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...sudden squall in the turbulent Polish Sejm (Parliament) flung out Kasimir Bartel as Prime Minister of Poland last week. Professor Juljan Szymanski, amiable oculist-editor, strove valiantly to form another Cabinet, at the request of President Ignacy Moscicki. The proceedings infuriated Poland's Dictator, Marshal Josef Pilsudski, whose official position is merely that of Minister...
Accompanied by the usual Polish pandemonium, the War Committee of the Sejm (Parliament) changed its chairman last week. Chairman-Kostjlakowski, loyal lieutenant of bombastic Dictator Josef Pilsudski, resigned in a pet, claiming that it was impossible for him to serve while a majority of the War Committee remained hostile. The opposition majority immediately elected Socialist Pataks to take his place, but there were enough Government members on the committee to make things hot for Chairman Pataks. Shouting that he was a lily-livered traitor they demanded his resignation, claimed that he wanted to reduce the Polish Army...
...months ago the Polish Sejm (Parliament) attempted to convene. Ninety officers with clanking sabres and big black pistols stomped into the building. The Dictator of Poland, Military Josef Pilsudski, and his chief opponent. Civilian Marshal Ignacy Daszynski, snarled at each other across a table. The Sejm adjourned (TIME, Nov.11...
...Sejm will never open so long as armed men threaten us with sabres and pistols...
...order of Speaker Daszynski the Sejm recess was provisionally prolonged for three days. Most deputies scuttled to their homes...