 Roman Stanisław Dmowski [ ˈrɔman staˈɲiswaf ˈdmɔfski ] ( 9 August 1864 – 2 January 1939 ) was a Polish politician , statesman , and co @-@ founder and chief ideologue of the right @-@ wing National Democracy ( " ND " : in Polish , " Endecja " ) political movement . He saw the aggressive Germanization of Polish territories controlled by the German Empire as the major threat to Polish culture and therefore advocated a degree of accommodation with another power that had partitioned Poland , the Russian Empire . He favored the re @-@ establishment of Polish independence by nonviolent means , and supported policies favorable to the Polish middle class . During World War I , in Paris , through his Polish National Committee he was a prominent spokesman , to the Allies , for Polish aspirations . He was a principal figure instrumental in the postwar restoration of Poland 's independent existence . 
