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South Atlantic League

At Greenville: Greenville 6; Augusta
1.
At Columbia: Columbia 5; Charles
ton A.
At Spartanburg: Spartsnburg 4 Char
lette Z.
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CRACKERS HUMBLE
BRUINS WITH EASE
Suggs Applies Whitewash,
While His Mates Slug
Beretsky Hard

Atlanta. Ga, August 27.-Atlanta
made it three out of four from Mobile
this afternoon, the Cracker batters
landing heavily on Beretskys offerings
in two innings. The final score was
to 0, for which Kopp's home run in
the fourth was largely responsible.
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Celt, 100000 Horse,
Dies of Indigestion

Charlottesville. Va. August "a.
Ceit, one of the twenty leading
American 2-year-Old winners Of
this year. valued at 100000 and in
sured for $fO.OOO died of acute in
digestion at Arthur b. HancOck's
stable near here today.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Waco: Waco 0. Dallas ..
At HQuston; Houston /, Beau
mont 8.
At Shreveport; Shreveport 4-3, Ft.
Worth CO.
At San Antonio: San Antonio 4,
Galveston T.
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Virginia League

At Norfolk: Norfolk ., Richmond Z.
At Newport News: Newport News
), Portsmouth 2.
At Suffolk. suffolk 1, Petersburg l
I'll innings; darkness)
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY
Birmingham, s; New Orleans 6.
Atlanta, 6; Mobile, /.
Nashville, 6; Memphis, 5.
Little Rock, s; Chattanooga, 2.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

New York, Z: Philadelphia, 2.
st. Louis Pittsburg twet grounds.)
BostonB Brooklyn (rain9.
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JASPER WINS DECIDING
GAME OF THE SERIES

Decatur, Ala, August H.-tSpeciaD-Al-
bany-Decatur's defense again cracked to-
day and Jasper won the deciding game OF
the series 8 to l.
Score by innings r. II. E.
Jasper ................210 900 000-3 5 0
Albany ........ .010 600 O0O-1 6 D
Batteries: Henderson and Depany. Lew
is and Barnes.
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team, also advanced, the former at the
expense of Walter Westbrook of De-
troit, while Thomas defeated Lyle Ma
han of New York. Maurice Mclaughlin
won from clyde Curley of Pawtucket
without being extended to any extent.
Clarence Griffin of San francisco was
defeated by Robert Leroy of New York
in a hard five-set match. the scores of
which were As, 2-6, 62, 60 and 6-f.
Willis Davis, the other California star,
won from w. J. Gallon, New York. 60,
60, 6-3, and will face Norris Williams
tomorrow in one of the grandstand
matches.
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Bill Keefe, sporting editor of the
New Orleans Times Picayune, who has
been sojourning at Redwood during
the visit of the Pelicans, sent the fol-
lowing wire to President A. J. Heina-
mann last night: Hang crepe on the
clubhouse door It's all over but the
shouting. Order the flowers and the
slow music" Bill says if it wasn't for
Gilbert, knapp, Perdue and Torkelson
the Pels would beat Nashville out in
stead of Atlanta.
Bob Coleman and his menageries OF
trained Bears will give a performances
at Fleetwood this afternoon. The Bears
are trying to finish in the first divi-
sion and are but one point behind the
Lookouts for the coveted place All
Of which brings to mind the fact that
our Barons are themselves but three
full games behind the Lookouts ami
still have an outside chance to wind
up the season in select company.
John Morrison will hurl for Moley's
men today, while UT or Hasty is
scheduled to oppose him The Bears
will present a slightly different lire
up or the occasion of their present in
vasion. Guy Tutwiler Alabama boy.
viii be seen in the oYtfield, while
Dick Conway a former Chick, is hold
ing down second base.
The Pels were a sad brow-beaten
lot when they slipped out of town on
midnight RATHER for Atlanta LAST
evening. When Dobbs brought his
team here Monday they were almost
an even bet for the pennant Look at
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GAMES TODAY

Mobile at Birmingham.
New Orleans at Atlanta.
Chattanooga at Memphis.
Little Rock at Nashville.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY
Chicago, 6; St. Louis, 5.
Cleveland. Z; Detroit, 5.
Philadelphia, 6; Boston 4.
Washington-New York, (rain)
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GAMES TODAY

Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia. .
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GAMES TODAY
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
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teal r. Nor, sap-.-.~e consul I
general, Who declared that If the Jap,N
anese are to retain their privilege of
teaching the Japanese language, they will !
THE GENERAL OIL CO.
LET'S BIG CONTRACT
viii Start Drilling Thirteen More Wells nI
Big Springs Country

Oil activities given big boost when
the General Oil Co., having made contract
to drill 10 wells and expects later to sign
contracts for "a. Biologists are now on the
grounds and state that there is oil and
plenty of it. This is of the largest COM
panies drilling in the Texas fields and it is
their belief that they will hit it big There
is every reason to believe that oil leases will
greatly enhance in value when all these wells
are spudded in.
The General Oil Co acreage is adjacent.
almost surrounding the Brunson Ranch, on
which the Texas Producers Oil Co. have arg
acreage. Indications of these companies well
on their acreage shows possibilities of a
splendid producing well. Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars being spent by
companies in developing this field which
biologists say will produce
NOTICE-We have the right to refund all
money should all leases be sold.
sources or the Chinese oominions RMS
proceeding was completely beyond the
control r., Japan, cons, ntly raced
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PagiDG di propaganda
uniOniSta
SGIOPERI Ed AGITAzIONI NELLA
CITTk' DI PHILADELPHIA
IL SIGNIFICATO DELLA PAROLA
"SOLIDARIETA"

LUIGI - Eccomi qua, Giorgio.
GIORGIO Buona sera Luigi
sci in ritardo Cos'e successo? Hal a
vuto motto da fare oggi? III senti
stanco2
LUIGI - Non perdiamo tempo in
chiaochiere inutili. Dimmi piuttosto
cos'e che desideri sapere da me que
sta sera.
GIORGIO - Non ricordi? T'avevo
chiesto schiarimenti circa paffare di
Vitullo. Hal nulla dirmi in PROPOSE
to2
LUIGI - Che devo dirti? Non hal
letto su pultimo numero de la Lii
bera Parola" rangoscioso appello di
quei povcri lavoratori sarti della Dit
ia Rogers Peet di New York?
GIORGTO - 81 che Tho letto Ma
10 son certo che il Vitullo continue
ra far. orecchie da mercante.
LUIGI - Puo darsi. T. Sc CONT
nuera a fare oreechie da mercante,
come tn dici, vuol dire che egli 81
sente piu attaccato agli altri che
fanno causa comune con lui che con
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Supremi DELEGATE

Anche per Supremi DeIegati,
essendo molti nomi in candi-
datura, dove farsi la elezio-
ne a scrutinio segreto, le operazioni
di spoglio 81 protrassero per lungo
tempo, dalia sera del "a fno ale pri-
me ore del 25.
Rimassro eletti: Avv. Antonio
Cianflone, Alfredo Perfia, Antonino
Zaffro, Paolo Di Peso, Avv. Tomma-
so Russo Giuseppe Brocato farmaci-
sta Nicola Albanese, Conte Umberto
Bill, Antonio Certo, Costantino Vii
lani, Benedetto Orc, Giuseppe f. Con
te, Rev. Angelo Fiala, Raffaele De
Clemente Michele Cerzullo, Nicola
Rivano, Orazio Pisciotta, Giuseppe
Piccirili.
II segretario Giovanni Torchio fu
confermato ala carica ad unanimi-
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A. JIanflOne
for the Grand Delegates

Ielegramma spedito nella stessa
data al seguenti giornali italiani:
L'Opinione, II Momento e il Mastro
Paolo di Philadelphia, Progresso TIA
lO-Americano, Giornale Italiano Boil
lettino della Sera di New York, II
Risveglio di Paterson, N. j., PAurora
di Pittsburgh, Pa:
Delegati Ordine Figli dItalia, riu-
niti in Grande Convenzione Statale
Scranton, stigmatizzando perfda con-
dotta italofoba antiproletaria del
giornale "Opinione" di Philadelphia
nei sistematici attacchi ALA pin i'm
portante organizations italiana, pro-
tesla ingiuste vigliacche insinuazioni
contro Grande Venerable Di Silvestro
e confermano a questi loro stlma.
Per Ia Grande Loggia,
A. CianflOne
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tin, Inquire, Public Ledger Record c
North America, di Philadelphia, tele-
gramma spedito il % Agosto:
Delegates Order Sons of Italy in
America, assembled in State Grand
Convention Scranton, deprecating
perfidious italophobic conduct of new
spaper "Opinione" of Philadelphia in
its systematic attacks on most impor-
tant organization, protest against
unjust and low insinuations made ag-
ainst Grand Master Di Silvestro and
hereby confirm esteem for and trust
in him.
A. CianflOne
for the Grand Delegates
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Commissione Fondo Unico
mortuario

