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Post by Bonobo on Feb 5, 2017 16:04:12 GMT 1
Warsaw to mark 2017 as year of Woodrow Wilson 04.02.2017 11:00 Warsaw City Hall has decided that 2017 will be marked in the Polish capital as the year of Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson. Photo: Pach Brothers, New York/commons.wikimedia.orgWoodrow Wilson. Photo: Pach Brothers, New Concerts, exhibitions and seminars will highlight the former US president’s role in helping Poland regain its independence in 1918. The move comes as Poland prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its independence after World War I. Warsaw mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz said at a conference in City Hall on Friday: "On 22 January 1917, Wilson delivered his famous speech... in which he recognized the rebirth of Poland as one of the objectives of the war. “It was something unexpected, a special moment in history, because, let's be honest, who remembered a country which had not existed for 120 years.” Wilson, (1856-1924) was US president from 1913 to 1921. Gronkiewicz-Waltz said Wilson’s stance was largely due to Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), the legendary Polish pianist and composer who was also a prominent statesman. Paderewski "taught music to Wilson’s children, among others. He spoke with the president (...) he was a citizen of the world, all the while thinking about Poland and about Poland regaining its independence," Gronkiewicz-Waltz added. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_PointsXIII. An independent Polish state should be erected which should include the territories inhabited by indisputably Polish populations, which should be assured a free and secure access to the sea, and whose political and economic independence and territorial integrity should be guaranteed by international covenant.     |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 6, 2017 1:23:15 GMT 1
Warsaw to mark 2017 as year of Woodrow Wilson 04.02.2017 11:00 Warsaw City Hall has decided that 2017 will be marked in the Polish capital as the year of Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson. Photo: Pach Brothers, New York/commons.wikimedia.orgWoodrow Wilson. Photo: Pach Brothers, New Concerts, exhibitions and seminars will highlight the former US president’s role in helping Poland regain its independence in 1918. How refreshing to see an American president honored by Poland! This speaks not only of the good deed done for the Polish people by Wilson, but also speaks of the gratitude in the heart of the Polish people. |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 6, 2017 13:06:21 GMT 1
Warsaw to mark 2017 as year of Woodrow Wilson 04.02.2017 11:00 Warsaw City Hall has decided that 2017 will be marked in the Polish capital as the year of Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson. Photo: Pach Brothers, New York/commons.wikimedia.orgWoodrow Wilson. Photo: Pach Brothers, New Concerts, exhibitions and seminars will highlight the former US president’s role in helping Poland regain its independence in 1918. How refreshing to see an American president honored by Poland! This speaks not only of the good deed done for the Polish people by Wilson, but also speaks of the gratitude in the heart of the Polish people. We`d better speak about black ingratitude of the Polish people who honoured Wilson with just one square in Warsaw and a bust monument in Poznań.  Oh, ok, I have googled more Wilson Streets in Poland. Częstochowa  New asphalt on Wilson Street in Knurów!!  miastoknurow.pl/6644,nowy-asfalt-na-ulicy-wilsona.html Tarnów  I can`t see Krakow on the list. Ungrateful bastards!! |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 6, 2017 16:12:38 GMT 1
How refreshing to see an American president honored by Poland! This speaks not only of the good deed done for the Polish people by Wilson, but also speaks of the gratitude in the heart of the Polish people. We`d better speak about black ingratitude of the Polish people who honoured Wilson with just one square in Warsaw and a bust monument in Poznań. I make an effort to look at the cup as half full rather than half empty! (It is a struggle for me, but I am making progress!  ) Well perhaps at the next Krakow City Council Meeting (...or whatever form of government your good city has) you could introduce a movement to establish a Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, or a Wilson St., or whatever! Do your civic duty...we don't want a black mark against Krakow for being ungrateful! |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 7, 2017 20:05:37 GMT 1
Well perhaps at the next Krakow City Council Meeting (...or whatever form of government your good city has) you could introduce a movement to establish a Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, or a Wilson St., or whatever! Do your civic duty...we don't want a black mark against Krakow for being ungrateful! Not a bad idea but they don`t listen to individual residents, I would have to first gather a group and then submit a petition. Of course, I don`t have time for that. Well, of course, if you insist, I will try but it might be connected with my longer absence from the forum, you know, meeting with people and persuading them to support the petition will take time. |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 7, 2017 21:31:38 GMT 1
Well perhaps at the next Krakow City Council Meeting (...or whatever form of government your good city has) you could introduce a movement to establish a Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, or a Wilson St., or whatever! Do your civic duty...we don't want a black mark against Krakow for being ungrateful! Not a bad idea but they don`t listen to individual residents, I would have to first gather a group and then submit a petition. Of course, I don`t have time for that. Well, of course, if you insist, I will try but it might be connected with my longer absence from the forum, you know, meeting with people and persuading them to support the petition will take time. Oh, for Heaven's sake, just put something online and you'll have lots of support!!! |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 7, 2017 22:37:26 GMT 1
Oh, for Heaven's sake, just put something online and you'll have lots of support!!! You mean my nude photos? How did you know ? ? ? |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 7, 2017 22:41:22 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 22, 2018 23:22:20 GMT 1
Former US President Woodrow Wilson commemorated in Warsaw
08.01.2018 08:30
The American embassy in Warsaw was on Monday set to present a plaque honouring former US President Woodrow Wilson and his contribution to Poland's independence.
