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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Canada Back ON the Job With Smile

10 TINS account will make for larger, bet
Ter and even more powerful Canada in the
future.
10 this end the scheme of rehabilitation
is based both on length of service and on
trade necessities Married men and those
who left pivotal industries will come first.
In fact, most of them are already home.
Moreover, the one man business man has
come first. This procedure is to stimulate
business and development covering the Wild
est areas The question of absorption is
being very carefully studied Tabulated
figures disclose the fact that the farming
and industrial men who can be at once
fitted into their inches are easy of treat
ment, leaving only about 10000 for whom
work will have to be found And this
work is being rapidly found. For the sick
and wounded, hospitals homes and retreats
are springing up. Indeed, the city of Win
nipeg claims the distinction of having
placed at their service the best convalescent
home to be found anywhere and the first
Politics-one scarcely hears the word. In
Canada there seems to be manifest little
fear of the red flag or of Socialism in gem
eral. 1t may be that the course of the
empire has run too smoothly that the in
herent love of imperialism has allowed no
free play for radicalism, and that the la
boring element is too detached, scattered
over the vast wastes of Canada to gain
any cohercncy or momentum. The fact
remains that Canada is attending to her
political fences quite in the customary way.
True, there is the squabble between the
Union government and the Laurer- Liber-
ais, the party that was opposed from the
first to a union of the parties for winning
the This fight will probably have it's
end in the control Of the next House of
Parliament. All hope centres in the victory
of the Unionists, for no one in Canada be-
leves that with the winning of the war the
work is done. This element is endeavoring
to keep the political issues dormant until
all the soldiers returned and at work,
and until satisfactory tariff scheme has
been proposed, which up to the present has
not materialized. All over Canada a strong
feeling for national unity is growing for
reputation of the Laurier element which
fought the issues of the war and the means
of handling it. This means that the party
of Conservatism will grow in power and
that the only check the Liberals will have
will be the normal and necessary one
of method. However, Conservatism in Can
ada is not by any means to be interpreted
as reaction. Canada is strongly opposed to
any form of governmental policy which will
breed ill-will with any country, especially
with the United States Not one word Of
criticism seems to issue from Canada as to
our part in the war. They not only have no
criticism but distinctly approve of all we
have done. They believe that we entered
the conflict at just the right moment, and
their hearts swell with pride and admira-
ton both for the conduct of our troops and
for the friendly spirit of political and in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

Have you any country in mind to
model your constitution after, any one
particular civlization?"
NO." replied PadereWski. eve don't
have to go outside our own history to
frame constitution. The structure al
ready exists. We have constitutional
traditions. Our old Polish constitution
was adopted in 1850, thirty-five years
before the Magma Charta, and subse-
quently changed and revised in 1413.
1905, in 1901 and 1862 We shall revive
these traditions and upon their founda-
tons we shall construct an absolutely
democratic constitution"
| wondered whether Paderewski was
using the word democracy merely be-
cause it is current or whether he had
definite convictions on the matter.
preached the subject of Polish nobility
the class to which he belongs-and its
rights in this new Poland. Paderewski
sensed the challenge. His reply was
quick and positive.
There will be clean sweep of all
titles under the new Polish govern
ment," he said. "We shall have no
mobiles, we shall have no classes. All
men will be citizens of Poland, on the
same basis as people are citizens of the
United States. AS matter of fact Po-
land long ago abolished titles and nobil-
lty. We have no Polish counts or princes
to-day by law. If men in Poland still
either take or are given title it is pure
ly q matter Of convention. France, too,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

