The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-09
KINGDOM
new PROBLEM
WASHINGTON IN DOUBT UPON
RECOGNITION OF MONARCHY.
No PRESIDENTS FOR ACTION
America May Delay Move Until the
Hereditary Monarch Spoken of
by Germany and Austria
Ascends Throne

Washington, Nov. 7.-State depart
ment officials recognize already the
prospect that this country may soon
have to consider the question of Po-
lands recognition. The best opinion
is that the United States would wait
until the hereditary monarch spoken of
by Germany and Austria-Hungary
should have aScended his throne. 1t is
intimated, however, that the allies may
bring pressure to have this country de-
lay recognition until after the war.
If Poland is recognized as new
European political division, the United
States will send an Ambassador or Il
minister to her, and similar official
will come here from Poland.
No Precedent Seen.
There is no precedent for action in
the matter of recognition, say state de-
partment officials, since the time when
Napoleon created kings and kingdoms.
The question Is said to be totally diff
ferent from that of Belgium. At one
time there was a question as to wheth-
or the United States should admit the
sovereignty of Germany over conquered
portions of Belgium. 1t was eventual
ly settled by recognition of the cap
tured territory as under military con-
troll of the German empire.
Ceremony at Warsaw.
Warsaw (via Berlin, via Londom,
Nov. THE manifesto of Emperor
William and Emperor Francis Joseph
again calling into existence the ancient
kingdom of Poland was read at noon
to the assembled Polish representatives
in the royal palace by Governor Gen.
eral Won Beseler.
Outside in the great square before
the castle and in the spacious court.
yard of the venerable fourteenth cen.
fury pile inhabitants of the old Polish
capital gathered by thousands to at
tend the ceremony.
Quickest to realize the significance
vi the day are the academic youth
Of the country, students of the Uni
verSity of Warsaw, the Polytechnic
school and other higher institutions
of, learning, who attended the cere
mOny in corporate units.
There are volunteers by the hun
dreds for the Polish army which, the
manifesto announced, will be called
INTO existence.
Reads imperial Words.
The ceremony was short and simple
At noon General Won BeSeler, wear
ing the decorations granted for the
reduction of Antwerp and the Polish
fortresses, mounted the daiS in the
gala ballroom of the old JagellOniar
castle and in the name of Germany'S
sovereign read the imperial CanifestO
When he ceased the Polish Count
Hutten-CZapski, the palace command
ant, read from leather-bound pamph
let to the Polish notables translation
of the manifesto in their own Ian
guage.
Then came cheers from the hitherto
silent crowd-cheers for Poland, En-
peror William, Emperor Francis 10
seph, for Germany and the Germans
and for General Won Beseler.
President Brudzinski of the recent
Iy elected city council, who is rector
of the University of Warsaw, ad
vanced before the dais and in thu
Polish tongue gave thanks for the i'm
perial decree.
Dignitaries Hear Decree.
Mingled with the Austrian and Ger
man officers was a detachment of Off
GERS of the Polish legion in gray fielC
uniforms.