The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-01-02
Poland and Its Historical Territories. From Which, Mr.. Dmowski Says, the
New Democratic Polish State Must Be Reconstructed.

change very quickly. In the throes of
her defeat Germany may seem-will
undoubtedly deem Observation-Disclosures
ed with the fruits Of her national
ambition. But what man experienced
in the workings of the human mind
would venture to risk the possibilities
of another war like this one on the
chance thar Germany's disenchant-
ment will be permanent, that the tina!
outcome of the defeat. in German
minds, will not be discomfort. humilia-
tion. angry or sullen, and persistent
determination to rec3ver ut least part
of what has been lost {: or, failing that,
to seek recoupment and expansion and
domination in fresh directions? No
man of probity and experience will
risk so Hateful IL gamble. 1t must be
made impossible for Germany to he
unsafe to the delhocracies of the
Sorld. To do that it is vitality nee
essay to have a strong. Trustworthy
non-German state on Germany'S east
ern marches. And the one region ca
pah!e OF becoming such a state is
Poland.
For it is idle. worse than idle. to
dream of constructing such a new
state IN Europe for these specific ,ur-
poses unless the work is done alor:g
surely effective lines. The require
ments are extremely definite. \. small
state will not do. Who would set Il
pygny Waterman to guard Il full
grown Desperate? \ state incapable
Of full economic development will not
do. The CHANGE OF entnn"icmentS are
too great. 1t must be se!f-contained
as regards natural %eSources. A stare
art .icial racialIy will not do. 1t must
he one. rs far us possible. raciaIly CO.
heSivc. y state wherein irresponsible
Missionaries play the d~cnEagogue owe
an u%nleavcned lump of peaSantrv will
not do. 1t must be Il state capable of
having Il real cit;Zenry. as the United
States has-composed of Il people Of
established and developed civilization,
racial culture and traditions. practical
abilities. proved liberalism.
Poles Best Fitted.
Il believe YOU will find nowh> "a IN
central and eastern Europe a a G
more fitted than the Polish people ia
be TIE citiZenry of such !. state. And
I can state without fearing contradic-
ton that nowhere else in that region
will you find another race with So III,
clouded a moral and historical title
to the territory which will he needed
"JuSt what is Poland. aside tron NJ.
ing the region from which many irnui.
grants came to the United States:
Where is it?
''To see real Poland YOU will have tc
make Il map of Europe in your mind
On that map note low Germany lies
in a great alluvi;!l drainage basin
with the central mountain masses OF
the continent waIling it to the south
and with five rivers running down
from them to the North sea ana the
Baltic. WeStcrnmoSt is the Rhine
Next comes the Wescr, with its porr
at Bremen. and the Elbc, With Ham.
burg. Fourth is the Oder, with Frank.
fort and Stettin. Last and eastern.
most the Nistula, which rises in the
Carpathian ridges, flows down by War.
saw and empties into the North sea
at Dantzig in West Prussia.
"In the Vistula valley and it's drain.
age areas live the t%hirty-five million
people of the submerged Polish ma.
ton. That region is Poland. Part OF
it is still marked Poland on the maps
but most of it needs Identification
since the 'partitions,' when the auto.
Gratis who then ruled Germany, Russia
end Austria each took his helping.
"Germany's slice YOU will find On
the west, extending all the way from
. the mountains to the Baltic. Silesia