The sun., 1910-05-12
VIZ HONOR THESE Two POLES
9WO W4RRIORS STATUES WE'RE
UNVEILED YESTERDAY.
President TAFT and secretary Ddokinson
Sprak at the Dedl"atiun % the hsa-
Ciusko and PulAski Monuments sites
-Four Blocks Apart 90 Washington.

fom Nioehs Apart ~ WaaAimNtoh.
WAspNu1oN, May IA President Taft.
Secretary Of War Dickinson and several
thousand Polish h-Amsrican citizens par
ticipated to-day in tho exercises oR un-
N'eiling statues 10 tho two Polish herOea
who aided Gen. Washington In ths RovO-
lutinnary war-Brig On. Count Casimir
Pulaski and Brig Gen ThaddeuB Kos
ciusko The President and SECRETARY
Dickinson made speeches praising the
character and gallantry of the two Polish
Generals The two statues are located
about four blocks from each other and the
programme was arranged 10 cover the
exercises at both unye,lings. The Pulaski
statue Is located on a triangular site at the
Intersection oT Pennsylvania avenue,
Thirtseuih and T. streets. The other
statue has been placed IN the northeastern
a1rner Of Lafayette place At the lntsrsac-
sion of Madison place. II street. and YER
nlont avenue.
The exercises were begun about $50
when President Taft was escorted from
ne White House by two companies Of the
Fifteenth Cavalry % the reviewing stand
~ the Pulaski statue. which was unveiled
Aut. The President was accompanied
By Mrs Taft and Capt. Archibald W.
Butt. The programme was opened with
IN invocation by the Right Rev. Paul p.
Rhodes OF Chicago. Secretary Dickinson
presided The statue was unveiled ny
VI N. Honlinski. president of the Polish
Monument Central Committee. A. the
solds Of the American hAgs in which the
statue was hidden fell away from the
bronze figure the marine band played
sThs Star Spanged Banner and Rattery
d Of the Third Field Artillery fired
alute.
After reviewing the legislAtion pro-
Viding for the statue Mr.. Taft said in
p&Es
II = idle 70 speculate what might have /
been the success Of American arms In the |
War a. the Revolution had We not been /
assisted BY foreign nations and subjects of |
foreign countries Il 10 SUFFICIENT for Us
20 note that those who assisted us in that /
struggle of ours Tor independence and /
liberty contributed materially to our sue |
CO.'S and 70 4 appropriate that We should I
give enduring evidence of our gratitude 1
20 those who sympaf hired With us In that I
struggle and aided us ln bringing about the /
tndepenience which has made the progress |
Of our country 10 its present stase possible |
Hence n Lafayette. 70 Roehambeau 70 4
Ven steuben. 10 De Kalb. 10 Pulaski. 70
KOsciusko and 20 others it Is fitting thar 1
there should be erected monuments like 4
ths. 10 have 70 understood that America 1
h grateful and holds In sweet memory 4
rhose who came 70 her In her hour Of danger /
and tEoubs
nrlgader-GenerAl Count Caslnir Pulaski,
Was the son of Count Joseph Pulaski OF 4
Poland. who vas The Chief Justice Of that .
repuhlic-a great iurisr but one who after .
tha caimeat consideration Of his couBtry's 4
condition conceived u his duty 70 organize 4
= oonfsderaoy 20 maintain it, independencs. |
and in that struggle he enlisted not only .
many of the Polish leaders. but his three
sons and a nephew ~ those hye men
four perished In the struggle In Poland
Ohiy one. Casimir escaped to Turkey.
thence to France, where under the nfu-
snce Of our Franklin he was Induced 10
come 10 fhis country 70 give 10 us the benht
OF HE skill a. arms. e1ceInng especially
In the branch Of the cavalry
When he came here the American army
had practically no cavalry and 10 him.
With the permission Of Washington and
with rho vote of the Congress ua- turned
over che question q the organization OF a
cavalry force A. BrandyWine and a. y
Germantown b. showed the mettle that
vas IN him The lnsulicieucy Of th. Ameri-
Can cavalrv was such that he vas hamper-d
In the movements that he sought 20 MAKE.
but In that dread winter a. Valley Forge \
AZ the head Of such a cavalry as there was.
with nia headquarters at Trenton by foraR-
Ing and By harassing the enemy. be oc-
casionally threw q gisam Of sunshine into
chat dATkcned refuge Of the American
troops
Subsequently organizing an independent
legion known a. Pulaski Legion he fought
his way from North TO south until finally
after taking part IN the campaign about
Charleston he Lost his life in a brilliant
charge ~ the siege OF savannah and wa. L
a. the distinguished orator vho preceded
me said. suitably buried IN the bosom of
the ocean from q frigate Of the United
gtates
Chlvalric n rare and Of knightly form.
brave dashinE. Courageous. but gentle a.
q woman. sweet IN all the associations ~
laa. there hangs about him al the romance
dganfient knighthOod
Cenl2 be have looked forward 70 the
dan'n1 70 ms country Of 8.0000oo of his
Ptuah fellgu citizens could he have seen
THEM take their honorable part In the Amerl-
can electorate. could he have seen the wel-
come they received. the prosperity they
have aided. the strength that they have
given 10 this country and the happiness
that they have found under the starfy
bsnner that he labored 10 make triumphant,
BE- would indeed have felt that his labors
were not In vain.
Count Francis Pulaski. a descendant
of the General. also made a short speech
expressing the thanks of the family.
Al the conclusion Of the exercises the
President and Mrs. Taft and Secretary
Dickinson reviewed a parade In which !
regular troops. militia, high school cadets
and Poliah- American sOcist les marched,
Al the end of ths parade the members
81 the oficial party entered carriages
and were driven % the site Of tho Kos-
ciuaEo statute. several blocks away.
where similar exercises took place. The
presentation address was made by An
thohy Sohreiher on behalf Of the Polish-
American organizations. Responding for
the Government Secretary Dickinson
said:
This is q historic day a day oonsscratsd
10 sacred memories and patriotic inspira-
Nm The President Of more than eighty
millions of people deriving thslr dsscsnt
from every blood and cline. holding ale
Eianes 10 q hsE that since Il was arst un.
fuEied has ever been the sYmho Of libsrty
10 the oppressed of all lands. has come. Al
the capital of the nation. IN company win
q representative citizenship. 10 show honor
N the msmOry Of two Of Washington