Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-07-11
|DONGs OF CoUNClL|POLANDlS FREEDOM k

0 81. RIVER SUNDAY BY POLISH
OF DIOCESE.
ri A new great power Of Democracy is
looming up on the war-scarred frontiers
of the fallen empires of Prussia, Rus
sia and Austria. This new power is:
Poland IA new government, but an old
,nation-a kingdom-republic, older in
history than Prussia, Russia and Aus
tria. :. ..s.~ -
+ Her old independence was slowly
crushed to death about $50 years ago
by the conspiraeies Of the Hohenzol-
lerns, the Habsburgs and the Romanoffs.
Under the oppression of the Czars and
-Kaisers the Poles have clung to their
own language, their religion and their
traditions Of Democracy in the undying
hope that the day Of their deliverance-
would come. The day of deliverance
has now come, when the freemen of
Poland will take their place among the
republics of the world.
When the great world-war has finally
brought deliverance to the captive ma
tion, the ng-oppressed people were
found prepared and ready to assume the
burden Of government, Of which in
the past they have been an exemplar
to the nation of Europe. They have
been long trained in the school of lib
erty through many years of glory and
have kept their faith in Democracy
through nearly two centuries of oppres-
sion. Poland now reappears, as if out
of prison, to resume her noble role she
maintained in past centuries and to
march forth among the modern ma
tions with the spirit of her ancient
chivalry.
Poland 8 restoration to her former in
dependence is a great and important
event in her history and of great sig
nifcance to other nations of Europe. To
commemorate in beftting manner this
event, the final realization of the hopes
and aspirations Of the Polish people, it
has been decided by the Polish clergy
for a suitable celebration to be held on
Sunday, July 13, at Swan River (So-
bieski, Morrison Co.., which is the most
central place for all Polish American
'citizens within the Diocese of. ST..
Cloud.
The committee in charge Of this Gel
ebration consists of the following cler-
gy: Rev. J. Guzdek of Browerville,
chairman; Rev. A. Gospodar of Swan
River, treasurer; Rev. J. Musial of Lit
tie Falls, secretary.
Program.
Rt. Rev. j. F. Busch, assisted by the
Polish clergy, will be celebrant Of the
Field Mass which will take place at IL
'clock a. m.
Rev. Joseph Cieminski of Holy Cross
Church, Minneapolis, will deliver the
'eR olish sermon. Rt. Rev. James Trobec,
former bishop Of st. CLOUD and Rt.
Rev. Mgr. j. Pacholski of Winona will
also be present.
All intending to be present at the
Field Mass should be on the celebration
grounds before II clock so as to avoid
during the celebration Of the services
all disturbances and noise caused by
automobiles.
A special request is herewith made
to all discharged Polish American SOL
diers Of the Diocese of St. Cloud to take
part in the celebration. It is the in
tention of the Committee on program to
have them arranged into platoons and
have some Of them formed into a guard
Of honor at the tent where the Field
Mass will be celebrated. Others with
rifles will be arranged into a firing
squad under the command of Capt. J.
Guzdek Of Browerville, who has been
authorized by ~Adjutant General Rim
ow to take charge of the soldiers on
that occasion. All navy boys are re-
! quested to wear their white caps and
the army boys their summer hats, and
| to- be on the celebration grounds at
Swan River promptly at 10 o'clock a.
m.
The Little Falls band will furnish the
music and the st. Stanislaus choir of
Swan River will provide the sacred
chant during the celebration of the Pom.
tifcal High Mass.
! The afternoon program will consist
of singing: Of the national anthems by
| st. Cecilia choir Of :Browerville and
speeches.. The principal speakers will
be Rt. Rev. Jos. F. Busch, Bishop Of St.
Cloud, and Hon. Julius Schmall, Secre.
tary Of State, with Rev. A. Gospoda1
acting as toastmaster.
Lunch and refreshments will be serv-
ed by the ladies of Swan River eongre-
cation. 49,.
A cordial investigation is herewith
rendered to all our liberty loving fel-
low-citizens to join with the Poles in
rejoicing at Poland's restoration to
freedom and in celebrating the tri-
|umph of Liberty and Democracy over
tyranny and autocracy. The victory Of
Democracy anywhere is victory for
this nation and the establishment of
Democracy anywhere establishes more
firmly our own American Democracy.
<'- +. - COMMITTEE.
= MUNICIPAL COURT
:. Before Judge Lyon Wednesday af-