Mel giorno 25 ST fece la elezione
della COMMISSIONS del Fondo Uni
co Mortuario. Prima di procedere
ala yotazioHe fu elel.O per acclama-
zione il famacista Nicola Albanese,
gia presidente della COMMISSIONS. Gil
altr component la delta Commissio-
ne, eletti scrutinio segreto, furono
! seguenti: Giuseppe De Carluccio, Nj
cola Forte, Giuseppe Bruno, Gabrielle
Puglano, Nicolo Dragotto, Avv. Tom
maso Russo, Giuseppe Di Verde,
Giambattista Acchione.
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Phila., Pa, % Agosto
Giuseppe Di SilvestrO,
Grande Venerable Figli dItalia
Hotel Casey, Scranton, Pa.
Profondamente sensible espressio-
nj di simpatia che mi tornano gradite,
invio Lei al fratelli riuniti in Con-
venzione miei piu cordial saluti be-
ne auspicando avvenire benemerito
Ordine Figli d'Itaia in America
POccardi.
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A. Giuseppe Di Silvestro.
Grande Venerable

Afro telegramma spedito la matti-
ma del 25 agosto al giornali summer
zionati, italiani ed americana:
Grande Convenzione Figli dItalia
in Pennsylvania, considerate subdola-
mente perfde le PERSISTENT insinua-
zioni del giornale "Opinione" sulla
italianissima Istituzione impersonata
mel suo capo, unanime bolla tale spu-
dorato foglio nemico delpOrdine FL
gil d'Italia della italianita.
Per la Grande Loggia
Ayy. Antonio CianflOne
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thanks and express to you our deep
appreciation for your generous ospi-
tality rendered US in opening the
doors Of your fine and prosperous
City to US, and for your presence at
the opening Of said Convention, ex-
orting US to success.
A. Jos. Di Silvestro.
Grand Master
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La sera del % agosto, durante il
banchetto a S. r. il Conte Macchi di
Cellere, per approvazione unanime
del present., dal Grande Venerable fu
spedito il seguente telegramma a Sua
Maesta il Re d'Italia:
Aiutante di campo
di Sua Maesta il Re:
Ordine Figli d'Italia per 10 State
di Pennsylvania, rappresentanti tren-
tamila connazionali riuniti in Con
venzione, present. Autorita diploma
tiche, consolari local., pregano s.
E. rassegnare Sua Maesta sentimenti
loro profonda devozione gratitudine
esercito armata e inneggiano desti-
nj patria.
A. Giuseppe Di Silyestro.
Grande Venerable
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Scranton, Pa, % Agosto, 1919
Hon. G. Maxey,
District Attorney,
Scranton, Pa.
In State Convention, Order Sons of
Italy, it was resolved unanimously to
send your our sincerest thanks and to
express our deepest appreciation for
your presence at the opening Of Con
vention and exhorting US to success.
A.. Jos. hi silvestro.
Grand Master
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Telegrammi ricevuti:

lelegfamml riCevuti:
Washington, D. c., 21 Agosto
Alfredo Perfilia,
Grand Convention Order Sons of Italy
Scranton, Pa.
Corazzata Conte Cavour arriva "a
corrente mattino Boston.
Conforme mie riserve fatte con TO-
Clio 5345 impossible milo intervento
Grande Convenzione giorno % con
Ambaseiatore. Dispiacentissimo. Sc
fosse state possible avere informa-
zioni Drima sarei intervenuto inaugu-
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erande comitato Arbitri

