The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-17
By Y ALROY

city Of homes. The ''rired American
businessman" the manufacturer and
the worker seek refuge from the op-
pressive heat In that quiet aud peace
ful corner--the home.
| The radio Is the window to the world,
maintaining contact and furnishing
possibilities for amusement, entertain,
ment and instruction.
We were assembled in typical home
Of an American Jewish family. All
questions Of the day disposed Of, the
host opened the miracle box" for en-
tertainment and, perhaps, casual In
formation.
A heavy but fluent voice announced !:
Honorable Count Alexander Skrzynski.
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, will
address the American people following
Polish hour"
The Polish hour consisted of mu.
steal selections by Chopin, Palerewski
and wieniawski. The gathering. main
ly American born, all Americanized. en-
joycd the tone of the classical selections
which are In such striking contrast to
the half-negro jazz.
Stavism apparently Is n great factor.
Almost all of the assembled, looking
back In historical and geographic terms,
could trace the reason why the music
OF Polish genius had special appeal
to them. Ones father or grandfather,
anOther's mother lived at one time in
some part of Gods world which was
somehow connected with Polish terri
tory or under the influence Of Polish
culture.
Il Atavism was not, however. necessary
to explain the intense attention with
which the further announcements were
listened to.
I'VE will now have the honor of
listening to the Honorable Count Alex.
nnder Skrzynski in his first address to
the American people over the radio,
the nnnouncer's voice resounded.
Aha The noble with that unpro
normceuble name who comes from Il
country where millions of Jews have
lived and suffered. Is it true that con
i ditlons there are to be better now Lei
us listen.
The loud speaker WIS placed in tht
center Of the room. Everybody lent aI
ear. A proud voice which seemingly ut
tempted to be mild issued forth.
: Poland will never forget its graft
tude to the United States. y P0land vii
never forget that it was Wilson,
thirteenth point which raised the ston,
from its tomb.
Poland, n democratic country, ha
in the last seven years built up ;
state. We have opened schools, sprea,
! education. Our country has difficulties
! but Poland has balancet-n not only it
budget but also its soul.
"One of the main questions is tina
of the national minorities. One of tn,
outstanding features of The nationa
minority. question is the Jewish ques
tiCn. There is no reason why the Jew
In Poland should not be able to liv,
together and derive their livelihood il
n country as rich in opportunities n
! Poland is. The agreement recently con
cluded in Warsaw is an important steI
.. in that direction"
All ears were eager to hear more
The hour struck eleven and the voic,
i which came from the distance ceased
An impression remained. Poland Il
its soul.
An agreement has been concluded
| In the course of many centuries
Jews have lived in Poland. long ag,
as the time of the almost prehistorl,
King Mieszko, the first coins whlcl
were issued on the banks Of the NistulG
had Hebrew inscriptions. In the cours,
Of centuries golden chain of Jewisl
work, of Jewish development tof com
mcrcc and building of towns, continued
in what was polish forests"
i
Through the various crisis. mis-
fortunes, wars and the three partitions
the poem of n Polish Jewish idyl Went
on. Rabbi Meisels marching with the
Catholic priests at the head of the
Polish legions, fighting desperately
against Russian invasion. Berek Yes
sclovitch forming special Jewish leg.
ion for combating the Russian invas
ion, the Jewish members of Pilsudski's
liberty legion, the blood and flesh en-
bodiments of Mickiewewicz's 'Yankel
Cymbalist" and Eliza Orzesko's "Meir
Josephowicz,"
The influence of the Kabalah took
root Twojanskism was the forerunner
of Polish Nlessianism which, after pro
longed struggle, suppressions and suf-
ferings, attained what seemed to be n
victory.
| December II, 1918. Wilson's Four