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POLAND: A NEW KINGDOM The bute to the Golden Horn was seen

to laid over the Vistula.

TRAGEDY OF THE PARTITION

[BY DL, E. J. DILLON.]

The Polish problem has a long history and variety of aspects. But happily it is an easy matter to grasp the bearings of its most recent phase without a pro found

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SCHOOL.

[BX JANES HODGSON,1 Discipline yourself first. The words, You must get

Study of either, And this is how stateman of the Tardo this truism function of collector and preserver of i crowd off young men 10 bronzedothes

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forced by circumstance to put herged statesmanship is, so broad and deep in with exacting obedience to the laws and Conduct or be Distinguished

peoples in Europe whom she deprived of their independence 120 years ago, and would fain still treat me second or third class citizens”

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Ingrained antipathy still characterizes the mutual relations between Poles and Bu there has been no sign made as Teutons and the concentrated poison of yet any of the Entente nations of a political and racial hatred was infused ther consciousness of the correlation in the dealings of the successive Prussian netwon the two politico-geographical Governments with the Polish subjects, clear cut and precise, came from the top - concations. Only a few of the interested but never so scientifically as under of the college hall. Stat Secretaries advocated the ensuci Wilhelm II, who judiciously mixed it discipline by personal example!! A

hundred cadet sat perfectly still rose t hatic of Poland, and mainly on ethical with economic bepna.-

their feet as the officer took up his hote grounds. The late Count Witte often talk to me on the subject, and a few Austria's behaviour towards the Poles The lecture was over.

and stood stilly to attention as he passeder monhs ago an honest and courageous was shaped by less sinister designs. On Take a look at the men as they fle

M. Sazonoff the whole it was congruous with her note books in hand. A it strikes the unsophisticated mind riskel and lost his ministerial portfolio nationalities. Whereas the Prussian and you notice, without the stara of rank,

drawing the consequence for

Russia--personified by a corrupt bureau in a endeavour to help his country to the Hungarian attacked the individual Some are over thirty few barely tracy--the heaven-appointed protectress the tainment of her object by recalling and stripped him of those racial ex-wonty, but mostly they are between the Polad to life and action. The chasma temnals which he owed to his people and two agusa manig *One in every ton of all the lay peoples, feels s

suddenly betwen party prejudice and clear-sight his country, Austria contented herself or so weare

Medal They were ecular claim to the test by uniting and Russ that it is well-nigh possible to fidelity to the Emperor Local home Serious faced a few moments ago, but now get Bureaucracy of its backers to rule has, therefore, never been withheld by the over their faces. They have open there is a boyish fun-loving mood creep leading them

against the Teuton for any ever so short a way out of the the Habsburgs from the various frag faces, straight that been used to She promptly accepta the mission, and field traditional prejudice. But the ments of nationalities that live or Beeks to accomplish it while keeping bei Idden me for some time past been Hoating vegetate under their sceptre. And to looking death full in the face. Ninety

higher strate of the air and wards the Holes Vienna showed parti oppressed, disunited, and contented Fearlessly Iaunching forth bodi For if the Entente Powers allowed to govern themselves as they stripes (that they took off on becoming Loug shy of it, their adversaries were thought fit, but until & few years ago officer-cadets) and the recommendation upon a most sanguinary was to safeguard certa to master and at the most of they were not forbidden to manipulate a for commissions which brought them the independence of 3,000,000 Southerng these! have seldom failed to get the corrupt electoral system in order to honte, in the field. From the field they full ineft out of our delays and mi- govern or misgovern the Ruthenians in came, and the majority of these hundred Blays, she confidently solicits the moral Lakest

their midst.

Nay, more, during the reached dear England on Christmas night, aympathies of the world while refusings Andreu and twenty years ago the fourteen years of Count Taaffe's Austrian They reported to the War Ofice and senfranchise the 10,000,000 Northern Polis nation ceased to exist as a Premiership, it was the Polish Parlia were thence sent to their depots with a Sloss to whom she has persistently politi community Torn into three mentary party that swayed the destinies recommendation for leave not exceeding

separ sections, these were buried alive of the Dual Monarchy. One day in the month. For that month they retained. denied political and even civil rights by Pisia, Austria, and Russia, and one course of a quiet talk with Count Taaffe their rank, and then they joined cadet 5 of the British Loudly proclaiming, in unison with her oren es had been to keep watch and Plened him how it came about that Herr Inttalions in different parts of

the leader of the German Op-

Isles, allies, her lofty purpose to fight for the ward the tombs. But the vital prin position,

Those we are watching live in a univer was growing grey without

sity town, two, three, or six in a colleg right of the lesser peoples to rough-hes ciple, ie soul of the people, survives having ever been called to office.

