The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-30
THE POLISH RISING.
Extraordinary Revival of the
Old National Feeling.
IT WILL Be CRUSHED : OUT.
Hitherto C.prfvf's Policy Has Been Con-
acknowledgements - to
German Policy.
cop,r;xA.sa ises hy shs Associated Press


vival of the rumo-s OF ministerial dissen-
sion. Premier Count Ohio Eulenburg is
credited with readiness 10 adopt repressive
measures against the Socialists and Poles,
and the Prasslan cabinet Is said To sup
port him according to the rumors referred :
to: so If any difference exists il is not in
that direction.
Emperor Williams speech at Thorne last
Saturday Is now known to have been i'm
promptu. 1t continues TO be hotly can
vassed, and is held by the opponents of
Chancellor Caprivi 10 indicate the en-
peror's support of the Prussian premier's
views in regard 10 the Poles, es-
pecially as the imperial Gazette omitted
10 publish the text of the speech.
Won Caprivi 10 now residing at Brandon
burg, and no decision regarding the policy
10 be followed in regard to Poland Is likely
TO be arrived st before he returns to this
city. The enemies of the chancellor
are doing their utmost TO make an
impression upon the public in regard
TO Poland before the reichstag reassem-
bies, and they also count upon his known
WEAKNESS of the intrigues in the political
asena, and his preference for the more
simple life OF q soldier. TO induce him to
retire from politics.
The Polish question is becoming moro
and more of special interest to the govern
ment, and this tall and during the coming
winter q number Of measures are to
be instituted TO stop the rising
tide of Polish nationalism. 1t is we'll
known that Chancellor Caprivi has
adhered, since his accession TO power. TO
the exact opposite course In dealing With
H.. Ip.fa - sc
Prussia and Upper Silesia, to that which
Bismarck followed during his long
regime. Instead OF severe repres-
sion, concilatory policy was
inaugurated By Caprivi. Of late, however.
il has become apparent that this policy, If
further persisted in, will tend to lead 20
serious complications. The movement in
favor of the re-establishment of Polish
kingdom has gathered great strength
within the past four years. The Limberg
exposition has shown that plainly. and a
number of significant incidents must be
similarly construed. During the recent
Kosciusko anniversary public speeches
were made in the Polish districts of
Prussia, melting the people to dis
loyalty aud rebellion. A wealthy and
influential Polish magnate, owner of
n X
the following expression in addressing his
guests: ''You have no king at present.
and in the absence of one you must look
upon your archbishop as the head
of our nation. The time will come
when you. as OF old, will again
seize the sickle. the scythc and the fail. TO
defend the rights of your nationality"
Attacks and numerous assaults committed
by crowds OF Polish peasants upon
German excursionists and German
travellers are once more becoming
alarmingly frequent. The pupils of
a German Protestant school at Posen
while on an outing with their teachers
but a few hours distant from the city,
were assaulted. and some of the children
were dangerously wounded by q number
of Polish fanatics. Such incidents as
these are vigorously commented upon by
the whole opposition press as so many
proofs of the utility of the Capriyi
system of Cancellation. A high Prussian
official, who IS in these things the right
hand Of Csprivi. informs the correspond
dent of the Associated Press that severe
repressive measures are henceforth to be
adopted against the perpetrators of such
outrages.
The anarchistic literature distributed in
Marienburg during the smperor's recent
visit to that West Prussau city, on the
occasion of the maneuvcrs of the First
and Seventeenth army corps, was
of q highly inaammatory character.
directly melting TO regieide, and APPROX
ing of the assassination Of the late Presi-
dent Carnot. An immediate investigation
was ordered and number of the shrewd-
est detectives went there from Berlin. Ii
has been impossible thus far to detect the
guilty parties. but il is known that
a private soldier Of the Seventeenth army
corps, a Pole named Powlaski was impli-
Gated IN this latent snarchistic plot The
emperor. therefore, ordered the immediate
arrest of ali of the private soldiers of that
name, and in all sixteen men were
taken into custody. They are now in
close confinement while the investigation
is still going ON. However, in spite of So
cialistic. aaarchistic and Polish agitation.
there is no doubt that when the reiehstag
meets il will be specially shown that
Capriyi still possesses the emperor's CON-
pgete confidence.
At Pesen, since the emperor's speech st
Thorne, an appeal has been issued by the
leading German citizens and by the own
ers OF large estates. for the formation OF a
ceatral society for the protection of
German interests ia the province.
Simultaneous with this the imperial
bureau of statistics has published returns
showing tina; the number of German
speaking residents Of Posen has decreased
within the past I've years.
Direct connection by rail between the
cities Of the lower Weser below Bremen
aud Berlin will he established in the next
two years. Geesetemunde, opposite Rrem-
erhaven. Is 10 be benefited thereby.
The new road is 20 he forty miles long.
and then 10 connect with existing trunk
lines. oee.tegnunde lies IN Prusssan ter
ratory. belonging TO Hanover, and that In
why the PEussian government will gladly
do whatit can 10 further the shipping
Interests IN this port, which is
becoming annually mors and more OF q
rival 20 Rremerharen. Beside. direct
communication by the new line will
shorten the distance between Berlin and
the North sea by fifty miles.
one Of those crimes whose authorship -
hardly ever traced, and shich usually flnd
victims in sueA army o1lcers a. hare in
CARED the hatred Of their subor4 mates.
occurred during the brigade maaeavsrs
near Erlbach. A BsvaFian captain, Won
Kreesz. OF the Sixth BAv4Fian. va. shot
dead By bullet coming cut Of the ranks
% bis o~n company. The murderer has
nos been discovered The deceased vas
feared By bis whole company because OF
his extreme severity
A piece Of ness. significant because
showing the new ansiioE@Elon Of the re-
I.tions between Francs and Germany.
.. s.ov, garf.rwh~ n.zs- Ks-fs-