| Show V A m m Germany Accused A of I TION OF POLAND Cruelty by the t P Press of Russia Russin II MN MNo o w AA AAA A A A y V long ac been BO so 0 to per 1101 or o Iao tho cruel m oleA that I it W hI bY tilO tho to tho liP UP juet ut lit ut po by b be Iter to the tho ther f I U ir M Ie e enU civilized world as ae victims ft t r A the thu or DC OPIe slon on t f b Indeed there thero thereto theror I government 0 cable the tho to whom t r IWo two WOI bear beV rf iC t the tho past ti tV th will have hlo recalled foot that be he bet hel nel 11 I u to 10 h ho l t 1 two tWi ether tho the ono orn on I III E and antI i t I Itt cr r of or For Foi ot when the Iho I Poland nt nl kIll kt m fl of or II I old hl worlds Ut at t a n rote rolo in tho the u tE o 1 f i ill IVra I centurion o was nS I 1 1 three divided into Uni itA I I it t L J rl Vii i kin the th nun I aI U IL Aits F R L U i ice ilce wIth a IL population fru III o n while purl t f tr r Vir V with u a ut al I pj 1011 was n L territory In if tr about 00 u l t tn of or aru alo today the tho theand thet le i ii Pole lOC 1 and ad of ot tho tim sub f t 11 tu f r 11 1 Joseph It Is Isom Isem 1 HII uc nobility that ora om he the 1 of oC their o C II r his ministers and andes andar of ot the tho the thon dI es ar B and tho the thoa nor liar of or the dual empire n house nt at tho the ther of ot th Imperial a wr ur nt moment bIni of ot the tho r HD tt i v tto It Il Is tho the de den deIn 0 In n of tin III of Austrian Po Io the that n nJ t I but bul buli one of ot the tho strongest Irk arts i of ot of or tho the dual umpire om em nuY a v sura and northeastern ut at ik k on fliP part of ot either or lmA Th r of or and of ot r t n 0 Nil th ott r hand so HO o discontented in n till a with urh puth bitter Howard Muscovite and Ion i uti tint til form torm an nn l of lt danger to both End nd ln a n danger which tho the mill 1111 T fury tary of ot those these two countries iro are obliged to 10 teke Into very ery ry account In considering the possibility possibilities nf ot war RI In ono one word there U lv no Pol Id Polli li I Iiii li h iU question In III Austria A u hut but In III anti 1111 In Iii Q Germany the Polish and In is a n e of ot us as 11 machi trouble anxiety and nn I limy add weak weakness ness liens II HS AH as the lie question U is to tho the lint Ish isit cm i Ire IreA A lI row to ow noton of explanation nf ot this condition of ot affairs may Inny ho bo of or timely Interest the more Inore so 80 na as there has Inus oh nl ways in this hue country a II very strong feeling of or sympathy symanthy Jor Jon the tile Poles Americana cannot forgot forget that the tho patriot Thaddeus to whom wham a II memorial has 1119 been beon tit lit Vet Vent was wat ono one of ot the lieutenants of ot and und that a 1 number of hits his f took In the Ihl American WIll war of or once lIeM the Poles loles hays have always been Leon looked upon tipon In the Ihl United States no nR victims of ot monarchical despotism nod at us having haing been unjustly deprived of tiC their national Independence In III order to tu satisfy sa tho the territorial greed of or three umpires banded together for tor no other purpose titan than to crush erush out of existence u n relatively small neigh neighboring boring state White are elements of truth In Inthis Inthis this view It Is II not entirety entirely correct I no Intention of ot embarking here hore hereupon upon nil ot of Polish history or nf ot championing tho ho partition of ot the tho kingdom lint hilt I would merely Ut point out that at lit tho the time when It occurred the tho country cOlin try was vile In a state of ot anarchy of or n a character as aa to disturb the this neighboring states due to the Intolerable able lon of ot the till peasantry by lIy the nobility which latter was WAIl divided Into Inlo factions 1111 carrying on op sun san sanguinary warfare among themselves Originally the same sanie principle of or peas peasant ant allt a at and 1111 communal coin in proprietorship itO pyle of C tho the land the that t exists In III and 1111 In Iti the tho states In Poland nut Hut by degrees dere tilt the hit Polish nobles ap up appropriated nil all the lie land anti and the peas peaR peasantry antry anty ml of ot no political rights and subjected to 10 a l slavery I 11 far tar more cruel than tho the serfs of ot previous to liberation wore even evell worse off titan than tho the beasts of the th field their Ire fre frequent quent against their oppressors that t Is to say MY tho the Polish nobles merely r V y vy y to 10 the Iho general chaos and confusion sion has hns been boon subjected sub ct ll to 10 fierce buso In connection with her hor treatment of at yot yet It must never nevel be le for tor that It was WAI Russia that not lot only freed this the Polish peasant from the hor liar rots loH ot or but likewise endowed him hint with a 1 proprietary rIght to tho limo land which ha lie tilled and anti to the tho soil which ho Until the rebellion of at 1830 1680 tho tIme Rus Hns Russian sian siami portion of or Poland was ws regarded fis a a 11 constitutional kingdom subject to the this czar Poland wall sas governed by ministers with a 11 senate nate u a legislative chamber hamLer thero there wore n a national army under u II national Ilag Ila and ti a separate budget