Evening journal., 1914-01-21
CITY POLES
TO CELEBRATE
viii Commemorate Tomorrow
the Anniversary Of Their
InSuireCtiOn

Local Polish residents will assem-
BILE at General Pulaski Hall tomor-
row night to commemorate the an
niversary Of the third insurrection
in Poland. All Of the Polish socie-
ties of this city will be represented.
and speeches will be made by F. Pom
iecki, Mrs. skura, John Pietuczka
and others.
This so-called January Insurrec-
ton" took place in Poland IN the
year Of 1S63-64, during the time when
margrave Wielopolsxi was at the head
of the civil government This man,
although he possessed great admins
trative abilities and did lot of good
in Poland, was a very proud and
jealous potentate. prosecuting all
those who we're Of an opposite opin-
ION He had continuously insulted
the national feelings Of the Poles,
therefore the people, especially the
youths. were slowly clamoring for an
uprising.
Wielopolski. seeing that the hostile
movement is taking hold Of the whole
nation, in order to get rid Of the in
stigating element, the young Poles,
issued order for an irregular. COM
pulsory call to the army, the so-called
"branka." This order was principally
directed against the instigators of
tile uprising. BY doing so. Wielopol-
ski involuntarily became the cause
Of the insurrection.
The military order had caused
many of the young Poles to disap-
pear and hide In the forests and
woods. where they began to arm them
selves. Following their example, a
great number of smaller and larger
detachments of insurrectiOnists had
formed and hiG in the different for
ests, armed and ready to give battle.
The so-called National Government
in Warsaw, composed principally of
the young Poles. directed the upris-
ing This National Government has
issued on the 22d day of January.
1868. q proclamation to the people at
large. calling to arms all able-bodied
Poles, irrespective of creed or per-
sonal standing, to fight for their coun-
try.
In a short time the insurrection
took hold of the whole territory of
Poland in Russia. Suppressed in one
place II took rise in another. with
greater stamina and visor. New and
more numerous detachments of in
surrectionists appeared on the bat
tlefield. Alas the Poles. although
willing and imbued with sacrifice
yet unframed properly in warfare
seldom defeated their enemy.
For over year the Polish blood
poured over the territory OF Poland
in Russia; almost a thousand OF slzir-
mishes and battles are recorded in
the annals Of warfare; the number
of killed and wounded has reached
$4,000 men; at least 100000 were eX-
He'd, nearly all the leaders were either
killed in the battles or executed. The
| iDsurrCction began to weaken contn-
uously. until in the first half Of the
year OF 1864 il fell entirely. The cruel
persecution of Poles by Berg in War.
saw and Murawiew IN Vilno finished
the rest OF IT,
Words cannot describe the blood
thirst and cruelty OF these two
tyrants. especially Murawiew. whom
! they have called "tho hangster.
He, on the least provocation. or ever
| suspicion. sentenced his victims to b'
/ shot. hanged or exiled. In all th'
cities OF Lithuania he had erected ter
I rihle instruments of execution. where
daily the best sons of the colntrs
We're sent to death by his order
/ Where one member of the family wa
suspected Of a political trespass, al
were executed: for protecting an in
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/ villages: armed insurrecfionists cap
4 " tortured they were evisccratcd
their eyes torn out etc. etc.
If the. battles for indeDendence, il
spites OF the heroic endeavors anS
numerous victories Of the Poles. ulti
mately have always brought negative
results. sciences and fine arts havl
nevertheless made wonderful
progress in Poland after her psr'i
ton. The Polish nation has not died
and Poland-although not existing a
n politically independent country
lives and gives proofs, daily, of he
existence
One of the proofs is the oreauiziul
power Of the Poles here i'm America
Over one hundred thousand OF loya
SOhs anu uduShlefS OF fOldnu nav
organized under the banner of III
Polish National Alliance of America
and they are working faithfully 70
the good of their country. They ar
earnestly enlightening and eduoat'n
themselves. they are uplifting then
selves morally and spiritually
so that they become worthy of tn
moment when their country calls Z
them for help to liberate her fror
the chains of slavery thrust upon be