ito lohay s'opp,d on Jun" Il IN 10 -
-town. Pa TO attend :. = annunl convcntiol
| of tir "Grcck-C Cit'o.i" Union icld there
| This is a ben. violent orgn gnliH.tion compo>' d
| almost cNChsiv, IS of uniiV"S of Hungary.
| Among s,t OF resolutions " i'N I .c con
| VI ti1n ddoltcd Na~ on, tot crnoCi that nout
| S. oui bc ,li.ibl, to oil Office /" the orguii.
| zltion uni, - "a oitiI'n Of trc United stat, :
| II /, ~igI ilCant to note that " Very Rev
| Andrew Nodohay, supported bv some Of The
| priests. opposed l. motion most vigorously
| ov'rw hcluiuC ina loii'v, o." lett II dirnGnt
! together witt the priest. IT," latter o'
/ whom suhsctu utlv ceased 20 be mem her.
| and refused to 'nv" anyt Ing further 20 dC