El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-05-01

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3 StanisIau, West Ukraine. March Il
y Correspondence OF The Associated
: Press )-Much anxiety Is felt in thif
! capital OF the West Ukrainian re
public over the future attitude o.
8 the Entente Allies following the ulti
hmatum delivered by the Inter-Allied
Mission at Lemberg that IL the Tx,
! raine resumed military operations
against the Poles they would have
to answe for the consequences,
While their present temporary sue
cesses in the operations about Lem.
berg Nave had a h~eartening effect
upon the Ukrainian troops, this has
not been much reflected here.
The situation in this capital is
much the same as that whfch pre-
vailed in Poland In the early part
Of December. There Is considerable
fear OF further gains by the Bolshe-
Wiki in Russian Ukraine where they
still are holding Kiey, although the
Ukraine military authorities declare
they are able to drive back the Boil
sheVik forces within q month, par
ticularly If they are not harassed by
the Polish or Rumanian armies.
However, there is more order in
the West Ukraine now than there
was in Poland up to within q month
ago.
Food conditions are better with
meat selling at 80 cents a pound,
though bread and sugar are high.
Medicines, soap and clothes are
scarce and high 1t Is pointed out
that the whole country OF East Cali
Leila has been the field Of the OPP
creations of the Austrian and Rus
sian armies for four years with
now and then an incursion of the
Turks and Germans, all Of whom
made reQuisitions upon the people.
This was especially true Of the
LGermans who, the peasants say,
proved worse thieves than the Rus
SLAMS
The whole flat country from Lem
berg to Stanislau has q barren de-
vastated appearance. Houses are
rare except at railway stations and
most Of these stations have been
destroyed by shellfire. A COW, sheen
or horse is rarely to be seen. For
dozens upon dozens of miles the
fields which are turning green with
the coming spring reveal long stretch
Hes of trenches and barbed wire hang
ing awry with here and there bases
for cannon, and often crosses mark
ing the burial places left in the
trail Of the armies.
Railway trains which are drawn
by Woodworking locomotives drag
across the rivers where wooden mill
tary bridges have replaced the steel
ones destroyed by shell-fire or mine
The city Of Stanislau was far
more seriously damaged by the Rus
sian and Austro-BNlgarian sfnies
than was either Przemsyl or Lem
berg. Neither of the two latter cit
les have serious scars of the World
War but Lemberg shows marks Of
the recent conflict between the Poles
and the Ukraines. The center OIL,
Stanislau was destroyed by fire. Many
Of its fine business blocks now are
mere heaps Of brick ruins. This
was especially true along the fine
saphleha street where the Austrian
and Russian shells both wrought dis
aster. The Ukraine cathedral which
was one Of the oldest and hand
soonest Of its kind was partly wreck
ed and its shattered windows now
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have been covered with boards,
However, the business of the new
Ukraine government is going on and
the leaders hope that the arrival Of
another Allied Mission will give ~
strength and moral support until It
is able to save Poland: the same may !
be nossible here where the political !
alignment is the same. 4
n rrI.A NT.kf-~a1 nasa rorafe pro ToQI-I-
" the stronger party but the Social i
lists make a great parade Of their i
strength which they are able 70 90 /
as thus far there has been no cleo
ton. The socialists have less
strength here partly because Of the
fact that there is no a~ristncracy AS
in Poland and also because the BOZ
shevik propaganda takes less hold on
the people. K
The close union recently formed {
between the Eastern and western \
Ukraine and the situation az kley ~ !
making this city take on the appear
anee of Old Russia with the costumes
OF local peasants mixing Win those
Of the Ukraine CosBacks WHO wear
shakas, long blue or g~ray-brQWp .oYer.
coats OF fur or gray wool, ana RED
trousers with high boots and who
carry short sahres ~euriously decor '
ated with carved silver. 8
The National Ukraine plays are \
being presented In the threatefR
where singers chant songs dear vi {
the hearts of the people such as = y
p~laintire pTears of Ukraine" and !
the Ukraine Marseillaise called HMf
haidamaki," III which the Cossacks
are called to arms to fight the en-
envy on their frontier. These songs s
evoke much applause indicating how
deeply they stir the national spirit, /
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harrlnes /,
ion turned down the petition Of Mayor /
Of Cumberland for permission (
10 hold the WiIlard-Dempsey fight IN I
that city The governor would not