hUd t Polish was the language and liberty mind freedom of time the press prenn pre were guaran guaranteed teed feel Title This worked 11 w ll until time the Pu Purls ria ne evolution tuf If 1830 timid and Its successful issue Rue led to a tot lot of o young at Warsaw to 10 start tart a n move movement movement ment macat of ot the llie same Mme kind by a wild wIlli at attempt attempt tempt to H seize the this czars brother her anti and who hio until that I too hull had Penn been regarded viceroy tho time Grand Duke Duko ul o Constantine Constantino 1111 the tho Idol of ot the Polish people 11 and amid who wax vas married to a n Polish tidy lady I The troops cal lad upon ullOn ii to suppress time the riot rl t with the people which was wall nut hot unnatural see ee seeing ing tag that they the belonged J lon d to the time samo na mia miaS S A S A A a S A A A A A A I A A A A A A A A A A I Special Correspondence Washington Jan 1 The people of ot ho tho United Un lied States will shortly through their I i representatives decide Upon which route to adopt for tor the tho construction of ot oton Ofen an on Isthmian canal canul uniting the tho Atlantic antI and a t tI Pacific At the tho present l moment tho limo Panama route although h by tar far the tho shorter of ot the two and one upon millions of ot dollars have hae already II expended hI a H to be out of ot tho the question altogether nl I Into this vast vaRt ditch a II largo large amount of ot French capital was wal thrown at a time 1 When whon It looked as IB If It time the canal was to tojo tobe ho be jo an International affair Owing to I he time th sudden understanding arrived at tit atwith I with n Gt 1 it Lt contained In the tho newly ratified trea tre treaty ty y and tho tim Introduction of ot bills at nt Washington favoring the route cute ly by Hepburn and anti Morgan time tho Panama canal conal people have hlo been goaded to sudden notion M who ho was wallO so long hong president of ot time the DC Do Lesseps attempt has ims been heon re to removed moved from that position and we are arc very likely to receive some soma favorable offer front from this company which would probably bo be glad to 10 sacrifice much to obtain something out of ot tho tIme wreck of or their plans The comparative value alue of ot the lie two to routes has hes already been decided upon by a Q Senate committee on enniS and a n bill was vas pawed by tho the House of or Representatives authorizing the President to acquire from Nicara Nicaragua gulL gUI and Costa such territory as asIt 1 asIt It would be 15 necessary to control In Ia or order order order der to build and fortify the canal The Tho bill provides that time the canal should be he of r sufficient depth and capacity to permit the movements of ot ships of ot the largest tonnage mind and greatest depth now In use antI and should b he be made muade tram from a n point near on the tho Sea Koa via 11 take hake l ke N Nicaragua learn RUB to on the time Pacific The hill bill called for tor n a preliminary appropriation of ot with a I limit Unlit that V V V V V V V VY V V Humility That Will tho time end of or Polls autonomy and an as noon soomi as liLt the insurrection lion Hon had been ell I tl by b means of ut troops Poland Will was Su declined tI a aI I Iii II province Promo Prom that t lat time titus forth the ono one on object and avowed avow d alum aim of or the he Muscovite gov line lias been to tie Polish provinces of or tho tim Anti and to Lu J obliterate as n far tar an as a possible every vest vestige vs ige Ig of or nationalism With time the object elt at if accomplishing this the Inn guntle was wa substituted for tor Polish In iii all 11 l legal ual lure and amid all communications H At times the tte I be representation of ot Polish Pol h pia plays YI hMil beNI forbidden on tho time and anti p orl Iele eto likewise e prohibited from froma any nry of or tho time national ot or Poland Joland III In nay uny II public piece Th rb IhM or OK os C p of ot the time lower U is I as nl a 1 B gemi H Hural ural oral i ue devoid of or 1111 breadth of or vim tact or sense of ot Justice added adde to 10 which lo Ito In is I Imbued with Unit that t to 10 toward ward vard despotism poU m and tyranny I U to tb th Oriental i m arts laCI which It ti t s ncI ary an to Include the ft rl will m he lIe understood that the time policy of ot mil Into execution by Instruments of or this class quickly illicitly developed Into Intolerable oppression which far tar moro on Oil tim tho traveled and amid Polish aristocracy than It did upon UlUI time the th thA A A V VV CONGRESS TO TAKE UP UI MAMMOTH CANAL PROJECT JANUARY Y U U Ur r I iI I 1 I III 1 I I A I In d eai n g I L 1 r I Iv v i ht 1 4 h hP P I I t c i rr i Ri I lP s I I V CE U I f r 1 f 2 f I L I II IDy I Dy By unanimous consent the tho of ot time tile 1 Dill DIU will ll bo be mantle made tho tim continuing order of ot bus wa mess M in lii the time House until disposed of It immediately after afler iss reconvene January The lIme above combination shows tho the latest portraits of ot time the men most prominent In Iii bringing the Lbs th Isthmian canal t to It its III pr i tint status statue further appropriations should not ex ei exceed coed In iii the time aggregate Net ther thor title this bill nor the ono one Introduced