Evening star., 1905-11-04

Written for The Star.
None of the better class Hungarians in
America. none Of the well-to-do or edu-
| Gated Magyars proper. believes for a
moment that there will be any serious trou-
Bile between Hungary and Austria SO long
| as Francis Joseph, Emperor Of Austria and
King of Hungary, is alive.
"All Magyars have too much respect for
| Francis Joseph; they feel too much real
affection for the old man." said a well-in-
formed Magyar, twenty-sx years res.-
| dent in this country, to me day or two
| ago. Ito countenance any movement as
| long as he lives that will divorce Hungary
| from Austria as Norway and Sweden have
| been divorced
| His refusal to allow the use of the Mag
| var tongue In giving commands to Magyar
regiments Is to be regretted; 1t grieved
! many of us. But we remember that he is
| getting to be an old man; we believe he is
| a good man, with excellent Intentions; we
| know how many personal misfortunes he
| has had to suffer and We would bear with
| a good deal more than that from him with
| out advocating a separation or any other
| revolutionary movement.
His death, however, will be the signal
| for movements which must result either in
| independence for Hungary or concessions
| to the Magyars which will satisfy their de-
| mands.
"The Bohemians are dissatisfied. too;
| they, like the Hungarians, are anxious
either for a separate national life or ex-
| tenSive concessions of various kinds.
Hungarians and Bohemians.
"Peopie of many races live on Hungarian
| soil; they may be divided into four principal
| groups: Hungarians proper, Magyars; !;
| Slavs sometimes called Slovaks), Jews and
| gipsies. People of several other races live
| within the boundaries of our country, but
how not to finn
separately in a short talk.
The country is not portioned off among
| the different races, Magyars. Slavs, Jews
and gipses being found everywhere though
| the territory Immediately surrounding
| Buda-Pesth has a much larger proportion
| of real Hungarians or Magyars than are to
| be found elsewhere. l should add that
| there are many Czechs-we pronounce
| Czech almost as if spelled checker Bo-
hemians proper, living in Hungary, but
| there probably not enough of them to
| count for against any movement, either
| for independence or for greater recognition.
| They sympathze with the present feeling
| for a separate Hungarian national exist
| ence, and Hungarians sympathiZe with Bo-
hemia in her aspirations for Bohemian rec
| ognition.
ITO go into Hungary's grievances in de-
| tail would take too long. Their general ma
| ture is easily explained. This recent furry
| about Francis Josephs refusal to allow the
use of the Magyar tongue in giving orders
| to Magyar soldiers is typical.
I'VE believe that the empire of Austria
| Hungary would be knit still more firmly to-
| gether If this demand were to be conceded.
| 1t would certainly add to the efficiency of
| a Hungarian regiment actively In the field
| If the soldiers could hear their own Ian
| guage from the lips of the commanding Of
| fcer, and We believe it would add to their
| patriotic feeling also. Francis Joseph does
| not and Hungary reyeres him too much
| to insist.
Magyar Tongue in the Schools
Hungary now enjoys many things that
| were denied to it not many years ago.
"I recollect very well when 1t was first
| made possible for the school children to
| be taught the various branches from books
| printed in the Magyar language by teachers
| who spoke the Magyar tongue. l was only
| a schoolboy then-not ten years old-but the
| memory of my first day in school where
| Magyar was spoken and read is as fresh
| to me yesterday.
LAS a boy l lived in Pesth, and the school
| was supported by the city, not by the ma
| ton Today all the municipalities in Hun
| gary support fine schools for their chill