Show POLES ARE TENACIOUS john callan who as an authority on european affairs in a recent magazine artl clo reviews the history of the struggle of the poles in germany to prevent assimilation recently a german magazine published extracts from letters by herr von Karil leader of one of the prussian political parties in which he detailed a conversation held alth the great bismarck in the early kar dorfe seems to have favored the plantation of the polish provinces with german land proprietors rather than with small peasant farmers bismarck admitted that this coincided with his views but said he was unable to adopt it because of the attitude of the national liberal party which was endeavoring to make is ifs approval of estimates of appropriations submitted by the government depend upon the adoption of a proposition fo settle peasant farmers in the polish provinces the adoption and observance of this policy have cost germany millions of dollars the first appropriation was made in 1886 when set aside as a settlement fund this was increased to in 1898 and in 1902 in the province of posen there are about poles and germane the census for 1900 reports poles which have not yet been in the hope of about this the german government has the use of the polish language in public and private education and been in religious instruction A letter addressed in will not be transmitted by the german post offices the government does not permit polish theaters clubs societies etc but in spite of these repressive measures the spirit of the pole Is so strong that it has proved impossible to subdue it one reason perhaps for the strength of this people lies in ability to multiply thus in posen the increase of the german birth rate was 3 34 3 4 per cent between 1890 and 1900 while that of the poles was 10 12 1 2 per cent during the same period chere is no doubt that from a mater ial point of view germanas germanys Germ anys control of the poles within her jurisdiction has been beneficial to the latter in the first place many of the landed proprietors have been able to dispose of portions of their estates upon the most advantageous terms then there has been introduced the german system of education which has reduced the percentage of illiterates to about three the poles have representation in both louses of the german parliament and from a body of able and resourceful politicians who are a thorn in th of the government the german people recognize that the polish question has elements of danger for their empire in salto of what has been done by russia germany and austria the poles are as tenacious in determination mi nation some day to establish reestablish re themselves aa an independent people as they were immediately after the partition of their country they have a distinct organization in russia po land and in german poland there are in spite of the government societies known as which number at least members it Is believed these societies will supply the trained men required to carry on an insurrection against germanas germanys Germ anys well disciplined troops |