Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-07
POLAND IS AGAIN
SEPARATE KINGDOM
RULERS OF GERMANY AND AUS
1RiA DECIDE TO GIVE LAND
AUTONOMY.

Warsaw, Sunday, Nov. 5, via Berlin,
Nov. 5, and London, Nov. 6.-The man
ifesto Of Emperor William and En-
peror Francis Joseph again calling IN.
to existence the ancient kingdom OF
Poland was read at noon today to the
assembled Polish representatives IN
the royal palace by Governor General
Won Beseler. Outside I'm the great
square inhabitants of the old Polish
capital gathered by thousands to at
tend the ceremony Of what is desig-
mated rs the rebirth of the Polish ma
tion-a concept the importance and
bearing of which are making their
way into the minds Of the people more
or less rapidly after its long sleep OF
more than a 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 corpoT-
ate units bearing banners and wearing
the gay students ribbons. This after
noon they are leading parades and
demonstrations through streets, bright
with red flags. There are volunteers
by the hundreds for the Polish army
which the manifesto announced will
be called into existence.
The ceremony was short and simple.
Precisely at noon General Won Besel-
er, wearing the decorations granted
for the reduction Of Antwerp and the
Polish fortresses, mounted the dais in
the gala ballroom Of the old Jagellon-
ian castle and in the name Of Ger
many's sovereign read the imperial
manifesto. When he ceased the Pol
ish count Hutten- Czapski, the palace
commandant. read from a leather
bound pamphlet to the Polish notables
a translation of the manifesto in their
own language.
Crowd Cheers Teutons.
Then came cheers from the hither-
to silent crowd; cheers for Poland,
Emperor William, Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, for Germany and the Germans,
and for General Won Beseler.
President Brudzinski Of the recently
elected city council, who is rector OF
the University Of Warsaw, gave thanks
for the imperial decree. He asserted
the determination Of the Poles would
be found worthy Of the liberties con-
ferred and asked that as the first step
toward the formation of the govern
ment regent be appointed for the
kingdom, since the time was not ripe
for the nomination of the hereditary
sovereign promised in the manifesto.
General Won Beseler replied that in
the midst Of the world war had come
the moment Of fulfllment Of the long
cherished Polish wish for reestablsh-
ment Of the Polish kingdom.
Doubts as to the future" he said.
"can find no place in Polish hearts. 1t
will be our task, shoulder to shoulder
with the residents of Poland, to carry
the war to a victorious conclusion and
to heal the wounds Of the war. Take
places at our side, In confidence, which
we repay by the magnanimous deci.
sion Of the Austro-German monarchs
to place their seal on the plans for the
unity Of Poland. We hope that soon
a Polish army will be fighting on our
side In token Of the sentiment for de.
OF the ney kingdom. May
all good fortune attend the kingdom Of
Poland"
A band in an adjoining gallery
struck up the strains of the ancient
national anthem and the Poles in the
hall burst spontaneously into the
strains. The ceremony lasted twenty
minutes.