dustrlal cooperation we have displayed.
they cannot understand the political
pickering exhibited here. Moreover their
habltual tendency to loyalty puts them out
OF patience with some elements in the
American electorate.
Trade conditions in Canada offer the most
hopeful outlook. Quietly but surely Canada
is rebuilding her trade, while other coun-
tries are still taking stock. Everything
points to great revival of all kinds of
business. Raw material is being developed,
railroad extensions are being made, agents
have been sent out all over by large
concerns to detect new prospects-food,
steel, oil, textile and manufacturing
interests for all kinds Of machinery, es-
pecially agricultural. Statistics are already
in on money OUTLAWS, growing needs, foreign
trade conditions, and the cost of upkeep,
materials, and products. Price regulation
has been started, wage scales planned and
the whole industrial machinery is under
way. Canada is looking out into the future
with optimistic eyes. She has reason to
do so. Before the war she began to count
the cost. She has been bound too closely
with the policy of England to neglect this
precauton. She began long ago to figure
on after-war needs, prices, employment and
expansion. Once the was over she
had the underbrush cleared. Thus it is
that we hear little of tariff difficulties,
prices of raw material and finished product,
or of labor union propaganda. Every one
is settling down to the normal with little
friction and with great expectation.
All these processes preclude and include
an educational development on a large scale.
AS never before Canada is lending her
mind to a great naturalization scheme of
education which will sweep from coast to
coast, which will amalgamate her very
diverse population scattered over vast areas,
and which will make Canadians with ma
tional speech and national esprit de corps
in a newer and larger sense than could be
thought possible. This is one of the grow
ing benefits Of the war upon this enormous
country and people. Asking no favors, but
watching like hawk the achievements of
all others, especially the United States,
Canada is waking up to her great possibili-
ties. From the Minister of Education of
the Dominion, down through all the Provin-
cal Ministers of Education, superinten-
dents, inspectors and trustees, one hope,
one idea, one challenge predominates-
fair deal for the kids" as one virile
trustee puts it. There is to be one speech,
one standard goal of educational endeavor,
one programme. embracing all that is best
in culture and vocation. The successes of
other countries are being copied; their
mistakes avoided. Money will be spent.
Much visiting of other schools. much in
viting Of other educational experts will be
common. Canada is looking toward the
East, her face shining with the glow Of
new spiritual birth, her heart set on max
ing her beloved land of no reproach, and
much more, an example Of high endeavor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

Poland once assured national exist
ence. trust that leaders will arise
capable of the task before them.
However the land question stands
apart, it is basic and will have to be at
tended to from the very first. Well. T
have no scruples about dividing up es-
tates and giving land to the peasantry
First, estates that are heavily mortgaged
probably will be taken. The only pro-
vision that | would make is that land be
not confiscated but appropriated. The
Polish landowners or nobility, so-called.
have been bleeding in the last century
as no other class has bled to preserve the
Polish national spirit. They have been
imprisoned, beheaded, hanged; their
property was confscated their wives
and children driven to poverty and star
walton. | would, therefore, bespeak for
these men in the new Poland not priv
leges, but regard equal to that accord
ed to all. When necessary to take tho
land from the landowners would like to
see the state pay for the land. What I
would like to see in Poland is Justice
done to all without penalizing any one
group Of men in the process. We do not
want to establish in Poland a reverse
aristocracy."
"What about the workers in the
cities, the factory hands?"
poland is almost exclusively agri-
cultural,' was the reply, land it is too
early to speak of industrial programmes
and reforms there. Except for the tex
tile industry in such cities as Lodz our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

has abolished titles, yet many French
men still title themselves and are titled.
Let us hope that in the new Poland this
survival will finally and forever be swept
out. We want every son of Poland to be
Pole, citizen, to have an equal vote.
equal rights before the law, equal op-
portunities''
What will the new Poland do for it's
peasantry?" | asked, reducing the sub
Ject OF democracy to concrete questions.
will it leave the large estates intact
and will it bring to the Polish peasant
new nationalism, a new status and dig
nifty as a citizen without bringing him a
corresponding amelioration of his eco
nomlc condition? What will be the an
swer OF the New Poland to the Polish
peasants clamor for land?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Tribute to the
Polish Jezc

Il have not been on the ground and
therefore cannot discuss details can
only set up more facts against these
rumors There has been tendency in
the press Of America to compare Poland
with Rumania in their treatment of
Jews. This is grave injustice and is
either direct or indirect German propa-
ganda. A Jew cannot buy land in Ru-
mania. He could not buy land in Rus
STA under the old regime. But Jews can
and do buy land in Poland. In fact,
some of the largest landowners in Cali
cia are Jews One of the largest Jew
ish landowners in Galicia. Grodelzadik,
owns something like 10000 acres
Pop of Vienna, is another of the
large landowners. There are host of
others, like Lazarus, Kalischer, Linden
baum, Rappaport, Lowenstein, who own
vast estates in Poland. In the cities of
Galicia Jews hold positions as mayors
and judges. They are the presidents
of the chambers of commerce.
"The Jews Of Polish birth and origin
are at one with us to-day in our demand
for strong and free Poland, as they
have been always. / don't say this to
please the Jews. ! say this as a matter
Of historic truth and simple justice.
My hope is that in the new Poland the
Jews will be just as Polish in their lam
guage and culture-while staying true
to their ancient faith-as the Jews and
Poles of America are Americans"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
From Musician to
Map Maker

