Предложения военного министерства Российской империи в отношении лиц польского происхождения римско-католического вероисповедания (1865 г.)

Abstract

The government of the Russian Empire was lenient to officers of Polish origin, and many of them enjoyed the benefits that were granted for meritorious service, violating at the first opportunity the duty of honor and the oath of office, and harming their comrades. All the military chiefs agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of War to free the army directorates and headquarters from Catholic officers and officials, and to reduce the number of Catholics in other departments of the district directorates to 1/10th of the total number of officials of these directorates. At the same time Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich and M.N. Muravyov were in favor of limiting the number of Poles medics in troops and hospitals to 1/10th of the total number, as well as to reduce the number of Poles teachers in educational institutions and auditors in troops. The commission established by the highest command did not find it possible to consider the proposals of the Minister of War, which were among the measures whose adoption in the administrative order depended in each ministry on the Minister himself.