New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-06

the university formally thanked Cen
eral Won Beseler and Count Hutton
Czapski.
"The new kingdom will receive the
guarantees needed for the free develop
ment Of its own forces by its intimate
relations with both powers. The glo-
rious traditions of the ancient Polish
armies and the memory OF the brave
comradeship in the great war Of our
DAYS shall revive in national army
The organization. instruction and com
mand of this army shall be arranged
by common agreement.
"The allied monarchs express the
confident hope that Polish wishes for
the evolution of a Polish state and for
the national development Of Polish
kingdom shall now be fulfilled, taking
due consideration Of the general politi-
cal conditions prevailing in Europe and
of the welfare and the safety OF their
own countries and nations.
"The great realm which the western
neighbors Of the kingdom Of Poland
shall have on their eastern frontier
shall be a free and happy state, enjoy.
ING it's own national life, and they shall
welcome with joy the birth and pros
porous development OF this state
Comment on Freedom
The semi-ofiicial "Nord Deutsche All
gemeine Zeitung" prints a leading arti-
Gle entitled "Poland's Hour Of Fate"
stating that "a hundred years ago, as
the result of the congress at vienna,
Poland's fate went into the hands OF
Russia. but now Poland's freedom
is inseparably linked together with the
victory of Germany and her allies.
Continuing, the newspaper says;
"Only the Central Powers have
vital interest in the existence OF free
Poland. The Poles now are free from
Russian domination and have an OPP
portunity 20 form national state, TO
establish connections with the Central
Powers. and, protected by these rela-
tions. TO promote their political and
economic life and develop their ma
tional civilization.
For these purposes during the near
future the Poles will need our help.
Under Russian domination no Polish
administration, no Polish schools and
no Polish army were admitted, and the
Russians in this way tried TO hinder
the development of special bodies for
the working out Of these tasks. The
Russians neglected the construction OF
railroads and waterways. Everywhere
a basis Of public life and administra-
ton must be created out Of nothing
and the reconstruction of Polish ma
tional life has to proceed step by step.
at was not the protectors Of small
nations that restored Poland to its
own national evolution, but those two
powers against which the enemy ap-
pealed to the hatred by small nations
of the whole world The Western
Powers showed only their sympathy
for Poland in words. Many times the
cry 'Vive la Pologne' was shouted IN
the West, but real obligations for Po-
land were carefully avoided.
Every time the Poles entered into
the struggle for independence and
hoped for help from London and Paris
it became evident they had built upon
empty words. From that side liberty
could not come for Poland.
"If, to-day, different decision had
been reached in the war-if Russian
arms were victorious in the East
then for another hundred years the
population of Poland would have to
drag its chains from promise to prom
Use without any protest on the part OF
the Western Powers"