New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-27
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
The Polish Movement Of 1916.

We find 10 the .Schndlpost Of Saturday morn
iae the following eloquent notice of this unsuc-
esssul attempt of Poland 10 rise again to the
dignity Of an independent nation. 1t is from the
vss Of Mr.. DOwIAT, the distinguished preacher Of
he German Catholic denomination Of whose popu
lar talents We have before made mention. The
writer though German by culture aud intellectd
Al ppstion, is in origin and character Pole,
having had his birth ia the Polish Prussan province
NJ posen. IL will be seen that his view Of the
movement of which he speaks and Of the present
strong though in a degree latent tendencies Of the
great slayonic race differs essentially from that
GENERALLY entertained bat on the other hand his
means Of judging are such as few men have at
command We regret that our translation pre-
serves 90 little Of the energy and picturesqueness
Of the original
This movement has been misunderstood 80 entirely
and ia 50 many ways that while the eyes Of Eu-
rooe are turned upon the Polish Trial going
% Prussia 1t becomes necessary to say few words
10 Its true Significance This Is douby necessary as
Ne German press has totally COMPOUNDED the general
vx of the matter partly from design, as 10 the case
o the organs Of extreme Conservatism, corrupted as
~ by Austria and conducted by servle writer's,
psy also undesgnedly and from the OF the
datHatrs as Ia the of the journals Of the liberal
bsrgsoisie wealthy middle class.
his first 10 be- observed that the sst movement Of the
Poles is not la the least continuation weak echo of
The outbreak OF 1880. The revolt Of 1880 was move
men, OF the nobility, OF Independence an lnsur-
reetion the attempt Of 1886 was movement for tho
she of principles first flashing forth of social
mathematician q word, a Revolution.
The opinion has been expressed In many quarters
that the nobility not 10 earnest AS regards social
ss6rgsnz alton Of tbs Polish Nation that they sought on
y csole use and deceive the People. But every one
who has any intimate knowledge Of tho facts Is well
how in spirit aud in truth the intelligent and cour
sssOus part OF the Polish nobility In the nobess sense
VI tho word frsternzcd with the People and by educs
ton Intercourse and judlcious dissemination OF books
sought to elevate the people 10 themselves. and actually
did elevate them Hence II came that tho weight OF the
movement Ia the hands Of cultivated men whose
minds enclosed In no narrow horizon and whose
vision extending beyond III, limits OF nationality com
pretended the whole uncOrupted virgin Sayonic ace
and It's lofty mission for Humanity and sought 10 put
into the hands of this OF the Poles aloneihe
weapons OF the hottest war.
Who regards this Is fsrciu 10 ignorant OF ihe facts
mysterious impulse is moving through the whole
gigantic inhabited by sixty millions of the Ssvons
an earth quake oi souls, niasm OF ideas This Pan
slsyism-,his union OF the Sievonic rsce-which let
ono coniound with the Russian au,ocra,io union
10 sacred thing for 1t 10 through aud through or
gsulc and humsnitary In It's nature. This Papslavo
NJ, movement Is fresh and simple. and has inf
mite power. IL acts In Russia now appearing under
.. 5, now under that form 1t works in Bohemia where
II has poured life into the veins of noble race for
twenty years slsost lost and forgotten 1t strong in
"a i..rr at.sta
on, Of the earth literature press enthusiasm, mental
culture but above all 1t works and watches In Poland
and there in wonderfully shor, time 1t has produced
much ss this-ihat struggle for the Rights OF Man
Social cation was planned bo carried through
BY skillfolly organized conspiracy How this Idea Of
Pssssyism reaches electrically Immense distances
may bc understood from the fact that during the days
Intended for the beginning Of tho last struggle schsmy
he'd prepared vast outbreak IN the Caucasus, aud tho
RsssIan operations were totally suspended half OF
,bs Russian army being compelled to protect the other
Bu, We regard the rising OF 1916 as humanitsry,
social one SO much the deeper will be regrets at s
fslaro and So much earnest search for tho
hind RANGES which made II fruitcss To thiswe only
ear that all that human foresight and human devotion
could do was done for the revolution Of 1916 Never,
10 Tho memory Of man has there been holder or
moss practicable plan Tor war In behalf OF liberty
psver we're more promising hopes jonod With cooler
and prudent silence, and never did so much limo
csst misfortune prevail at the beginning OF movement
Important Tho lmpeneusele Power. whose presence
here my seriously swes us, wiled otherwise
SUI the movement Of 1916 has not passed by without
usces. Once sign Of life has been given to hui
maniy martyrs have fallen, once more there
has been proof that other powers rule In the worlds
history than the dull of the devotees of Msmmon
car spprehend But what has been gained for Posndi
ny, in this worry moment when her called friends
on With shrugged shoulders and her enemies think
with aud bsrbsrous cruelty to make an end OF her
shs lives thinks, conspres and feels herself more
powerful than the pioneer OF the young slsvonc
race ~ the pioneer OF the hoest ideas OF Humanity
Suffering and laboriug che will walt Tor the political
deveopement the soeisl catastrophe which with the
steps giant approaching In the res, OF Europe and
then she will sppesr on the arena all armed aud prepared
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