South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
ANXIETY OVER
ALLIES ATTITUDE
Stanislau Residents Await Re-
suit of Ultimatum by In
ter-aIIied Mission.

STANISLAC. West Ukraine. March
1s-(By Mam- Much anxiety is
felt in this apitaI OF the West Ur-
rainiAn republic over the future at
titude OF the entente allies following
the ultimatum delivered by the In
ter-allied mission at Lemberg that
II the Ukrianes resumed military Op-
erations against the Poles they
would have 10 answer for the conse-
quences While their present tenn
DOrary successes I'm the operations
about Lemberg have had hearten-
ing effect upon the Ukranian troops.
this has not been much reflected
here.
The situation in this capital IS
much the same as that which pre-
vailed in Poland i'm the early part Of
December. There is considerable
fear Of further gains by the bolshe-
Wiki in Russian Ukraine where they
still are holding Kiev. although the
Ukraine military authorities declare
they arc able 10 drive back the boil
shevik forces within a month, par
ticulavly II they are not harassed by
the Polish or Rumanian armies.
However there is more order I'm the
West Ukraine now than there was in
Poland M 20 within a month ago.
Food Conditions Better.
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 Ga
Iicia has been the field Of the oper-
atoms OF the Austrian and Russian
armies for four years with now and
then an incursion OF the Turks and
Germans. all OF whom made requisi-
tons upon the people. This was
especially true Of the Germans and,
the peasants say. proved worse
thieves than the Russians"
The whole fat country from Lem
berg 20 Stanislau has a barren de
vastated appearance. Houses are
rare except at railway stations and
most OF these stations have been de
stroyed by shellfre. a COW. sheep or
horse is rarely to be seen. For dOz-
ems upon dozens OF miles the fields
which are turning green with the
coming spring reveal long stretches
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.
StanisIau Badly Damaged.
Railway trains which are drawn
across the rivers where wooden mill
itary bridges have replaced the steel
ones destroyed by shellfre or mine.
The city OF Stanislau was far more
seriously damaged by the Russian
and Austro- Bulgarian armies than
was either Przemsyl or Lemberg.
Neither Of the two latter cities have
serious scars Of the world war but
Lemberg shows marks of the recent
conflict between the Poles and the
Ukraines. The center of Stanislau
was destroyed by fire. Many of its
fine business blocks now are mere
heaps of brick ruins. This was espe-
cially true along the fine Sapieha ST
where the Austrian and Russian
shells both wrought disaster. The
Ukraine cathedral which was one of
the oldest and handsOmest Of its kind
was partly wrecked and its shattered
windows now have been covered
with boards.
Business Going on.
However. the business OF the new
Ukraine government is going on and
the leaders hope that the arrival OF
another allied mission will give il
strength and moral support until il
Is able To save Poland, the same may
DE possible here where the political
alignment is the same
r The national democrats are really
the stronger party but the socialists
make a great parade of their
strength which they are able TO do
as thus far there has been no cleo
ton. The socialists have less
strength here party because Of the
fact that there is no aristocracv as
IN Poland and also because the boil
sheviki propaganda takes less hold
on the people
Looks Like old Russia.
The close union recently formed
between the eastern and western
ukraine and the situation at kiev is
making this city take on the appear
ance or old Russia with the cos
tunes of local peasants mixing with
those Of the Ukraine Cossacks who
wear shakas. long blue or gray
brown overcoats OF fur or gray wool
and red trousers with high boots
and carry short sabres curiousIy dec
GRATED with carved silver.
The national Ukraine PLAYS are
being presented I'm the theaters
where singers chant songs dear TO
the hearts OF the people such as the
pIaintive Tears OF Ukraine" and the
Ukraine Msrseillaise called "Mihai-
damaki." in which the Cossacks are
called TO arms 20 fight the enemy on
their frontier These SONGS evoke
much applause indicating how deep
~ they stir the national spirit
GREEN GRVTRf- II Al Enr