The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-31
MIR. LopArKcKI AeAIs.
Mr. Gustav CHASER in Response Ia HE
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many. lis Inhabitants and it's present and forme,
rulers, but are an insult 20 al intelligent read.
| era The writer, Mr.. Lopatecki. in one of these
| azfacies. Is naive enough 10 quote q remark NJ.
Eloated 10 Eiisee Reclus thai sit Is no easy task
70 SIT IN judgment over nation" and then has
| she arrogance 10 decide in the most dicfatorisf
| style upon the destiny of the whole OF Europe.
sometimes he appears In the s.DIaratss ma Sessa-
fss and speaks as sswe" Not being an editor of
| 1ne paper in vaieh his articles are printed SIM
/ Ply as contributions. il cannot be the editorial
we Al other times it Is the simple 81" he usex
buI whenever he speaks he does IL in q manner
Wnlcn indicates that he Willingly or uuwit.
ungly initiates the style OF the aEtocrsric ruler
OF sae Siav nations. 70 which he undoubtedly
belongs Now it Is al very wen for the ezar OF
| Russia to say ssthis or thar is so because have
| SAID So but in contributor TO the newspaper
one IS accustomed to see that he supports what
/ ne says by arguments. and especially vhan ma
! eonrradicts the Judgment Of the best ana rnost
intelilEent people, one may ask him 20 give hls
reasons Tor doing so. for in that case alone peo-
Die, even II they are not persuaded By him Will
a. least think that ne expresses his honest
! opinion IN what he says
Inc writer OF the article referred to has
scarceiy IN single case supper ed or even at
tempted to support his statements by proof
feTnaps ne win claim lack OF space for doing So
but In that case he should have restricted his
contributions 10 one subject rather than deal
inc with the history OF The work. Not even &c
= Mommsen. Gaizot. q Carlyle. or ether dis
tlnguished historian, would IL be permitted by
the public 70 make such statements IS have ar-
peared lately in the PosT-INrEILGEscEa over
i the signature of M. Lopafecki Pm D." The
great historians, however, might refer to their
| OWE great works for proofs. bot to what can Mr.
Lopsieeki refer? 1t may be that he Is nisto-
ran, hut II SO be. let him prove IL
Every man has right to express MS oriusou.
whether ne has a name already or rot ana very
often the opinion of q man heretofore unknown
may be more correct and valuable than that of
| the greatest authorities: but II tia. opinion
Is az unusual one. the most simple rules OF
modesty require thar sTroag and weirEty sryu-
ments De used 70 defend II. Had the writer on
European politics in tae osy-INrEL1IG xScER
written ssve a articles to support one ns his 10
use mild term, startling statements Instead Of
crowding a thousand OF II have ssid
SOS into one article. he might PER-
laps nave succeeded in making one
convert amongst those woo have been
patient enough TO read what he Brope As mat
sers stand he has Simply gained very ardekir-
able nofo-iety By the extravaxant cu-fositIcs 70
which ne has affixed his signature and on the
other hand Insde great number of enemies
Tor himself, because he has trfes TO insult a
nstion which friend ard foe alike acknowledge
10 be one Of the great 81 OF the world aud many
OF whose children live between the Pacific and
Atlantic oceans TIE writer euphenssficaliv
calls MS statements seoid" Els readers will
justly characterize them by q much stronger
term But ne seems 10 be Gnite proud Of his
iezt and exelaims: I'VE tI.of atscKl Pa Do
have the courage of our opinion Nov. as far
as tnat goes, n To say tina. the Apollo Eelvidere
Is hunehoSck. or III. Venus OF Messfci Is a
cripple, or the sun is green-which statements
are ABOUT on par with the statements m ale by
the writer with regard 70 the house OF Hoben-
xoAiern. Frederick the Great. Germany t-ffs
shows courage OF opinion. Thea il might bs
wen 10 draw the a.tent.oa of the writer 10 the
TACT thai gooa many people who have mad.
