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 WARSAW. Nov. 6 (Nia L1ndon) .- The manifesto of Emperor William and Emperor Francis Joseph again calling into existence the ancient Kingdom of Poland was read at noon today to the assembled polish rep reseutatives in the royal palace by Governor General Von Bessler
 outside In the great square before the castle and In the spacious court yard of the venerable fourteenth cen tury Tole. inhabitants of the old Polish capital gathered by thousands to attend the ceremony of what k designated as the re-birth of the Polish nation-a concept the import ance and bearing of which are mak- ing their way into the minds of the people more or less rapidly after It's 'ong sleep Of more than q century
 Quickest to realize the signiEcan ? of the day are the academic youth nf the country. students of the uni versity of Warsaw. the polytechnlc school and other higher institutions of learning. who attended the cere- nony in corporate units bearing banners and wearing the gay student ribbons. This afternoon they led paiades and demonstrations through 'he streets. bright with red flags. They are volunteers by the hundreds For the Polish army which, ;he mnn- ifesto announces. will be called into existence
 The ceremony was short and sim ple. Precisely at noon Gen. von 3essler. wearing the decoration grant rd for the reduction of Antwerp and the Polish fortresses. mounted the dais in the gala ballroom of the old jagellonian castle and in the name of Germany's sovereign read the im- Derial manifesto. President BrudzinsiI of the recently elected city council. whc Is rector of the University of Warsaw. advanced before the dais an l in the Polish tongue gave thanks for the imperial decree. He asked that as the first step toward the lorna - ton of the government q regent be appointed for the kingdom. since the time was not ripe for the pomina tion of the hereditary sovereign promised fin the manifesto. President Brndzinski. who was in plain civilian attire without decorations. seemed to represent the spirit not of tho an cient Poland and the Polish chiv- airy. but of the fnodern intellectual | Poland.
 Gen von Ressler replied in diplo- ! rnatin phrases that in the midst of the world war had come the moment of fulfillmcnt Of the long cherished Polish wish for e-establishment of the Polish kingdom.
 "DOubts as to the future" he said, can find no place in Polish hearts. It will be our task. shoulder to shoulder with the residents of Poland, to carry the war to a victorious con- clusion and to heal the wounds of the war"
 The estahlisl ment of the new king dom of Poland also was proclaimed at Lublin in the palace Of the gov ernor- general. according to dispatch from that city. The proclamation took place in the presence of the administrators general the clergv of the diocese, deputies from all Polish assemblies. veterans of 1886. the vice president Of the central relief com | mittee and numerous officers. After reading the proclamation the 1 goyernor-general said:
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