Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12
COMMUNICATED.

| Gentlemen.-I am at leisure now, so
will pen few lines in answer to your
communication in the Tribune, Monday,
September s, which had a very flimsy
| foundation. There is an old proverb
which will be very appropriate in this
case: "He that herds with the wolves
must learn to howl"
| Gentlemen, you are only trying to
hide the shame from the face Of Am
brose, that he received by his unwelcome
protest against bis motherland and her
| banner.
Gentlemen, negro will never become
white by washing Those who do not
respect the land which was sprinkled by
years ago, l don't believe have much
love for this country either. Men who
are ready to beat their mother, would be
more ready to beat their step mother.
Gentlemen, any one who has read the
Dingley tariff bill knows that such a
costly banner could not be admitted free
Of duty; therefore, why the protest?
said nothing against the duty in my
last letter. 1t is not question OF money.
1 merely proved that Mr.. Ambrose
was incompetent. For example: If
this protest came from one that was not
of Hungarian birth, then l would not
attempt to pen one word, but Mr.. Am
brose stated that he is OF Hungarian
birth. Now don't believe real good
boy would try to smite his mother, II he
did not have revenge against her, as Mr..
Ambrose did? l can prove my loyalty
any time to this country, without smit-
| ing my mother in the face.
Furthermore, can you take the stand
as jurors, where your mother has been
convicted Of any offense, can you? No!
Well this is something similar. Mr..
| Ambrose's action was incompetent. As
regards the inscription on the flag, |
made the statement in my last letter
| that 1t was line taken from Hungar-
ian hymn.
can easily prove that Mr.. Ambrose
| and his companions carry revenge
| against the Hungarians in this country.
l know Mr.. Ambrose as publisher OF a
Wilkesbarre Slav paper. He was then
| consistent with the Hungarian prin
ciple. He used every possible means to
defeat the Slav leaders and make a
peace between the Hungarian and
Slovak in his paper. Naturally the
subscription became too small, then in
order to place himself in better posi-
tion, what did he do? Changed his
principle. Reader just think of it,
| Sold his paper firm and entered into the
| service OF Mr.. Rovnianek, who is one of
the chief leaders of the Slovak in this
Hungarians. Now l can't understand
how man of this type who will turn
his coat so easy can be loyal to any
country.
Gentlemen, Mr.. Ambrose and his fol-
lowers always seek the knot ON the
| burush. For instance: There is the
Slav protest against the Louis Kossuth
monument at Cleveland, o. This shows
more of their loyalty. Why they made
this protest? From revenge.
Gentlemen, II you remember on the
twenty-sixth of June, 1896, when the
Hungarian Workingmens Society, of
Freeand, held ball in Yannes' opera
house, in memory of its millennium cele-
bration, what protest did you make then
against the ball? On the eve of the ball
you threw on the streets OF Freeland the
following proclamation: Down with
the Hungarians and their ball Hurrah
for the Slevak, of Freeland and vicini-
tyl"
| What was the result of this? Very
few men attended our ball, of which the
proceeds were for charitable purposes.
and we had to pay as damages 5000.
would like to ask any thinking man
where is the principle involved in those
people?
Gentlemen, there is nothing but re-
venge in your hearts, and as / said be-
fore you are only practicing deceit.
You are playing cards with lone hand.
Furthermore, l would state that Mr..
Ambrose delivered an address in Free
land on the twenty-first of August. He
was very cunning in his remarks,
especially when he made the offer of
$50, 900 for the striking miners. Where
is the money? The members of the
Slav Society need relief Why does he
not spend this $4,000
believe he made that offer only as
bait, but his purpose in reality was to
link the members of the society to him
self, for the protest he made against the
Hungarian flag; and to attract the eyes
of the people of the United States. My
opinion is that we will never see one
penny OF that money.
Gentlemen | think Won had better