The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-08
ATTEMPTED COUP IN POLAND
WOUND UP WITH HANDSHAkE5
BY J. II. N. JEFTRIEs.

London Times Wireless Copyright
1919. by Public Ledger CO..
WARSAW. Jan. IAN attempt which
las been forcshaduw"d for som" tnr
To overthrow lhr TilsudSkl government
took place sunday morning i'll War
saw.
II proved a surious .aCfair and not
w!lhn,t Il humorous side "a members
ot III" cabinet HAY" been not 81 much
turned ont as lost. and h" promoters
and opponents in III" coup parted with
handSh,k"S Al midday and are all this
evening installed again nj their Are
sides.
The chief leaders in the action were
Prince Elsiarhc SapIsha and Colonel
LtndiA Zeautis. whose object was II
replace lhr present government by ono
representing all parties.
From the carly hours Of tho morning
they occupied with a small force Il
3od members If tn" civilian mi!it:n Va
rinus important buildings. while small
bodies nf their aih"r"nts went 10 pri-
vatr houses If MnracZ"wskr. premier;
Wasl"swky. foreign minister" and
Thngul minister "f the interior. and
arrested thorn.
vat" guards resisted and waa shot and
two other persons no. minister's Hvre
arrested. ono being the chief Of police.
An attempt IN arrr"t General Pilsud-
SIX! also occurred. with III" result It
is not rlrnr whether he was an honor
ary prisoner ur a free man. the evidences
being contradictory. II" drove I" I'll"
Warsaw garrison headquarters and had
conferences there with Prince Saricha.
Earlier in tho morning. General
;x"plycki. chcif Of STAFF. had hcen ar
rested and on leaving hIs hotel wh"r"
HE an rst occurred. h" called til" sol
dI"rS III the street 10 him. They. not
understanding why their generals
should b" arrested freed him. S1rFly-
cki also went 10 garrison headquarters.
II" said he was Indifferent "a political
uucs tons and IN" rise and fall OF gov
rrnmcnts was moi any concern ~ ms.
but il was intnlsrahlr that army dis
riplinc should b" weakened by semi
Soldiers artrstinE the chief "f stan.
In the mcanwhilr. though. some sol
drrs nnd officers had joined in th"
making Of arrests for the SaPlcha
Lanuszautis group of military support
on a large scale. did rot materially,
soldiers being bcwild"rcd hy s" niuch
CrrSs-arrCSi
\ long conference took plar" between
Sap,rha. pilsudak! and Szrpturki. 80
luur that uarIi&anS nn either side grew
tired rf waiting. and drift"d away !"
get food 1t VAS finally agreed mat
tn" officers and mon wh" took part ~
Tho movement were amn"sti"d by lil-
sldSki The nth" arrested CnhiEr; MN
listers would hc set free" tn" rNrrHi-
tInn sent urf Ia free them returned WIN
tho news that they had h'''n removed ny
officers III CharT" OF th"U 10 an an
known destination.
Now they ranun, l." found. but arc
waiting their return. General ~
erdskl. Then II" arrested cabinet min
crs returned "a their homes.
During the conference Tllsud"ki hold
on, hnrcS he would aErr@ Ia form
coalition rah;nr; and General Sz"nlH"ki
loft b. his orders for CraC"w and 'io-
rear. "a frtrh Pad"r"swSGi. who left
Warsaw Saturday afternoon. POSSIBLY
having Il suspicion re what was r0H-
ing and desiring To keep an lndcrrn'lrH'
attitude, In tho morning II" had IN
intrrvicw with ril*udski. which Was
very unsaiirrartnrv. as Plsrdskt re-
fused Ten "nc"rtnir any idea changing
tho cabinet and Sad h" could MOI gov
crn with such n crtIlitinn cabinet.
If radcrcswSki can induce Fil*udSkl
on his return tomorrow Ia form ma
1innal cabinet. Sundays events VII
hays ended well. cine has IN" suspicion
thu, rltr absence Of Hilsi:dsEi's hah,tuaI
roInsrllnrs has been aimed Mt, as u"
will thus hn obliged Ia make M ms
mind b. himself tomorrow. Later! n
RcIv"dnrc r'alac" I'iisudshis r"StorncH
I was Informed thar III" missing MINIS
tors had escaped. or w"r" set fr"'. ana
that they had sr"n rilsudsli but II -
Iit,ir;;I; tr get much rrrd"nr" far III"
elsewhere" and tn" ministers nave not
returned ~ their Offices "r homes.