Grunwald sword under the Russian banner
Meanwhile, the new password was from the Polish mouth – on behalf of the Russian partition. MP Wiktor Jaroński in the Duma in response to the act of Kadrówka 8 August expressed faith, that Slavicism with God's aid, Under the aegis of Russia, he will repel Teutons, Like five centuries ago, Poland and Lithuania did it. The war will be tragic, fratricidal, But it will lead Poland to unification, The Polish-Russian consent will grow from the culture of a jointly shed blood. The pride of the thunder of applause adopted this declaration, Because Minister Sazonow also used to recommend Mikołaj II to return to Alexander's policy I. Prince Grigory Trubeckoj and Mikołaj Lviv edited a sublime appeal to Poles, which on the date 14 August [1914 r.] signed the commander -in -chief Mikołaj Mikołajewicz. There was talk about the resurrection of the Polish nation, On the union of partitions and the revival of free Poland in faith, language and independent, And also about the Grunwald sword "which did not rust". Such a speech was never heard from the Russians and nothing like nothing like a large -hearing central state. Bobrzyński tried to inspire Franciszek Józef to bolder promises, But he didn't get anything.
Meanwhile, Dmowski came from Germany to "Petrograd" and took the leadership, to the nearest finish – pro -Russian. Impressed by the Germans the Germans part of Kalisz (4 VIII) Warsaw activists were happy, nation democrats, realists, progressors. Galician was warned against the policy of "Bartek Winner" and, Although the Piłsudians threatened "ruthlessness" to opponents, the general population of the kingdom responded to them resistant to them.
For now, both sides have suffered painful disappointments. 29 August [1914 r.] The Russians suffered a defeat at Tannenberg, for that 3 September was occupied by Lviv, and the victorious resistance of the French over their mother (6-9 IX) He almost did not come to the general public.