Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-22

The map Of Europe has been chang
ing ever since there has been any his
torical record. There have been times
when.changes have been expected that
have not occurred. One thing is notice
able-no nation in Europe has thrown
off foreign yoke.
Sixty years ago Hungary was in
position Of antagonism to Austria.
Louis Kossuth came to the United
States, which was in those days the
mecca of all peoples who desired to be
made free, to raise funds to prosecute
a revolution against the other wing OF
the dual empire. He was treated liber-
ally by the freedom loving American
people and returned to Hungary.
What became Of the money raised at
that time l do not know. What every
body does know is that Hungary is
still a part of the empire Of Austria
Hungary.
/ am Of Hungarian parentage, but l
was born in America. My father was
in sympathy with the movement to
achieve independence for his father
land and was a member of q revolu-
tionary society organized for that pur-
pose. This story which l am about to
relate he told me when was a boy.
THE society to which l belonged"
he said, was organized for the pur-
pose of bringing about rising Of the
Hungarian people against the Austrian
government OF course we were Sc
cret body. 1 determined to learn the
plans Of the government concerning
Hungary, and to do this l offered my
services to the prime minister as a spy
on the revoluionists, revealing to him
that was member of circle whose
object was to achieve the independ-
ence Of Hungary, and had Joined the
society with view to obtaining their
plans. 1 succeeded in winning the
minister's confidence and anticipated
getting much valuable information.
THE danger in all this was that I'M
less 1 made known to the circle my in
tentions I was likely to be considered
traitor to them. If told them what
| was doing was liable to run against
some one among them who was en-
deavoring to accomplish for the gov
eminent what I was DESTROYS Of doing
for the circle. If so l would be i'm
mediately arrested and shot by the
government
II 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 l had long been
friends, and I felt sure that he was
true to Hungary.
Through the prime minister 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 / met with a misfor-
| tune. Shimsky was arrested as a plot
ter against the Austrian government.
And second misfortune followed i'm
mediately. A few days after Shin
sky's arrest our society held a meeting.
and l was not only accused of being
traitor, but of having given the in
formation that had caused his arrest.
1T happened that another member of
the circle was playing the same game
was playing. One Raminye. while
| pretending to be working In the inter.
est of the government. had learned that
was In the confidence Of the prime
minister. Raminye at once reported
the matter to the society. They consti-
tuted themselves a court to examine
into the charge.
The evidence Of my true position had
been given only to Shimsky. and be
had been arrested and his papers con,
| hscated- II. he had placed mine with