Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-22
POLAND CERTAIN
OF NEW EXISTENCE
~
sion of Conflict in
Europe.
BELIEF FOUNDED ON LOGIC
Each Belligerent Has Own Pro-
gram for Solution of
Question.
BELIEF FOUNDED ON LOGIC
BY MAX NOItDAU.

of peoples. Nothing can DO sillier or
more false than this mystical express
sioIl IT is supposed to signify that a
Discriminate task is assigned to IA peo-
pie. II task situated outside of it. re-
lating, not to itself. but TO somebody
or something else; that Il people lives
and works for it: that 1t accumulates,
develops. spends power in order to
perform 1t. and that IL quits the stage
once IL has accomplished IT.
Who is II that works out the plan
of this task? Who imposes it the
people? Who convinces the members
OF the people that they are to devote
all their vital activity to this task
cnjoined TO them from without? To
these questions there is rational
answer, only Il theological and dog
NAUTICAL one rejected by those that are
not blessed with faith.
Tho truth is. that no people can
have. or ever had. any other mission
than that OF developing all It's virtual
and potential capacities TO their great
est possible actual efficiency of cvolv-
Ing all it's possibilities so as to achieve
the highest aIiainablc degree OF pros
perity. OF order, OF justice. Of freedom.
OF culture. OF solidarity and of moral
ity. y people has no other mission
tHdn wv ~
PEOPLE DESERVE
GRATITUDE OF ALL
To the Polish people ascribc no
more mission than 10 any other. IL
has none. Yet, without having a mis-
sion. 1t has deserved for Itself the
gratitude Of humanity. II hOnors hu-
manity by It's high moral beauty. IL
sets consolidating and clcvating ex-
ample OF perseverance,. of fidelity to
itself. Of faith in it's ideal. of unshaka-
bic clinEing to its convictions and
principles. 1t is a living proof that
a people cannot be killed as long as
It's soul is not killed. IL can he reduced
to servitude. it can be depressed to
poverty, IL can he bled almost to death.
AS long as 1t preserves its soul, ii re-
covers from every stroke. The soul
builds for itself new body. And the
fate Of the Polish people teaches also
that right is stronger than might
More than a hundred and forty years
have elapsed since the Polish state dis
appeared from the ranks of the indie
pendent politics OF Europe. The three
strongest military powers of the con
,tincnt knocked il To pieces and shared
the fragments between them They
sea led the tomb OF Poland with Il three
fold grave stone and heaped OF il the
immense weight Of their collective
cgoism and their state resources. The
word of Dante, Give up all hope"
seemed the right inscription on the
mausolcum of Poland. And. 10. the
sepulchcr there Is something stirring.
powerful impulse shakes from within
the joints Of the thrccfold tombstone.
It shows creviccs, il heGins to shove
from its place. and the world Eazes
with breathleSS suspense at the miracle
of resurrection which is about TO ac-
complish itself. But the truth is, the
tomb never inclosed a corpse, only an
intrenched body.
Russia, Prussia and Austria were
able TO destroy the Kingdom of Poland,
hut the Polish nation easily survived
the fall of its state. 1t never dcspaired
OF itself. 1t was always clinging to
its hope for SUMMER future
AGAIN ACC0MpLISTIEs e
MIRACLES OF GALA NTRY
In frequent occurrences il ever in
:, terrupted the prescription by PROV
y esses of antique heroism The con-
federation OF bar opposed with the
sword the first cutting up OF The
country. Barely twenty Wars after
wards the people again took up arms
to uphold it's independence. II was
vnnquishcd. ana its leader fell with
the cutlery: "Finis Poloniac" Yet
this cry Of despair proved false. AZ
ter another period of less than TWEEN
ty years word of Napoleon which
seemed to imply promise brought the
entire Polish nation TO it's feet. and
made il again accomplish miracles of
gallantry.
Fate tore up the signature OF the
great Emperor. But the indomitable
people soon ovcrcame the deception
and tried hard In 1881 to shake off the
Russian yoke. Ostrolenl1a saw the
end of this desperate venture, which
might have been mistaken for the
last. 1t was far from so being. Thirty
two years later in 1863. the sons Of
the soldiers of Dombrowski stepped
under Langiewiz in the footprints of
their fathers, aud sought revenge for
Ostrolenka. But the European situn-
ton was not propitious, and Russia
was TOO powerful. The Poles sue
cumbed once more.
Until 1869 every new generation OF
Poles since the first partition had con-
stdered IL sacred duty to shed blood
for the re-erection of the realm Halt
a. century ago what might be called the
romantic epoch of Polish Consciousness
came to an end, and the realistic he
gan. The new generation did not he
lieve any more In armed instructions
1t strove for the rciuvenating and in.
MIGRATING or the nation with modern
methods. IL became practical. 1t
learned from its masters. with fine
discrimination. the best they could
teach II.
MIDDLE CLASS
DEVELOPED IN POLAND
1t turned toward technical arts, to-
ward industry. toward trade: 1t Gre
ated wealth: IL spread instruction. For
the fir [ time in tho history NJ, ITO coun