The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-22

10 his readers. The local Hungarian
papers also suffer from the fact hat
part Of the subscribers are in arrears
with their subscriptions because they
are out Of work. while others are slow
in paying because they want to go
back to Hungary. To what extent
this Intention OF migrating home
ward influences the whole matter is
shown 10y the fac that at present
very many only pay for their sub
acriptions for a quarter year in ad-
vance, contrary TO sheir previous GUS
tom. for they think that the war will
be over before the end Of the quarter.
In n war the shadow of the great
h~omeward migration and, In many
places. a bad condition Of Affairs have
brought the AmcTlcan-Hungarian pa
pers to such a position THAI they must
be careful in all matters which might
cause further loss by affecting the
ability of their subscribers to pay for
subscriptions In advance Under these
circumstances II not only Is fair but
is necessary IL We wish to reckon
on the enthusiastic and self-sacrifcing
support of these papers In case OF a
strike movement that we must be In a
position to reckon with this. II will
be necessary to give these papers a
certain degree OF support 50 that they
may NOT suffer for their action in the
interest OF successful action in Bethle-
hem and the middle West.
Besides the SsdbddSdg and the
Ncps-drd a new daily paper In Pitts
burg must be set In motion, and those
in Bridgeport and the Youngstown
district &C. and also " Slovak
papers.
In these cumstances the nrst
necessity IL money. Bethlehem must
he sent rs many reliable Hungarian
and German workmen as We n lay
our hands on who will join the fac.
tories and begin their work In secret
among their fellow workmen. For
this purpose I have my men. turner's
and steel workers. We must send an
organizer who In the Interests of the
union will begin the business In his
own way. We must also sent so-called
"sOapbox' orators who will KIN, " how
to start a useful agitation. We shall
want money for popular meetings. pos
sibly for organizing p!cnics. In gem
era! the same applies to the middle
West. I am thinking OF pittsburg and
Cleveland In the hrst instance. as TO
which ! could give details only II !
were ~ return and spend at least a
few daye there. | already have shown
that much can be done with the
papers. We must stir up the mems
feelings in Bethlehem. \ sensation
was caused by the articles which APP
peared at the time of the strike at
Bridgeport. They brought Bethlehem
into the affair.
II is evident hat the start OF a
movement from which serious results
are to he expected requires a suih-
cheney of money 1T the very start.
The extent of subsequent expenditure
for the most part depends on the work
effected. For example, the newspapers
must not receive the whole sum In
tended for them all at once, but only
half. To union agitators only a cer-
tain amount should he given at hrst
and a larger sum in case Of success
or Of a serious strike on the forma-
ton OF the union. II is my opinion
that for the special object Of starting
the bethlehem busine : and the Beth
lehem and Western newspapers CAM
paign $4,000 to $50. 600 must he AT
our disposal, but IL is not possible 10
reckon how much ultimately Will be
required.