concurrently In tho the Senate by Senator Morgan became law The Time total distance front from ocean to ocean of ot the route rout Is II 1899 miles Including mites miles of at Lake Nic Nil Nicaragua Nicaragua aragua aragun which reduces length of or cut cutting cutting cutting ting to miles The Time length of the Panama la is estimated t at 46 miles tho the canal be 00 being ing IlIg finished from Colon to a distance of ot 14 H miles III lies It H In is estimated that the cost COlt of ot completing the tho Panama canal would be n a sum Hum ot of having already been expended on preliminary opera operations operations lions While it I is estimated t that the Panama canal ennui would take ten years to complete owing to 10 tho the noat groat engin engineering coring to be overcome tho the Nicaragua Canal can cnn be finished la itt about seven years at n mu cost cot of ot too according to 10 the time report of or this the com corn committee experts who have havo examined tho the ground differ diEter considerably from rota this point ot or view and Instead of ot place Illace the tho estimate of or cost for tor the time Ni Nicaragua caragua route roUle at It to be bf a n plain Indisputable fact that as RI a 11 business proposition the Nicaragua Canal will for tor a long Ion time be a dead denil loss and that the tIme proposition OAI tout tion IS I defensible only on the tho ground that thai It Il Is III necessary a nil as a strategic step stepon stepon on the time part of ot the United States State gov government OV and for tor time the development of Its 1111 own coastwise commerce between the Atlantic and Pacific seaports and in other directions Comparisons In regard to possIble tonnage which should liMe through h the Isthmian I canal life are sometimes made but In these there thema Is one Important fact generally Ke lost host sight light of ot While the SUM Suez Canal has no railway competition com tI ion tion to consider the thc Nicaragua route would be a competitor of ot thirteen lines of ot transcontinental railway T V T V T P T Indeed tho time latter would huM himm elded thereto had It II not tot for their In The Poles Poise In In anti and In Austria have always be fervent Unman human Catholics The JIO ulI of or tutU that were ere quick io II It 1 I 1 predate the tact fad that tile the mm of the tue language for ai ru tu I hll H R very vary Important ate tep the time institution ot or the faith for Cor ilm V hollo tint his conversion of ur time till Poles tois to this the national ute state church of or being hein Indeed an All avowed lea fea tuio tUlo of ot tho time of at ID ia mini land lII C n to title the floman of It Poland have for fur the time past pat sev lev seventy se emily enty 1111 ar 11 formed time active end of aol pol icy lev Ic In Poland und tIll being In tim much eis II H 1 t anti and mow Inor Intimate JI lih ii the tile than any can calm ever Hr I lope 1015 to lo be lie have the tu to U cling IlIn to their tile II language and to resist all attempt to 10 l iso u them Impugning upon their mind Hint I It wa was WUI heir spiritual w I wa ai nt cit take stake and anti that It II vu tIM le to sumit to the th by time the to the time Cut ius sIan siami ll than Limit to Imperil their by mucking making concessions time ot oP Jut jet of ut which wn wa to 10 bring about their I Grave v engineering are by the tact that there I is I a M I total difference to 10 be overcome In III can OIn canal canci al ul and sea level of ot vertical feet teet Unfortunately another Knoth drawback 01 ox oxa a II much more serious nature confronts the time projectors of ot this undertaking The most difficult engineering worle woric in III connection with the construction of the canal will wll be the building of ot a dam damn across the time San Juan river a feature which Is la specified In hi the new Hepburn bill all as an Integral part of the plans plan There Th are engineers who say that thaL such inch incha sucha a darn dam cannot cannel be lIE constructed with any certainty of ot Us its permanency or safety safely Nicaragua ha has always been tiel II the Ibe seat sst t of oC seismIc convulsions convulsion There Is I scarcely n II month during which some kind ot of disturbance dl I is III trot tint noticed Th lI e tile mile always center near time tile line of ot the Nicaraguan volcano Should III such a cataclysm in occur a all as that which Inundated Nicaragua with lava and amid alii fishes ashes In 1835 1816 what would be the erect effect upon ullOn tile the dam and consequently upon the tho canal annal The explosion lasted two days and ummi the mass amass ejected Into time the air all was faR to tu have hove covered conred a cur sur surface ur face tace equal to about half the continent of or ashes being carried fifteen tIn hundred miles mile out cut Ut to na sea A As AI late as III ISM there ther w wu was an eruption of a vol In the very ver writer center of or Lake Ik rua On Jan 7 the Hepburn canal bill will willbe 11 be ho token taken tak n up In iii Congress And anil be lie made malle the continuing order of business until disposed Ol d of The bill relic culls lilt fur tor an atm ag Af aggregate appropriatIon of to cover cost COlt of ot construction and lUll Its pro provisions provisIons visions Imply th time the use of the Nicaragua |
