The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29

Indeed. Prince Ricdelskl is very firmly
convinced that Poland Is soon 10 come
Into her own.
II am carrying on negotiations, he
told me, which are bound to result in a
short time in the setting up of a restored
Polish nation. Personally. ] estimate thai
event at no more than ten years distant
This may seem very ambitious oyou.
but lei me tell you the steps by which
II is TO be attained, The form of gov
ernment oil which we Plan TO model the
new Poland exists today In the Swiss re-
public. There you see a country which
like Poland. was originally subject TO d
partition among the major powers, Each
of these major powers bowed to the ris-
ing spirit OF Swiss natlonality-and
Switzerland. a free country, emerged tri-
umphant. How much moro do we OF Po-
land deserve that treatment2 We have
two things the Swiss did not haye-a
commond bond Of language which all the
tyranny Of Russia and Geramny cannot
stamp out, and a great and glorious na
tlonal tradition, which no oppression un-
der the sun will make lis forget
well" continued the prince, ''at least
one OF the three powers vino shared In the
partition OF Poland is willing 10 help us
toward restitution on these lines. First
we shall have a Polish republic, Tho
new country will have its seat OF GOV
ernment at Cracow greatest OF all Polish
cities and the center of Polish culture.
ernor general. who must be n Pole. Now
wc canont wipe out the boundaries OF
tho present all at once, but we expect
that the three powers VINO shared In the
PARTITION OF Poland will eventually como
TO some such agreement as this
Wants Governor General.
RUSSIA. Germany and Austria will re-
tain control OF the provinces within their
borders by virtue OF a special official
functIonary. preferably of the royal house.
TO be appointed FOR that purpose The
capital OF Russian Poland will be War
saw. of Austrian Poland. Lemberg and
OF German Poland. Posen. But all these
governors Will bc under the direct per.
sonal control uf the Polish governor gen
eral, who will DO administrative chief Of
| the civil, military and diplomatic de-
pa artmcnts OF the new regime.
Il am telling YOU this al length. for 1t
is almost assured now that the new
Polish government will assume this form
and governments arc not formed every
day nor are nations ro-establishcd. An
other thing worth mentioning Is that tho
Litbunians have recently offered 10 brow,
| in their lot with us. too. If they do so.
the governor general viii be alternately
| "a Lett and IL Pole md Mina in Eithu-
anla tho alternative capital OF the new
Not long ago this coup dIplomatiquc.
patriotic Poles. such as the members Of
| The Warriors Of the Tn9urrection OF
1863" count on restoring the Polish mon
| archy. For this restoration Fringe Pavel.
| AS descendant OF the great house Sf
| Zbawca. Is more than likely candidate
| for royal honors. Al presen, he is for
| mHly addressed by his comrades as
| "Kzia5c.' Polish for royal prince and
| In his negotiations with Austria on
| ''Durchlaucht.' or 'serenc hishness."
Father Was Murdered. :.
| The Polish situation at home. particu-
| larry In Russian and German Poland
does ont maintain this highly optimistic
tone 10 the satisfaction Of tho impartial
| observer turned the shield Ia It's grim
lnrr Side by chance question To the
young prince regarding his father. His