Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01
ASKS u. S. TO AWAIT THE FACTS
BEFORE JUDGING THE POLES
J. F. Smulski, Discussing Charges That His
Government Fosters Poeroms Against
Jews, Makes Appeal for Justice.

Jews, Makes Al
Declaring that the United States is
no place for racial antagonfsms ana
that the mere emphasizing of these
among the various groups of Euro
pean origin can serve no good end in
this country. John F. Smulski. presi'
dent of the National Polish Depart
ment of America. yesterday made an
impassioned appeal for justice in final
Judgment of the Polish peoples in the
face of general charges that the Pol
ish government is fostering, at least
winking at alleged pogroms against
the Jews.
That the American people should
wait until the full report OF hugh
Gibson, American minister at war
saw. is received and made public is
the plea of Mr.. Smulski.
Mr.. smulski's Appeal.
In an interview he stated:
"As an American citizen. the exec
utive officer Of a central Polish or.
ganization. representative OF the great
majority Of the 100000 Polish imml-
grafton in the United States. feel
have a right to ask for justice and
fair play for Poland in the struggle
which is being made to establish an
independent Polish nation along the
lines laid down by President Wilson
in his fourteen points.
by reason of widespread news
paper stories. by parades and mass
meetings. conducted by the Jewish
people land one has been announced
for Sunday in Washington, not only
are the Polish citizens of America be-
ing unjustly held up to the scorn OF
their American fellow citizens. but
actual clashes between two great
groups Of the American population
are being fomented.
ION Thursday, in Baltimore. clash
took place, growing out OF parade
and the demonstration in general, and
in New York. Chicago and other CEN
tiers, two great bodies Of citizens, who
for years have lived in harmony with
each other. are being set against one
another. As an American citnzen. I
feel that the United States is not the
place for the creation OF racial an
tagonisms.
Stories Repeated, He Says.
FOR now two weeks the Polish
people have witnessed in the news
papers q constant repetition of
stories charging their brothers,
their fathers in Poland with having
committed alt sorts Of excuses upon
the Jewish population. In the
parades banners have been carried
which have made fiat. unequivocal
statements that Poles have 'slaugh-
tered Jews in Poland. They have
NJ
which American public officials have
spoken Of the 'omciaF reports which
they have inspected, confirming these
stories. The United States Senate. the
most deliberate body in the world, has
already unanimously adopted resolu-
lions accepting these various reports
as being official and demanding that
they be submitted to the President.
"Only those who have been obliged
to read the reports OF the meetings
held in all parts Of the country can
appreciate the elaborateness OF the
present campaign. which. for all OF
the declarations Of tho Jewish people
who are responsible for the demon
STATIONS, 10 distinctly antt-Poltsh.
and is aimed primarily at affecting
the standing Of Poland at the peace
(Which the Germans also desired 10
likely to be created At a Boston
Meeting. no less a person than former
President Eliot Of Harvard Uni
versity actually advised the Jewish
people that tho time for lamenta-
ton had passed; that they should
III wrongs have been done to the
Jewish people in Poland, or to any
other people, the Polish people in the
United States have no desire to stand
In the way Of punishment for the
guilty. In Poland itself, can say
with authority. the new Polish GOV
tude and has promptly investigated
the many reports. But the American
citizens OF Polish blood or origin in
the United States and their brothers
in Poland at least have q right to
have their case heard before sentence
alarm this deliberate attempt to not
only weaken the Polish government
IN Poland, but to deprive the Poles
Of the moral support Of the Amer
lean people at SO critical time.
Enters Solemn Protest.
therefore, I most solemnly pro-
test against the repetition of state
ments that ohicial reports have been
made on what has happened IN 20
land. There is not in this country,
ana no one HdS ySS l"O 9"
inspect anything in the nature OF an
ofYicial report.
There is now in process OF
transmission to the State Department
from Mr.. Hugh Gibson, the American
minister at Warsaw. a really omcial
report. and the first, OF the Pfnsk
hannenfnR. and until 1t does come
through Judgment should not be pro-
nounced.
s.The American people are being mis-.
led BY the citing Of Official reportS
when. in every case. the reports are
reports made by the agents Of Jewish
committees. During the past week
the feelings Of many earnest people
have been aroused by lurfd headlines
over stories as to excuses In Poland;
This is ono Of the Official reports
which has been discussed on the
platforms, yet this particular report
WAS made by Israel Cohen, repre-
sentative Of the Zionist bureau, in
LONDON. Mr.. Cohen and the Jewish
orranixation which he represents
were wholly within their rights IN
making an Investigation. but I must
protest against q report OF euch
nature being rated az An 'omctaI re-
port A..
thoritative manner in which Amert-
can authorities have taken the sew
eral charges a. being well founded
and sustained. is based particularly
on the sources from which the sto-
ries have come. The most terrible