The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
IS UNCROWNED KING
paderewski Meets Royal Recep'
ton in Native Land.
nr.ams Of a United Poland-Trae''
cal Nature Of Wife Has Kept m''
sician From Leaving Concert
Stage for Politics.

warsaw.-Ignace Paderewsk' the
n,anist Is the uncrowned king OF 70
land says Warsaw correspondent!
whenever he appears in any town
Of the ancient Polish republic ne ID
greeted with that royalty and en'nu.
siam witch belongs only to popular
monarchs. There is a royal naio
about Paderewskfs presence IN tnls
country. whether 1t be IN the part
that lies under Russian. Austrian OF
German rule. When he goes OUT
crowds wait below to cheer him as 10
leaves the hotel. When he enters
theater, those who cannot get INSIDE
wait for hours outside In the hope OF
catching a glimpse Of him and cheer
Ing him on his way home. When %
gives a concert, It is as II King
held audience
The pianist's growing popularity
troubles the authorities. especially IN
Germany and Russia Poland. Inc
Russian police have an idea that ne
will one fine day get himself crowned
on the concert platform, between
sonata and a rhapsody.
Always an ardent patriot, even
when poor and unknown, PaderewsN
now spends huge sums on his country.
II 1t were not for the more prac'
tical influence OF his wife Paderewski,
rich as he Is, would be poor NO ap'
peal for his country or less fortunate
fellow countrymen can he hear IN
vain Nine. Paderewski has made
rule of being present at all business
Interviews This has made her many
enemies. PadereWski would like OF
all things, to buy an estate In Poland
Nine. Paderewski has, so far, dis
suaded him, in spite of friends intlu-
ence pulling the other way His i'm
mense popularity probably would set
the authorities against him. And
Paderewski gives way They retire to
Morges after each Polish visit; but
this, his friends say. will be his last
out of Poland
Morges is their Swiss home, where
Nine. Paderewski finds life perfectly
charming. with her wonderful fowls
and parrots.
Nine PadereWski enemies contend
that she keeps guard over him be.
cause she fears that he will become
so intensely interested in his own
country that he will want to give no
more concerts and will thereby be
ruined. Some three years ago, when
in Austrian Poland. where In Cracow
he unveiled the historical monument
he had given to his countrymen In
memory OF famous victory over the
Germans, many tried to persuade him
to enter politics. to become a men,
Der of the Austrian parliament, for he
Is a splendid public speaker. Pade-
rewski hesitated. The suggestion had
much charm for him. But reflection,
and his wife, persuaded him to refuse
the offer. He went back to Morges-
and the concert hall.
In England Paderewskfs influence
and high social position have made
even statesmen like Asquith and Sir
Edward Grey, absorbed In larger pol,
itics and afraid Of offending mighty
Russia. interest themselves in the
Polish question.
The victorious Bulgarians paved the
way for their successes In much the
same manner. They had no Paderew
ski. but King Ferdinand went around
Europe booming" his little country
Thanks TO his efforts, the world heard
OF Bulgaria, which was merely Tur
keys slave forty years ago Thu
Slav world is waking up to xrea,
thinga