They did so because they had not been granted the same voting and representation privileges as had been given to settlers of English descent. The Poles employed a most effective weapon in behalf of their demand: they collectively shut down their industries. with telling impact on the colonys economy. They proceeded to win a settlement under which they obtained the right to vote and were made "as free as any inhabitant." Mr. Speaker. these hardy mentrue early Americanswere the first in what in later years became a stream of Polish immigrants to this continent. They and those who came after them have enriched our national life immeasurably.
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