The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-07-14
The Poor Poles.

| Count Charles Felix Bozenta Chap
Owski, the husband of Nine. Modieska
who, as was announced recently, has re-
nounced his allegiance to his sovereign
the Emperor William, was found in his
room by reporter last evening, engaged
| in preparation for q grand bear. moose
elk, deer and buffalo excursion, which he
proposes to make during his visit to Col
orado. In this occupation he persisted,
despite the manybeloquent entreaties on
the part of his dusky valet, who insisted
on his dropping that tomfooling bust
| ness and not be fussing around all
night" His prospective hunt was the
| subject of many enthusiastic remarks
| after he had at last rellnquished his hold
of his shells and shot. When the sub.
iect was changed the reporter asked:
'What was your idea in renouncing
the German Emperor, Count"
"Oh," he replied, ''it has no special
significance; except that I took out my
naturalization papers and became an
American subject, which has been my
intention for long time. Madame, too,
wished very much to become an Ameri-
can, and as this was the only way to ac-
complish that result, went through the
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residence. There surely can be no OBJ
lection to that, since I am not danger
GUS character. political intriguer nor q
revolutionist, for our time for that is
over"
'Then you think that Prussian Poland
has given up all hopes of severing the
ties which bind her to Germany"
eyes, though the desire for political
frAn1opo 10 Oh 10.
Our persecution, however, by the Prus-
to-day it would be hopeless task. Our
Some have come to this country and
others have gone to Russia. There, by
| the way the Poles are subjected to much
less persecution than in Germany. A
Pole is treated like the Russians and he
does not feel the hardships of the gov
government as much as across the bor-
insure the hatred of the petty officials,
and their prosecutions, countenanced as
| they are by the government, are some
thing terrible. But. as said, our time
has gone by. The Prussians have gained
possession of two-thirds of the land and
! the Poles are crowded out by superior
numbers. The emigration from there te
this country is something startling.
When Bismarck aimed his great blow al
Poland, in the suppression of the Catho
lie churches, he struck at the hearts Of
the Poles, as. their schools being Catho
| lie, it virtually abolished them, and they
sought refuge in emigration. They make
desirable class of citizens, these Poles
especially after the first generation, ,beine
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people, far in advance of the Russian
but inferior to the German"
What was the cause of Bismarck
great hatred of the Poles?"
''That / cannot say. He was, before
coming into prominence. much among
Poles and had very many warm TREND
among them, though his later act
caused their loss, and it is utterly mex
plicable."
''Do you not thinktha in the event O
war with Russia, or the death of Bis
marck, Poland would resume her revo
lutionary tactics, or at least seek annexa
tion to Russia2"
sThere is little chance of that. It
more likely that Germany's project {
extending her frontier to the Weichse
, will be carried out; owing to the inter
| nal dissensions of Russia. There il
however, some chance of Russia's a
tempting to wrest part of Germany ava
i from her, but with the encroachment {
the Chinese on the Russian frontier Ru
! sia will seek, or will be forced to seek,
new acquisition in the West. I thin
. that all the nations will crowd westward
]; and that in fact the events of 1909 yeal
l ago will be repeated in history, and it
likely that we will see the day. It wi
: be crowding out. and immigration
J America will increase in proportion. ;"
: s. F. Chronicle.