novering the saving faith that it would Count Taaffe replied as follows rod, secording as it is spacious or other their own destinies without let or hind one d be re-embodied Indeed, tho The reason is preosely because he and vise, and they dine in the college hall

over four centuries old play and rance, the withholds the grant of self-more tipoles were enhed and terror the Patty are new choy Penis, even sombrely panelled and hung with joi government to one of the most cultivated the attter waxed their faith, and the. when the measures they attack are ob paintingy mellow with age. They are to more ly those who held it made viously conducive to the interests of the some extent members of that famous mady rite their opportunity, which, Empire. Our Germans are incapable of college they play their football matches told would come one day. They taking a broad survey of things. Within its calours and maybe, they will be lovinglyndied their history, sedulously the Poles it is different. Together with proud to tell that they ware under- cultivat heir literature and language, them I can govern. Their vision is graduates of war" there and won thein and reliaty handed down their, tradi. farger. But Herr Plener and his Ger star within its walls, And in the work of strengthening her tions, Mern traditions, like our own, mans are fitted only for the Opponition

For those favours, although they have Allies Russia's intentions were as praise while ailating all that seemed best worthy and harron as in that of idealizin mode progress, certainly all that been curtailed since the introduction of the cadeta description of their life. They ing and furthering ber cause Favoured promised keep alive the sacred fire of universal suffrage, the Austrian Poles are are inspected on parade at 7:15 am, and with a splendid opportunity of detaching patriotis and to qualify them for the still grateful and have abundantly dis sometimes their drills and lectures keep

them busy not continuously, of course 8,000,000 Pbles from the enemy and win part whthey burned to play in the played their gratitude None the less, ning over 20,000,000 to the Entente by destinies Europe. The influence of their Austrophile sentiments have lost till pm. Always there to time in the uttering it, single sentence, she shrank their unchable faith during this much of their former intensity since the afternoon for a game of Soccer Bugger from pronouncing it, and had the misfong vigi barted all that is truest and Vienna Cabinet took to egging on the hockey, or what you will. They have chance to estrange them all. Thus noblest their works of art and litera Ruthenians against them, and empoison-their sports committees, their recreation motives of national and international ture Athey are now coming forthing their mutual intercourse. But there roome, with mano, daily and weekly interest proved as unavailing to break from this teal if, indeed, it be ended is unquestionably a section of the papers, magazines, and indoor down the inertia or the opposition of the mutifedd' transformed, politically Galician Poles, which may fairly be said game; their afternoon teashop and tell you, they have their rooms made cass compacted bureaucracy as considerations scasoned, without having lost withal to consist of Austrians whose native upper-room. But, best of all, they would

fires, their baths, and their beds of racial kinship, tolerance, humanity. That is one of a host of un-of individ or collective life. ter. Bilinsky, a good specimen of his foreseen circumstances the absence of any The met applied to each of the ne. But a numerous party after France, and beds after the Soniue

They work hard. Their training is one of which wunld have preserved the three fragts of the once great State Galicia, favours intimate relations with Allies from some of their worst failures were shappy the character of the Russia, favours give effect to its wishes thorough. This is an average daily pro Te is also the pith of the Polish question nation thad and sought to assimilate circumstances were propitious. A gramme after two or three weeks work. in its inst us most tragic aspect it. Scientibrutality and methodical however, sentibuite of this nature cannot 6.30, rouse 7.15, squad drill -8, breake Sire, the road to Constantinople hatred, andnomic bencfence, marked in a time be publicly professed with fast. 9, rifle inspection, 9.1t, physical Bacses through Warsaws Earpean the measure which Prussia has striven impunity, little is heard of these. Cer training. 10.30, musketry-ainging 11:30 statessen will one day discern, remark. to drive the sants from the soil which tainly it has not escaped the Poles of communication drill (voice training), 12, od the Marquis Wilpolski to Tear they and thfathers had been tilling Austria that attachment to the Habsplatoon drill.), lunch. 2 p.m. lecture Alexander I, one day in the course of for ages, to them pulverized in the urgs, which few years back was.com on bombing, 6.30, letture on map read- a conversation about the Near East. Teuton edumal mill, and to crushatible with, delity to Polish ideals, and ng 7 dinner. 8.30 lecture he medical The autocrat smiled incredulously, and out all such racteristics as language, sected to further their realization, bas officer. 10.30, lights out. The daily pro taunted the Pulish statesman with a custoins, trains, and attachment to to day come to sueri, acquiescence in the grammes are different, of course. It is enemy of the Polish nation. I was im lectures include tactics, internal economy. designs of Harmany, the implacable easy to understand their diversity and interest when you consider that their mania for projecting the influence of the their land acople interest of his country to the uttermost Yours ago sited the Polish village pressed by an llustration of this during discipline, prismatic compass, feld sketeli- unds of the earth, In truth, the judge of Wreschen conversed with the the European crisis that ensued after the ment sounded paradoxical, overpatriotic little children had been brutally annexation of Bosnia amber of ing, messages and reports visual training and has inspired many contemptuous Bogged and reated in the school Polish Congresses were held at that time regulations, books, military law, King's Beld service arcasms from that day to this there for me to say their prayer to consider what attitude shoutant regulations, hygiene bayonet Sighting, how can it be contended, people asked in German, they could neither sumed towards the two antagonistic and

