The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-12
MORE EVIDENCE OF
REVOLT IN AUSTRIA
Congress Of Oppressed at
Prague Voices Desire of
People For Democracy.

Berne (by mafD-The words Long
Live Wilson" and Long Live the En-
tente" were written on the walls of
the meeting place Of the congress of
at Prague. Although the police
fastened to remove them, they reap
peared as If by magic.
FL The extent to which the revolutions
sary ferment has increased In Austria
Hungary is shown by the text of the
copies of which have been received
here. 1t is in the form of a proclama-
ton and is said to be the first Joint
revolutionary proclamation ever is
sued in the dual monarchy. It says in
part:
1.-The assembled representatives
unanimously declare that better flu
ture for this nation IS to be founded
and durably assured on the firm basis
OF world democracy. real and SOW
ereign government by the people and
universal alliance Of nations vested
with the authority Of arbitration.
"They reject most emphatically all
treaties not sanctioned by the SOW
ereign will of nations. They are con-
WINGED that all peace for which they
and all democracies of the world are
longing, can be righteous and durable
only if the world puts an end to the
existing unbearable domination of one
nation over the other. and If the world
makes 1t 4 possible for nations to Or
ganize their relations to each other on
ventions, in order that they may de-
fend themselves against the evils Of
Imperialism.
"They are resolved to sacrifice
everything, convinced that these are
the nations critical days: that they
are aiding civilization in the effort to
free humanity once and for all from
the everlasting international violence
and murder-as shown by the expert
ence OF this unprecedented war-and
are helping toward the new era of de-
pendence on international law. the fra
ternity of nations, equal rights and
human liberty"
The gathering was one of the most
notable in the history Of Prague, com
prising large DELEGATIONS from all the
Hungary. The Slovaks of Hungary
sent party of % with the great
Slovak poet, Eviezdeslav. The Polish
delegation numbered 60, three from
Silesia, one from Prussian Poland and
the rest from Galicia, including ex-
Minister Glombinski and five deputies
The Croats and Serbs numbered 100
with nine deputies. Among the 800
Jugo- Slavs were so Slovenes, seven
Corinthians. so Styrians and 100
Carniolans with four deputies.
The Italian delegation of II included
Deputy Conci, irredent1st deputy in
| the Austrian parliament. There were
besides Rumanians from Pennsylvania
| and the Bukovina, four Dalmatians
and three Bosnians. Among the not
able figures were Tetmaier, dean OF
| the socialists of Poland; Rybar, ex-
mayor of Luibach. md Krista. chief
| of the democratic party. 1t was a
strange medley of racial fractions. and
| only such a gathering as could be
found among the oppressed clements
crowded within Austria Hungary.
Practically nothing concerning the
gathering was allowed to appear in
I the press. and the papers appeared
with great white columns disclosing
how the censors had suppressed all
references to the meeting They an
nounced. however, that 35 arrests had
been made: also that the crowds had
succeeded in breaking the police cor
dons thrown around the gathering
and the measures finally adopted to
dispense the meeting. A continuous
struggle was carried on between the
population and the police. Unknown
hands decorated the linden trees with
emblems OF SHAY fraternity.