Evening star., 1916-11-06
POLAND PROMISED
KING OF ITS own
Austro-German Proclamation
Read in Warsaw, Causing
Great Rejoicing.
ARMY is TO BE CREATED

WARSAW, November .. via berrih
and London, November 6.-Ihe mani
festo Of Emperor William and Emperor
Francis Joseph again calling INTO eA-
istence the ancient kingdom OF Poland
was read at noon today to the assem- :
bled Polish representatives in the royal
palace by Gov. Gen. Won Beseler-.
Outside in the great square before
the castle and in the spacious court
ward of the venerable fourteenth CEN
tury pile inhabitants of the old Polish
capital gathered by the thousands TO
attend the ceremony of what is desis-
mated as the rebirth of the Polish ma
tion-a concept the Importance ana
bearing of which are making their way
into the minds of the people more or
less rapidly after it's long sleep of more
than century.
Quickest to realize the significance OF
the day are the academic youth OF the
country. students of the University OF
Warsaw. the Polytechnic School and
other higher institutions of learning,
who attended the ceremony in cor
porate units, bearing ribbons.
Volunteers Tor Army.
This afternoon they are leading pa
rades and demonstrations through
streets bright with red flags. There
are volunteers by the hundreds for the
Polish army, which. the manifesto an
nounced will be called into existence.
The ceremony was short and simple.
Precisely at noon Gen. Won Beseler. wear
duction of Antwerp and the Polish for
treSSeS mounted the daiS in the gala ball
room of the old Jagellonian castle. and:
in the name of Germany'S sovereign. read
the imperial manifesto in ringing soldierly
tones. When he ceased the Polish Count
Eutten-Czapski. the palace comnandant.
read from a leather-bound pamphlet to
the Polish notables 4 translation of the
manifesto in their own language.
Then came cheers from the hitherto
silent crowd-cheers for Poland, Emperor
William. Emperor Francis Joseph, for
Germany and the Germans and for Gen.
Won Beseler. President BrudZinski of the
recently elected city council. who is rector
Of the University Of Warsaw. advanced
before the dais, and, in the Polish tongue,
gave thanks for the imperial decree.
Promises to Be Worthy.
He asserted the determination of the
Poles to be found worthy of the liberties
toward the formation of the government
a regent be appointed for the kingdom,
since the time was not ripe for the nomi-
nation of the hereditary sovereign prom
ised in the manifesto. President Brud-
Zinski. who was in plain civilian attire
without decorations. seemed to represent
the spirit not of the ancient Poland and
the Polish chivalry. but of the modern
intellectual Poland.
Cen Won Beseler replied in crisp
soldierly phrases that in the midst OF
the world war had come the moment
of fulfilment of the long-cherished
Polish wish for re-establishment of the
Polish kingdom.
Doubts as to the future" he said
can find no place in Polish hearts. II
VIII be our task, shoulder to shoulder
with the residents of Poland, 10 carry
the war to u victorious conclusion ard
to heal the wounds of the wa Take
your places at our side in confidence
which we repay by the magnanimous
decision OF the Austro-German mon
archs who place their seal on the plans
for the unity of Poland. We hope tina,
soon Polish army will be fighting
on our side in token of the sentjmen,
for development of the new kingdom
hay all good fortune attend the king.
dom OF Poland
Sing Polish National Anthem.
a band in an adjoining gallery struck
np the strains of the ancient nationa
anthem, and after a few bars haf
been played the Poles in the hall burs,
spontaneously into the strains which
recite the ancient glories, the faller
fortunes and ths undying hopes o1
Poland
Twenty minutes saw the end of .ht
ceremony and the participants, dis
way from the palace through tn,
crowded courtyard into the throng out
side.
So far as an observer unfamiliar
with the language could judge, there
seemed to be a sentiment of genuin.
enthusiasm among the Polish repre-.
sentatives in the hail In the assem-
blage were the members of the new
city council, delegates from the uni.
versity, the faculty OF the Academy Of
Science and Arts, members Of the Ro'
man Catholic clergy. headed by th'
archbishop in the brilliant robe OF
cardinal. which he was entitled to weal
as prmate of the Polish Church; IN,
bearded chief rabbi and Jewish subor
dinates and leading representatives o.
the old Polish aristocracy. While Gen
Won Beseler was reading the manifesto
inside the palace crowds scanned post
ers bearing the text OF the procIa ma
tiou which were being posted at every
uted among the crowd which jammet
the palace square and adjoining streets
50 tightly that IL was 4 physical i'm
possibility to distribute the news il
its official form except very slowly.
Presently the student body, whicl
had Il place of honor within the kourt
yard, emerged from the castle 8brtal
and in a slow serpentine line wormet
its way through the multitude, bear
ing banners of the birth of the Polisl
army. The cries and cheers of TIL
students proved quicker means o
spreading the news Of what had take
place.
The short winter day shone full o
brilliancy upon the vast mbla ge
The sunshine quickly faded into tn
dusk of northern evening. Stree
lamps fared out upon the crowds prom
enading through the long main thor
oughfares of Warsaw to the clangin
bells OF the cathedrals and churches O
the Polish capital
Momentuous Historic Event.
BERLIN, November 6. by wireless
SayvilIe-"Polish provinces occupie
by troops Of the central powers" say