Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-13

81. ftl'ls'tuiE. NOV. lo-hn plIittJl
communication issued. this morning.
recalls that the imperial ukasc Of Dec.
Is. last, established basis for the grad
ual renovation of the civil life of Rus
sian subjects aud points out that the
measures adopted in pursuance Of
that ukase affected equally the Pol
ish people. The ukase says:
In accordance with the ukdse. the
exceptional laws hindering the free de-
velupmcnt of the nation were ahrogat-
I'd and the Poles were given the same
rights as the Russians. Educati"n3l.
municipal and judicial reforms were
introduced as stipulated by the deciS-
ion arrived AZ ~ tic committee on
ministers June Is. and til" ukase ot
April 30 regarding religious liberty.
The general measure adopted ny the
government were cXtoud"d to Poland
which also WAS given tn" right Of
participation in the douml and free
dom of meeting. Finally on oct. 80 the
Poles were fully recognized as free
citizens. thereby obtaining = full OPP
portunity to prove their capacity. BY
participating in 4 great creative work
they would consequently have Eradu-
ally atta!.i,l th" Interior progress of
Polish nativH o.. "a tho aid OF the cleo
toral institu. f.- v-Nich naturally
would have sylnIatnf"ey with their
fate"
Forgetting the painful lessons Of
the past. the politicians who arc di-
recting the national movement in the
kingdom of Poland are making at
tempts as dangerous for the Polish
population as they are insolent toward
Russia to bring about the separation
of tn" empire. Rejecting tho idea OF
working in common with tn" Russian
people in the douma. they are demand
ing in a series of revolutionary meet
ingS the complete autonomy Of Po-
land with y special constitutional diet
thereby aiming at the roiteration of
the kingdom of Poland. Two pOliti-
cal groups. one Socialist and tn" other
Nationalist. who are opposed TO each
other. are united in this aspiration
which is upheld by many writer's, pub
licists and popular orators who carry
the people with them.
In different districts Of the Nistula
there have been nrmoro7lS pro- e"sions.
the participants in which carried Polish
flags and sang rnvolut iounry songs. 1t
wv 1tilIlt lIlIi' ltL'I'' II'ln JILL US tiil
tn" arbitrary exclusion by the Poles of
state language even in government in
situations whore it, employment IL pro-
vidcd for by law. In certain localities
hands Of worl;meu and peasants are
pilllginC the schools. tie state spirit
shops and commercial buildings. do
Ttroyirg all correspondence" in ii" Rus
sian language. Representatives. Of local
authority III defending order ANA public
safety have been watering tn" earth
| fer = year past with their blood hy TALL
ing victims 10 political crimes, ana the
| roa"onabk part Of Polish society Is i'm
| potent against the growing; r,rrss:Ir" Of
! revolutionary organizations.
"Th" government will mot tol"T7l"
| attacks on the integrity of the empire
! insuIre"tinnary nInts ~ :r5" w yIn-
| Iencr. Il declares III = ,Ieri=ty" ntpuucr
| that rs long rs the troubles IL the Viz
| tula districts continue" and ns long *
| that part Of the population ad!trrinC to
| political HCitators continues It's present
| sway. these districts snail rcC'iy" none
| Of the benefits resulting from tho mani
| feStos of Aug. * ana oct 90 1905
| There could obviously y" no olroS-
lion Of realizing pacific principles in
, country in revolt. Therefore, f"r the
/ restoration of order, all the districts Of
! the NistuIa are temporarily declared 10
! be in state az war.
The future of the Polish people thus
| depends upon themselves. Tho govern
| mrnt having n desire to continue safn-
| guarding the integrity and national
rights of the Polish people, extended hy
| recent Legislative acts. exIecta the PEG
! pie to recover from the political intoxi-
| catiCn which has com" over the king
| dom Of Poland, the population Of which
| has become prey to the agitator@
while at the same time it is putting
| the people on guard against entering
| a dangerous path which unfortunately
| they have not for the first time trod -
fSn mn PhIcED