Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-08
COMMUNICATED.
Freeland, Pa, September s

Editor Tribune.-In your issue OF the
Sd inst, we noticed an article presum ably
penned by one Joseph S. Uhlar, oi
Upper Lehigh, In which that learned
gentleman takes umbrage at the action
Of Supreme President Ambrose, Of the
National Slavonic Society, for protest
ing against the admission OF a certain
Hungarian flag to this country free OF
duty.
Now, In reference to this article we
will say that we are very firmly COR
vinced that Mr.. Uhlar is not sufficiently
informed In matters pertaining to his
native land, to intelligently discuss this
question, this conclusion being forced
upon us by perusal Of his article. The
gentleman asserts that the protest
against the admission OF the flag was
unnecessary, and enters into lengthy
harangue In support of this assertion,
but he actually proves nothing.
The facts of the matter are that In
answer to Mr.. Ambrose's protest against
the admission of this flag to this country,
free OF duty, the secretary Of the United
States treasury replied that the admis-
sion OF the flag free of duty had been
denied, and this would lead us to infer
that 1t certainly must have been de-
msnded or 1t could not have been denied.
We are then tempted to ask who is Mr..
Uhlarp Who is this man who sets him
self upon pedestal and decides whether
Mr.. Ambrose's action was necessary or
not?
The action Of Mr.. Ambrose met with
the almost universal support and com
mendation of all the leading Slavonians
and many Of the prominent Magyars,
including their most influential periodi-
calls, as we'll, and certainly appears to
be meritorous.
We do not think 1t would be hard to
find many American citizens, natives of
other lands, viz: "Irish or German"
particularly referred to by the gentle
man who would vigorously protest
against the admission, free Of duty, OF
the English or the German flag, bearing
an inscription such as this flag bears
and being sent here by the government
itself, as is the case here.
We fall to see wherein the action Of
Mr.. Ambrose would indicate that he
desired ito get vengeance on his moth
erland" or wherein he 'practiced deceit, "
but, on the contrary, we feel that he but
did his duty as good, loyal, American
citizen, and to prove that we are not
alone in this opinion we quote from the
columns of Nepszava, leading Magyar
publication of New York city, and
the official organ Of the committte ap-
pointed to receive the flag, which said:
Under ordinary circumstances we
would with devotion, honor and welcome
the flag. But, when 1t comes to US with
q contract attached, which would bind
us here In q strange land to further the
Interests Of our motherland, and really
invites US to become traitors to the stars
and stripes, then we must refuse, with
disgust, to accept 1t, as offered"
In conclusion we would state that we
do not question the fact that Mr.. Uhlar
is a good, patriotic Magyar, but we have
reason to doubt whether he is now, or
ever will become good faithful Ameri-
can citizen. As to his pretty allegory
about Svatupluk and Arpad, we have
only to say that this proves conclusively
that the gentleman has never studied
the history OF his native land, and we
would advise him, before he further
betrays his ignorance, to secure copy
and at least peruse 1t.
Rev. Chas. Pajdusak,
Rev. X. Hauser,