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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 749 

Recognizing the accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a musician, 

composer, statesman, and philanthropist on the occasion of the 65th 

anniversary of his death. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2006 

Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Ms. WATSON, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. HOLT, and Ms. BALDWIN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski 

as a musician, composer, statesman, and philanthropist 

on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of his death. 

Whereas Ignacy Jan Paderewski, born in Poland in 1860, 

was a brilliant and popular pianist who performed hundreds of concerts in Europe and the United States during 

the late 19th and early 20th centuries; 

Whereas Paderewski often donated the proceeds of his concerts to charitable causes; 

Whereas during World War I, Paderewski worked for the 

independence of Poland and served as the first Premier 

of Poland; 


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Whereas in December 1919, Paderewski resigned as Premier 

of Poland, and in 1921 he left politics to return to his 

music; 

Whereas the German invasion of Poland in 1939 spurred Paderewski to return to political life; 

Whereas Paderewski fought against the Nazi dictatorship in 

World War II by joining the exiled Polish Government to 

mobilize the Polish forces and to urge the United States 

to join the Allied Forces; 

Whereas Paderewski died in exile in America on June 29, 

1941, while war and occupation imperiled all of Europe; 

Whereas by the direction of United States President Franklin 

D. Roosevelt, Paderewski’s remains were placed alongside 

America’s honored dead in Arlington National Cemetery, 

where President Roosevelt said, ‘‘He may lie there until 

Poland is free’’; 

Whereas in 1963, United States President John F. Kennedy 

honored Paderewski by placing a plaque marking 

Paderewski’s remains at the Mast of the Maine at Arlington National Cemetery; 

Whereas in 1992, United States President George H.W. 

Bush, at the request of Lech Walesa, the first democratically elected President of Poland following World War 

II, ordered Paderewski’s remains returned to his native 

Poland; 

Whereas on June 26, 1992, the remains of Paderewski were 

removed from the Mast of the Maine at Arlington National Cemetery, and were returned to Poland on June 

29, 1992; 


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Whereas on July 5, 1992, Paderewski’s remains were interred in a crypt at the St. John Cathedral in Warsaw, 

Poland; and 

Whereas Paderewski wished his heart to be forever enshrined 

in America, where his lifelong struggle for democracy and 

freedom had its roots and was cultivated, and now his 

heart remains at the Shrine of the Czestochowa in 

Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That, on the occasion of the 65th anniver2 sary of the death of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the House 

3 of Representatives— 

4 (1) recognizes the accomplishments of Ignacy 

5 Jan Paderewski as a musician, composer, statesman, 

6 and philanthropist; 

7 (2) acknowledges the invaluable efforts of 

8 Ignacy Jan Paderewski in forging close Polish-Amer9 ican ties; and 

10 (3) is mindful of Poland’s contribution to the 

11 war against global terrorism by becoming the 

12 strongest partner of the United States on the Euro13 pean continent. 

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