Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-12-03
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The following telegram was today sent to
President Wilson by the representatives of the
Polish National Department and the Polish Ma
tional Defense Committee.
Woodrow Wilson. President
of the United States.
U. S. 1 Transport George Washington,
New York.
On the event of your departure for Europe
the National Polish Department and the Polish
National Defense Committee in the name OF
all the Polish citizens and residents in the Unit
ed States desire to address you Mr.. President.
We first wish to again express our gratitude
for the many evidences on your part of a de-
termination that Poland be reunited and that
all land inhabitated by Poles be established as
an independent Polish state with access to the
sea. According to current reports all parts OF
Poland seem to be already uniting under a coal
iion government which is laying the foundation
for an orderly Democratic Polish republic. Your
prominence in the important events which
made possible the establishment of the Polish
state encourages the Polish people residents IN
the United States to most respectfully urge
you to visit Poland before your return. And we
most earnestly second the request of the Polish
and Ukrainian governments asking you to arb
itrate their frontier disputes.
Your visit to Poland would be of inestim-
able value to the new republic at it would
haarten the Polish people in their struggle to
establish stable government in a truly demo-
cratic and orderly way. 1t would also strength
en- by gratitude the bonds of mutual love, res
pect and understanding between the two re-
publics. The soiourn of Lafayette and his and
Frances aid to America bore fruit to France
after these many years; who knows what
future has in store for us.
It would indeed be a most happy and his
toric event if you could be present at Dantzlg
at the mouth of Polish Vistula when the keel
is formally laid for. the first Polish merchant
shin Woodrow Wilson for which contributions
are now 5eing collected in Poland and which IS
desired to be a token of their appreciation OF
your efforts.
Won would also have an opportunity TO
annreciate the faIsity of the reports from ger
man sources as to alleged jewish pogroms Ill
Poland. Because of our knowledge OF the 70
rsb peoole and Polish conditions we have every
confidence in reaffirming our previous declara-
ton that Jewish pogroms on an anu racial VI
anti religious basis do not exist. In POLAND as IN
other Central European countries tnere mas
heen hordiug and speculation in food products
which have provoked disorder in which Dotn
tho Jews and Poles have suffered alike. Again
If must be remembered war is raging on FOL
iSh frontiers. Lemberg has within a month oeen
cantured bv the Ukrainians and recaptured by
+bo Poles In addition Russian, German and
Austrian troops and prisoners of war released
by the armistice have been traVerslng tne
country p~illaging and looting, and making tne
maintenance of order difficult for the Ponsn
government. The conditions have also oeen
complicated by the aim of certain Jewish leaders
ontside of Poland to construe your principe Oh
self determination of nations into the estaonsn-
ment of autonomous Jewish states within the
limits of cities in Poland, Bohemia and Austria.
An Associated Press dispatch of Nov. % from
Vienna printed in the American Newspapers
cites this new plan as being responsible accord
mo to Jewish authorities for the disturbances
in Lemberg. ,
The Poland of your desire and the Poland
which we seek to create are Identical. IL IS
being combatted at it's birth by German and
German born intrigue. We are sure that with
YOUR help it will emerge triumphant a republic
of equal rights and and opportunities for all
without any exception modelled after the United
States of which you are the honored head.
JOHN, F. SMULSKI,
President Polish National Department.
DIR. X. A. ZURAWSK,,
President. Defense Polish National Committee.