Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-30
TRIBUTE TO GREAT WRITER
Anniversary Of BOrovSky, BObsmias
Patriot Journalist, Celebrated,
PROCEEDS FOR MONUMENT IN CHICAGO
Charles sadiIek, the Principal
Speaker, Delivers Address on the
Life Of the Champion of
Popular Causes.

The memory Of Karel Havlicek Borovsky.
one Of Bohemia's greatest authors and
journalists. was honored Sunday afternoon
by local Observation-Disclosures in Turner
hall, on South Thirteenth street, the occa-
sion before the fftieth anniversary OF the
death OF the writer An excellent program
In two parts was carried out by representa-
tives Of the fourteen leading Bohemian So
cieties and lodges of the city IL was lis
tened TO by several hundred men and
women and consisted of oratory, music
poems and recitations. Charles Sadilek
was the principal speaker, delivering an
address on the life of the patriot.
He was entirely devoted to the Bo-
hernian cause" said Mr. Sadlek, and
was one Of those patriots who never could
be swerved from their purpose. He was
determined though prosecuted and irnpris-
oned at times for his political labors. He
died at the age Of "a years, at that time
unrecognized in the larger sense Of the
word, but today he is honored as one Of
the foremost men of the past in the strug-
gle Of the Bohemians for liberty"
The program was opened by music by the
Bohemian Singing society, followed by Mt
Sadilek's address. Rudolf F1binser and
Alois Korisk played an instrumental duet
Mrs. +. w BandhaUer read a poem, which
was followed by vocal duet sung by Mrs
r. Tauchen and B. w. Bartos. Instru-
mental music from trio composed of
Prof Peel. Jan Swoboda and Al Korisko
Anton Palas read poem having for Its
subject international peace and unity A
violin solo was played by Frank Mach, ac-
companied by Miss Kment. Mrs. Marie
Michal gave a recitation. followed by
uf- nv
AL Korisko.
All over the country Bohemian born cit-
zens held the same sort Of exercises, fees
being charged for tickets The proceeds
will go towards a national fund to erect
a monument to Borovsky in Chicago.
story of Patriots Life.
Karel Havlicek Borovsky was born in 1874
In a village named Borova, in Bohemia.
His father was a country merchant After
his philosophical studies he began to study
theology in the Prague Catholic seminary,
where he spent year, his liberalism not
permitting him to continue. In 1886 he was
appointed editor Of the Prazske Noviny
prague News which in April, 1850, was
stopped by the government for his liberal
writing against the oppressive actions of
the government. In May OF the same year
slovan, which he also had to stop in August
of the same year, being warned by the gov
eminent He knew journalism would help
his countrymen in both political as we'll as
the material ways and to do this work the
best he could even resigned from the Par
lament, of which he was a member. De-
cember !, 1851 he was at night arrested by
the gend armes and driven to Brixen, in
Tyrol. And even there in Punishment he
did not stop. but continued writing his best
poems and political articles.
Most Of his political compositions were
.coniscated by the government
He remained in Brixen until 1855. being
visited in his Punishment by his wife, but
when he returned in the spring of 1855 he
found his wife had died a short time pre-
vious. A year after his return, in 1856, he
died. his last word being Julia" the name
OF his wife.