Essendosi allontanati per ripartire
-molti Or Delegati, 81 CIR Venerable
ha proposto che fosse s0spesa reIe-
zione del Grandi Arbitri, e che cssa
sia fatta per referendum, G cosl ri-
mast0 stabilize.
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vendicat0re nostre masse.
D Silyestro.
Scranton, Pa, p Agosto, 1919
Hon. Alexander Connen,
Mayor City Of Scranton
At opening Of State Convention.
Order Sons of Italy it was resolved
unanimously to send you our sincere
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TeIegT0THII SlGdiIi c TiCeVlIi

Scranton, Pa, q Agosto, 1919
COnte Macchi di Cellere,
Royal Italian Ambassador.
Washington, ID. G..
Delegati di oltre duecento Bogpe
state Pennsylvania, riuniti inaugura-
Zione Grande Convenzione, present.
Autorita Americana, rivolgono loro
patrottico pensiero di stima devo-
zione Y. T., degno rappresentante
Goyerno itaiano, riserbandosi confer
marie stima e devozione in Scranton.
Di SilyestrO.
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Hon. J. Hampton Moore,
Liberty Building, PhiIa., Pa

LIDtFIy buIIulhg, PhIIa., Pa.
Delegate Order Sons of Italy in
State Convention, Scranton, send you
greetings Of heartfelt appreciation for
your interest in said Order and they
will give you their support in your
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Al seguenti giornali americani: The
Scranton Republican, The Scranton
Times di Scranton, Pa, al
PEvening Ledger, Evening Bulle-
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4, TtTUUd,
Elks Hall, 125 Franklin Ave, p.
Comitato Pieri- -Bobba Philadelphia
rammenta origine italiana due colpi-
ii, invita- Grande Convenzione pro-
nunciarsi in merito.
Bunisec.
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Venerable Verna.

New York, % Agosto.
Joseph Di SilvestrO,
Sons of Italy Convention, Casey Hotel,
Scranton, Pa.
On account of sudden sickness am
unable to attended your Convention
excuse my absence best wishes and
success.
StefanO Miele,
Supreme Veneabile,
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Assistente Grande Venerable, Giu
seppe Brocato - Grande Oratore
DIR. A. +. Abbate ~ Grande Tesorie-
re, Benedetto OTo - Grand Curato-
II: Conte Umberto Bill, Antonio Ger
to, Rev A. Fiala, Egidio Agresti,
Michele Cerzullo.
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capitano ALESSANDRO SAPELLI
Gapo dell Uficio d'Informazione di New York.

di Giuseppe Brocato Giacomo Cam
paniolo, poiche quest'ultimo non ia
piu parte del nostro Ordine.
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campaign for clean government in
Philadelphia.
A. Jos. Di Silyestro.
Grand Master
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Scranton, Pa, 21 Agosto, 1919
GaetanO POccardi,
Italian Royal Consul,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Desiderosi poterle confermare eli
att della loro simpatia sabato pros
simo, Delegati Logge Pennsylvania
inaugurazione Grande Convenzione
salutano degnissimo funzionario RI
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razlone. Prego gradire per Sc por-
gere intervenuti fraterni saluti.
Generate GuglielmOtti.
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NItUId OFte,
1l2 Franklin Ave,
Scranton, Pa.
Porgendo ALA Convenzione Figli
dItalia suo fervido salute, Bollettino
della Sera augura decisioni feconde
opere durature; ia voti che in cosi
notevole ammonia di anime sorelle ri
suomi voce riconOscente incitante
plaudente generosa azione spiegata e
promessa leaders republican, Sena-
to Congresso in difesa bistrattati sa-
crosanti diritti lontana patria Vito
ROSA.
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Greensburg, Pa, "a Agosto.
Giuseppe Di SilvestrO,
Central Labor Union Headquarters,
Franklin Ave, Scranton, Pa.
Loggia America 735 saluta Delega-
ii Grande Convenzione augurando
profcuo lavoro collettivita itaiana,
prega Delegati fssare Greensburg
sede prossima Convenzione.
LOggia America 735.
Susquehanna, Pa, 26 Agosto.
G. Di SilvestrO,
Grand Master Sons of Italy,
Hotel Casey, Scranton, Pa.
Congratulazioni vostra rielezione
Grande Venerable.
EnricO Lisi.
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Bunisec.


