Polish pioneers have shown themselves to be the best type of settlers {or new lands and are capable of developing waste lands. In the beginning of the nineteenth century a mass withdrawal of Polish nationals from their native land to America due to political oppression helped America to develop her economic welfare by working as agriculturists, skilled technicians, etc. Wherever they settle Polish immigrants show themselves to be hard-working and enterprising. Thirty per cent of American farmers are of Polish origin.
As regards maintaining communications with colonies the Polish commercial sea fleet is capable of maintaining direct transit lines and in exchange for raw materials could provide such colonies with the necessities for the development of new lands. With the rapid development of her own seaports located on Polish territory and free from customs tariffs, Poland could cope with the situation most efficiently.
Poland's best markets for the sale As Polish export trade began to grow it soon became evident that Danzig, the only port available within the Polish customs area, was unable to bear all the traffic directed there and it became necessary to modernize its harbour equipment and to readjust the whole commercial machine. Adaptation to this increase of maritime trade took the form of the enlargement of Danzig harbour and the building of a Polish port, Gdynia, on the Polish sea coast, and exchange of her products should naturally be her two neighbour states, Russia and Germany, which have common frontiers with her.
But such markets are tremendously difficult to establish. Germany protects her agricultural interests. Russia her raw materials. So, by the nature of the case, Poland is forced to seek along the high road of the sea the raw materials that she needs as well as purchasers for her finished products.
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