The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-11-10
TROOPS SALUTE
POLISH FLAG
Austro German Soldiers Pay
Honor to Banner
GREAT ElATl0N IN BERLIN
ment OF Kingdom Announced at
Lublin Awakens Wild
Enthusiasm.

Bcrlin.-The establishment OF tho
new kingdom OF Poland. besides he
Ing proclaimed at Warsaw. was pro-
claimed at Luhlin I'm the palace OF
he governor general according To
r dispatch from that city. The proc
lamation took place In the presence
ot the administrator general. tho
| clergy of the diocese, deputies from
all Polish associations, veterans OF
1863, the vice president OF the cen
tral relief committee and numerous
officers Accompanied by his assoc
ciatcs, the governor general entered
the room and read the proclamation.
AZ it's conclusion ne said
The allied mOnarChs thus most
solcmnly guarantee the ro-cstablish-
mcnt OF the kingdom Of Poland. This
fact cannot be- any moro overturned"
lie concluded with a cheer for Po-
land in the Polish language and was
/ franically applaudcd At the same
time the Polish llag was hoistcd and
/ he Austro Hungarian troops paid
/ honor 90 II while the band played tho
I national anthom. amid the shouts OF
m immense crowd before the palace.
rwo airplancs dropped large mum
| bcr of Polish banners and the Polish
/ nag was hoistcd beside the Austro-
/ Hungarian colOrs on all public build
! lngs
NiCc-Prcsidont Stcch of the Polish
! relief committee, replying To tho
! speech OF the governor general said
with much reason, the proclama
lion insists upon the necessity OF TAX
| ing into consideration the general
! political relations In Europe Wa
shall follow this indication faithfully.
since We are convinced that on IL
| depends the happy future of the Pol
| lsh nation and the pcrmancnCc and
evolution OF the state"
He added that the Polish nation
would never forget the names of tho
monarChs who gave freedom To Po-
and. This elected cheers I.atcra
ro Doum was sung at the Cathedral.
with the assistance of all tho clergy.
The governor general dccrccd fun
Or partial amnesty for all worthy of
/ It.
The Tarcblatt publishes the opin-
ions Of leading momb.~ Of Parlia-
mont and diplomats about tho Polish
question
Friedrich Naumann n Conservative
former member OF the RciChstag
says.
Political thoughts and Ideas have
been broadcnod and We now promise
10 care for nations lighting on our
side. The powers Of central Europe
assume the role Of libcrators"
Philip Schoidcmann. Socialist
member OF the Rcichstag. is quoted
AZ saying.
MY wishes are that Poland should
be free and that this Poland should
be- Germany friend"
Baron Won Richthofcn rs quoted as
saying:
we welcome rcRurroctcd Poland
and the return Of the Poles into tho
community OF western civilized ma
tionH"
The Iokal Anzcigor says:
'lf The Poles will compare tho
promises I'm the manifesto read yes
lorday with those made shortly af-
ter the beginning OF the war by
Grand Duke Nicholas Chen Russian
commandcr.in chirD and recall tho
proposed constitution framed by tho
former Russian minister MaNankoy.
by which only a prctcncc OF liberty
WAS ~ be- given, they cannot for
one moment be- I'm doubt what their
fate would have been n We had not
been victorious"
The Krruz Ici'ung, The only ncwg-
paper that takes stand against tho
proclamation. says.
We cannot indorsc the reasons
which led 20 this decision"
Lithusntans Now Hope for lndepen.
dcnce
Berlin The ZeI,ug ~ Kovno,
Lrluania, int.matoa that some de-
ciaipu may bo reached later in regard
20 the future Of mo Lithuanian pco.
pie Commenting on the establish
mrnt of Polish state. il says.
"Thc manifesto speaks OF tho fu'
'urc ~ districts of Polish national
Ity which formerly were under Rus.
sian dominion. but does not touch
tho question ~ the future OF tha
Lithuanian people This Will be de-
cidod later n d. fact, however
that during the German occupation
Il separate administration for the
LIthuanians has been organized, in
dicatlng that Germany had decided
10 maintain and foster the indiyidu-
ality ~ the Lithuanian race"
No v. S. Recognition Of Poland Dur
ing War.
Washington The question of the
recognition by the United States, OF
any new government that may be-
established In Poland. will not arise
I'll after the war n was stated
authoritatiyely here that any changes
In administration made now will be
viewed hy this government purely