Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-08
Robert M. McWade.

GID duOul IHc StIons pIOUdDlllty vi tu'
Poles making another attempt for lib
erty, or rather, for Independence in
the event OF Austria and Russia be-
coming involved in the bloody wal
now reaching its climax in the Bal
kans. There are many who believe
that a united rising of all the Poles in
Austria, Germany and Russia, begin
ming In Galicia, against Austrian dom
ination, and spreading thence to Rus
sian Poland. would have many OF the
elements OF success, and so far to-
wards the achievement of re-estab'
fishing the Polish nation.
There Is evidently a feeling that a
concerted movement under the able
leadership Of Prince Cartorycski, now
a resident Of Paris, and the recognize
ed head of the Polish people, is with
in the possibilities. and that, owing to
the strength of the Cars power in
Russian Poland, the Polish patriot
has decided that 1t would be tempting
fortune to favor an uprising there at
the outset, simply because the Cars
forces would exterminate the whole
Polish nation in that section before
the insurrecti8n could make any
Roadway.
It will be remembered that there
have been three partitions Of the erst-
while Polish kingdom, which were
Frederick of Prussia. Catharine OF
Russia and Maria Theresa of Austria.
The last distribution of this old time
warlike and undoubtedly brave king.
dom among those three monarchs is
that which practically prevails today.
There was a h%eartening prospect OF
Il revivified nation when Napoleon
Euonaparte established the Grand
Duchy of Warsaw; but that vanished
into thin air with the passing of lie
Grande Armee from the country one
hundred ears ago.
Since that cventful period, there
have been several abortive risings,
especially in 1880 and 1863, but Meth
err were well timed or properly equip
ped with men and ammunition, and re-
ally the national history of Poland
ended in 1863, since when the Poles
have been under the yoke of three
hard masters, the worst of whom is
the Russian bear. Germany comedies
that the much discussed Polish ques-
ton ia merely to the Fatherland what
Ireland is to England. and everybody
knows that the Poles in Germany
have some recognized rights and priv
ileges; but Russian Poland is, say
those best acquainted with the la
inevitable situation. 'one of the sorri.
est countries in the world" as is also
the part that lies in Austria. The
Poles of today are praying for the ad,
vent OF another Kosciusko.
Apropos of the many thousands
upon thousands or good round Aineri.
an dollars yearly wasted by the gov
eminent in renting r~attletrap and
other structures for the uses of it's
various federal departments, it is in
teresting to know that Secretary Ma
gel, of the department of commerce
and labor, has blazed the way for his
cabinet colleagues by closing arrange
ments for a new structure in which
are to be housed, at H and 18th
streets and Pennsylvania avenue the
bureaus and divisions of his growing
and progressive branch of Uncle
Sans service. 1t will be eleven stor,
les in height, Of pressed brick, trim,
me with stone and terra Gotta, and
will be surrounded with an attractive
parking about 2S feet wide. Built-up
composition Of asphalt and gravel, on
concrete slabs, will be used for it's
roof, and the finishing or the building
is to be of hard birch, stained with
mahogany finish. Terrace floors and
marble w~ainscoting are included in
the specifications of the first floor, and
sanitary flooring, either Of terrace.
%karbolith, or asbestos will be used on
the other stories.
Owing to the ambitious plans Of
some of the democratic leaders, the
new bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce is to have expanded powers
and liberal appropriations, so that its
usefulness to the country at large can
be really materially improved and
proper accommodations will therefore
be given to it at the outset, although
the present administration will not
have any hand whatever in carrying
out those statesmanlike ideas. The
same thought is entertained in regard
to the labor bureau, and several of tho
other highly utilitarian divisions or
the department, which have able and
efficient men as thei espective chiefs
or heads.
Ever since Mr.. Thomas Fortune
Ryan testified to his remarkably gen
erOus and p~ublic.spirited gift of $780,
600 ITO the Alton B. Parker campaign
there has been quite a lot of talk
among both republican and democrat.
ic leaders, as well as among high al
ADMINISTRATION officials at the national
capital, regarding the strange ifadt
that Chairman Taggart and a few 9TH
er high.np democrats who ran that
disastrous campaign have never
"cheeped once about it. 1t is thought
Ore than passing strange that no
mentiOn whatever was ever made in
political circles concerning it, and
that Mr.. Ryln's generosity has never
since then in any way, decently or
otherwise, been recognized, apparent
" the only recognition" which he has
received at the hands of his fellow
democrats being the vitriolic and I'M
warranted personal attacks upon him
by Bourke Cochran and William Jerl-
nings Bryan. Evidently, gratitude is
sadly wanting in the mental makeup