The sun., 1919-03-22
PADEREWSKI WARNS
0P|DANGER IN EAST
Polish Premier Points to Ne
cessity Of Poland as
L Buffer state.
SEES ,REoRGANIzED FOE
Says German Militarists Plan
to Build New Army of
Russians.
SEES ,REoRGANIzED FOE

WARSAW. March IS delayed. Ger
not yet beaten in the east. and IL her
aims In that part OF Europe are to be
frustrated and there Is to be peace. there
must be a strong Poland, Jan Ignace
Paderewski, the Premier OF Poland de-
ciared to-day. In outlining the present
situation of Poland and its relation to
the whole European question Premier
Paderewski said: =
THE Importance to the peace Of Eu-
rope of a strong and united Poland can
not be exaggerated. Germany made war
not for honor and Ideals but for markets
and raw materials. The war has not
yet Been won. Germany is ready to ac-
knowledge herself beaten In the west, but
not In the east.
The same men who organized the
present war count on reorganlzlng Rus
sia In their own interests. II they do
% they will have an endless supply OF
labor ana raw material. In addition to
wheat they will have cotton from Turkes-
tan. oil. great lumber supplies from the
forest Of Russia, Immense coal and iron
deposits, TO say nothing OF gold, platinum
and other minerals.
"
Sees New Menace.
with these reinforcements Germany
would inevitably stamp her dominion on
the whole world. Think OF the effect
on the splendid body OF Americas highly
paid labor IL Germany trained and d.
rected the cheap labor of Russia and
China. No one could compete with such
cheap production.
what stands In Germany's way Is
not France or England. which are so
Tar off. Germany Is at the gates Of dis
organized Russia, and once let her COM
bhe with the Bolsheviki and reorganize
Russia. as she will have the leisure to
do In peace time, she will dominate the
world. strong Poland alone can block
this plan.
From time immemorial Il has been
the task OF Poland to protect civilization
nom the hordes Of Asia organized by
Germany into a machine to crush demo-
cratic civilization. This Germany would
do by breaking the standard OF living Of
the Western peoples. For the present
task we need a free nation to cope with
Germany In influencing the development
Of Russia.
Must Have DanxiG.
s"Danzig We must have because with
cut II our commerce would always be at
the mercy OF Germany. With Danzis
we must have the River Vistula, which
n navigable almost to Cracow. 1t is an
artery which. with its tributaries, gives
life to the body of the Polish nation
Prom Danzig to Posen the majority Of
the population Is Polish.
The country, is garden and It FUR
nishes .two-thirds OF the potatoes for
Germany. The people are industrious,
somewhat slow. but good organizers.
They will furnish constructive men for
the development Of our country.
Upper Silesia is even more Polish
than Posen. 1t will be the centre of our
iron industry. 1t Is n pity that the
Cxecho-Slovaks have attempted to de-
prive us of the Teschen region. which Is
Inhabited in n great part by Poles. The
Bohemians do not need the coal there
because they have many thousand tons
for export in addition to what they use
m their own industry. I hope the con-
gress in Paris will not deprive the people
of this region of their right TO national
unity with Poland. 1t might have dis
astrous effects,
I'm eastern GaIicia a majority OF the
Inhabitants are Ruthenians. The dis
tinction between them and the Poles is
not racial, but only religious and lin
Euistic. The Ruthenians belong to the
Greek church which recognizes the au-
thorlty of Rome. When a Polish woman
marrfes a Ruthenian the girls arc
elassed as Poles and the boys become
Ruthenians. and vice-versa.
Thus In the same family you will
md Ruthenians and Poles. speaking the
languages of both countries and with
the only distinction being the religious
rite in the same church The Polish
peasants in eastern Galicia are enthu-
elastic over their newly found national
unity, freedom and independence.
This patriotism is rooted deeply in
the Polish people and will cement our
nation in a strong barrier against Boil
shevism on the one hand and against
Pan-Germanism on the other, IL We re-
ceive from the Peace Conference those
districts which will give us real indie
pendence nationally. industrially and
commercially. l hope that the Ameri-
can people will help US to attain this
end"
PARIS, March ol.--A semi-official Ger
man note explaining the reason for
breaking OF negotiations at Posen says
Il has been impossible to reach an
agreement especially regarding the
presidency OF the commission controlling
the situation there.
The Germans say they are consider
ing the appointment of the president by
Pope Benedict. while the Entente ma
lions desire the permanent Interallied
Armistice Commission to name the pre-
siding officer
The Supreme Council will consider
the Posen situation to-day and will tAke
up measures to be carried out against
the Germans to bring about cessa-
.teH Of hostilitiee -SH-il-ovInce of
Poland.
BERLIN, March 2i.-Regarding the in
tsrruption OF the negotiations between
the Germans and the allied commits
sion TO Poland at Posen German semi
Official statement says the negotiations
were Interrupted because of differences
over the composition OF the commission
TO supervise the carrying out OF the
agreement, which according to the allied
plan would have given the Allies a ma
1orlty on the commission. The state
ment adds:
.'The rupture Is no loss to German in
tsrests, because the Ententes military
proposals likewise do not satisfy the
German claims"
Dispatches from Posen through Paris
under date OF March 10 stated that the
neeotiations with the Germans were
considered by the Allies to have been
broken off. the Germans having refused
10 sign the terms virtually agreed upon.
The German delegation. It was added.
had left Posen for Berlin and the allied
mission had returned to Warsaw.
ENGLAND HALTS SINN FEINERS