New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
REVIVAL
 AS70UNDS WORLD
Recovery in 10 Years Since War
 Promises Future Glory

This year marks the tenth anni-
 versary of the resurrection of some of the oldest peoples of Europe as
 nations, among them Poland At this time decade ago, when the
 world powers were ill conflict which was 10 decide whether Eu- rope was to submit to autocracy or democracy nation Without a coun- try Was uivided-part fighting un-
 der compulslon ill the ranks of decidedly militaristic country, while the other part Joined forces with different powers fighting for the cause of preserving democracy. But, there were those who ycarned to go
 over the top and yet were pre- vented because ol some 1cchnicalitles
 or d seemingly uniting physical condition. Americas entry into the conflict opened the door of oppor- tunity for the Poles to make an other effort to regain their place among the nations of the world and it was then that Ienace J. Pader- | ewski presented the Polish cause to the wartime president, Woodrow Wilson and was granted permission | to form a Polish Legion in America | to fight side by side with the allies. The response to join the colors was ;s great if not greater even than al the time of Napolcon's ad
 vance upon Europe, when the Poles were permitted to form legions to 1 fight with his armies in an effort 10 free Poland, which proved un- successful. But this time the hls-
 torians had q different story to tell
 that of a new Poland, free from | oppression.
 The nation was free, her boun-
 laries assigned. and there Was work 1 to be done, a great Work-that of
 rebuilding a country, through which
 the fighting forces of German ny, 1 Austria and Russia marched five
 times, leaving behind them ruined
 cities, devastated farmlands and 1 forests and a fatigued people. l'n- ! der these circumstances one would not expect to witness so great en- | thuSiasm as was demonstrated by the Polish nation during the first i days of her freedom. Work was be-
 gun, but soon Poland found herself
 in troubled waters. The disorganized 1 hordes from the East made every
 effort to engulf the nation and the i Poles had to forget for the time be- l ing the work of reconstruction and go 10 the front and defend their i boundaries and their frcydom. A | long conflict ensued, during which armies of both nations surgcl back and forth. devastating and running whatever was untouched by th i previous contestants, until finally 8 | peace treaty was signed and Poland
 could for the first time give her un- | divided attention to the matter of
 rebuilding.
 There are always those, and there
 are q great many. who cannot see any progress made by Poland and
 her people. and fail 10 recognize
 the hardships tn" nation had gone | through during the World War and in her conflict with Bolshevism. ! IHtS ldll to i'tosIliHc t'e i"N. '''''' Poland was in the midst of the ! greatest orgy ever recorded in the
 history Of the world and was
 stripped of practically everything except spirit and that if vas through this spirit alone that she managed to reCuperatc and progress in fashion nothing short ot
 astounding.
 1 Poland at present has one of the
 best organized railroad systems in