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Show LIBERTY SPfRtT THRILLS POLAND 'Patriotic Fervor Much Like That of Revolutionary Fathers Here PHILADELPHIA, Nov 11. Poland Is viewing its approaching republicanism republican-ism with a joy and patriotic fervor much like that wheb swept over tnc American colonics when they set up the world's first representative form of government, In the opinion of Francois de St. Phalle. vice president of th Baldwin Locomotive -work.-:. J who ha3 returned from a locomotive I selling tour of Europe. Being president pres-ident of the American-Polish chamber of commerce, he was especially lnter-I lnter-I csted In the affairs of Poland, j "The people of Poland arc exhilarated exhila-rated ove.- their Independence and I look forward with much expectancy to their first election in the next few weeks." said Mr. dc St. Phalli In an interview "It Is hard to describe their feelings. They appear to have the same patriotic spirit and joyfulness oci their new found liberty that our fore-fathers experienced in 177C" Mr. de St Phalle said Poland. France, Belgium, Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Czecho-slovakia, and Jugo-Slavla are closely agreed in principle and wish only to ) keep the territory' they have and to l maintain peaceful relations with other countries. "They do not want war." he said, "and unless German) becomes aggressive In an attempt to ; regain Its lost territory 1 do not believe be-lieve there will be another European conflict for some years." "Poland Is one of America's best 'future markets." he said. "Today It lS buing cotton, copper, steel, uia-I uia-I - hinory and locomotives from the J United Sattes. It Is fast rehabilitating j Its devastated areas and its railroads I Of some 1 1.000 miles even now are an Industrial factor in Europe." ! He said that Poland recehCy ' bought 7000 freight cars In this coun-I coun-I try. and thai his company dosed a 'contract with that country for 2r. locomotives ami was paid $1,000,000 lu ash less than two mouths after i the order was given. Lloyd's, the famous English association asso-ciation Of underwriters, dates buck lo the seventeenth cdnturyi though omy .incorporated in 1871. |