New Britain herald., 1918-12-04
AT FOX'S THEATER.

vism in Poland, we are advised that the one great saving feature is the united natonalistic sentiment of the people, We fear accordingly, that il the aspirations back of this sentiment arc denied through proper represen- tatiyes at the Peace congress- that Pc land will cease to be an island of con structive social forces in the sea ot anarchy. Despair and distrust are bad councillors.
 Resolutions Adopted.
 The undersigned, representatives of both political organizations, declare hereby in the namc of the Polish inn migrants in America as follows:
 Following the old-time beaten path of the first attacks against lndepen- dent Poland, attacks which ultimately led to Poland's partitions, the enemy'S hand dares to touch the unstainei honor of the Polish nation and to cast suspicion on the thousand-yea old culture of the latter
 The systematic campaign that was waged against the Polish nation in the beginning of the present war by men like Herman Bernstein, Me1amed and other Jewish publicists is repeating it. self. Again, as of old, these lca1umnl~ ato1s are finding easy access to the American people and truth is encouh- tering unusual obstacles in it's way.
 At a moment crucial for Poland, hostile influences are endeaVoring to present Poland as country of po3- roms and of barbarism These in flu ences are spread on the basis of men, dacious dispatches and giving misin- formation about race riots, tending to create the impression that Poland is unworthy of ar independent existence.
 Louis Marshall chairman of the American Jewish committee, declared plainly that the principles of sover- eighty of each people With regard to it's own territory, principle recog- nized universally, ceased to be obliga tory when applied to Poland. He voiced this extraordinary idea at the annual meeting of the American Jew ish committee, November 10, 1918, when he declared that in the estab> lishment of the free Polish nation that the compact of the people in theit constitution as to equality and free dom of religious and civil rights would not be considered sufficient, but that in addition pledges and guarantees must be added
 Julian Mack, chairman of the Zion- ist Organization of America, jointly with Louis Marshall addressed him. self to the allied governments and 10 the government of the United States asking for assistance for the Jews. Tn their appeal they betrayed their actual motives, which were prompting on the quiet this campaign of calumny against Poland. They stated therein verbatim as follows:
 We ask that the governm ent make clear that the claims of only such na- tons will be recognized which, by the treatment of national minorfties, prove worthy of political national i1. dependence"
 1T the Poles are not to govern Poland, to whom do Messrs. Mack and Marshall want to make Poland sub 1ect? Their appeals to the allied gov ernments are actually appeals that the Poles be denied even their day in court On the basis of the menda- cious news dispatches. they ask that the Poles be actually forbidden even an opportunity at the peace table
 Is it the desire of Messrs Mack and Marshall to have Poland as q whole, turned back to Germany or to Russia, that they even avail them selves of calumnies thrown at the 1a tion as a whole? Prior to the war the Jews in Europe favored Russia $ domination over Poland. After the occupation of Warsaw by the Ger mans. they in turn, favored German domination over that country We demand, therefore. a clear and public answer in this mater.
 Demand Clear Answer.
 We equally demand from Messrs. Mack and Marshall, a clear answer as to whether here in America, they are in this country a "national minority" and whether they demand also that in this country "Yiddish" be put on terms of equality with the English language in schools, courts of justice, government and administration work. or whether they were cOndemninp Poland to serve as an experiment. in this respect?
 We declare that in accordance with the centures old traditions of the Polish nation, the Jews will have in Poland exactly the same rights as they have in America, to wit, the full