on trench warfare ga zach that there is any real nexus between the read nor and Their parents. Empires in case an Austro-Russian war But underlying it and interwoven with Status of Poland and that if the Otte too, were put for collusion, and proved inevitable. And if I was rightly it all in the most serious, and constant Democratic effort on the part of the officers to make man Empire! The average man is unable also their ph The great Polish informed, the National to, conceive, any such correlation between novelist Sienki and myself wrote an Polish party passed & resolution to side the cadet an officer of the best type the thest countries, and even statesmen of article expositis savagery to the with Rusia, or at least to abstain from quietly dressed, unobtrusive gentleman latter day calibre have not shown the civilized world the vain hope of helping Austria,

the leader the man who thinks of his mon selves more clear-sighted or inaginative, shaming these tous Kultur-bearers A good deal has been written about the first and himself last who performs his And yet, as far back as the year 183 and alleviating lot of the children Polish legions which were spontaneously duties with scrupulous care and fairness: the poet Lamartine, whose intuitive opand their part But the Prussians formed in Austria in 1914 to fight against who teaches his men to reason and have perceptions were sometimes as remark remain Prussia the Foles never the Tsardom. Even if the enthusiasm of self-respect who has disciplined himself able as Cassandra's prophecies, had cease to be Polence Bulow himself, uttored the same thought almost in the the one supple man of the Father these volunteers had been as great as it and will discipline his men by hi WRS described, there would have been example who will see his men's com atic terms. No solution, of the Polish land when dem the unconstituttle to wonder at and nothing to blame plaints through, having satisfied himself

that they are just question is possible, he affirmed, with tional policy expropriation by For the Poles are a chivas And with the enrefully chosen officers out a general conflagration.

means of which was systematically mindful of favours received. They settlement of the question of Warsaw and arbitrarily ing Polish land never forget their friends, among whom who teach and the experienced soldiers not to be looked for in Warsaw, nor in owners, dividing land into lots, and they reckoned the Austrians. But the who are glad to learn success should not

be difficult Daily Mail, distributing the State sided Gerignificance of the phenomenon has been London, but in Constantinople ***

mans, compared ray of excuse the fecundity of Polothers to that of greatly over stated There was an Eastern legion and a Western one: The former, rabbits, whose off the husbandman under M. Grabsky, was soon dissolved be. has to destroy in fence, N cause the legionaries perceived that while shedding their blood nominally for Austria they would really be risking their To those ferocitude of extirpaliyes for Germany's vassel, The Western on the Poles of presented a legion had been organized severs) as for parenthood are proposed in a pell. firm front, opposto repeated on before the war by M. Daszynski and was slaughts and insirojects passive composed largely of Russian revolution to the Chancellor of the Exchequer resistance, reinforceall the weapons tanists and Socialists, who had fed their which has been prepared us a sequel. of defence they crew from open native country which they identified to the Birth Rate Cotaraission by the of secret collectivind in this unwith the Tsar's Government, and hated equal combat their inity and per- severence stood thefood stead, and enabled them to their would-be destroyers. Their of Old Count Constantinople de Plater, speak of the husband and wife's inconsiment they employed again thless enemy in the Polish capital in August, 1914, bare should be separate assessment of gave expression to the same idea,One each as marriage, when consummated and their spirit office in the of the principal stakes in this war," he said, in parenthood involves increased respon- cause partook of thegation of the

ja Constantinople, And only that one of sibilities," early Christians. Pam had become the victorious warring nations can hold Instead of the almost negligible reduc their religion and civilizationt who will have succeeded in working out tion of income tax now allowed for each its sacramental rits.their love of the Polish question to a satisfactory issue child, there should be reduction o their deep-rooted hat Teutonism the route from Berlin to the Turkish capital out undue anxiety to face the respon- The history of the Kings Poland is us through Warsaw, and must be blocked sibility, involved in each increase of family." The reduction should not be to a large extent the of its obthere

limited to incomes under £500, but shinate struggle agallo principle August 10th, 1914, embodied by Prussia that is right, Of Poland, Russia holds about 625,000 should be determined rather by the and the Teuton the hent embodi-square kilometres to-day, with population obligations for education necessarily in ment of both. For a tie years, on of about 11,998,000; Austria-Hungary 80,000 urred by the parents. Nor should the and off, the Poles car the fight square kilometres, with 5,179,000, and Ger- against the professionage breaker, who is engaged to day wontest for many 80,000 square kilometres and 1,099,000 souls. Altogether there are about 23,000,000 the overlordip of the brace. And poles in Europe, and 20,000,000 in all other they successfully defendegreat Blax countries of the globe,

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Well, the Marquis Wielopolski uttered those words fifty-three years ago, when there was no means of testing the as curacy of his forecast and for the ret time since then a combination of circum ace rose in August, 1914, in appear ance so favourable to the realization of Russia's secular dream that she made the possession of Constantinople und of be principle aims in this war. And all oney the statement of the Polish noble man was seen to have been inspired by true political vision. For hardly had the struggle between the Teutons and the Slave gone on for a fortnight when the Grand Duke Nicholas man who is also gifted with insight and imagina tion startled the world by the historie manifesto beginning Poles The hour is striking in which the cherished dream of your fathers and your forbears of Husain hopes admittedly presup posed the fulfilment of Poland's dreams.

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