equally unsupported and EnSuYpo- able state
Menps nave baen ~. tecsVd from soeicsy By
giving them space and tine for meditation
Since there may lie great many readers az
the PosT- IsTELLIGEScrE VINO have not read the
articles in question. / axe The lsbsrsy to quose
lew &c ms, showing the writer's courage
Verify Frederick ae means Frederick the Grcxtl
aud catherine-it Is good cozsBanT 10 meet Ct
the gales OF baGesr' The rnexs educa..f ana
progressive t6FrmanS} know shat
the dynasty OF the Hehcnzssler.is is n curse for
al mankind .In literature sos Germany
mas iailea so low t1at 1T taxes the last mace
among the nations OF Europe" Germany In
music Is not equal 10 Italy. ia science cannot
compare VITA treat Bri ain anG il 3Itaratnrc is
lar behind Russia. italy. Spain and America IL
has nothisg original .'fs.srm4nv is becoming
the isughinE-stock OF Europe" s--he German
science has fallen so low that il was necessary
tsicl 10 CAL Scotch doctor, Sir Morell Ma Kan
gle 20 attend TO the royal pafsenGr .The de-
scendanss of the Romans frnodera Itslians) are
slaves OF the descendants Of tire harbarsaps'
''The accursed tSicl race OF the Hahepzolle-us
Prussia is tae land OF the us1Ffers par excel
lence'
Il would he easy to add twice as many of tia
courageous" statements ~ the writer, but the
above Will suffice 10 show OF what kind his
courage Is.
OF course If III as. s,rot ,s,,s -s,,,s-.s -. -,
only things contains, ia the articles IL would De
absurd TO q tempt to contradict them since they
are SO luciCrsus in Themselves that IL would b.
foolish 10 test them seriously. As however.
the writer has padded" his extravaxanczas
with fairly reasonable sents nces, and as his ar
tcies may mislead those who have had no time
10 study European politics, I think IL ny cnty
70 write a spesi al article for your paper next
week, in which I shall expose his historical
Misrepresentation, reply TO his mali csous in.
situations against Germany aud the Germans
and refer him for the REST to acknow letged an
thorities on history aud politics
In concluding my remarks today. however. I
wish 10 point cut 70 the readers of the articles in
the PosTlSTELLIcEscER referred TO- that they
should take cs-e not TO DC blinded BY the dis-
lectic satto nortais Of the writer and by the APP
parent suayity OF same OF MS expressions He
is in the habit OF using peculiar mode OF cap
t1tio bsnfsokentIg. which. though not new. is
still eheciui. Knowing that he writes for
American readers, he calls mo1archs tyran.s
juggles with such terms as liberty, the people.
long live the Untied States. ETC., and after hav-
ing thus prepared his audience takes the liberty
OF dishing up 70 them all that is easabls or nn-
eafsble. Insults he soitens By 1--WE are sorry TO
ssy," g painful duty" etc., and icing well
aware that In this country there are amcug the
Germans some anarchists and socialists he
propitiafes them By saying his attacks are
against the rulers of Germany, and not against
the people, thus inducing them 10 lFer.ook the
fact that over and over again he derices Ger.
many and not the German rulers.
II he desired the applause of German social
lists and anarchists, he is welcome TO il, as far
az ana concerned. but when. as in the article
of August q, in which he refers 70 the Germans
in this city, he dsres 10 say: We have the
pleasure 10 state that the most educated (siel
aud progressive lsmongst them give us Uopa.
teeki, Pm. d. right / challenge him TO pro-
cnce the coward who Is willing 10 see his father
land insulged BY q foreigner. and also cnal-
lenge the educated" German Of Seattle who
has approved Of slr. Lopateeki's insults directed
against our native country 10 come forward aud
send his tull name 10 the PosrIsrxLLIGEScEs
so that the Germans OF Seattle may learn who
the renegade is hat delights Ia seeing his ma
tive land illuminated ] venture 70 hone that
there is not single German. educated or Ened-
ucated, in this city or elsewhere who would
like to see his name on the Pillory by indorsinx
Mr. Lepateckfs statements. and until snch .
person comes forth think all readers OF this
paper viii continue 70 imagine that the writer
of The articles on European politics has taken
somebody, in whose veins there flows no Ger
man blood. for German. and some ignorant
fool for an educated man. although, IL Mr. Lo-
patecki has done so. this can only be- because
By his love Tor Poland and his hatred against
Germany. be was blinded, for 1t is b. no means