The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
,MAGYARS HERE ARE WARLTKE.
ASK CONGRESS TO EXPRESS SYM
PATHY WITH THE COALITION.
Down with the %HapsOurEsl" Is the Cry at
an Animated Sunday Meeting Called TO
Enlist American Interest-Laurelled
Pictures VI the Generals Shot After '4s.

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Enlist American Interest-Laurelled
Pictures VI the Generals not After AS
They began the Magyar revolution oil
1905 UP at Grand Central Palace yesterday
afternoon, If passionate denunciation OF
Franz Joseph and prayers for an lnoe-
pendent Hungary count for that much
Magyars Of every description packed the
hall to the doors. The stage
with the silken red, white and green OF
Hungarian national standards and Magyar
o~rators-besides two Observation-Disclosures
the meeting with the ~eloquence OF their
ace In words meant to correct American
public opinion as to the Justice Of the Magyar
cause.
Emperor Franz Joseph marched a thou-
sand soldiers into the Hungarian parlia-
ment on February 10 and peremptorily
dissolved 1t after the struggle for a free
Hungary had been on for eighteen months,
The main demand Of the Magyars was free
suffrage on conditions which shut lou some
Of the Immigrant alien peoples now numeri>
cally in the majority.
Copies Of a New York Magyar daily; the
Hungarian-American Peoples Voice, were
handed to the reporters when yesterdays
meeting began, The paper contained q
picture, wreathed with laurel, Of the thirteen
| Magyar Generals whom Franz Joseph shot
al the end Of the Magyar revolution Of ls4s,
also an EXPLANATION Of the resolve Of Hun
gary to have commercial and national
Independence, ending with these words:
The Ides OF March are fast approaching.
On the 18th OF March. 1s4s, the Magyar reVolu"
I ton broke forth and had not the Russian
Bear come to the rescue of the then youth"
full Francis Joseph he would have lost the
crown Of Hungary forever.
When In 1887 he made his peace with the
Magyars he solemnly vowed TO uphold the
laws Of Hungary.
His actions now stamp him as a common
.perjurer.
Az such a perJurer he stands convicted
before modern history and as such do we,
the undersigned Magyar-Amer!oan citizens,
fully assuming all responsibility for our
language, brand him before the forum OF
the American people.
This Ia signed by G. D. Berkoyits, editor
Of the paper and twelve other representative
Hungarians here, among them two clergy
men and q banker.
1t was predicted by several OF the vice.
chairmen in private talk that the present
trouble In Hungary would lead to war.
The first speaker introduced was Norris
Cukor, a lawyer. I'VE do not wish TO
arouse the passions OF u people" he said
shut to explain calmly our position and sub
NIT the case of our struggling compatriots
In HunRa ~ to the impartial Judgment OF
the American nation. Conservative ano
Radical, Royalist and Republican. all march
shoulder to shoulder in the Coalition party
OF the Magyar Parliament. And they are
--I.,..a ,.Izz h. Ioalarahtn mot of "a Tnarp
politician, but of Francis Kossuth, worthy
son of that immortal Louis kossuth. whose
name is one to c~onjure with in every corner
OF the globe where free men dwell. tGrea'
applause ,aan.o,d. - tina uaava,
people as voiced by the leaders of the COAL.
ton? The first demand is the right o.
universal suffrage. On this question i
has been attempted to influence American
public opinion by the argument that th'
King offered to present the right of uni
versal suffrage to the Hungarians and tina
the coalition declined the offer. Han
And when nave we free men ever been Sc
craven thai we should accept such a tunda
mental right as "a boon from Franz Joseph
liberty with a string tied to it, to be revoked
as royal caprice may dictate. No FREE
suffrage must be granted as the Constitution
prescribes, by the enactment Of Parllameh
and the subsequent sanction or the hing
Then only can it be safe and thus only car
we as free Magyars accept il;
"Then the coalition demands that Magyar
should he organized into Magyar regi
ments, carry Magyar colors; have Maya
officers and be commanded In that ian
guage. And lastly the leaders OF the coah
ton demand the total commercial and III
dustrial independence of Hungary.
Hungary was never conquered or bough
or acquired in any way whatever by The
HapsbYrgs,, IAPPRlstusss. AND shouts 6sna,n ,D0 tSI
royal house Of Hungary by the free choic'
of the Hungarian people. Applause
We appeal to you fellow Americans for tina
moral support which you have ever give
to a people struggling for free government
Let another liberated nation, let free HUI
gary bless America and her precious fiagl
The meeting stamped, tossed their hat
In the air and shouted for five minutes
Then the whole assemblage sang the ma
tional song, listen Add Meg a Magyar
God bless Hungary After that the,
sang I'm the same way the Tevolutionar
HYMN that Louis Kossuth wrote and tn
whole Magyar people sang IN 1885. IL l
called AIT Izente (Send the Word)." ~
Stephens Church in East Fourteenth stree
made a stirring address.
Hungary is wet with the blood OF Tn
seekers OF freedom he said. The prlncl
pies OF George Washington are what we al
r Fighting LOT. That alone gives us M rig
to ask for the support OF Washington's pee
ple, What is our sin? What have W
|, done that we have to come here to tai
about liberty? Is it not history hat we hav
! always been loyal TO the Hapsburgs and the
the h~apsburgs have. always kept us !
shackles? The Hapsburg is told that h
must obey the Constitution and answers
. The Constitution? My sword is the Cor
stitution.' Well, We will be the rust to ed
D that sword away"
Father Perenyi then put a resolution
calling on the American nation py us GOO
government of the people, by the peopl
and for the people" and asking Congress
to express its sympathy with the people {
Hungary in their struggle for justice, Il
liberty and for righteousness"
= These we're passed with cheers. Congress
man Goldfogle also spoke.