The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-24

Copyright. 1919. lay Puhlr' Ledger Co.
LONDON. Nov. @0.--Of the three men
who now hay" III" futur" Of Poland
largely in their hanhs--I'ilsudski. Pad
uamrd arr personally we'll known 10 me
I met Pad"rCwski several times ~
washington when ~ and | wCr" h"ih
lighting the rlrl>' Nf IN" NIlics III
America. Ii was then only that | real
Iz"d the possession by This r"marka'l"
man Of extraordinary gifts outside his
wnrld-rrnownrd genius as musician
| went 10 Il meeting of 1900 Poles III
Chicago. I'adrrcW ski presided ana
spoke an hour "a an audIcnr" that hung
on his every word and now ana thea
burst into dclirious applause. l'adrrrw.
ski spoke with slow d"lih"rat'on. pause"
between each sentence. showed not tho
fiery passion III manner one attributed
ln I'ul"s hut an almost frgid sclf-rc-
straint. all Of which added Immensely
I" III" ilnrrcss!v"n"ss Of tho words 81
vehement cl"Gucnc"-as Gathcrcd-In
which the speech was cI"Lh"d.
spent from n o'clock till in tn"
morning with rad"rcwski ana his fell
low Poles after tn" meeting. That
night stands out in Il memory filled with
many nights "f glorious intellectual en-
joymcnt as on" Of the most rcmarkahic.
Padcrcwski is one Of tn" greatest lin
GUSTS Of the world. and every nngu-
az. he speaks without the trace or amy
accent English llk" an EnglishmRn.
French lIk" Il Fr"nchrau. AMI $" on.
II" never ull"r> word INIT IS common
place.
Unusually Umpire judicied Mind.
All his views show n clear. penctrat
ing. unusually unpr"judic'd mind.
With NIL his deadly seriousness. hr has
immense huIn"r. telling An American
story ms we'll as nm American. real.
iacd then that this mighty master Of
music had intellectual and practical
gifts rs wcll
did no; meet him again til | travel
81 with him or boar from i'huloEnc ia
FOlkCStOnr 4 few weeks ago. found
him somewhat changed IN appearance
and expression from when saw him
last in Washington. His air was NOR"
buSInc slIkr. less artistic. The long
hair is cut fairly Close, no longer hang
ing down his shoulders. The somewhat
dreamy look has loft his face: tn" large.
low collar and prolonged tic also hay"
disappeared He might hay" passed for
a keen business man making journey
to obtain Il big order for his m"rchan-
disc.
am glad 10 add that one "f his first
words to me was an expression ~ SYM
pathy for ireland and of hope that sh"
would soon obtain the right to govern
herself nmowski. another great iiEur"
in Polish life. is OF quit" Il different
type. Little known to those outside
Polish life. Dmowski is known I" every
Pole in every country where that scat
tered rae" finds dwelling place.
Dmowski has been in alnoS. every par:
Of the world. He has lived N various
times in Warsaw. r"tr"grad. Far!s. Lon
don. New York. Chicago. Rome. even
Toxic.
Called Secret Conventions.
IL. has h."n IN jail. has travcifh III
Disguise under assumed names WIN
Russian rnr" or n Russian jail thr"ht'h-
ing his every stop. II" gathered secret
convention nf Poles in Tho capitals CT
Eussia. Austria and Germany under
the very noses Of In" ubiquitous polio"
and IN" ricanti" spy system al these
thr"" great powers.
IF ever a man devoted himself 10 q
great purpose 10 tn" abandonment Of
rycr%thinE else in life. II IL DmOwSlii.
He intended to he Il lawyer. but he ncr-
or praCtircd law. He has never Tri"d
IL make Il dollar in business. II" has
c,rricI this absolute devotion to his
ideal 81 a liberated Poland to tho event
Of casting aside all appeals to mans love
of woman. children and home. remain