The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-04
HUNS OF CITY WAIT CALL TO
 INDEPEN NCE
Willing to Strike For Liberty But Few Will Return to
 Serb War.

Streets Of the East Sides where the fna5ority Of the Hungarian residents or the city live, were thronged last night awaiting with the keenest in ferest the latest news of the war. The eatherings are quiet, the majority dis cuesing the possibilities of the war. IntexeAt ds centeFed in the possi bihty of Auatro-Hungary being defeated. for then they believe that the time for a strike for liberty should be made Ieading Hungar1ans stated last night fIanf should call be made on Hun earfans for the liberation of Hun gary, the exodus of local Hunsa rians would be so great, that there would be q dearth of labor in the local fac
 if is to be noted that those who have no ties binding them to the old country. even though they may be upon the reserve list show no in clination Of returning to the Father land in case of general war.
 John Renchy. one of the most prom inent Hunearians in the city. gives the following as the cause of the lack of patriotism on 2 the part of local Hungarians.
 The attempt of the German govern ment through various channels to force Germany upon Hungary and sBo- hezaia the taro countries that cpnstf- tute the largest state of the Austro- Hungary empire, as 3. national lan- guage.
 The usurpation of the throne by Aus tria, which they declare belongs right fully to Hungary.
 T4ae love for independence of Hun garians and Bohernians and the com pIete separation from Austria.
 The demand that Germany remain out of the national politics of the Aus tro~HHngarfan government
 Times in Austro-HungAry for many years has been turbulent Several times since its conqusst, Bohemia, com paratiueiy small, but having several million fnhabitants, has turned against the government In open rebellion Of recent years the chief dissentfon be- tween the empire and the state have been the attempt to thrust German upon the state as 2 national language. Bohemian is the most p&rfect Of the Slav languages and is said to be The attempt resulted in the forna- ton of the Young Cheks, who have through underground schannels, att tsnnnted to dispose of inc German ty- rants. and to secure the return ,of Bo- hernian in the schools. Their efforts were successful to some extent Bo- henian being allowed in the public schools. but all governmental busin esa was transacted in German. They have also akfexnpteI several times to re-es- fabliah the ancient Bohemian non- archy
 The movement was composed Of inc younger members Of BohemIan mo- bfIity They were assisted by the stu during the campaign, and the editors of several anti-government papers were forced to ice the county.
 The movement was backed by the entiTA 6ohsnaian population of the e1npire. and to 9. large extent by the %4 feared. As a last recourse. partial de- mandB of the Rot1ng Cheks were com- piled with. As a result, Bohemian residents of this country would Ike to see the de9eat of the dual empire SC that freedom could be secured
 There arc comparatively few Bo1le- aiian residents of the city Of those here. none ara willing to go back and fight
 The situation in Hungary is some what different The chief movers in the Hungarian quest for freedom, were the nobility. and not the general pop ulations as was the case in Bohemia A few public spirited and extreme ely wealthy Hungarians took to dip1o- uatic and underground channels to secure the govsrnment in the hands of the Hungarian nobility instead of Austria
 They have never succeeded, and several of the most prominent. mem bers of the movement were thrown into cells for treason This tended to xnbitter the entire Hungarian popu- lation of the country against the dual unuarchg, especially when a pro- e1anati0n declared that all govern mental busimess would be transacted in German
 The Austrian residents are more patriotic to the government. They realize that the defeat Of the dual monarchy would result in the conn plete separation of the three countries. It rpoS1Id leave Austria of compara- tive small area. and would thrust 1t in practical poverty, as Hungary and Bohemia are many times weaItTier than 1t.
 West Side, whers the majority of Huns gaTzan residents live Bulletins, an nouncing the latest developments in the old country, are being issued by several of the more progressive and patriotic Of the Hungarian merch ants. About this board, today at noon. were. fsathefed several hundred Hungarian sTFsrrzeTH Tn the factories.
 In several factories where the ma 5oT9Ey of 1aborers is composed of Hun gaF5ans, it was announced today that if the war in Europe continues, the. employers will post bulletins in Hun gar1an, telling the latest news. Local Hungartans in the factories favor the 0nn Weeks