The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
I'OLES ARR AROUSED.
Monster Indignation Meeting
Held at Chicago.
LODGE AND JOHNSON DENOUNCED.

Many Speeches Made at the Meeting the
Trend OF Which Were That Russian Ru-
bles Were Paid To Congressional Tools
by Emissaries of the Czar-Rev. Dewitt
Talmage Also sa d To BE Ia the Pay of
the Russian Governments
CHICAGO, April IL Five thousand Po-
.ish citizens of Chicago assembled In Pu.
laski hall, Ashland avenue and Eigh-
teonth street.. Thursday night to give ex-
preston TO their indignation and enter
protest against further insult to their ma
tion on the floor of the United States SEN
ate The great throng packed the hall to
suffocatioD, ana in order that they might
all gain entrance the chairs were removed
and the audience stood patiently during
the meeting which, though long, never
for an instant lacked interest.
The mere mention of tho names of SEN
ator Lodge and Congressman Johnson
was sufficient 10 arouse the ang,r and
evoke the Misses and groans of the audi
ence, and those two gentlemen were de-.
nounced In terms which, whatever may
be said OF their elegance, did not lack In
clearness and vigor
Every Society in the City Represented.
Every Polish organization and every
section of the city were represented. OH.
cials of societies belonging To the Polish
National alliance tho Polish Catholic un-
ion, the Polish Young Mems alliance, the
Polish turner's, the Polish military organ
izitions, the Polish League, the Sons of
Liberty, the RIppersvyl fund, the Kos
ciusko Monument association, the Polish
Educational association-all we're present
and participated in tho deliberations of
the meeting
Tne hall was filed at 7:30 o'clock, when
Stephen Nap.erdlski, president of the Pol
ish Young Mems alliance, called the as
semblage TO order ana introduced Zyg.
munt - nit, chief of the Polish. Ameri-
can military organic ltiOn. as chairman.
On taking the chair Mr.. Szmit delivered
an address in Polish which was wildly
choered, ana AT its close called upon Jo.
seph Il Dadrk to assist as chairman.
Stanislaus O,udn, editor of the Polish
Standard. lgnace Wolowsli and Profes-
sor l. +. Mnchnikoski acted us secretaries
of the meeting.
Say Russian Rubies Corrupt Congress.
Speeches were made in Polish, Bohe-
mian, Lithuanian and English. NJ. j.
Szameit. editor of The Polish Daily News,
denounced the senators in his mothers
tongue, calling them A. Il As, denying
that the Poles were criminals and dan
gerous people, and calling all those who
SO accused them linrs and perjurers.
f. II. Jabl Jnsl;i, clitor of The Zyoda,
the official orgnn of the Polish National
alliance, declared that the recent attempts
TO defane ths Polish character and to
slandcr the Polish nation were directed
by Russian rubles, which were paid to
congressional tools by Russian ennis
saries who nro constantly coming to this
country.
He told of how American travellers are
received in Russia by government officials
who seem To be model men, when in the
same day the same hands which so
cord lally greet the Americans and ex-
tend 50 wide "a hospitality sign the war
rants of death or consign to living tombs
in Siberia hundreds of innocent men,
women and children because they seek to
breathe tho free air and aspire beyond
drunkenness and cattlelIke submission.
Say Taimage IL Russian Emissary.
He asked wether the recent attacks
upon the Polish people made in congress
Were in any way connected with
the Rev Mr.. Talmage's visit to Rus.
sia and his recent change of residence to
Washington, and the people in the audi
ence shouted that Talmage was paid to
represent the government Of Russia, and
that he was the general director OF at
tacks upon the Polish people.
Henryk Nagiel, editor of the Polish
4. IL .l.. a III.
plained the reasons of the illiteracy Of the
Polish peasant, saying 1t was due to the
governments purpose to keep the people
in ignorance, thus TO keep them in sub
lection.
Other speakers in Polish were A. f.
Satalecki, Joseph Dudek, j. n. Plywac-
zyk, Frank =. Danisch, and Kasimir h.
CzarneckL
Mr.. Cavanash Speaks In English
Ex-Judge Cavanagh spoke in English.
He branded expressions made by Senator
Lodge and Mr.. johnson concerning the
Poles as slanderous ana cowardly In the
extreme. He urged the Poles to loyalty to
this country and to demand their rights
at all times.
A. Szydlowski spoke in Lithuanian,
declaring the loyalty of his
pSOple anu iucif uuoptct CouhbEys io
branded the speeches made on the floor
of congress as traitorous to loyal Polish
citizens and an open insult to all Lith
uanians
Dr. Kaar spoke in Bohemian, saying
that the proposed immigration measure
was direct blow at all Slavonian people,
and had been fathered and pressed by the
money and d plomatic manipulate ions OF
Russia and other enemies of the Slavonic
race
Meeting Adopts Resolutions.
At the close of the ad iresses resolutions
were read and unanimously adopted The
rcsolu' ions set forth the causes OF the
Polish Indignation and denounce Senator
Lodge AMI Congressman johnson for
their remarks. These resolutions Will he
printed in largo numbers, both in the
Polish and English languages, and they
will be sent to all Polish organic ,tions
throughout tho country, all will bc asked
TO assist In presenting to congress the
@ ,rnest protest of l,5JO,0OJ Polish people
who are today citizens Of the United
States. It was determined to hold n
sorics of similar neotings mt dates TO be
arranged In d n ,rcnt parts Of the city.
The close Ut che meeting was a striking
one. he 5DJ mon and women rising to
their feet and Joining in singing the Po-
lish national hymn OF liborty.
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Population Of IT. Louis.
ST TONS April 1.-The ct. Louis
dlreci ory far 1895 has just been ISSUED.