When the celebration of the next anniversary of independence ended, in December 1926 the newspaper “Rzeczpospolita”, which opposed Sanasi, published a text entitled: “Idle habits”. The author, hiding under the pseudonym “Old Man,” complained that the country was “full of holidays dedicated to the expulsion of Germans, Austrians, and Muscovites, not to mention the ‘first brigadier,’ ‘grandfather’s name day,’ and the anniversary of independence .” all kinds.” “. The author of these words was so moved by the celebrations that he claimed that in no other country “where so much time is devoted to all kinds of celebrations, ceremonies, inaugurations, cheers and banquets as in Poland.”
The fact that this “Old Friend” is Leon Wasilewski adds even more excitement to the issue. A loyal associate of Józef Piłsudski since the days of the underground PPS, and after regaining independence, first foreign minister, who was appointed by Piłsudski's supporters as president of the Polish Institute for Modern Historical Research in 1924.