The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-12-22

members of Little Tammany
urged Judge Smallwood to re-
lease Michael Danculovic from
the county workfarm, they
brought liberty to a man whose
sympathy and efforts always have
been given to AUSTRIA Hungary,
nation now at war with the
United States.
To a native-born citizen, it is
a sad sight to see Federal of
fcials, holding public office by
the grace. of Woodrow Wilson,
dig an enemy sympathizer out of
Jail where he was sent for blind
plugging. -. .#..-
Michael Danculovic is getting
into the spotlight to an extent
that likely will satisfy even his
Rooseveltian egotism. He puts
himself in the same class as
America s noted Rough Rider and
it takes a Lot of spotlight to sat-
isfy such supreme cyclists.
There are reputable Croatians
| in Duluth who will swear that
Michael Danculovic put up the
Kaiser's picture when the war
broke out. Further than that, he
fastened to St. Paul and took an
examination before the Austro-
Hungarian consul for military
service in the Austrian army, al
though claiming to be an Amer
lean citizen.
There is reputable Croatian
in Duluth who will swear that
Michael 'Danculovic urged him
to do what he could for the Old
Country. That Crotian replied
that America was good enough
for him and that he was through
with Francis Joseph and his auto
cratic form of government. Still
another Croatian declares that
.Danculovic urged him to go, to
St. Paul to enlist for service in
the Austrian army.
There are Croatians who de-
clare that Danculovic arranged
with the Austro-H Hungarian con-
sui to gather up Austrians in Du-
luth and on the iron ranges and
then forward them to st. Paul
for enlistment and shipment to
Europe to fight against the Allied
Powers. Stringency Of the Brit
ish blockade of the high seas put
an end to that scheme.
Still other reputable Croatians
tell how Michael Danculovic
posted papers that contained news
favorable to the Central Powers.
When a paper announced any
success of the Central Powers or
disaster to the Allies, it is
alleged that Danculovic made t
his custom to run to and fro,
showing the news to the Croati-
ans, chuckling and laughing over
the big, black headlines.
True Sons of, Croatia do not
rejoice over successes Of the Gen.
trail Powers for they hate the
Kaiser and: have repudiated the
Imperial Austro- Hungarian rule.
Not only has Michael Dancul-
ovic been charged with disloyal-
ty to his adopted nation but he
sought to grab big American
dollars by running a blind big,
thereby breaking the laws and
! setting bad example to Croati-
ans who seek work, homes and
freedom beneath the dear old
Stars and Stripes.
! Native-born .Croatians prize
freedom and hate traitors. They
also believe in obeying the laws
of the land in which they live.
They cannot understand how a
kindly court and United States
officials can help a self-confessed
law-breaker out of Jail.
Michael Danculovic was born
a peasant lad in far-away Croatia.
Some say that his parentage was
half Croatian and half Serbian.
Turning his back on his old night
school friend, Emperor Francis
Joseph, the peasant boy came to
America nearly a quarter Of a
century ago. He worked awhile
in Pennsylvania coal mines and,
eventually, drifted to South Chi
cago where he worked in the
Pennsylvania systems shops in
an humble capacity.
But Danculovic had an eye for
female charms as we'll as the
American dollar. He so success
fully made love to the mistress
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