The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-16
OBJECTIONS RAISED
BY SLAVIC EDITORS
Count Albert S. .Apponyi Not
Wanted at Washington Cele-
bration in Chicago.
FORCIBLE REASONS GIVEN
Former Hungarian Minister Av
cused Of Being Anything but
Apostle Of Peace.

CHICAGO. Feb 15.-Decded opposi-
tion has been raised by Bohemian. Slavic
and Polish editors and citizens oil
Chicago TO the invitation extended Count
Albert G. Apponyi. former hungarian
versal Peace" at the Washington birth
day celebration here.
A memorial was presented today TO
Chairman Alexander a. Mccormick oi
the Union League clubs special commit
tee, in charge OF the celebration, signed
by the editors OF all papers in chicago
printed in the interest OF Slavic people
asking that the invitation be withdrawn.
The reasons assigned in the memorial.
copies OF which also were torwarded TO
Theodore Roosevelt and Andrew Carne-
gle, are. briefly, that the count ls
representative of Hungarian govern
mental tyranny" and as minister Of edu"
cation, Ted the opposition of Siovaks In
that Kingdom The memorial says
Object to Apponyi's Presence,
I'VE. the editors OF the slavic dailes
and weeklies published in Chicago as the
representatives OF Chicago citizens of
celebrate the memory OF George Wash
ington by mammoth meeting at which
all citizens OF foreign birth are TO be IN
ytcd. deem IL our duty liberty loving
citizens to object TO the presence OF
Count Apponyi at that meeting;
our protest against him is based on
the following facts:
Count Apponyi, as minister of cduca-
ton, was responsible for the fusillade al
Cernova, where so many Slnvak peasants
died innocently His report in the Hun
Carlan parliament. made after the mas
saCrc, that there is peace In that VIZ
laec.' rather entities him 10 be the prop
aeator of the peace Of death, than OF
Three million Sovaks are not allowed
TO read or write In their mother tongue
in the public schools, which is the cause
OF an artificial degree OF illiteracy among
this people.
Representative of Tyranny.
There are more than 1000 citizens
the name of ALL these Chicagoans we pro-
test against the outrage on freedom and
liberty which would he perpetrated u a
representative OF tyranny were permitted
TO address this meeting"
Former President Roosevelt was sent a
copy of the petition. on the ground that
stood to be responsible for the Hun
garian's Invitation, might heed the plea
and refuse to speak with Apponyi, Car
negie's copy was the result OF the IRON
counts address. Universal Peace"
Twenty Slavic newspapers were repre-
sented I'm the signers.
The protest was received with sur
prise by Chairman Mccormick and came
almost simultaneously with n MESA ge
from Count Apponyi regretting the Hun
gar!an's inability TO accept the clubs invi-
tation to speak. Count Apponyi said
other engagements would prevent his be-
ing in Chicago to take part in the cele-
bratlon.
This. of course, obviates any neces-
slty OF taking action on tie protest"
said Chairman Mccormick. I'VE had
invited the count to speak here
THE invitation was extended after a
committee meeting at which repres =
tives OF nearly all European races In Chi
cago were present. and no delegate from
the Slovaks expressed any objection
when the name was presented"