The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
Polish Legion, then being formcd
France.
Joins the Allies.

SOiUS inc tAlucS.
The various Polish units in Russik
were directed to Join the allies, the
ueoarkinG on the Thurman coast, ana
py attaching himself to a French anfA
ouiance unit en- route home from Tifz
lis. General tialler himself was abIX
70 reach Mourmansk after ten dayss
journey. There ne made an agree
inent with General Poole, command
ing the allied expeditionary force
putting the POLES in Russia under hi
con mand. After having issued a gem
erai mobilization order to all tn
foies In Russia, he left for France
Wnere the Polish national committed
WEE has been secorJizsdi~ as p ~ora
g, n'rAszn.sH.xs .a1te Annes. I3pnD,YAnr d.
commander or the Polish legion a
france and later made him chief o
all the Polish forces.
There are now under his commar
a training camp ut Niagara Falls. MI
canada, reserve division in trafnins
IN the centre of France, a division :.
the front. forming part OF the alice
forces OF occupation, two division
under formation in Italy from Wa
prisoners taken from the Austriar.s
and three divisions being formed nv
Siberia from Polish prisoners tske.
from the Germans and Austrian. ~
the Russians
Ihere never was more apparentS,8
he terogeneous body of men, IIrNc4
me force of circumstances they hav1s
Fought each other on every front 1,
this war, but whether they have 49,
modified originally with or aSains
the allies, they are animated by bu
one desire--to fight for the independS
ence and unity Of Poland. They hav.s
hooked from the ends OF the earth
from prison camps in Siberia or il
Germany: from coal mines In Penn
sylvania: from wheat farms in West
ern Canada; from the plains Of Lom
hardy. But they all recognise tn.
white Eagle as their emblem. ants
having suffered oppression. they desir,
liberty for the home country.
Poles Arc Idcalistn. y.
Inc Poles sre idealists." said Cen
erai aalIer. They want peace ant
they love order and TRANQUILITY In
they are determined TO be free"
General Halter was born IN ~.
vicinity of Cracow in 1879. BY train.
ing ne Is an artillery oficer. havin,
been graduated from the Artii,er.l
Academy In Vienna. Later M puri
sued higher military courses in m.
Austrian army and was made n mem
Der OF special artillery commissdo,
as an expert. During three years N,
com manded an officers training schoc
at Lwov. or Lemoerg, and military ed
ucation is his main hobby. In 1911 M
resigned from the Austrian army r.
order TO begin training the Polesf
against the day OF liberation, and
however scattered his command yna,
be today there are pupils OF his -;
every unit AS you talk with him yoyl
get the impression he knows ever
officer by name, whether he In in 81
IBERIA, on the Mourman coast or cf
route for Strassburg.
Bolshcvtki Pests
Against Bolsheviki, who have mis-
treated his men. he seems TO be In
spired by holy anger. He regard,
them AZ a pest of the earth. And
against them he wants to night untf3
they are extirrated
"A free and orderly Poland win b.
a barrier against Rolshevikisrn.~ ne
said TT will be long fight Russda
viii remain disorganized several wears
and while the Bolsheviki are in novc,
they VIII attempt to infect the rest Of.
the earth"
How could they best be fought
Ry organizing non Bolshevik states
in the south OF Russia and in tht
north and then gradually closing fr1
on them. Taking possession OF the
raiirads would be another excellent
IN eans- Above all should their ennis
sarfes, sent out to stir up trouble elsa
where. be tracked down and hung.
IL they invite people to pillage, they
should be executed on the spot. The
Poles do not like them and recenth1
the crowds at Warsaw themselves ar !.
rested ten Russian Bolsheviki. Wild
had started TO pillage in a store.
believe IN progress and reform and
am not opposed TO certain forms Cd
socialism, but what OF that Bclshevtk l
ism is but perversion''