This was in contrast to Germany which, through its actions of relentless Germanization of Poles within its borders, the Września school strike, persecution of Polish education in Pomerania and Poznań, and in 1914 the Destruction of Kalisz increased pro-Russian and anti-German feelings.
Acest lucru se afla in contrast cu Germania, care prin actiunile sale neobosite de a germaniza polonezii in interiorul frontierelor sale, reva scolara Września, persecutarea educatiei poloneze in Pomerania, si in 1914 distrugerea Kaliszului, a dus la cresterea sentimentelor pro-rusesti si anti-germane.