Evening journal., 1919-01-30

| Uncle Harry" said Helen, VI wish
you would tell US something about Pol
and This evening. There has been a
great deal in the newspapers about that
country during the last few weeks and
! just the other day ] read something
about Paderewski, the great pianist,
being very active in Polish affairs"
Yes" replied Uncle Harry, 'th3
/ famous Paderewski has BEEN plentipO-
! tentiary' or representative Of the Pol
ish National Committee in America un-
| I'll recently when he returned 20 Poland
I TO organize new government. This
/ body organized in Paris by the Allies TO
represent Poland during the war has
among its members some Of the most
eminent leaders being headed in Paris
by r. V. .Dmowski.
opposed TO the Polish National Com
mittee in its claim for recognition by
the Inter-Allied Peace Conference Is the
present Polish de facto government at
Warsaw under General Pilsudskl.
This government charges that the
Polish National Committee Is reaction
airy anti.Jewish and unacceptable 10 tho
Polish people at large. The committee
on the other hand, contend that the
Warsaw government is not representa-
tive, that IL inherits its powers from
the Germans and is exclusively Social
istic.
I'm the meantime the French govern
ment has refused TO recognize the War
saw government until il reaches an
agreement with the Polish National
Committee.
AT the same time, the Allied coun-
tries do not want 30 give the impress
sion Of imposing a government on Pol
and from the outside. | understand
that elections in Poland were to have
been held yesterday and they will dem
onstrate which party has behind it
the majority Of the Polish people
Americas peace envOys have eviuently
favored the government at Warsaw.
large consignment OF food was sent to
Poland by Herbert Hoover some weeks
ago"
President Wilson'S Stand on Poland.
Didn't President Wilson make some
statement in regard TO the future OF
Poland, Uncle HarTN. In connection |
with the fourteen points ?" asked ole.
"He did," replied Uncle Harry. 'and /
! shall read them 10 you as / happen TO |
have the clippings with me.
1.-THE thirteenth OF the Articles OF |
Peace which the President gave 10
Congress In his address on January 8, |
1918, reads as follows: XIII-An inde- |
pendent Polish State should be erected |
which should include the territory in |
hablted by indisputably Polish popula- |
tion, which should be assured free |
and secure access 10 the sea, ami /
whose political and economic inde- |
pendence and territorial integrity |
should be guaranteed by international |
covenant
On January %. 1917, before our coun-
try entered the war. President Wilson |
In his address 10 the United States !.
Senate, said:
4" I take lt for granted, for Instance,
II may venture upon a single example, |
that statesmen everywhere are agreed /
that there should be a united, lnde-
pendent and autonomous Poland, and 4
that henceforth lnviolable security OF
life, Of worship and OF industrial and
social development should be guaran-
teed TO all the peoples who have lived
hitherto under the power Of govern
ments devoted 10 a faith and purpose
hostile to their own. Any peace
which does not recognize and accept
this principle will inevitably be upset.
II will not rest upon the affections o,
the convictions Of mankind"
"Mr. Lloyd George has given utter
ance to similar convictions and the |
Versailles Conference has declared that /
not only Great Britain but France and |
Italy are committed to them"
Poland, Past and Present.
"Poland used to be one OF the great |
nations OF Europe, didn't it, Uncle |
Harry2" asked Jimmy.
Indeed it did" replied Uncle Harry,
zone Of the greatest 5nd at the same
time most liberal and progressive.
will give you a few brief facts which
will tell you something Of Poland's