The sun., 1918-10-21
WILSON ASKED TO
RECOGNIZE POLAND
Petition Sent to President
Calling for Same Status as
CzechO-Slovaks.
PADEREWSKI IN APPEAL
Prominent Americans Join in
Address That Points to Dan
ger of German Rule.

A petition asking President Wilson to
recognize the Polish nation. as he has
recognized the Czecho-Slovak nation and
the aspirr ions of the Juso-Slavs, In on
It's way to Washington. 1t was prepared
by committee which included the plan
list Paderewski, who with Mme Pade-
rewska was entertained recently at
luncheon by tho National Civic Fedora
ton. AT this luncheon the terms Of the
petition were discussed and were set
forth by Paderewsas and Others
Should Germany be allowed to retain
her present holdings In Russia and
Poland, despite a military defeat on the
western front, Mr.. Paderewski declared
she could In few years rehabilitate
herself and again prepare for future
wars OF aggression. BY controlling the
vast riches and unlimited raw products
OF Russia. and by employing cheap In
dian and Chinese coolie labor. against
which other nations could not compete,
Germany, said PaderewskI. could eiiml-
nate all other competitors In the world
and paralyze the whole industry of the
United States
To block Germany's carefully made
plans and to secure the future peace OF
the world II 10 essential, said Mr.. Pade-
rewski. that the Allies at the peace table
set up free and Independent Polish ma
ton.
Pistol at Worlds Heart.
Napoleon once said that he who holds
Antwerp Will DO pointing q pistol at
Ensland's heart" said Mr. Paderewski,
That Is true. However serious may be
such a situation. the menace Of Ger
many's holding OF the entire Polish ter
ritory would be much more injurious to
humanity. to tho world at large. than
her possession of Antwerp
IF you are going to allow any COM
promise TO be made at the end OF this
war. II there 10 to be concluded a peace
which will not clear the situation, which
viii not establish freedom and Justice in
Europe. all your sacrifices In man power
will have been In vain. You know per-
fectly well that Germany did not start
this war for glory alone. For her this
war Is war for raw material, cheap
labor. and for the mar hets OF the entire
world.
Germany has no raw materials. Her
natural resources are meagre, limited,
and yet she has been q great manufac-
turing and commercial country. Every
thing In the form of raw materials she
drew from other countries. and chiefly
from Amortization. copper. timber, cot
ton, oil. foodstuffs. II Germany is per
mitted to retain what she has succeeded
In stea ling from the mass Of anarchy
and corruption In Russia she will have
not only the Ukraine, the virgin forests
of northern Russia, the oil fields OF
Baku. the cotton fields OF Turkestan, the
untouched riches Of the Trails. platinum.
gold. silver. copper. iron. tin, zinc, tung-
stem and unlimited quantities Of coal. bu,
the ways to China and India. the largest
human reservoirs. will be open TO her
and within a few years II there is no in
Prevention, no interference. no resista nee
on the Eastern front. Germany will have
millions and millions OF Indian and
Chinese coolies happy TO work for 20
cents day. thus enabling her to pro-
duce everything possible for the world
requirements.
She will have n national industry Of
her own which win be n universal In.
dustry. She will produce everything
without having TO pay anything to any.
one. And with that industry the United
States will not be able to compete on
account OF your wages, ten. twenty
thirty times more than what she will
pay to those Indian and Chinese coolies
You see what II win mean to your owl,
country II Germany Is allowed 10 re-