Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-12

no least two things 10 be thankful for,
while opinions win differ as 20 the
third
The American. however. may truly
Doe thankful for several things. among
them. that be does not live ln any por-
zion of the ancient and honorable
kingdom of dismcmberod Poland.
Prussia. though one OF the most en-
urhtened OF nations thoroughly mod
eru and progressive De- vet making sim
another. and this time very determin-
ed. effort Co destroy the last vestiges
of the nationality of once great
race. The Poles
chancellor Won Huelow has intro
ducod a bin into the prussian Diet au-
thor.ziur the state to acquire land in
Poland boy condemnation PROCEEDINGS
for colonies of Germans "f the
state has right" says Won Buelow.
"to appropriate land for the building
of "a railroad. why can 20 not claim this
right for much higher purpose
According 90 English and American
Jurisprudence. there BIS this difference
between the two cases stated by the
pruasiau Chancellor A railroad is for
tra benefit of the whole people irrc-
sroctivo of race. color or previous COM
diuon. while the displacing of Poles
from their homes and lands I'm order
to "sclT" them to Germans supposed
to Doc more loyal Us for the benefit
of one class of individuals at the exc
pouso OF another class.
Condemnation OF lands f1r railroads
and similar purposes is merely the adj
yancemout of form OF public service
tu which private notions must yield.
And we know OF mo- case tn which
land taken FOR such uses has not been
fully valued and satisfactorily paid
for. We also believe that history re-
cords no case ZOO which lands and ten
cments have been taken from one class
of people and sold TO another class.
wherein the elements OF injustice, rob
berry and oppression have not amount
ed to most cruel and eNaspcrating
tyranny that has served Co cmbitter
tho minds OF succeeding generations
cowardly enough TO resort to such
methods Of making loyal" any class
OF subjects suspected Of disaffection.
Dismembered "a century ago, Poland |
stin remains in thought and feeling. IN /
language and religion. q separate land, |
and the Prussian government now pro- |
poses 90 ingram into the very fiber and |
D. rl..f H..
conviction that the ancient aggressor |
continues through the succeeding ages |
Co be- "a nation To be feared, hated. /
and lf possible injured by every one In /
whose veins flows the Polish blood.
The Poles IL is said. are among the /
and bravest on earth They /
excel in art, music literature and /
invention. In Prussia they have hith-
erto held their own so well that the
German settlers often turn Polish IN \
sympathy. I'm Russia they have never I
ceased TO conspire against autocracy
An exchange explains the situation OF
Poland by this comparison:
TT President Roosevelt and con-
gross believed that Massachusetts peo-
~ AtANAN lNe ~ ~ NlAf hNh ct s.a.It'ilI
than Connecticut people II they went
INTO Connecticut and bought by con-
domination the ola homes whore fam
lilies have lived Tor generations. and ~
they colonized Massachusetts families |
upon them. selling the land cheap. with |
long term mortgages az low interest |
we should have a homo parallel 90 this
amazing policy $50 coolly announced,
500 shamelessly defended
But even this parallel fails 10 eN-
press the whole situation. II the poor |
Connecticut prOscripts. besides the /
danger of being driven from their /
homes, and their children dragged %
schools where they must recite in an
allen tongue and worship by an alb
horreut rite or be cruelty punished
The unthinkable situation Of Prusslan
Poland would be further matched"
At this time Of rejoicing I'm our
Christmas holiday let us be duly
thankful for another great blessing
hat we live in a land whore such
hings are not