Modern Review January 1927

if possible the first to hail the birth of any new =Tent adopted by any of the German states for its aim the attainment of the priceless blessings of freedom." The profound sympathy of this country with the struggle of Hungary for freedom under the leadership of Kossoutli in 1S9 is well-known.. [...] to stand prepared upon the.contingency of the establishment by her of a permanent govcrnment to be the first to welcome Independent ]]unary into the fami:y of nations:" "The feelings of the American Nation are strongly enlisted " he declared "by the of at brave people who have made a gal4ot though unsuccessful effort to be free.' On the failure of : the ! Hungarian revolution Kossouth and his [...] httnys vi the I ' OM/ Maksof.Initririt in Congress ngsenthid that the President of the States be and hereby is requested to authorize the employment of um' of the public vessels to covey to the slid 1. nited States the said louis lio.-south and his associates in captivity." Accordingly an American frigate was sent to bring the exiles from Turkey. [...] Said Webster : We acclaim the pleasure with wid!' welcome our honoured guest to the shores of this far land this asylum of oppressed humanity het it be borne on the winds of heaven that the sympathies of the Government of the United States and of all the people of the United States have been attracted toward a nation struggling for national independence and toward those of her sons who have most [...] the Powhatan and were struggling to get to the lee side they were driven in between the rudder and the hull and the waves banged their boat against the side of the ship with a thump that was sure to be heard by the men on watch.