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Show VIENNA, Sept. 15. Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary has addressed the following autograph letter to Count Szeptyce-Szeptyclii, the archbishop of Lemborg, who is expected to be the chairman of the new Polish regency council: ' In agreement with the German emperor, I intend steadfastly to continue the consolidation of the Polish state iu accordance with the manifesto of April 5, 19 Ki, so that that country may be liberated from its heavy yoke, and may attain so far as the war situation 'permits the development of the generous cultural cultur-al and economic forces necessary to its political structure. Owing to the hard war times it has not yet been possible for a Polish king as bearer of the old, honorable and glorious crown of tho . .lagellons again to enter the country coun-try 's capital, and for the people's representatives, founded on democratic demo-cratic principles, to meet at Warsaw. War-saw. But now. according to the wishes of the nation, the organs of the Polish state will be created and endowed with legislative and executive execu-tive power. - |