Little Falls herald., 1914-09-18
''POllSHDAY' OBSERVED HERE
MEMBERS OF st. ADELBERT's
s PARISH PASS REVOLUTIONS
CONTRIBUTE TO FUND

81 National Council OF America Tor q
ssts Polish Day" on Sunday, September
Ia, the Polish citizens Of Little Falls
and vicinity gathered at the st. Adal-
bert Polish Catholic church Sunday
morning to pray for peace and to con-
tribute to fund for the alleviation of
the suffering people on war soil. A
collection amounting to $64.25 was
taken up at the church and at the
Naurin hall, where meeting was held
The afternoon meeting at the Maur-
3 in hall was well attended, despite the
inelement weather, and several local
Polish citizens addressed the gather
/ ing, urging the people to extend all
aid possible to those who are in dis
tress as result Of the European war.
A set Of resolutions were passed,
which were similar to resolutions pass
ed by the Polish Catholic parishes
throughout the United States on that
Z day. The resolutions were as follows:
We, Polish men and women, be-
longing to the St. Adelbert Polish par
ish, situated in Little Falls, Mimi,
assembled on the 18th day Of Septem-
her, 1914, at "walny vice. (masss
.neeting) to consider the cause of
Poland, simultaneously with similar
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ishes in the United States, while ex-
pressing the most heartfelt sympathy
to the brethren of our mother country
who are now visited with the horrors
eof war, beseech the Creator of the
strength to outlive the unspeakable
disasters now Detailing them.
The attention Of all the nations of
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]ow-citizens in this republic and in
held friendly regard for Poland, we
direct emphatically to the following:
That nowhere are the horrors Of the
present more apparent than in our
mother country, since nowhere ELSE
against one another at the command
Of their despotic rulers;
That the present war, more hideous
Nemesis for the dismemberment of
Poland;
That the erasure of her name from
the map Of Europe, having once up
set the equilibrium Of power, was des-
tined ultimately to revoke the pres
ent cataclysm;
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Poland and the meeting out of JUS
tice to all the nations now suffering
the yoke Of oppression will be guar
antee of permanent peace.
Accordingly, we call upon and ask
our fellow citizens in these United
States, as we'll as the citizens of
France and England, to demand at
every opportunity of their govern
nents that during the peace negotia-
tiosn justice be meted out to all the
down-trodden nations of Europe, and
especially to the twenty-five millions
of Poles who though they have rem
dered great service to civilization are
the unhappiest of them all.
We hope that the government of
this glorious republic and it's con-
gress will take at the proper time
decisive step for the cause of Polish
independence and convince those who
will negotiate the terms of peace that
there can be no permanent peace
without the restoration of independ-
en- Poland and the lib ration Of all
conquered nations.
And we, the loyal children of our
conmon but unhappy mother country,
whom fate has spared the horrors of
war, promise and hereby bind our
selves not to begrudge either our goods
or our lives in aiding and assisting
our country, now harassed and raw.
aged by the European war.