Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-11
The Polish Singers Of the
United States
WILL 6L0RlFY THE COUNTRY
That Gave Them Bath ana Cslsbrats Is
Heroes ana fosts in song -PTogfam
cf tnc Ezefe.s0s.

singers from chicago. twenty lls pa
Detroit an equal number irelu Mila44-
kee, and delegations from all over lAe
United States where tie lthsn people
have found footing The Poles "a
their native country, are oppressed. de-
graded and Inundated, and these nll-
seal conventions are gwen 10 perptiu-
ate the memory OF the literary and
musical minds of that once famous
country, whose history FERNS the calk-
est page in tie Annals 81 humanity,
black Nlth misery, cruelty and sacri-
lege; bloued with tears and drenChed
IN blood. lie supernatural gloom j.
rendered more ghastiy nv the ighien-
lng flashes from noble smd brave souls
who have crilec through the wlld tenn
pest and whriwncs of agorv. Not
satisfied W,tl fne murder 81 thc h0QV.
Il syrtemarc slort has betu made 10
klll the co lectve soul of the nation
ts nationality. not content with the
rum oi TIE present, the annililatol of
the iutufe a. ceemea. hV kussisn tyf-
rany. necessary 30 Dbl tera.e tle past.
for that pas, Is go ful. 1f Quekentt
glory that Tire nation canuCt Ore Wllle
g lives. To destroy fMs ETurfnlrit. 10
obaefste the traces of ts pGsi exist
euce, strange devices. an invented Nreo-
eraphN ls written aDtN. and history
falsned. New acts az cruelty ase con-
stsnty perpeifaiei, an3 tne goddess 81
silence .saores tlem.
siurasred ule Arts
The pen ol tha ralvt historian a
nsuaCled, tae QulyeTug chords torn
from tie lgfe - the poet exile AID
death are Dot only tlcr penalty. tut
the certain doom OF al who publsh or
Jwn Their w4rks.
The mother tongue has been ban
lshed from tie Ups of tae children,
national Libraries and public collections
have been carried into kUss =. Aad cole
leges and schools are Suppressed.
Thousands oi iamlles bave been ira r.
ported 20 the Caucasus; multfudes II
children were torn from the arms ~
their clstFacted mothers, % de J he
flies upon the long route.
Conceptions have been barhsrouslv
nlu lpled, and almost intern nahIe
lines Of exilcs were driven over she
path o. anguish beyond which there a
10 hope-Niberls. Tho diamonds com
were torn from the crown 81 Chen
on tie brow Of the queen az
PRUSSIA. The eQuestersn statue Of
Prince Joseph P0natowsk, from tia
chisel OF JhorsidseD WAS mutlsted
and carried oii TO the fortress of Mod
In, where i was destined - serve as
81 George. patron ~ Russia. Tho
house Of the early Polls fonCurG,
kOchsnowskl. was ruined 40 stone nor
inscription marks tie spot whsrs
sounded the golden Tyre.
Turnsd Chopln's FtAno.
The palace Of Andre Trsnoysfl. full
of Srhstc and scientific treasures. in
winch stood The piano of The sublime
but nstona composer Chopin. vas
TutDlessly burned 80 the grouaa.
IahbOi, with lts classic shades AID
noble build ngs devoted % scleDce a1t
Literature. Is DOW known a. the Citadel
Of Narss~. In p ace ot prayer. science
snd the rhythm of Polish poetry ryarcuow
heard the sharp cry of the Musoarts
sentinel, nnd the rafting Ci CAGiuF I
easements, brftling with cannon. de-
Coratcd With the double headed sarH.--
beaks snd claws ever ready o. tear
hearts daunc 20 dream of country On
sign for liberty.
ihe Poles constructed near Cfacow
upon toe ban of brrnl.fawa upao Ser
OF gloryh, another hfl az mnen-e s-re
in memory oi kosoIuslo. corn sosed %
part ol earth brought from 900 varruE
battle fields ca which that hero aIs-
iugusHed himbgiI. trusting thHtfura
monument would Ho mperishtlie,
but n defiance 20 thst lsrfv fnr
which Be- suffered, and Of tae tao pe,.-
p.e in either hemisphere WHO fsfs
hoaored and loved hm. So Lac i-fa
converted nto thc center of vast
systsaa of torthcatons ricuCed -
Keep ns county pa sltgecflou.
,opsruicus Pole
C0ncrnIcua .u spIte az tLe renni n
Humhst tgi res evfrFw where a. "a
rrusslsn. The fe and anh'r rss of hs
Fcoverfes Nv lfs c0uutrYfnau rr.-
desu. have been done nto 9fruan
and Figures 80 the gnsI work ~ 4Il.
Henri NesiphsI
Tho town wheh once served Copper
nfcus ss sn o,serVRtorv from whfcn BE-
resf THE mystic goffef of toe fUrrr
hesveus, ass been changed tf utr Efus-
sisn government infC prison and Sic
Cisnknc cf clafuE Lac taken t1s place
oi tue sublime medItst.ous of tte fial-
lsl astronomer
Washington and E osc Dko ere fw1
stars in the hsRven 0i iamauriV t.af
ere desr % TIRE hesrts 81 the De- -.
7 he hrst 90 nes brightly over Their sew
ucmes and TIE other hesros ssd y 0nen
upou = bsTian plafus. upon the nriN-
stsd corpse of EoAmd. fuf sii nrns
tbe living sou of lolaea ust50uBfff
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