The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-19
PLEAD AND PRAY
FOR FATHERLAND
KenOsha Poles Celebrate
Gratitude Day. with a
Solemn Parade.
A PASTOR PATRIOT

With American flags in their hands
md silent prayers for Poland in their
hearts, five thousand local Poles
paraded the streets Of Kenosha Sunday
afternoon in expression Of their gra-
titude to the United States for It's
moral support Of their fatherland and
to God for sparing thus far the ma
tional life of Poland.
The solemn procession was one OF
the most impressive events in the his
tory of Kenosha. Men, women and
children, afoot, on horseback and IN
motor cars marched beneath the Stars
and Stripes and the flag of Poland to
Market square, halted for brief serv-
ice there, and then continued to LID
erty Hall. They were led by color
bearer, a platoon of police and a nag
draped automobile carrying the Rev.
F. R. Czerwinski, pastor of st. Cast
mfrs Catholic Church, Mayor Joachim,
Chief of Police Owen O'Hare, Post
master German and Judge Tully of the
municipal court, all of whom are
Americans first but none the less
staunch friends of Polish freedom. Ihe
Ma ;h band played martial music IS the
Polish patriots marched through the
streets of Kenosha in celebration of
Gratitude Day" Spectators watching
the spectacle lifted their hats in rec
ognition of the sacred motive that
prompted the parade.
Priest Presents Resolution.
At Market square "little Poland" on
the march reached its first objective
The procession halted here long
enough to explain the occasion of the
celebration and publicly present the
resolution about to be forwarded to
Washington.
"Today in Warsaw, Poland is on the
march," the priest and patriot began.
ats people are moving grimly to the
ramparts that protect the city from
the menace of the Reds For centur-
les their fathers have been the defend
ers of Europe Their sons and daugh-
ters are determined to keep the faith.
Thew are outnumbered but undaunted.
They have pledged themselves to fight
to the death for freedom and the
fatherland
"We. their brothers and sisters in
Kenosha cannot join them there, but
we can express our gratitude here for
their courage and for the wisdom of
the United States in backing them up"
ut is true" he continued with great
fervor, Chat they are fighting with
their backs against the wall, as Sir
Douglas Haig expressed a similar stu
alton to his men in one of the darkest
DAVIS of the World War. But the Brit
ish retreat stopped at the wall and
history may repeat itself in Poland
The Polish people are aroused to the
menace Of the Reds. They may yet
set out from the wall to which they
have been pushed by the bolsheviki
and sweep triumphantly to victory"
Following the applause which inter
rupted him here the Rev. Mr.. Czerwin-
ski read the resolution which was to-
day dispatched to Washington by Ke-
nosha Poles. 1t expressed gratitude
for the governments interest in Po-
land and hope that America would
see her sister republic through in her
struggle with the international foes OF
freedom, the Russ Reds,
Prolonged cheers followed the read
ing of the resolution and heralded the
even more enthusiastic meeting in
Liberty Hail.
Proves Poland Not Militaristic.
At the session in the north side rem
devious the Rev. Mr.. Czerwinski took
upon himself the task of refuting the
charges that Poland was militaristic
and deserved the fate which the Reds
hope to visit upon her.
''It has been said" he declared, "that
Poland is militaristic. I deny the
charge. It has been said that she is
grasping, that she inaugurated war
of conquest on soviet Russia. This,
too, deny with equal vigor. Poland
is fighting not for more territory but
for national existence. She asks for
nothing that it not racially and geo
graphically hers nothing that did not
belong to her before the rapacity of
Austria, Russia and Prussia stripped
her of her lands and legions and left
her only haunted name in history"
The priest proved his premises by a
minute review of the history Of Poland
from the first partition in the seven
teenth century to her present heroic
struggle to save her capital and her
national life from destruction by the
Reds. His arguments were conclusive
and convincing to all who heard with
sheir ears and not with their preiu-
dices. The ceremonies concluded with
prayer for Poland impressively
offered by the pastor-patriot, the Rev.
F. r. Czerwinski.
BORN.