The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-12
POLAND AND GERMANY.
A Dissection Of the Infamous Terms
Offered by the Prnssian.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. The
Poles can neither consider seriously nor
accept nor tolerate without violent pro-
tests Germany's plan for a free Poland
as published by the Augsburg Abend
Zettun0. That plan Is an attempt to
destroy in instruments the national, po-
litical and Industrial body of Poland.
Such a brutal policy can be imposed
on Poland only by permanent military
occupation OF the country by Prussan
execuuoners
Poland's answer will be a continuous
revolt against the Germans. Down with
Prussia! Down with Austria! We wish
all as just punishment, miseries and
defeat to the German oppressors of Po-
land, whose policy since Bismarcks
time is to exterminate the Poles. Glory
and triumph are due to America that
promised us a united, free and indie
pendent democratic Poland with access
to the seas.
The promises to Poland cannot be
kept, the Polish problem not justly
solved, without disannexing from Aus
tria Galicia and part Of Slesia; from
Germany Posen and parts Of East Prus-
STA and Silesia. Prussia would consider
| 1t supreme sacrifice to return the stolen
Polish lands. She will concede 1t only
when her own armies have crossed In
flight the Rhine back into Germany,
when the Allies armies have taken
Trieste and Laibach and driven the Ger
mans from Poland and Russia. Many
Poles sometimes doubt that the Allies
IT,, 90 Far eok hut
for Americas interference.
The Poles have been 20 many times
disappointed in their hopes by the Euro
pean Powers that they really have the
fullest confidence and faith only in the
Justice and strength of America We
believe that America will not compro-
mise on the Polish problem. and will
influence the Allies to stand by Poland.
Let US now interpret the German con-
| ditions to free Poland;
The frontiers will be nxed by the Ger
| man high command according to mill
| tary necessities.
1t means a slicing in all directions OF
| important parts OF Russian Poland. as
the districts Of Dombrovo. Lodz, Cholm,
| Lomza. Grodno, the reduction Of Poland
| to n little more than the province OF
Warsaw.
| The Polish army will be restricted to
| 90 900.
| An impotent army sufficient TO police
the country. but unable r. 1sfend Po-
land against the attacks a strong
neighbor.
For fifty years Poland must make mos,
favorable economic concessions TO the
| Central Powers on the principle OF the
most favored nation.
| That means economical. industrial and
| financial enslavement OF Poland by Ger
many, a CONSUMPTION Of all Poland's fu-
ture wealth by Prussia.
| Publication OF German. Austrian. Hun.
garian. Bulgarian and Turkish papers
| must be allowed.
We can't understand II. There is not
an Austrian language. Hungarians, Bull
CARS and Turks are not living In Pc.
land. Do the satanic Teutons intend
forcibly to colonize Poland with such
people?
In any locality where there are ter
| German children a German school viii
be opened.
That means a German school in every
Polish village. because where there are
not three German families the Germans
will always find three Jewish families
| willing TO register as Germans. II means
a Communication of Poland by force and
Poland 10 pay the costs OF 1t. Ninety
eight per cent, OF the Jews in Poland
the millions of them. would be support
ers of German schools and Germaniza'
ton. A terrible future for the native
Poles.
The German conditions will be incor
| porated in the constitution. which cannot
be modified without the approval OF thu
Central Powers.
That amounts practically to slavery
No free and independent state could &C
cept such conditions. Such German
Poland would be a reputation of al
high aims OF the Allies in this war. 6
negation of all human rights to which
the Poles are entitled as we'll as tn,
British, the French or others.
| We believe that America will nevei
allow Germany to enslave the Poles II
such an Infamous and terrible way. w,
trust America. She Is the great hop,
of Poland and all the Slavs.
| DR. JIIIus HupERr