The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-05-11
TO POLISH REV.
oLuTIONARY WAR HEROES

washington, May 1.-Two mOnu-
ments to the memory of PuIassi and
kosclusczko. the Polish heroes. both
of whom fought and one of whom died
that Liberty in America migat live,
were dedicated here today. The time
of the dedications was so arranged
that President Taft could attend each.
While the President made the prin-
cipal address at the unveiling OF the
monument to Pulaski. which stands
in the triangle at 13tn street and
Penn nsylv AHA Avenue, Secretary of
War Dickinson was making the prin-
cipai address at the Kosciusczko stat
ue in Lafayette Park opposite the
White House. and J. F. Smulski, of
the Polish National Alliance mada
an address in Polish
TIE monument 10 pulaski was erec-
ted b. an act of Congress, but the
statue to KosciuscZko is a gift to the
nation from the Polish National ALI
ance and other organizations of Poles
Who have made their homes in the
free republic for which their distin-
euished coVIntrymen fought. There
was double Significance to the un-
yelling of the monument to Koscius-
cZko, for il marked the opening here
tomorrow of the first Polish National
Congress TO attend which thousands
of Poles from all over tie United
States lave come.
The purpose of the Congress is to
discpse in all its phases the condi-
tion of the Polish nation. to acquire
Familiarity with the needs of the Pol
ish national life and find ways and
.,aeans Of fulfilling them.
The ceremonies which preceded
the dedication of the statues were
long planned and very elaborate. A
military parade in which all the reg
ular troops stationed at Fort Myer as
well as the National Guard of the
District OF Columbia marched was
one of the features. Brigadier Gen
eral Taskec III. Bliss. U. s. A., was in
command
In the heart of the buster section
of tie city the monument to Pulaski
stands fourteen feet from the side
walk N a triangular green. In the
saddle of charger is mounted the
figure of the hero in the Polish Hus-
sar uniform in which ne won command
IF brigade of Washington's cavalry |
for his gallant conduct at the Brandy |
wine. Pulaski always wore the uni |
form of his beloved fatherland, and
it clothed his breast through three |
years of valiant fighting on American |
soil until he fell at the siege of Savan- |
nah in 1879 and died ON the United |
States brig of war Wasp in the har
Dor. two days after.
The sculptor, ChedZinsKi, gathered |
material for his work in Paris, Berlin |
and Parts of Poland and secured from |
the defendants of Pulaski a life size |
painting of the hero mounted on a |
morse. done by Pulaski's sister.
In Lafayette Park, a beautiful shad |
ed square across Pennsylvania Ave. |
from the White House. the monument |
to KosciuscZko with the exception of
one completes the set of five planned
there. The others are to General La |
fayette and Count Rochambeau who
commanded the French allies at York !
town On the remaining corner will
be erected the statue of Baron Won
Steuben. An immense statue of Gen
eral Andrew Jackson is in the center
of the Park.
Kosciusczko is represented in the
figure as the hero of two henispheres
as his coultrymen love to refer to
him. A map of the United States
with the American eagle guarding,
is on tine front of tne pedestal. On
the other side is the outline of Ell
rope and Asia attached by a snake
of despotisrn with the Polish eagle
lighting in defense. A polish soldier
wounded and falling, is being defend
ed by a Polish farmer with a scythe
Opposite. an American soldier is cut
ting lhe snacSles of an American
farmer which bind him to the foreign
yoke. Mounted on the pedestal in the
statue of KosciuscZko. a map of West
Point ON one hand, the other on his
sword
The valiant deeds of the man who
fought consistently for liberty in an
old world and a new-so consistently
that ne refused to lend himself to
the plans of Napolean for the restor-
alton of Poland, are called by the in
scription on the nonament.
Driven to this country by an un
happy love affair. he1s saw the new re
public established and did not return
to his native Poland until 1886. When
Russia attacked Poland in 1892, Kos