The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-13
GRANTED
THEIR FREEDOM
Will Have the Same Liberties as the
Russian People.
NO CAUSE FOR UPRISING
WITTE WAS COMPELLED TO USE
HARSH MEASURES.

ut. PETERSBURG. Nov. 13.-An Of
y fetal communication issued this
morning recalls the fact that the
imperial ukase Of December 18th last
established a basis for the gradual
renovation of the civil life of Russian
subjects, and points out that the meas
ures adopted IN pursuance of that ulSase
affected equally the Polish people. The
ukase says:
In accordance with the ukase the
exceptional laws hindering the free de
Velopment of the nation were abro-
gated and the Poles were given the
same rights as the Russians-Educa-
tional, municipal and judicial, and re-
forms We're introduced as stipulated by
the decisions arrived at by the COM
mite of ministers on June IS. ana by
the ukase of April 80 regarding relig-
iOus liberty. The general measures
adopted by the government were cN-.
tended 10 Poland. which also was given
the right of participation in the dOuma
and freedom OF meeting. Finally. on
October so, the Poles were fully recOg-
nized as free citizens, thereby obtain
ing full opportunity TO prove their
capacity. BY participating in a great
creative work they would consequently
have gradually attained the Interior
progress of the Polish nation, with the
end of the electoral Institutions. which
naturally would have sympathized
with their fate.
ForgetfuI of the Past.
Forgetting the painful lessons of the
past. the politicians who are directing
the national movement in the kingdom
of Poland are making attempts as
dangerous for the Polish population as
they are insOlent toward Russia, 10
bring about the separation of the en-
pire. Rejecting the idea of working in
common with the Russian people ia the
douma, they are demanding in a series
of revolutionary meetings the complete
autonomy of Poland, with d special
constitutional diet thereby aiming at
the restoration of the kingdom of
Poland. Two political groups, one
Socialist and one Nationalist, who are
opposed to each other, are united in
this aspiration, which is upheld by
many writer's, publicists and popular
orators, who carry the people with
them.
In different districts of the Vistula
there have been numerous professions
the participants in which carried Polish
flags and sang revolutionary songs. At
the same time there has begun the ar
bitrary exclusion by the Poles of the
state language, even in the .governmen-
tai institutions where its employment
is provided for by law. In certain 10
calities bands OF wOrkmen and peas
ants are pillaging the schools. the state
spirit shops and communal buildings,
destroying all correspondence in the
Russian language. Representatives of
local authorities, in defending order
and public safety, have been watering
the earth for a year past with their
blood, by falling victims to political
crimes. and the reasonable part of
Polish society is impOtent against the
| growing pressure Of revolutionary or
| CARNATIONS.
Lose the Benefits.
THE government will not tolerate
attacks on the integrity of the empire
! insurrectionary plots or acts of VIC
| Ience. 1t declares in a decisive manner
| that as long as the troubles in the
Vistula districts continue, and as long
as that part of the population adhering
! to political agitators continues its pres
| ent sway. these districts shall receive
none of the benefits resulting from the
manifestOs of August 18th and OCtO-
| Der Both, 1905.
There could obviously be no ques-
uOf OF feailZihS pdclHc principles IN 4
country in revolt. Therefore, for the
! restoration Of order, all the districts Of
the Vistula are temporarily declared TO
| be in a state of war.
THE future of the Polish people
| thus depends upon themselves. The
! government having a desire 10 con
tinue safeguarding the integrity and
national rights of the Polish people.
/ extended by recent legislative acts, ex-
poets the people to recover from the
/ political intoXication which has come
over the kingdom of Poland. the popu-
! lation of which has become a prey to
/ the agitatOTs, while at the same time
/ it is putting the people on guard
against entering a dangerous path
which, unfortunately, they have not