Evening star., 1919-03-29
POLES HERE DOUBT
OPPOSITION BY j. S.
Official Representatives in
Washington Claim They
Should Have Danzig.
TALK OF BRITISH VIEWS

Official representatives of Poland
to conceal their feelings regarding
the report from London that the
United States will join with the op
position in the final consideration at
the peace conference of Poland's de-
mand for Danzig and a corridor
through East Prussia to the Baltic.
In discrediting the truth of this
London dispatch, Poland's spokesmen
here are most emphatic in express
ing their confidence in Americas DEL
egates to the peace conference. They
contend that they have reason to
know that President Wilson and 9TH
er members of the American party
are convinced of the justice and rea-
sonableness of Poland's claim for an
outlet to the sea and that it does
not seem probable that they will side
against this young republic when the
final settlement is made.
English Attitude.
1t has been well known for a long
time that England did not look with
favor upon what has been referred to
in that country as Polands ambitious
George has more than once expressed
his views opposing the Polish corridor
to 'Danzig. Reasons for this opposition
are given by the Poles as those
prompted by commercial jealousy or
fear. The Poles explain that they
nave reason to know that within Eng
land there is certain amount Of ap-
prehension over the possible future de-
yelopment of the textile interests in
Poland, which they realize could not
but be greatly enhanced by the oppor-
tlin1tles afforded in the acquisition of
Danzig and a corridor from Poland
through East Prussia to that pot
In expressing their lack of faith in
the London report today the Polish
representatives contend that when the
e3'parent fairness of Poland's claim
Tor an outlet is considered England's s
opposition is too easily understood to
mislead the delegates from the other
powers into sharing it. 1t is because
of this confidence that they feel alb
solutely certain that the United States
will not adopt the views of Lloyd
. George and lend It's aid in blocking
the corridor plan.
Commissions Report.
The corridor from the northwest
= efn border of Poland to the sea was
recently outlined by the special COM
mission appointed by the council Of
ten to consider the Polish demands
The commissions report provided a
corridor more than forty miles in
width and the necessary shifting of
ownership of certain sections through
which the pathway would lead.
In expressing dissatisfaction with
the proposed corridor, Premier Lloyd
George gave as his principal reason
the fact that the plan would incor-
porate several million Germans in
the new Polish nation, which he con-
tends would not be entirely fair to
the former.
The Polish representatives here de-
clare that their government has not
tho slightest desire to acquire East
Prussia, and that by the terms of the
proposed plan of the commission
which investigated ire question
Poland will be required to give up a
certain amount of territory to Ger
many in return for German terri
tory which will go to Poland in
order efficiently to carry out the
intent and purposes of this broad
line to the Baltic.
They are of the opinion that the
matter has been fairly well consid-
cred by the council of ten in Paris
during the past week, and that
definite settlement will be announced
before many days.