The plaque, which US Ambassador Paul Jones was expected to present to the city of Warsaw, was designed to commemorate Wilson for his role in championing the independence of Poland, regained in 1918 after more than 120 years of foreign rule.
Monday, January 8, marks 100 years since President Wilson’s famous “Fourteen Points” address to the U.S. Congress, in which he called for Poland’s independence.
Point 13 of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points Declaration spoke of the need to establish an independent Polish state, “which should include the territories inhabited by indisputably Polish population, which should be assured a free and secure access to the sea and whose political and economic independence and territorial integrity should be guaranteed by international covenant.”
America was the first country to recognise Poland’s independence after World War I. In 1919, President Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1922 Poland conferred upon him its highest state distinction, the Order of the White Eagle.
The plaque honouring President Wilson comes as part of the American embassy’s “100 Years Together: People, History, Future” initiative marking the centenary of Poland’s independence.
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Post by jeanne on Feb 3, 2018 20:12:32 GMT 1
Former US President Woodrow Wilson commemorated in Warsaw
08.01.2018 08:30
The American embassy in Warsaw was on Monday set to present a plaque honouring former US President Woodrow Wilson and his contribution to Poland's independence.
The plaque, which US Ambassador Paul Jones was expected to present to the city of Warsaw, was designed to commemorate Wilson for his role in championing the independence of Poland, regained in 1918 after more than 120 years of foreign rule.
Monday, January 8, marks 100 years since President Wilson’s famous “Fourteen Points” address to the U.S. Congress, in which he called for Poland’s independence.
Point 13 of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points Declaration spoke of the need to establish an independent Polish state, “which should include the territories inhabited by indisputably Polish population, which should be assured a free and secure access to the sea and whose political and economic independence and territorial integrity should be guaranteed by international covenant.”
America was the first country to recognise Poland’s independence after World War I. In 1919, President Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1922 Poland conferred upon him its highest state distinction, the Order of the White Eagle.
The plaque honouring President Wilson comes as part of the American embassy’s “100 Years Together: People, History, Future” initiative marking the centenary of Poland’s independence. As an American, I appreciate this recognition of President Wilson. And as an American with Polish ancestry, I appreciate President Wilson's efforts on behalf of Poland. |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 4, 2018 14:37:53 GMT 1
As an American, I appreciate this recognition of President Wilson. And as an American with Polish ancestry, I appreciate President Wilson's efforts on behalf of Poland. It seems residents of Warsaw are very serious about it. They even stage re-enactments.
Polish Radio reenacts historic events to commemorate former US leader
04.02.2018 08:30
Public broadcaster Polish Radio has helped stage a historic reenactment in Warsaw to commemorate former US President Thomas Woodrow Wilson for his role in championing Poland's independence a century ago.
Photo: PAP/Leszek SzymańskiPhoto: PAP/Leszek Szymański
The project featured a parade of period horse-drawn carriages through the streets of the Polish capital on Saturday, combined with a reenactment of a scene in which the American leader met with the Polish president at the time, Ignacy Mościcki, and pianist-turned-statesman Ignacy Paderewski.
A crowd of local residents as well as tourists, both Polish and foreign, joined the reenactment at the Polish capital’s landmark Castle Square, Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
As it made its way to Castle Square from the city’s iconic Royal Łazienki Park, the "carriagecade" symbolically stopped in front of the US embassy to pick up American diplomats.
Polish Radio Vice-President Mariusz Staniszewski told those gathered that the broadcaster would provide extensive coverage of commemorations of the 100th anniversary of Polish independence this year.
Polish Radio was founded 93 years ago and has borne witness to the history of an independent Polish state down the decades, Staniszewski said.
A hundred years ago, President Wilson made his famous “Fourteen Points” address to Congress, calling for Poland’s independence.
Point 13 spoke of the need to establish an independent Polish state, “which should include the territories inhabited by indisputably Polish population, which should be assured a free and secure access to the sea and whose political and economic independence and territorial integrity should be guaranteed by international covenant.”
Poland regained independence on November 11, 1918, the day World War I ended, after 123 years of partition by Russia, Austria and Prussia.
America was the first country to recognise Poland’s independence after World War I. In 1919, President Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1922 Poland conferred upon him its highest state distinction, the Order of the White Eagle. |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 4, 2018 20:46:47 GMT 1
It seems residents of Warsaw are very serious about it. They even stage re-enactments. Wow, makes me proud as an American to read this! Kudos to President Wilson and to the Polish people. |
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