The Washington herald., 1908-01-26

fu among the inhabitants Of the kingdom are a
menace 60 the stability Of the kingdom mentiug
only extirImtion; and
Whereas this incessant campaign of TitupeTati0u
and misrepresentation has led the German iott-
Lace If Prussia into political bunder Of hostile
attitude toward the Polish people and viii have q
tendency 10 lower The Intellect and moral worth of
the pT7ssian people then elves and
Whereas. recently the Prissian government. in
this persecution Il the Polish pecI.le has EN-
cFuachcd upon the most sacred rights oi man by
forcing children Of Polish citizens to learn religion
iB the schools in the German language and
Whereas the prussian authorities vhp. and even
torture children who resist these teachings. thus
forming youthful bands Of political maIt}Ts "rock
ing their health and destroying tho future tuct.s
Of the rising generations. and ile parents. ~hc
Csp0use the cause If their rlldu are CIITf -sCd
and pursued bY mhumau and excessive judicial -et
t,nce, aggugatrR To- years OF Imprisonment and tens
Of thousands - marks iu fines. and
Whereas, conducting the oppression 0n economical Il
grounds The Prussi1n government has taken away
from the Poles the land which for over $50 tby0-
sand years vas occupied by their ancestors and
Whereas by II G authority gf the PTssian parlla
ment the Prls iau government las established a
colonization mission, which with funds raised by
taxing the entire p1Tmlati0n including che Poic-
buys up lands of Poles aud settles them exclusively
with Germans t'is being clear violation not oul}
0f the guarantees % the Congress oi Vienna, b1t also
Of the constitution of Prussia, which prohibits such
the Kingdom and
Whereas not satisfied with TIE above described
means ~ expressing tiis Poles and falling m at
probability under the per1icioJs spell of the ssr&ls
ard degenerate rigue which from the revelations Of
the recent Harden trial IN Berlin surrounds the
Emperor and holds the highest political spheUs
within mcshcs, the I7l>a1t government. at the
recent opening az the I'ussisn Diet announced q new
series Of anti Polish measures, particularly the pro
mbition ~ public discussions IN the Polish lam
guago and u,e compulsory sale by Poles q their cs
tates. and
Whereas the victims of this barharic project are
also cogced % p3y the taxes with which the sales
Can be effected.
Therefore. We, representative ef tHe Polish organ
laIiUns press. literary and educational institutions
of the United States of North America. represent
Jg three million @, American citizaus ct Polish birth
OF descent. do hereby express our deepest iHdiua-
ti0n az the PuIsHau government. whose treatment q
the Poles We dem disgrace and stigma not only
upon the German nation but also the whole civilized
world
We cali the attention of the American public and
all civilized nations 10 the great danger 60 the
existing social order IN the introduction by great
imperial power Of measures attacking the iEg0la-
hlify II private property.
We appeal % the noble American nation. which
has 50 Hospitality rGeiyed rs and which. IN an its
history never turned a deaf ear TO tie cry # the
wUnged, ard % an otiHr nations q the civilized
world 20 raise their pCvCrfu voice u Indignation
Ht the unparalleled OutragCs pgTIetTztgd by the
Prussiau government upon the Polish people
We most earnestly urge citizens n all civilized
nations. 20 whom this protest is addras-ed, 20 use
man people from the enactment Of the proposed