New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-26
rrnsslnn Poland In 1915.

In 1872 that part of Poland lying north OF the
river Netze was occupied by the Prussian Gov
eminent and called Western aud Southern Prus
STA In 1907 Napoleon created from it the Grand
Duchy Of Warsaw, great part OF which was
again restored to Prussia in 1915 by the treaty OF
Vienna.
The Grand Ducby of Posen which formed Prus
sian Poland, contained ss6,9l7 Poles and 402063
Germans and Jews. From its first creation in
1915 until 1880 there was slow and almost i'm
perceptibe tendency to deprive the Poles of their
rights, their language, AMI even their property. In
1915, out of 800 Magistrates PAL were natives,
and the landraths the officers presiding overdis-
tricts were all elected by the citizens In ls4S,
out of Cos officers only 50 were Poles, and the Ian
draths were not elected but sent there from Ber
lin, although in other Provinces they were still
chosen by the people Moreover, the taxes in
creased almost daily,
In lS40 the Kings Lieutenant, Radziwil, a Pol,
ish Prince, was removed and q man named Flot
well sent from Berlin as President By his ten
years administration in Posen he caused the DO.
litica degradation Of German and Prussian officers
and the inveterate hatred felt by Poles against
the Government. He discharged nearly all the
Magistrates OF Polish extraction, and did all in his
power to prevent the election of young Polish
candidates for Office He received 5 100000 from
the public funds and 81 900 900 from the King for
the purpose of buying up real estate. Any in.
conner from the German Provinces could obtain
large advances from the funds under Flotwelrs
control at per cent, while so many difficulties
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same that they We're obliged to borrow from Jews
Mt the rate of from 20 to 80 per cent
In the schools the children were obliged to learn
German alone, and recruits were taken for three
years service and kept in distant German Prov
nces. In 1881 there were at one time | | 600 20
htical suits and many millions of dollars of fines
We're imposed upon those who took part in the
revolution Of 1880 at Warsaw. Flotwell was 70.
called by the present King and Count Amin suo.
eeededmm, butsoon becoming disgustod, heretired
and gave place to Beuerman, skillful Magistrate
but not possessed OF deep penetration, and too
weak TO do Justice to the Poles. In this state If
affairs the Poles began to attempt the recovery of
their nationality by concessions and sacrifices of
al! Kinds Societies were formed for the encopr
aSement OF all branches Of industry, commerce
and science, through the influence of which lita
rary periodical publications began to revive. These
measures seeming too slow to some, secret Socie
ties also began to spring up, come of which aisap.
peared with subsequent events and some lasted
even until 1919 One of them was discovered by
the Government in So, andin consequence three
hundred of the richest citizens aud as many more
Of the burghers and villagers were arrested and
thrown into prison, where they were kept for two
years without even their families being permitted
to see them The act of accusation, the trial and
the condemnation Of some Of these unfortunates
caused the doctrines and even the crime of the
discovered Society to become pablo topics ofcon
versation and discussion and the Governmentnow
seemed TO be al loss bow 10 excite distrust aud
dis,ord between the different classes Of society