The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-07

to carry out her obligations of assistance. Prussia declined and Poland left to her fate.
 These events led to the second treaty of partition September 23 1793 Russia and Prussia did the cary ing reducing Poland to one-hrd of her original sizs and leaving her with population of about 3,5OO0O0
 Revolting against this disposition of his country' sovereignty Koscillsco went to Cracow, where he raised the banner of insurrection With any army o volunteers he recaptured three-quarters of PoandS ancient territory and liberated Warsaw and Wilma Again internal dissension intervened, and with the arrival of superior Russia forces Koscisco suffered crushing defeat at Maciejowice. Warsaw was recap tured by the Russians and its population maSsacred
 These events were followed by the third partition of Poland marked by the treaties of 1795-96 Austria received Western Galica and Southern Masova Prus- sia took Western Masovia and Warsaw. Russia got the rest. Poland ceased to exist an independent country.
 For a brief period, during the reign of Napoleon, Poland saw the light of hope for reconstruction a State After Prussias defeat by Napoleon in 1806-07 and following the peace of Tlsit with Russia Napoleon reconstructed the Prussian provinces of Poland nominay independent entity and called it the Grand Duchy of Warsaw to which was added Western Galica, with Cracow 1909 after the defeat of Austria by the French.
 In Napoleon's campaign against Russia in 1872 in which he had the enthusiastic help of the Poles the latter aimed at a widening of their territory at the ex pense of Russia A Polish Army of 8OOOO marched with Napoleon to Moscow. Napoleons defeat and his disastrous retreat ended Polish hopes
 The Congress of Vienna, 1915 marking the end of the Napoleonic wars confirmed the last partition of Poland
 During the World War Poland was one of the main theatres of conflict Her sons fought in the Russian Austrian and German armies. The collapse of the Central Empires cleared the road for the reassertion 1918 This was recognized by the Allies June 2S, 1919 In addition to the territories detached from Prussia Russia and Austria to make the new Poland, and the territory obtained through a plebiscite in Silesa General Zwligowsku seized Wilma in October, 1920 an act which received official recognition from the Council of Ambassadors on March 15, 1923
 Such is the history of Poland, against which na- ton the German juggernaut is now batting its head. Nazdoms threat to make an end of Poland for good and all sounds all the more ludcrous because the Nazs love to speak in centuries and mlenniuns. Their own Third Reich they describe as the realization of a dream that has lain dormant for a thousand years. The full effects of the Naz revolution, some of its prophets say will take 500 years to be registered When the Nazi press batteries last March spewed mud and venom at the Czech Republic part of the assassina ton routine they found the Czechs to be the same old Hustle bandits This was going back 500 years.
 Poland was dismembered four times in the course of l50 years and came back to life Hitler's Third Reich has lived just six years with the aid of blood purges secret police and general prescription As between the two n the long test of history one can only wonder which has the better chance to survive