Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-03
POLISH NAVAL CHIEF
WITHOUT ANY FLEET
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D.ANZiG, June Admiral Michael
Borowski. chief of the Polish naval
.orccs In the portof Danzig. IL an ad'
niral without fleet, His naval forces
o date comprise a few revenue patrols
and half dozen clerks and secretaries
IN the Polish naval bureau here. lie Is,
IA fact. not only an admiral without a
fleet. but an admiral Of navy with
cut u port But he Ms hopes. And In
the meantime he Is one Of the busiest
men In Europe. with tasks on his hands
that would battle a whole cabinet of
ministers.
Admiral Boruwski In one Of the most
interesting figures that the restoration
u Poland mas brought Ia light Dur
ing the century and more Of Polands
partition her men Of talent had IL
iubmil to complete deuationalizatio
nut they never gave up hope that some
day their talents could be used for their
own country. went on developing them.
selves When that future arrived u
found pilsudski la Austria. raising "A
Polish army. Paderewski In America
weeping the whole tide Of American
ympsthy with him for his country
Halter IN France. gathering another
army. Boruwski was In Russia one Of
the FIRST men of the Russian navy. His
hay has come now. after a quarter Of a
century. and his task Is to win for
Poland her rightful place ON the sea.
But to get To the sea Poland must
have u port. That Is the first step,
md that IL why Admiral BorOwski is
n Danaig now instead of on the bridge
{ flagship. Danzig. the natural port
4 Poland now a free city under the
League Of Nations. must still be-
poland's port. The difficulty In To ne.
sotiate such an agreement with Dan.
liz as will afford Poland the opening
70 the sea which she must have In
lrdcr to import. export ana carry on
he vital business of the nation.
AZ the same time the pressure 81
Poland's ocean trade grows daily. an
while the diplomatic work of treaty
making goes on there IL an increasing
bulk Of actual seaport business To- he
handled rhc rc-cmigration of Poles
rom America Is one problem; the
transport to the United States of de-
nobilizcd Polish. American troops II an.
ithcr: the shipment of machinery. food
md clothing into Poland IL still an
other. Poland N fortunate 10 have a
nan of HorowSkrs ability and cXpcr-
ence tn handle these problems
At his desk. out of his uniform, H.
plain civilian clothes. this Polish 40
miral looks like an American business
men Tie has discarded enough medals.
Gibbons and irwciled decorations to
'over a dozen ordinary admiralsl ~,
speaks English flucntly. with lust the
roll to his ascent that sometimes
gives the RuSSian.traincd tongue n hit
Of the Irish "broguc." lie knows
America well. and h, In fact. despite
his Polish hirh and Russian trainint
American in his whole attitude and
manner.
Admiral Boruwski made an extensive
tour ~ the United States some years
before the war. being one 81 three
naval officers chosen hy the Russian
Govcrnmcn, 20 inspect 10 construction
v two Russian mcn-ofwar then being
built In Philadelphia. Tho boilers ~
thsce ships were being manufactured at
Rarlerton. Ohio. and the admiral spent
much time In that state.
Borowski may h. tulav an admiral
without fleet. hut thanks 20 efforts
~ Just such men AZ he. Poland will
yet have the navy necessary to protect
her shipping. Some small ships from
the disintegratcd German navy hav.
been awarded her. And she will vet
have her port IN the free city 81 nan.
zie. although tho diplomatic delays are
sorciy trying "a Eorowsk's patience.
The men Who could spend a lifetime
under q foreign rule. preparing himself
fof the day when Poland would need
experienced men. IL the man who viii
vet give Poland the things she sends
him after. There IL no sacrificc h. viii
not make for his country why not -
he asks. "a dozen of my relatives sui.
fered and died In exile In serbia fur
Poland. NV ancestors fought under
Sohleshl. Ny grandfather fought ana