The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-11
CONDEMNED
ANARCHISM.

last evening put their stamp Of disap-
proyul ON Anarhisn and the foul derd
| that laid low President McIiinl They
also denied that the assassin was Pole
and protested against him claiming him-
self to be Pole, thereby placing the
stigma of the crime on the Polish race.
The meeting was held in the hall of tn"
Polish Turner'S Association. The call
for the meeting was not sent out unit!
Yesterday ut noon, but it was largely ut.
tended. The addresses were in both
Polish and English.
TO his fellow countrymen the reason for
calling the meeting. Teofo Wismcwski
was secretary. In addressing the meet
ing Mr.. 'Poenicka said that he deplorcd
the act and could hardly believe that
Czalgosz was Pole. lie said that 20
land had had forty-four kings and al
though one Of them proved to be a
traitor, no attempt was made on their
lives. He said it was a much worse
thing to shoot at the President of the
United States. He denounced the Anar-
chlsts Goldman and Rheinstein.
II. ID. Juuickli spoke in reference TO TIE
freedom given the Poles in this country.
Others who spoke We're: Frank Adan-
owski, Stanley Yarik and j. A. Curry.
The following Polish societies were rep
resented at the meeting: st. Stanislaw
| !, st. Stainslaw III, st. Hedwig Society,
! General Pulaski Club, Polish Library.
| Polish Turner's Association, Polish Ma
| tional Alliance No. 1856 and 431 and the
] Wilkowski Polish Turner's.
Seated on the stage with the officers al
ready given were the following vice
presidents: Frank Crisiniski b. Lrwanl-
owski, Stanley Frank Adamowski and
John Osowski. The following kilograms
were sent to Buffalo to President Will
liam Mckinley:
The Polish American citizens and
residents of Wilmington extend their
most profound sympathy and pray the
Almighty to grant you speedy recovery
for the welfare of this grand republic.
To Mrs. Mckinley: In the name of the
Polish American citizens and residents of
Wilmington we beg you to acc It their
deepest regret for the terrible accident
your noble husband and this country's
most upright president has met with.
Mrs. Poenicka read the resolutions in
English. The following resolutions were
adopted:
1--WE. the Polish American citizens Of
the United States Of North America nnl
residents of the city of Wilmington, Del,
have assembled in II mass. meeting, at
the Polish Turner's Hall, No. Sl1 Lam
caster avenue, on the 10th day of Sep
temlur, 1901, and unanimously taken III.
following resolutions:
IL. Resolved. That our most heartfelt
sentiments of condolapce be expressed to
the most Hon. William Mckinley. PrcSi-
dent of the United States. ON the occasion
of the attack made upon his life.
III, Resolved, That we. as dutiful citi-
zrus Of our adopted country, the United
States of America, most rnergcticuly
protest against any insinl,atons of som"
newspapers. that this misrreant. who
dared to raise his sncrilegous hand again
st tha highest authority of this grand re-
public. is of Polish lineage.
iii. Resolved. That our mother couh-
try. uolandI, although under, the power
Of forty four kings, never produced II
man who would stain her reputation by
even daring to raise his hand against Il
king. though one, through ms conspiracy,