Phila., Pa, q Agosto
Joseph Di SilvestrO, Scranton.
Loggia Italia N. n augura fratello
Di Silvestro ottimo successo bene del
| POrdine.
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Philadelphia, % Agosto.
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opening Of our Convention and wish
ing US success.
A. Jos. Di Silyestro.
Grand Master
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BollettinO della Sera.
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New York % agosto
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Al FAKE DyRHsEgETs POSITIVELY REFUSED
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3313;N CO.
CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA
r L
C~IERPLACYCH ma ASTME
Nova domowa metoda, kt6rq
ka4dy moze u1ye bez No-
potu j straty czaSu.

Many nova metode ktdra usmisr.a
Astme 4 chcemy azebyscie ~sDrobowaA
ma naEz kos1t. Me robl ro1nlcy. czy
ASTHMA Jest przedawniona czy dopiero
ro7w.jajaca sic czy utawnia sic jake
Hay Fever albo ~chroniczna ASTHMA, pray.
slItc.e po dawana darmo probke naszeJ
metu'jy. Me robl rohnicy " jaktm xiii
macie m~ies1Hacie, W jakim jestescts
wieku. lub jake macie zatrudntsnis.
jeteli macie astme. nasza metoda pe.
Wilma spraw!c wan natychmiastow>
ulgs.
Chcieitbytmy s~peeyalnis posiad tynh
kt6rzy oierpIS ma tax xWana bO1n1.
dzieGa, Kd1ie w~szelkAego Eatunku 10.
karstw do wdychania, preparacyS . o.
plum. " formie parry. patentowans,
etc. ME pomogfy. Chcemy ka4dego
p~rzexonac aaszym wlAsnym Lo0Itsm -
IA nova metdia zaG< We1yvtkiS
trudnoSci v odiychaniu, Sapaniu I Ia.
ne stras5ne p~aroksyEmy poWodowlas
prZez astme.
Ia oferta darmo test zanGdto wanna
a3eby 3 nlej nile korzystac jaknajprs.
dzei. P..szcie lNzisiaj 4 ~Zaoznitcie u4yw16
Earaz. Me pr~zysylateie pteniedsy. Tyi.
10 prIyszl+tois pond1ssy kupon. zrohcts
to dziSlad.
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Z Biura Opieki mad
DzieGmi

Il Biura Opieki mad DLiecmi mad
sylai9 nam "a p~oSrednictwem RADIO
wego Wydzialu Informacyjnego ma
stepujace szczeg6ly o akcyi wymie--
nionei W nadpisie:
W roku 1912 Kongres przeprowa-
dill prawo, moca kt6rego powolaa do
zycia Biuro opieki mad dDie6mi.
CzynnoSci tego Biura, bedacego pod
egids Departamentu Piracy, polegaja
ma przcprowadzaniu scisiych badan
sporzadzaniu raPort6w ma tie warun-
k6w, W jakich lyja dzieci - bez-
wzgledu ma pochodzenie i klaSowOsc.
q w przeciagu siedmiu lat swego ist-
nienia - Biuro to p~otrafiio zebrac o.
gromna moe m~ateryalu informacyj-
ncgo 0 dzieciach W Stanach Zjedno-
czonych.
Pierwszem zadaniem togo Biura
bylo zebrac statystycZne dane o
s~miertelnosci wsr0d dzieci. Ot6z O.
kazalo sic, ze 2 og6lnej licby nowo-
narodzonych dzieG W jednym rOkn,
umiera conajmniej 100000 pred u
kohczeniem dwunastu miesiecy w.
ola.
=;
Wobec tel zastraszajaccj cyfry -
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Ola pewniejszego wprowadzeMa swobod do Mo
skwy postanowili bojarzy zaprosic Ia iron mo-
skieWski Polaka, kr6lewicza W}adys}awa. Dummy
dyak, ii. kanclerz Ivan Gramotin, podczas posel-
silva W Krakowie zadai wyraznie, ably przysz}y
w}adca ,,nadaf wolnoSci, kt6rych przedtem ME by
wa}o W hosudarstwie m~oskiewskiem' wolnoSci
polskich. Utworzyfo sic W Moskwie stronnictwo
reform wolnoSciowych, ,,stronnictwo polskie" kto-
re day do pofaczenia sic z Rzeczapospolita, a do
kt6rego naleza znakomite rody bojarskie Szachow-
skich, Saftykow6w, Trubeckich, Mscs}awskich,
Massalskich, Doigorukich, Wa}ujew6w, Serene
tiew6w i innych. To stronnictwo przeprowadzi}o
W r. 1910 wyb6r Wiadysiawa, s~traciwszy z tronu
Szuiskiego, kt6rego zamknieto wprz6d Y monaste-
RE a potem wydano Polakom jake vienna. Wp}yw
Polski ma Moskwe doszed} w6wczas do szczytu i
wyrazi} sic w intensywnem szczepieniu w wyz-
szych warstwach pojee o swobodach obywatelskich
j politycznych.
W6h polski Z6kiewski, kt6ry pc pobiciu
wojsk cara Szujskiego pod Kluszynem wkracza ja-
ko zwyciezca W bra1ny Moskwy, ME niesie tam pet
niewoli, lecz szeroko zakrojony program federacyj-
ny: rozszerzeni$ uni polsko-litewskiej ma pahstwo
moskiewskie wraz z wszystkiemi wolnoSciami, ja-
kie posiada{a Rzeczpospolita Jagiellonska. Konty-
nuuje on pod tym wzgledem mysl wielkiego kan
clerza Zamoyskiego, kt6ry juz W r. 1885 wypraco-
wal by1 projekt zjednoczenia Polski i Litwy z Mo-
skwa ma zasadzie. rownorzednoSci, libby sic z nami
z}aczyli i zuniowali W jedna Rzeczpospolite." Byla
to olbrzymia koncepcya objecia unia ca1ego wscho-
du Europy. Z6fhiewski ro1umiejacy " pebni well
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-11-13

