" He is 44 years old, and has spent one-fourth of his
life in prison, on account of Socialistic articles against the
French flag and Government. He used to continue writing such
articles from prison and thus get his sentences lengthened.
Herve has always opposed everything savoring of militarism and
conquest. From his article on Poland it will be seen that,
although he says nothing anti-French or antagonistic to the
Allies in general, he desires a Russian triumph over Germany
not for his own sake, but as a preliminary to a reconstruction
of the Polish Nation out of the lands wrested from Poland by
Russia, Germany, and Austria.
In spite of its vagueness, the Grand Duke Nicholas's proclamation
justifies the most sanguine hopes. This has been recognized not only by
all the Poles whom it has reached, those of Russian Poland, and the
three million Polish refugees who live in America, but moreover, all the
Allies have interpreted it as a genuine promise that Poland would be
territorially and politically reconstructed.
What would it be right to include in a reconstructed Poland, if the
great principle of nationality is to be respected?
First, such a Poland would naturally include all of the Russian Poland
of today--by that I mean all the districts where Poles are in a large
majority.
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