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Interesting facts concerning Kasimierz Pulaski, Polish patriot who gave his life for American Independence at the siege of Savannah in 1779, were revealed by Count Francis Pulaski, official delegate of the Polish Government to the Sesquicentennial celebration of the battle of Savannah, when the Polish scholar was interviewed yesterday. Count Pulaski spoke at Phillips Brooks House last night...
...Most people know that Pulaski was a good soldier and an able general," said Count Pulaski, "but few know that he was one of the first men in the world to conceive of the idea of republicanism...
...Pulaski wanted to revolt against the tyranny of Russia, Prussia, and Austria, and it was through his addresses to the Polish people that idea of freedom and independence came in America...
...Count Pulaski recently discovered some documents of his ancestor's that have hitherto been entirely unknown...
Count Francis Pulaski, the official delegate of the Polish government at the Sesquicentennial celebration of the Battle of Savannah, will speak tonight in Phillips Brooks House at 8 o'clock, on the subject, "Count Pulaski and the American Revolution...