South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-17
POLISH PEOPLE To
OBSERVE BIRTH
Of iHSURRECTI0N
FIfty-SeCOnd Anniversary of
Uprising of Young Poles Will
Be Observed With Appro-
pirate Programs.

Next Friday will mark the SIND an
niversary Of the third Polish insurrec-
ton. In commemOTatiOn OF this up
rising OF the young Poles the Polish
people OF South Bend Will hold eN-
erclses at various places on next Sun
day, Jan. "a, and on the following
Sunday. Jan. 81
In addition TO special church serv-
ices on these days there will be special
exercises at the St Hedwige hall w.
Napier St. next Sunday under the aus
pices Of the St Johns Kanten's Lit
erary society. These exercises will
consist of music. recitations and pa
triotic addresses. A special program
is also TO be given under the auspices
OF the Polish Turner's.
ON Jan. 81. the special exercises
viii be held for the parish Of st. STAN
islaus r. NJ. at which time an address
VIII be delivered by the Rev r. Mar
ciniak. &. S. G. There Will also be
music and Rotations suitable to the
occasion. on the evening OF that day
the Polish Falcons, NJ. r., and the st.
Hedwige choir will give a concert at
St Hedwige hall for the purpose Of
raising money for the aid of the poor
OF the west end During the after
noon there viii be the unwilling of
the memorial tablet presented 10 the
Polish Falcons Z. r., No. I, by Ig-
services will be held in the armory Of
the Falcons on w. Division st.
Cause OF the InsuTrectiOn.
The so called January insurreCtiOn"
took place in Poland in the years
1S63-1S64, during the time when Mar
grave WeilOpOlski was at the head OF
the civil government This man. al
though he possessed great administra-
tive abilities and accomplished much
good in Poland. was a proud and jeal-
Gus man and prosecuted all who were
politically opposed TO him. He cOntin-
ued TO insult the national feelings OF
the Poles until finally the young Poles
became clamOurous for an uprising.
Realizing that the hostile movement
was becoming general throughout the
nation and being DESTROYS of getting
rid OF the instigating element. WeilOp-
olsk issued an irregular. compulsory
call TO the army. This order. known as
the "branka," was directed against the
younger element Of the population,
and the result Of It was the insurrec-
ton.
The order had caused many of the
young Poles to disappear and to hide
IN the forests where they began to
arm themselves. A large number Of
attachments of insurTectionists were
formed and armed ready for battle.
The national government In War
saw. composed principally of the
young Poles, directed the uprising. on
Jan. p. 1868, a proclamation was is
sued calling 10 arms all able-bodied
Poles. irrespective of creed or per
sonal standing, TO fight for their coun-
try.
The insurreetiou soon spread over
the whole of Poland in Russia and
new attachments of insurrectiOnists
rapidly appeared on the battlefields.
Unframed In warfare. however the in
surreCtionists seldom won victories.
For more than a year the Polish blood
was poured over the territory of PO-
land in Russia and more than thou
sand skirmishes and battles took place
during that period The number Of
killed reached $4,000 and when the
Instruction was Quelled there were
10000 more who were exiled. Nearly
all OF the leaders were killed In bat
tie or were executed.
Poles Are Defeated.
Historians say that Murawiew, the
governor of Vino. was a most blood
thirsty and cruel tyrant. He was
called "the hangster" and IL is record
ed that on the least provOcation or
suspicion he would sentence mis- VIC
Tins TO be shot, hanged or eXiled. In
all OF the cities Of Lithuania he erected
terrible instruments of execution
where daily the best sons of Poland
were sent to their death If one
member Of a family was suspected of
political transgressiOn all of the fam
lily were executed or otherwise pun
iShed Whole villages were burned Tor
protecting insurrectionists, and pris-
oners captured on the battlefield,
were tortured in the most horrible
manner.
one OF the proofs that Poland still
lives, although not as a politically in
dependent country. is the organizing
mower of the Poles in this country.
More than 100000 Of the sons and
daughters OF Poland have organized
under the banner of the Polish Ma
ticnal Alliance of America which is
working steadfastly for the good OF
the fatherland The dream OF those
under the banner OF the Organization
is TO be prepared for the moment
when their country may cell 10 them
for help 20 secure liberation from the
rule OF Russia and Of Germany.