Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-16
PERTH AMBOY POLES HAVE
BIG DEMONSTRATION HERE
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followed by a timely speech by wal
ter Rosicki, attache to the Polish
embassy at Washington. Senator
Thomas Brown spoke shortly on his
surprise at the great size of the gath
ering and of his pleasure in ad-
dressing a people passing through
such trying times.
Mayor J. Frank Dorsey had K
pected to be present to talk, but
owing to illness he vas prevented
from SO doing.
Father Urban spoke at length on
the conditions existing today in Po-
land and of the appeal being made
to America for help. He told how
Poland centuries ago had fought for
freedom, christianity and civiliza-
tion how in the great war recently
won she had continued to fight for
the same principles.
I'VE can boast of the fact that
the first life laid down on the fields
of France in the American forces
was a Pole, and this can be proven
by records in Washington. We are
proud that 100000 of our brothers
enlisted and that thousands OF them
gave their lives for the cause"
He spoke concerning Kosciuszko.
"who met Benjamin Franklin in
Paris and sailed in 1875 for America
with a letter of Introduction Il
Washington. What can you do?' the
great American commander asked.
Try me- responded Kosciuszko.
And Washington did try him with
the result that for eight years the
Pole served in the American forces
and with such sensational heroism
that his name is commonly
tered in history Many Polish men
Hovo fot.nbf FOR An.arfCote nrfnofnat.
and today we appeal to that great
country for support and sympathy
in behalf of Poland. Poland is m
vaded by Bolsheviks and 1t seems
to me that they want to conquer
Europe. II their aims are accom-
plished we must be prepared, for
they may menace the country which
always stood for freedom and inde-
pendence-America."
The particular feature of the mass
meeting was the reading and adop-
ton of the resolution that the Rev.
Mr.. Urban and M. J. Lakomski are
to present TO President Wilson and
presidential candidates. Cox and
Harding.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, Poland. which has stood
for nine centuries as the bulwark of
Christianity and civilization of
Western Europe against the barbar-
ians of the East. is again expanding
the blood of her sorely tried people
and her in a desperate at
tempt to hold the onward sweep of
~Bolshevism; and
Whereas, Once more her war torn
cities and her wasted fields are
prone beneath the feet of an in
vader: and her children, outnumber-
ed, without arms, hungry and wear
led by years of war and destruction,
are fighting bravely to stem the tide
of destruction that today threatens
to destroy the fabric of world civil
lzation; and
Whereas, We. American citizens
of Polish birth and descent, gath
erwed here in this solemn moment,
are mindful of the fact that this, our
beloved country. was the first to de-
clare officially and solmnly for an
Independent and united Poland, and
is in honor bound to assist in the
maintenance of its independence;
and
Whereas. Poland, engaged in bat
tie from the very inception of its
existence as an independent state,
driven to armed resistance against
the continued attacks of ~bolshevist
hordes, could not conclude an hon.
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sistance was advised and
aged by the Allies to hold back the
advance of the bolshevist and to
fight a defensive war without pause
for her very existence in the face of
unjustified charges of imperialism
and is now facing the most terrible
and critical moment in all her GEN.
turtles of triumph and sorrow; and
Whereas, The Polish government
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nation to all bordering peoples ana
the Polish soldiers had never adj
vanced with the ambition of annex-
ing populations desiring their own
rule. but merely to protect their ma
tive land from invasion: therefore
Resolved, That we. as American
citizens and as friends b y.blood and
heritage of those people of Poland
whose ideal has been through ages
Equal with Equal" we hereby call
to attention of the President and the
the ideals for which the sons of Po-
land has sent to this great country
tiers; that her children have done
their full share in unfolding the
doctrines of freedom which have
made America great above all other
nations; hat during the world war
they gave of their lives and Ut their
substance to the utmost; hat now
they find Poland fighting alone for
the ileals for which the sons of o.
land fought so v~aliantly in the arm
les of America; there fore be it
further
Resolved That at this gathering
we pledge Poland, as American cit
liens, our sincere sympathy and our
heartfelt support to the end that
Poland may once more stand forth
as the victor for civilization against
the disorders of the East, and we
call upon the President. the Con-
gress and our fellow citizens in
America to give their full aid and
support to the Republic of Poland,
which their generosity and their
idealism once more made possible.
With the adoption of a resolution
by the Polish societies of the city
at the mass meeting in the high
school yesterday afternoon 1t was
decided to send copies of a telegram