New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

gary is the only one where the Parliament
was not consulted on the issue OF war OF
peace. and has not been called since us as
missal, for the simple reason that us VOICE
was feared.
1.-THE Bohemian members, being already nc,
prived Of free speech by the abrogauoh o.
Parliament. we're further muZzled. Tor gooo
measure of safety. This is part OF our uh'
censored information: The greater nunDei
Of them we're drafted into the army, where
they have 70 obey orders from their fruS'
sianized Austrian officers; those TOO old ioi
military service and comparatively harmless
we're put under strict police suryelllsnce
theirs is the most fortunate lot. Our LID
era leader. Kramar, was accused OF nlgh
treason, and is still awaiting sentence IN
prison cell; others, like Rasin, are suffering
the same fate; still others, as, for instance
the radical leader, Klofsk, and NUMBER OF
other Radicals are being held in detention
camps. Professor Masaryk and one or TWO
like him succeeded in getting out OF Austria
and are now working for Bohemian nation
alism from French and English soil
ain short, not one of our elected repre-
sentatives 10 the Reichsrat or the Diet IL
free; not one is allowed TO exercise his con-
stitutional right or perform his constitu
tional duty Of putting before the govern
ment the opinions and the wishes OF those
whose spokesman he is"
at comes to an abrogaton of the con
stitution," interrupted one Of the editors
"and Hungary, with all her pride IN her
ancient Magma Charts. has openly made her
self party to this act!"
Professor Masaryk.
"Let me tell you about Professor Masa-
ryk," again said the least impassioneo OF
my three Bohemians, "the father OF tne
young girl who is being detained by the au
thorities-without danger to her LIE, an
sure-in whose behalf some American WON.
en- have pleaded out of the generosity OF
their hearts.
"Masarvk is the founder and leader Of the
Realist party of Bohemia, branch OF tne
Liberal party, which refuses to work from
basis of dreams and wishes, but faces facts
and mingles common sense with PATRIOTISM
Mssaryk is essentially a scientist. he
studies all the aspects Of thing before ne
forms an opinion. OF the Austrian Sia'
problem he has made a special study, and
what he saws on the subject can be taker
for gospel truth, because he has the sclen
lists aversion for coloring and exaggeratlon
| "And this man." said the Rev. Mr.. koukol
a Protestant minister, who once studied foi
the Catholic priesthood, "this man wrote
There are 10000 priests in Bohemia; count
10000 Austrian spies!' 1t is positive truth
One may only except handful of country
clerics who pay the price of obscurity fol
their loyalty to their own country and race
The Ant-Bohemians.
"There are three categories of people IT
Bohemia who hold with Austria and are
traitors to us-the landed nobility, who loof
for the maintenance Of their rights to feu
dal Austria, and whose blood has long since
been mixed with Teuton and Magyar blood;
the officials appointed by Vienna, and th'
Catholic clergy paid from Vienna. The rea
son for the loyalty of those to the conquerol
and oppressor of our nation is obvious. Fol
my part, found | could not be both COOS
priest and good Bohemian"
| was anxious to hear more about the re-