Paderewski was carving out such a
Polish state on the map Of Europe
which lay before US or the table. He
was warming up to his subject and
swallowed all questions.
"lfhere Is no other way out" he was
saying. There can be no half
way solution Of the Polish problem. 1t
s u either strong Poland and stability
10 Europe or weak Poland and the
eternal fostering Of the old wound. For
nok ~ the map: In d strong Poland, the
Aina nave outlined, the kind we are
s'nx Poland gets gateway to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
By ]. Miner Dorev

~ NADA is emerging from the war
with remarkable rapidity and
A placdity Moreover, she is smiling
about it. Like all other countries
involved she has four problems: the re-
turning and returned soldier, politics, labor
and education. She has definite and eff
fcent policy for the first; the second is
not nearly so complex as our; the third
has only the aspect of rebuilding trade;
and the fourth is 50 progressive and in
spring that few years will see new
Canada.
No one is ignorant of the valiant part
Canada has played in the war. She gave
of her money, blood and patriotism
promptly, generously and calmly. Her
troops were first to answer the call of the
empire, the first to strike terror to the
Hun, and the first to give example of the
soldier manhood The wave Of patriotism
which swept the country knew but one
break-the Province of Quebec
She is meeting her reconstruction prob
lens with the same promptness, spirit and
efficiency. The mind of the Canadian is
again demonstrating its British industry
and determination, and the fervor of its
enterprises comes of the spirit of the
French who tinge their blood. The loss of
lives and the blow to their commercial and
expansion hopes cry out for vengeance on
the Hun. But not in any spirit of bitter
ness or malice. Calmly she stands four
square for complete reparaton and restora-
ton She is opposed to any programme
which would discuss future peace and mean
I. IL Ca aft tha
tiations that in the process she will derive
some benefit Canada stands first for pun
ishment Of the guilty, and that means
punishment of all concerned. She favors
heavy indemnities and such trade restric-
tions as will keep Germany busy for years
to come paying her just debts. She has no
patience with her whines of hunger and
poverty.
This matter Of indemnity and reconstruct
ton looms large in the future policy of
Canada. Apart from wanting a square deal
for all sections Of the empire and for all
associates in the alliance against Germany.
she il going to see to it that Canada gets
her share. Already the British Ministers
and heads Of the Dominion Cabinets have
been comforting on the expenditure OF the
money which will be rightfuly hers, on
schemes for national expansion, for land
development in the far West, for develop
ment of the yet untouched wealth OF the
country, for new fields Of work for the SOL
dier. for the encouragement Of immigration
for retiring the war debt. Already steps
have been taken to make the home. life OF
the settlers Of the vast western plains
more comfortable and interesting and thus
promote newer settlement, with first con-
sideration for those families whose sons
made the supreme sacrifice. In short, the
proposed plan OF turning indemnity money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

He'll get his land" Paderewski re-
sponded quickly. II said little while
ago that it is advisable for Poland to
have a government similar to that of it's
nelghboring states. That includes noc
only the institution of government, but
the methods of administration of law
and justice, the method of instituting
social and economic reforms. | am only
concerned for the time being with the
great general problem Of seeing Poland
established as an independent nation.
The working out Of economic pro-
grammes and reforms will follow. With
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
By Elias Tobenkin

On Board S. S. Megontic, Noo 80,
1e1S.-Poland and her problems are
travelling across the Atlantic with me-
Paderewski is on board. The great
musician, whom circumstances turned
Diplomat, is Fastening to Europe to lend
what aid and counsel he can to the new
Polish government which has risen from
the debris of the Russian and the Aus
tro-Hungarian debacle.
For more than a year the famous
musician has been the unofficial ambassa-
dor in America of the Poland that is
10 be. AS soon, however, as the cables
brought the news that the armistice was
signed Paderewski took the first steamer
to Europe, in order to be nearer the
scene of action, or, as he put it, to be
"nearer to Poland"
"A slow boat" Paderewski, speaking
in we'll modulated measured English,
said ruefully. He was standing on the
deck of the Megantic and scanning the
horizon to the East with strained pa
tience, much like boy travelling home
absence, eager to the point of breaking.
Yes, the boat is somewhat slow; it
will take us nine days to get to England.
But it is open to question whether even
the fastest boat would not have been a
little too slow for the distinguished
Polish patriot and his fiery eagerness-
dreams and longings of lifetime which
events in Europe have set free
While on his way to help build a new
country out of the fragments of old dis
membered Poland, Paderewski is for the
time being still man without country.
He and his little party, consisting, be-
sides Nine. Paderewski, of his military
attache, M. Sigismund Iwanowski and
his private secretary, Edward Piotrow-
ski, travel on special passports, issued
to them by the British Ambassador at
Washington and making the little party
official guests of every Allied government
whose soil they touch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
1l7Uays u
Republican


