Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
BOHEMIANS ORGANIZE LEAGUE
Personal Rights Of Citizens the Slogan
for 100000 Nebraskans.
OPPOSED TO PROHIBITION FIRST
constitution and bylaws Declare
Laws to Abolish Liquor Tramc
Invasion Of Personal Rights
and Not American.

One hundred thousand Bohemians in
Nebraska will work against prohibition in
Nebraska. This was decided at a meet
ing Sunday afternoon Of the Bohemian
Personal Rights league.
Eighteen OF the Bohemian societies in
Omaha and South Omaha were repre-
sented at the meeting, the delegates
speaking for 1900 members, and a plan
Of campaign was adopted. The constitu-
ton and bylaws Of the league, outlined
two weeks ago, were adopted at the meet
ing and the organization perfected. John
Rosiscky presided with V. Buresh as sec
rotary Of the organization. The firSt
meeting was held two weeks ago and
the next meeting will be held Sunday.
August 8. The meetings are neld IN
the Kasper hall at 1245 South Thirteenth
street.
I'VE, the Bohemians of Nebraska,
hereby declare ourselves as being opposed
to prohibition in ell its phases" Is the
first declaration contained in the by
laws, the long document being adopted by
unanimous vote, though following pro-
longed discussion. Secretary Buresh eX-
plained the clause as meaning that they
oppose any legislation whatsoever against
the sale Of liquor, holding that they
should be allowed to buy what they want
and when they want It. Prohibition tends
to restrict the personal rights of a citl-
zen, they claim, and the league, as its
name implies, pledges to work against
any restrictions.
Rights in the schools
The next clause declares for the right
OF each parent to send his children to
whatever school he chooses, whether pub
lie, private or parochial." The next two
clauses in the bylaws pledge the sup
port of the subscribers to them to such
legislative and other candidates only as
will uphold personal rights, and war
against any and every public officer who
will not uphold the personal rights Of
the citizens OF Nebraska
The Bohemian Personal Rights league
of Omaha will be the central body in the
state, 1t being the purpose to rganize
subordinate societies in all the Bohemian
towns in the state. The societies will all
be non-partisan and non-sectarian and
the 100. 900 Bohemians in Nebraska will
be eligible to membership.
A resolution was adopted to print TO-
900 papers setting forth the plans Of
the league and to distribute these
throughout Nebraska, together with 5000
membership cards, printed in English and
Bohemian. The cities Of Omaha and
South Omaha were districted and d COM
mitteeman appointed for each district TO
secure the names and addresses of each
Bohemian and ascertain who are in favor
of the new movement, and also to look
after the newcomers and get them to take
out naturalization papers immediate ely
upon their arrival in Omaha.
oman was cut into sixteen districts
and the committeeman appointed are:
a -.
Sitera, Joseph Baur, V. Sunka, Joseph
Kavan, EN-. Kroupa, v. Buresh, v. Fuks,
V. Dusatka, Jan Simanek, v. Vachal, IAN
Kraus, Jan Knezacek and Kar Knczacek.
Nin districts were made in South
Omaha, with the following for commit
teemen: Joseph Sinkule, Joseph Masin,
J. w. Linek, Joseph Spevak, Joseph les.
nohlidek, Joseph Lisar, v Prazan, Jo-
seph Pivonka and j. Vachal.