Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
GREAT PROMISE MADE
TO JEWS OF POLAND
Germans and Austrians Appeal
to Oppressed People and
Warn Against Russia.

me following proclamation, issued in
Yfddish by the general commanders Of
the united German and Austrian ar
mics. was distributed among the Jews
in Poland:
Jews of Poland. The victorious ar
mics of the allied great countries Of
Germany and Austria-Hungary have,
thanks to God, entered into Poland.
Our war, that we are now waging. is
not against the people. but against the
RUSSIAN tyranny. The Russian despot-
ISM has been broken and shattered UNI
der the strong blows of our heroic ar
mics.
Jews of Poland. To you we come
as friends and deliverers. Our banners
pIlhg TO you justice and freedom.
dom or religion and life. both on the
SOCIAL and cultural fields. Toe long
nave you suffered unaer the yoke of
MOSCOW. We come as liberators. The
tyrannlcal foreign rule is broken. A
new era begins for Poland now. With
an our might we viii advance the de-
lIVefahce of the whole Polish people.
on flrm foundations, guaranteed by
laws, we Will reduce the full enamel
patton of the Jews.
Don't let yourself be fooled by the
laise RUSSIAN promises. In 1905, Rus
s s soleInnly promised you enaancipa-
tlon. Why should We remind and tell
you how the Muscovites have kept
their word? Think of Kishinieff. Ho-
mel, B~1alystok, Odessa, Siedlac and
hundreds of other bloody massacres.
.Re1ne1nber the many explosions.
Wataout any pity to human sufferings
me prosecutors have driven and pur-
sued you, with your wives and chill
dren, like wild beasts.
Don't forget the Bells case and
othef framed up cases in which the
b hnsslan government has officially
pluug1e u the low charge against
you that o use blood. Think of all
the prosecuting laws. the number Of
winch is increasing under their cruel
rule with every hour. The gates of life
nave been closed for the Jews; the
gates OF education for Jewish chill
ulen' Your sons and daughters have
been driven out of the Russian schools,
from the Russian cities and villages.
only with the yellow tickets as prosti-
1utes could they live in Russian cities.
mus mas Russia kept her promise
winch she had given in the time of her
distress.
An now Russia is again in dis
tress and she again has started to feed
you with promises.
Jews of Poland! TIE hour of. re-
has come. TIL heroic armies
OF the great countries of Germany and
Austrla-Hungary are in Poland and
ehey VIII, with the aid of God, take re-
Vefse from your prosecutors. But on
you lies the holy duty to do everything
70 advance the work of deliverance. All
FORCES OF the people. your youth, your
~nlinuhlti your societies, all of you,
$500 ea 10 stand up as one man in the
service OF the great cause. Every one
or you ought to help us with all his
might, because helping us you help
T Tpl Our enemy is your enemy.
Inc lntrigues of the common enemy
should be destroyed by the watchfli.
ness of all. We hope that you win
snow by your deeds what your intelli-
gence and eagerness can render.
You don't need to fear our soldiers.
When you need something turn with
confidence to the commanders of o1r
troops. y
Help us to defeat the common ene-
my and labor for the victory of free
dom n justice.
-ihe commanders in chief of the uni
TED armies of Germany and Austria
Hungary"