The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-13
A STORY OF
HUNGARY
By EVERETT p. CLARKE

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when changes have been expected tina
have not occurred One thing is notice
lble-no nation In Europe has thrown
or foreign yoke.
Sixty years ago Hungary was In q
position OF antagonism TO Austria
Louis Kossuth came 10 the United
States, which was In those days the
mecca OF all peoples who desired TO be
revolution against the other wing OF
the dual empire. He was treated llber'
ally by the freedom loving American
people and returned 10 Hungary.
What became OF the money raised AT
that time do not know. What every,
body does know is that Hungary IL
still part OF the empire of Austria
Hungary.
| am Of Hungarian parentage, but
was born in America. My father was
In sympathy with the movement 10
achieve independence for his father.
land and was a member Of revolu'
tionary society organized for that pur'
pose. This story which | am about TO
relate he told me when / was a boy.
1.-THE society 10 which | belonged
he said, was organized for the pur
pose OF bringing about rising of the
Hungarian people against the Austrian
government or course we were Sc
cret body. i determined TO learn the
plans of the government concerning
Hungary, and TO do this 1 offered my
services to the prime minister as a spy
on the revolutionists, revealing 10 him
that I was member of a circle whose
object was to achieve the independ
ence Of Hungary, and I had Joined the
society with a view to obtaining their
plans. | succeeded in winning the
minister's confidence and anticipated
getting much valuable information.
The danger in all this was that I'M
less made known to the circle my In |
tentions | was likely to be considered |
a traitor TO them. II told them what |
I was doing was liable to run against |
some one among them who was en-. I
deavoring TO accomplish for the gov
ernment what I was DESTROYS of doing /
for the citcle. II SO / would be i'm
mediately arrested and shot by the
government.
Il concluded to place in the hands OF
one member Of the circle-Shimsky
was his name-evidence to prove that
| was working in the interest of Hun,
gary, but charged him not TO produce
1t till should call upon him to do so.
Indeed, 1t consisted of papers in seal
ed package the nature of which he did
not know. He and I had long been
friends, and | felt sure that he was
true to Hungary.
Through the prime minister l learned
just what provision had been made by
the government to suppress any rising
on the part of Hungary and, more than
this, what prominent Hungarians were
playing false to the Hungarian cause,
Then suddenly l met with misfor-
tune. Shimsky was arrested as plot.
ter against the Austrian government.
And a second misfortune followed i'm.
mediately. A few days after Shin
sky's arrest our society held a meeting,
and | was not only accused of being
tAuiioi, put VI gwen INC |
formation that had caused his arrest.
1T happened that another member of
he circle was play ing the same game
was playing One Ramnye while
to be working In the inter
st Of the government, had learned that
was in the confidence of the prime
minister. Raminye at once reported
tnv 70 hfX cnciatr
uted themselves court to examine
nto the charge.
The evidence OF my true position had
'een given only to Shimsky, and he l.
ad been arrested and his papers con
seated. II he had placed mine with
be Others l was surely lost. could
OF convince the circle that l was true
0 them, and the government would
ave conclusive proof that l had been
spy on their movements. If l es.
aped the circle l would fall by the
overnment.
"All | could say to the circle was that
had deposited proofs of my loyalty 70 I
hungary with Shimsky. If the gov
'nment was not in possession of them
nd they could be found, l was saved 1
; not, the government would put me ,
1t of the way.
The circle at once considered what c
ley had better do. but was not per :
tilted TO hear their deliberations !
hey decided that there was a strong
that the government had
e papers I had deposited with Shin. 4
y, that l would be arrested and my
rest would be very dangerous 10 the
ciety. l was called into the room r
here the deliberations had taken
ace and handed a sum of money @
1ich / was told | was TO use in i'm. =
ediate fight.
Il left the meeting within ten min
IS of receiving this command and, In 1
iguise, made my way into Italy.
lere l felt comparatively safe, but
stria then held northern Italy. and
til l had left that country | was not -
re of immunity from arrest. was
lnd for America and learned when -
cached this country that no one ac- Il
sed of a political offense could be stan
.radited" clair
~ father married an American and Il
rer returned 10 Hungary. l never citiz
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