Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-22
A Slovene Patriarch to His
People.
NJ MICHAEL vosINAk.

am an old man OF c,ghty-two vc..v -,
a,nn' u, s"i'arsiand in exile / am the e,des,
,.n-, ~" o. sl'vens public life Eanishca
va ->uSt'ia ut the hcg:nninr OF The wa I
."nn refuge al Colinnae from v,;., 49,, +,
;rn AZ, nppea; L" my country fellows in Afn.-.
'r ny son ~: II. Eostna,;. OF the JronS 81, .
E"'nnl!'te lee. is iahorin. among YOU in So,.o,
ow:a pasi' N .,. o. 9u. Jnso- Slavic state My
I'&hi TO speak few world; cam.n, r-on ~, ~, ~
depth OF my heart. '' '''''' ''e
=; ne generation - a!!ch / belong /, app,oocb .
M, ,,s ;nS siave have seen namy ciihnres in
. hs ior,unes 9[ The slov.nes. As n,em6er Of
me austrian ra'lta'aent and tho St,.r;au Dit
nave a, been actively fnvoived in pubic ana airs
t,pa We, zen ths Growth %: the snail Slovenr
days from 1883 to Isss W. crra.aS Sh e
S!ovena. An, s'I'G n,.1 i"n,ndation OF modern
p ,a q thc Union OF Ju=o-Slav Co.Up.ra.
: Mas; i1odr-il s:ovena was dedicated 20 death.
S Sgpafa'ea from ho' brethren. the Serbs and
Er"a,s: ,nSnaee by ran-tiernanism. this corr
t.iomMea'.n c"nd no: exist. even spite OF
FeSss" ' the neyrn; H energy The world
had been standing va '''N'i We
l-ookin= out from my peaceful Swiss r.tur,
have stesdasty een eonviases ana a PiG nd
cratic principles will be victorious bnlinv 70
been s aaf viii WHIT be h arf,s s@ nna wh
S!o"enos will BE- relieved from the heavy yoke
,ao.e AGAINST tcr stands The great democrae ~,
~ the World, under whose laws you are iivin::
ct!:e: enemy, tho Austrian Sav.
MY hs":i i. fun of pride 81 behold the coura.
i.a:i>s, all classes rich ana paor. sncia,ists the
.N'Shbshoo o! tjuhlJara. ,-"n to the last peas.
AM and -nrIiman. striving for the sa nm.
goal. We know that can exist only If We
are united With Serbs and Nrua.a in one indie
PENDENT. f.cc ANA democratic state. We all wisi.
lngo-siaNia r"ee from Germans and t,c!r black
Yellow slaves. nnrtnl law. prisons and the .-:,!-
!uHs which aye threatening
This creed viii follow nc 10 my grave The
Slovencs alone cannot I've. II they arc not
united TO Serbs and Croat*. hey viii be los,
They cannot Eght alone aSains, thei, enemy
uh" has been trying TO o"erwhAlrn tMe,n for tho
past thousu nd years. The gospel Of Siovenc pol
icy must he Juso- Slav state and ua: ional unitv
Being ths eve OF my grave. beg OF my
people: live in concord don't quarrel, bur in the
spirit OF real national discipline, work ali Of
you toward our future Freedom. Our salvation
IL only n unity. brot:,e;!ike harmony and en-
ergeti: work: -
Never has tho situation Of The i:lovcncs been
Il - to-day. The Bibie SAYS: The foye.
nave holes and the birds or the air have nests"
but | am telling YOU the Sltrencs have place
wh;c. TO lag their heads. The German Pick
"lhauhe to-day rules beautin! Slovenia We
have reithe- HON y no: country. We mus, ish:
for country. and this country viii!
stretch from the Dravu and Sara 10 Nardar and
Sa !onki and IN thus country VIII be enough
Tread IL nd nd happiness.
old .ra,.. Austria conts:ated my
psopertr ana said: You are guilty OF high
treason have rei:he- homo nor danlestic
FOOT hut IN MY old heart IS living hope and
faith that o,r great national ideal viii! he real
lied. because 1 tee! the hand OF the l.o-d *
with nH.
have oaly one wish and that i: 20 return
and Slove:a.. Then I wi say to the Lord
''Nop ,ett"s. T:1cu Thy serva nj depart IN peace.
for nine eyes have seen the glciy OF Thy sal
N3;ioD.