ambitious to wear a crown, to be the
King Of Poland. He was wondering
whether my question had any reference
to that rumor.
When l frankly admitted that it had
the twinkle disappeared He spoke in
dead earnest
"No," he said, ~ have no ambition to
be King: All this talk is absurd-it is
too silly to be dgniied with a serious
denial. True to my country's traditions,
l am a epubican-always was one.
have no thought about myself in this
matter. l am thinking only of Poland.
| want to see Poland resurrected l
want to see her on her feet and then let
her govern herself as she sees fit, as she
thinks best.
"There is, however, just one word of
advice on the matter Of government that
| can give my compatrots. This advice
comes not from personal choice or predi-
lection, for, as told you, I am repub-
lican. 1t comes solely from the careful
study Of the history of my country
and have studied it's history for many,
many years, seeking therein the reasons
for Poland's misfortunes in the past and
guidance for Poland's conduct in the
future.
at is my advice that after Poland hass
been resurrected, has been given new
lease of life, it shall have a government
similar to that Of it's neighboring coun-
tries. If Russia and Germany are re-
publican, let Poland be republican. II
Russia and Germany go back to mon
archy, then Poland had better have a
monarchy Our trouble in the past has
been that Poland was in advance of the
governments Of the neighboring states
For four hundred years Poland has been
self-governing. A king never meant
much to US; the Diet ruled, and her very
progressiveness was the cause of our
country's downfall. While Russia was
STEPPED in Byzantism, Poland was fol-
lowing the civilization of the West. She
was ahead OF her neighbours in human
istic ideals. This liberalistic tendency
set Russia, Germany and Austria
dead against her, and ultimately broke
the Polish kingdom into fragments. We
want for Poland steady, normal ex-
istence. And such an existence can be
best attained by not adopting mode of
government that will be the antipodes Of
that Of it's neighbors, She must not
strive to be an exception, but 60 with
the crowd and at an equal pace"
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bounced upon the Jew and prevented
his escape. One of them grabbed the
man by his heavy beard-and the beard
remained in the boys hand. The Jew
was no Jew at all. He was Russian
agent of the secret police, member OF
the Black Hundred who had resortec
TO such desperate method TO start a
massacre of Jews"
Il Plot That
Failed
Paderewski paused and reflected for
moment, then he spoke again.
Perhaps" he said, Il ought to touch
upon one disagreeable matter of recent
occurrence in Poland, which is often
magnified into an anti-Jewish move
ment by those not in possession of the
correct facts. In 1912 Polish paper in
Warsaw called DIVA Groshi' started an
agitation among the Poles to boycott
Jewish business men. The movement
spread to a limited area, but has since
collapsed. However, even at its height
the so-caled boycott movement was
not national but political in its charac-
ter, and animus and the Russian gov
eminent, not the Polish nation, was re-
sponsible for it.
After the massacre of Jews in
kishinev and other Russian cities, large
numbers of Jewish refugees came to
Warsaw. The Russian government, after
having prosecuted and murdered Jews
in its own cities, now turned about. The
police began to extend special favors to
the Russian Jews in Poland and make
political capital out of this new element
in divers ways. But like all other
schemes of the Russian government for
sowing dissension in Poland, this one.
too, failed. In any case, whatever the
movement has been and however re-
grettable, it cannot be ascrbed to any
racial motive. Poland will always re-
main true to her character and tradi-
tions, and will treat with equal justice
all her sons, without distinction of
race or creed"
l reminded NJ. paderewski of the fire.
quent dispatches from Poland during
the war, telling of bitter prosecutions
/ and horrible atrocities practised by the
Poles upon Jews.
eyes, / read those dispatches" the
musician answered "There certainly
was a lot of suffering and cruelty per-
petrated in the war zone on civilians
of all classes. But that these cruelties
were perpetrated by Poles upon Jews
as Jews does not seem credible to me. !
know the Polish population to be peace
full, neighborly. / have never seen any
symptoms of brutality in it. The dis
patches all come one way-from the an
ti-Polsh side, the German side. Don't
you think that a great many of these
stories of cruelties on the part of the
Poles may have been skilfuly invented.
or the cruelties actually put up by Ger
many for the purpose of arousng feel
ing against Poland in order to discredit
Poland before the world? German prop
uganda has taken such subtle forms
that when one is told that Poland, after
eight centuries Of peaceful, neighborly
contact with its citizens of the Mosaic
faith, has suddenly grown bestial and
brutal toward them, one might we'll
suspect the source whence the news
comes and the motives for its persistent
dissemination