The 100th anniversary of the assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz is an chance for the left and liberals to make unjustified historical analogys, which are formulated in addition by people who have no thought what was going on.
The message is this – “right” (i.e. National Democracy) launched a run against Narutowicz, organized demonstrations and screenings of hatred in Warsaw, which she encouraged or possibly even persuaded, Eligius the Unknown (‘national’) to murder. Ergo – right (endection) is full liable for this murder. That's what our erstwhile editor says. Bohdan Friday, presently exclusively published in the left-wing Review (Article on “Narutovich – a victim of hatred. A Mord that the right hand taught nothing”, No 51/2022). First, what right hand didn't teach? The author means PiS, but the PiS refers straight to tradition Józef Piłsudski and not to the end, so combining these 2 formations as 1 and the same "right" is absurd.
Secondly, the perpetrator of the murder, Eligius Niewięcowski, is notoriously called a "nationalist", although since 1904, he identified almost entirely with the camp of Józef Piłsudski. He divided up with the National League due to the fact that during the Russian-Japanese War he wanted to blow up Russian military transports going eastward, which the League's leadership considered an thought of an insane man. In 1920, from the recommendations of the Pilsudczyk Kazimierz Sosnkowski was employed in the 2nd General Staff (Interview). His idols were invariably romantic, people of action determined for everything, not respectable and average ND politicians sitting in the Sejm and Senate. Unknown is simply a typical product of Polish political romanticism, with which Dmowski and ND fought and with which she inactive had problems, besides in her own ranks. I don't mention his intellectual state due to the fact that it's a separate problem.
Thirdly, it is not actual that the "right" (endection), which suggests the Piętka, has aroused and organized street fights. The demonstrations were either spontaneous or organized by ND related organizations, but not entirely controlled by them. The scale and radicalism of these demonstrations amazed management People's and National Union (it was the then organizational emanation of ND). It is not actual that he was inciting street appearances gene. Joseph HallerYes, he spoke to the demonstrators respective times, but he toned the moods alternatively than sharpening them. Image presented in the movie Jerzy Kavalerowicz, "Death of the President" (1977) is deluded and presents the PPS' explanation of events.
Meanwhile, PPS and another left-wing newspapers were much more extremist at the time, PPS brought into the city center militias armed with revolvers with known (and earlier) bandit Jozef Elbows. It was then that 1 of the demonstrators died (11 December 1922). The PPS operation was covered with slogans about defending democracy and the regulation of law, but it was de facto extinguishing the fire with gasoline. The same PPS 4 years later will not stand up for democracy and the Constitution at all, but will support a coup that will cost not 1 victim, as in 1922, but 379 victims. And will contribute to overthrowing the folk government from Vincent Witos At the head.
It is besides not actual what Piętek writes that Narutowicz proposed a political solution in the form of forming a government with its participation, but this proposal was rejected And the answer was Unknowable Gun. First of all, it is an innuendo that the Unknown acted almost on behalf of ND, second – after Narutowicz talked to Stanisław Głąbiński – The ZLN club was willing to co-exist with the elected president, who promised that if he could not make a unchangeable government, he would renounce office. And just erstwhile the emotions have expired, it appears like the devil in the box of the Unknown and kills the president. Immediately in the PPS ranks there is an thought of endex slaughter combined with a coup. Coincidence? possibly not.
Finally, I quote in full, published in the Endeckian “Morning gazette 2 Penny’ on December 12, 1922, message Parliamentary Commission of the Christian Union of National Unitywhose handle was the People's-National Union. This is simply a message calling at the end to halt demonstrations and to work at the base, social and political work, not to brawl:
“The election of the president of the Republic of Poland 186 votes Polish and 103 votes of abroad nationalities against 256 Polish votes in the National Assembly profoundly stirred the patriotic feelings of the Polish general.
In the street demonstrations, the Polish people objected to the rule that the majority of the Polish state was to constitute the Polish state. The Christian Union of National Unity is supported by the Polish public with the strength and means to keep and enforce the command that the Government of the Republic of Poland can trust only on the Polish majority by means of national law.
However, the disorder of public policy would usage the same abroad elements which imposed on Poland the presidency of Mr Narutowicz at the moment, in order to plunge the country into awe of revolutionary anarchy and then, like Russia, lead the judaic global rule. Let the sincere and hot feeling, excited by the view of the endangered Polish state not burn out in demonstrations or, worse still, disorders. It has become clear to everyone that, having mastered trade, manufacture and towns, Polish Jews are now taking the lead in abroad nations and the regulation of the Republic.
The conflict against these intentions must be accompanied by a firm, persistent, systematic, and, above all, a well organized conflict of Polish society to liberate judaic cities, industries, trade, schools and universities, and the hearts and minds of those workers and Polish men from the socialist and genociate sign who, by the slogans of class hatred, themselves without knowing it, will lock abroad elements. We call on the nation to work on the interior liberation of Poland. Commandments: Poland for Poles, ‘Your own to your own’ must be put into practice.
The demonstrations of patriotism, unfortunately occupied with Polish blood in a frat-hoc street fight, have already spoken And they should stop.. Now it is time for organized patriotic work.
Parliamentary Commission of the Christian Union of National Unity, People's and National Union: Stanisław Głąbiński, Stanisław Grabski, Marian Seyda, Juliusz Zdanowski. Christian Democracy: Józef Chaciński, Ludomir Czemiewski, Wojciech Korfanty. Christian-National Club: Edward Dubanowicz, Stanisław Stroński, Tadeusz Szuldrzyński".
Jan Engelgard
Photo by Gabriel Narutovich (19.12.1922)
