The conference "Polish Deed for Independence 1914-21," the pilgrimage of the independence camp to Jasna Gora, and the commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Roman Dmowski - these are some of the plans of the Social Committee for the Deed for Independence for 2014. They were announced by Law and Justice politicians.

Deputy Speaker of the Sejm Marek Kuchcinski (Law and Justice) During a press conference at the Sejm on Thursday, he stressed that 2014 is the year of celebrations related to the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the struggle by Poles to regain independence. He recalled that in November 2013, the Social Committee for the Deed of Independence, headed by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, was established and the committee's declaration was announced. It appealed, among other things, to all

public institutions to dignify the 100th anniversary of the march of the First Cadre Company by organizing celebrations and undertaking cultural, scientific and educational initiatives.

The committee wants to pay tribute to the generation of Poles who led the restoration of independence in 1914-1921, and to commemorate those who fought militarily and worked on the political conditions for the restoration of the Polish state. The declaration mentions, among others: Jozef Pilsudski, Roman Dmowski, Ignacy Paderewski, Wojciech Korfanty, Wincenty Witos, Maurycy Zamoyski, Ignacy Daszynski, Walery Slawek, Kazimierz Sosnkowski, Jozef Haller and Wladyslaw Sikorski.

MP Ryszard Terlecki stressed that the committee's efforts to commemorate the act of independence are important because "there has been a very radical reduction in the education of young people in history."

The committee has more than 500 members, including scholars, cultural figures and politicians. Its goal is to initiate and coordinate patriotic celebrations in 2014-18; these will culminate in celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of independence on November 11, 2018.

Among the events planned by the Social Committee for Deeds of Independence for 2014, PiS MP Piotr Babinetz said, are a conference "Polish Deed of Independence 1914-21" scheduled for March 22 in the Sejm; May celebrations marking the 79th anniversary of the death of Jozef Pilsudski; a pilgrimage of the independence camp to Jasna Gora; a June rally of scouts in Przemyśl and a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Roman Dmowski.

Also planned are competitions for young people, historical reconstructions and publishing ventures. "It is also about building, strengthening Polish national consciousness, national community and taking care of Polish independence traditions," Babinetz said.

In June, the Law and Justice Party (PiS) submitted to the Sejm a draft resolution to establish 2014 as the Year of the Deed for Independence to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the march of the 1st Cadre Company under Pilsudski's command on August 6, 1914. The project was dealt with by the Culture and Media Committee, but in the end the Sejm did not vote on it.

On August 2, 1914, Pilsudski obtained permission from Austrian military authorities to mobilize rifle units. On August 3, 1914, the 1st Cadre Company was organized in the Oleandry in Cracow. Numbering 144 soldiers, the unit consisted of students of the Rifleman's Officer Schools and the Polish Rifleman Squads - organizations designed to educate the cadres of the future Polish Army. The First Cadre Company was the first since the end of the uprising

January a regular division of the Polish army.

August 6, 1914. The 1st Cadre Company set out from Krakow's Oleandrów towards the border of the Kingdom of Poland. On August 12 it entered Kielce. According to historians, although militarily it was an episode, the event had great political significance - it was a demonstration of the will to fight for an independent Poland.

On August 16, 1914, the Naczelny Komitet Narodowy (Supreme National Committee), which was "the supreme authority for the military, fiscal and political organization of the armed Polish forces," was formed in Krakow by all Galician political groups. The Polish Legions began to be formed under the auspices of the Supreme National Committee. (PAP)