Evening journal., 1914-12-30
Poland Must and Shall Be Free"
CBy A Karabaze, Of The Polish National AIliancel

NnuiAyt from WHICH Snc Was 10 bt
aroused only by the Prussian, Aus
trian and Muscovte armies. invading
and flooding her country. She open
ed her eyes and rose from a sleep,
that lasted century, and with
sober eye she glanced at all around
progress and power of the communi-
ties of Europe, and then she COM
posed for her welfare and existence
a new code of laws. known univer-
sally as the Constitution of the third
of May, in the year of Our Lord, 1871.
But alas, it was too late The
neighhoring nations still hungry af-
ter the first and second partition Of
Poland, already did not permit her to
revive, and before she could recup-
crate her strength, they tore her to
pieces finally in 1895.
England was deaf, when she heard
of the crime, and France was deaf
equally as we'll These two nations
did not perceive, that by allowing
Prussia TO grow powerful at the
cost Of the lands and even of the
blood of the Poles they were Great
a.
Poland never was and never could
be with regard to them.
Europe did not learn anything from
the history of the Germans as neigh
bors to the Poles and Lithuanians,
nor did she learn anything from the
history of the Teutonic Order in the
countries of Poland. until Sedan, and
still more the present gigantic bat
ties in Europe were to teach the
world. what the Germans can be to
the whole universe, by feeling pow
erful and showing forth their scorn.
There was still moment, during
which the crime committed against
Poland could have been repaired
ard that was at the Congress of vi
emma.
The wars of Napoleon should have
opened the eyes of Europe, in order
to see the amount of life and power
that stuck TO Poland. But alas.
Europe was blinded by the pretended
power of Gar Alexander, she had
not the courage to present the petit
tion of Lord Castlereagh at the point
of the sword. to help to repair the
crime of the partition of Poland. by
restoring her freedom under a dyn-
asty Independent of Russia and Aus
trla. Poland was dismembered once
moro by the representatives of the
nations in conference at the Con-
gress of Vienna, but they we're un-
able to kill her
The love of the Poles for their ma
tive land. their devotion to their
country, which is unparalleled in the
history of the world their unvasted
strength of resistance. which does
not permit them to lose their nation
ality. the hatred. which they inherit
cd from their grandfathers and great
grandfathers. towards the Germans.
as a hostile race, their contempt for
| the Russians, who up till recently
were their murderers and execution
/ ors,-all this was a power. which.
even in the midst of the most terri
BILE prosecutions, not only did not
allow them TO abandon their enemies
and their language. but on the con-
| trary, made the progress Of the ma
tion possible in the spiritual domain
/ Literature and fine arts began to
! flourish in Poland as never before
Polish authors are read today by
! everyone, everyone rightly values
| the Polish painters, everyone is
charmed by Polish music. It can he
said without exaggeration. that liter
! ature. science and fine arts in PO-
land, are among the foremost in the
world.
Tho life of the Polish nation was
not only confined to the spiritual do
main, It manifested itself interiorly
also. Being terribly prosecuted fol
/ every movement and sign Of Polish
life shown in Russia and Prussia, tho
Poles knew how to keep in tact the
nationality of a common class Oi
people. that was either PrussianizeC
or Russianized in schools or kept
purposely in darkness and ignorance
Being maltreated and eXiled from
/ their own land by their usurpers
they went into strange lands, Will
that languishng hope for their coun
try. which guarded them against los
ing their nationality among strang
ers, in spite of their accumulation
of wealth by means of industry an'
| economy.
And though they suffered bondage
for so long a time, they were ncvei
I imbued so much with patriotism an,
they were never so Polish as the!
are now. during the present war
which aroused in them new hopes
complete faith in recovering thei
| freedom and independence. Hence
the tendency to this greatest goo'
of every nation on earth. became 10
day the dogma of the life of Poland
The freedom and independence o
Poland will evidently be tho creates
axiom for Europe, in order that tn
peace, which will surely come afte
the present struggles, may be lastinl
permanently. Poland is altogethe
unnecessary for Russia. On tn
contrary, Russia would be stronge
without Poland, because she woul'
have a more peaceful existence, a
instead Of having an enemy on he
borders. she would have a powerful
ally and an honest friend
Then, after the total defeat tha
awaits her. Germany will have los
/ the essential parts of Poland in ia
vor of the future Polish Government
il will not be so soon that she viii
be able TO think about retaliation
as on one side she will have tn
Poles, who have already administer
cd to her terrible defeat on th
hattlefelds of Grunwald. not to men
tion other previous defeats whic
she suffered at their hands. and o.
the other side, she will have Franc
as her enemy. that was always uni
ted by bonds of friendship with Pc
land.
II is. therefore. not only the hig
standing of intellectual culture G
+ the Polish nation and the merits ac
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