kosc tego Zadania, pouczony tax niedawnym przy-
k1adem Litwy, ktora diva wieki doHzewa}a do zu-
pe4nego ~przyjecia zasad wolnoSci, W liScie do kan
clerza litewskiego Iva Sapiehy pissi: ,JeSli ME
zaraz tax, jakbysmy zyczyli i jake chcemy, madre-
90 filozofa sentencya: successive est motus. L wasz-
moSciami, bracia nasza, narodem W.. KS. Litew-
skiego, wyszfo lat 160 cd uni krola Jagie}fa, Mill
do tel, jaka teraz jest, wsp6lnosci z Korona przy-
szfo. Pierwej ma1a r6zdzka - mowi} Obrazowo -
z czasem bywa z niej wielkie drzewo. q tych po-
czatk6w, kt6re teraz Pan Bog daf, moga przyjsc
rzeczy do doskonaiosci."
Zrazu rzeczy to SHY pomyslnie j zdawafo sic,
lie absolutyzm ma ogromnych obszarach wlelkiego
ksiestwa moskiewskiego padnie pod Wp1ywem pol
skim, jak padf ma Litwie. Wzorujac sic ma Jagiel-
onskiej Rzeczypospolitej ustanowiia Moskwa
przedstawicielstwo narodu W dw6ch izbach Ouma
bojarska i ziemska), bez kt6rych zgody p~anujacy
ME mog1 wydawae ustaw, nak}adac nowych podat-
k6w, zawierac traktat6w i przymierzy, wypowia-
da6 wojen, a tracil r6wniez prawo karaG be- sadu
sniercia konfiskata d6br. Ia przykladem polskim
w~prowadzono sadly liberalne. Pomiedzy carem a
bojarami mia}a istniec umowa tym razem istotnie
ma wz6r ,pactow convent6w." Jeszcze gdy o rate
tajonych ambicyi Zygmunta III, O jego tepy up6r
i ~ciasnote rozbil sic plan Z6{kiewskiego i pc dwu-
letniem beZskutecznem cZekaniu Moskwy ma przy-
bycie k~rolewicza W1adys}awa ma tron wstaph Mi
chai l. Romanow, bojarzy, korzystajac z jego MO
dosci, ~zniewolili go do ziozenia ~przysiegi ma rzady
konstytucyjne, kt6re weszy istotnie W zycie. Lecz
juz W r. 1913 oiciec nowoobranego wiadcy metro