The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-13
By JAN IGNACE PADEREwsKI. (Presfdcnt of the Polish Republic.)

(President of the Polish Republic.) Copyright, 1919, by The Interna-
 tonal News Bureau. Inc)
 The Polish nation Is today living through solemn moments.
 I suppose that in Its eventful history there was never a time more solemn. more fateful than the present The fate of our country is at stake; pow erful people holding In their hands the destiny of the world, are building a framework for our independe It existence, are deciding the frontier or our State. and soon will pronounce a final sentence, from which, no doubt for long years. there whl be no ap- peal perhaps for many generations. Violent bursts of hope end joy and anxiety are strongly shaking our national spirit. From every side, from every corner of our former com monwealth. people are coming here to Warsaw and going there to Paris in frock-coats and smock-frocks, fin old fashioned country dress, in noun tainer costume, and they cry alouo and implore that their distant prov fnces should be united to the Polish State. The Polish eagle does not seem to be a bird of prey. since peo- pie are gathering themselves under it's wings,
 What will Poland be like?
 What will be her frontiers?
 Win they give us everything we should have?
 These are the questions that every Pole is asking. I, as far as I am able, answer all these questions
 I have taken part in the work of the Polish Delegation to the Peace Conference. l will begin with what has been done
 The Conference has only dealt as yet with one of their defeated ad- verearies, the Germans Conditions have been dictated to them. though they are not yet signed. which give Us considerable advantages on the west frontier. We are not all satis- lied with our frontier. We are not all pleased <.and I admit freely that belong to the unsatisfed ones; but have we really right to complain?
 The Conference tried to decide justly according to th~ rule on ethno- graphical and national majority as re- sards to all territorial questions. They applied this rule to our terri tory. and we have obtained consider able advantages from 1t in the west But not everything was decided ac- cordinx to this principle. Thus, for example our Polish population in the Sycowski and Namziowsk district and in some parts of the locality of Posen has distinctly been wronged. The Polish Peace Delegation will do their best to have this remedied.
 Adci1aon of 5000, 900 People
 The Press has already published the chief points of the Peace Treaty. I will, however. remark in passing that by this treaty we are to receive more than 5.ooo.o0o of population. This territory may yet be increased if the plebiscite in other districts for merly Polish has results favorable to us. The Peace Conference has not yet given ue warmia, Prussian Ma suria- part of the Malborg districts. aleo the Stzumsan. Kwidzynsan, and Suski districts, through which passes the railway line from Gdansk (Dan- zig) to Warsaw by way of the Mlava. The Peace Conference has given us the Keszybski coast. the Silesian mines, and the unlimited use of the port of Gdanks. also complete control over our Vistula and a protection over the town of Gda nsk under almost the same conditions as we had 1t in the most glorious days of our Common wealth.
 These conditions are different only in far as present day life is diff ferent from the life of that time. The area ot the free town has been con siderabiy increased. In the course of 12s years of Prussian oppression and systematic Germanization many Poles have forgotten their native tongue. and there are many real Ger mans settled in Gdansk. However. the former will soon remember Po- fish, and the others will soon learn it Gradually Gdansk will tend to become what we wish it to become If we. show seriousness and common sense enterprise. and political under standing.
 All Polish State property is retury ed to Poland absolutely. without any burdens or expenses. On the whole, l consider that Poland may be grate- full for the verdict. If we are not obliged to shed more of our blood. I say that this is a great, and find gift from God.
 For about two weeks the affairs of the Austro- Hungarian Monarchy have been under consideration. Natural Iy. our affairs there are extremely i'm portant. Already the matter has been eagerly discussed. and has been the subject of passionate and violent in- terpellations. and of certain painful reproaches. Fortunately this affair has taken a good turn Our dispute with rhe Bohemians was not settled on-hand. Time haS calmed passion, and today. without renouncinx our 'Tigf,ts. we arc quietly considerins these matters. and the Bohemians are co<ne the same. The Peace Confer eaoe. wishes. that. we should settle cur quarrel with the Bohemians in . conciHatory manner among our selves. Mr. Lansing expressed this wieh in the name of the American pe1egation. have had many con- fersnccs with Mfr. Benes. tf1e Bohe- milan Minister for Foreign Affairs. and with tho most important representa- tfvss of et1es1a and am glad to say that in my opinion the matter ,s on