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1.541

504

375

1,285

8,398

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13.200

17.515

5.491

Brooklyn

46.000 88.759

2.200

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4,927 325

51.990

3,216

1,100

700

2,400

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8.028 390

1.610 372

49,000

5.476

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4.418

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1,740

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29,000

7,205

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Green Bav

40.200 23.231

9.544

39.000

900

11,032

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1,400

1,550

400

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1,900

9,500

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Archdiocese. Diocese, or Poush Vicariate Apostouc Population'

Dubuque 800

New Orlean.s 700

San Francisco 3,000

Santa Fe 550

Alexandria 400

Alton 410

Baker City 500

Bismarck 600

Boise 700

Concordia 300

Covington 450

Davenport 550

Helena 800

Indianapolis 900

Lead 300

Nashville 600

Natchez 350

Oklahoma 700

Portland 1,600

Richmond 900

Sacramento 800

Archdiocese, Diocese, ob Poush Vicariate .\postouc Population

St. Augustine 250

Savannah 1,200

Tucson 300

Brownsville 350

North Carohna 420

Alaska, Hawaii, etc 400

Total 18,830

The Polish Press in the United States. — Since the appearance of the first issue of the "Echo z Polski" (Echo from Poland), 1 June, 1863, in New York the Polish Press has been a faithful mirror of the condi- tions obtaining among the Poles in the United States. No fewer than one hundred and forty papers have been established since 1863, but of this number not more than seventy have survived, and the number is constantly fluctuating, although there is a steady average increase from year to year. The first paper was devoted entirely to agitation in favour of the mother countrj'. Its publicationwas discontinued in 1865. Not until 187 was another attempt made, when the "Orzel Bialy" (The White Eagle), made its appearance at Washington, Missouri, a promising Polish colony. The paper was issued at irregular intervals until 1875, and differed from the "Echo", inasmuch as it was devoted entirely to the affairs of the Poles in America. A third paper was established at Union, Missouri, by John Barzynski, for many ye.^rs after a prominent figure among the American Poles. This third paper was the "Pielgrzym" (Pilgrim), which later became "Gazeta Polska KatoUcka", pubhshed at Detroit until 1875, since when it has been pubhshed at Chicago and has borne the name "Gazeta Katolicka". For many years it was the organ of Father Vincent Barzynski and the Resurrectionist Fathers, and its strong militant spirit passed into the "Dziennik Chicagoski", established bythemin 1890. Until 1880 the "Gazeta" was edited by John Barzj-nski, who was succeeded by Ladis- laus Smulski. Both were men of no mean ability and sterling Cathohcity. The " Gazeta Katolicka " passed into the control of Ladislaus Smulski, and is still published by the Smulski estate. It has always pre- served its splendidly Catholic tone, and still ranks as the foremost among the Polish Catholic weeklies. The "Gazeta Polska" was founded by Ladislaus DjTiiewicz at Chicago in 1873, and for many years the "Gazeta Katolicka" and the "Gazeta Polska" were avowed champions of two factions, the Catholic Conservatives and the Nationalists. The circulation of the two papers is about 20,CKX).

Of the seventy Polish papers now published, nine- teen are pubhshed at Chicago. Not more than twenty are really as well as professedly Cathohc. About twenty-five are "neutral", while the rest range from the merely neutral to the "yellow" anti-clerical daily papers published at Chicago and Milwaukee, and the two Socialistic papers. The latter are less harmful to the Polish masses than the sensational papers claiming to be Catholic but countenancing open opposition to ecclesiastical authority. It is remarkable testimony to the faith of the Polish masses that this campaign of \'ilification has not been fraught with greater harm, and that it must be car- ried on under the pretence of the reformation of the PoHsh clergj'. With the exception of the avowedly Sociahstic Press, which lays no claim to being Polish in spirit, none of the papers are professedly atheistic or irreligious. Of the nine Polish daily papers four are published at Chicago, two at Buffalo, two at Mil- waukee, and one at Detroit. Their combined cir- culation is nearly 80,000; that of the "Dziennik Chicagoski" is over 16.000. Three of the daily papers, "Dziennik Chicagoski", "Nowiny Polskie" ("The Polish News", Milwaukee), and the "Polak