The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-29
POLISH MINISTER
AND STAFF ARRIVE
Prince Cashier Lubomirski Is
Here With Wife and Four
Children.
HE TALKS ON. SITUATION
Will Not Discuss Rumored
Massacre of Jews, However,
Pending Official Report.
HE TALKS ON. SITUATION

Prince Cashier Lubomirski, first Po-
lish Minister to the United States,
reached New York yesterday on the
transport America. He was accompanied
by the Princess and their four children,
together with the legation staff, headed
by Prince France Pulaski, a descendant
of that Pulaski who gave his life for
the cause of the American revolutionists.
The new Minister received the news
papermen at the Hotel Gotham. He re-
called the historical relations and SYM
pathies between Poland and this country
and said that as the representative of a
thoroughly democratic nation he trusted
with confidence In the forward looking
press of America. The immediate OBJ
ject OF his mission. he said, was to es-
tablish regular diplomatic relations be-
tween Poland and the United states.
Asked about the reported massacre of
Jews in certain parts of Poland, he re-
piled that since he understood that the
report of the commission sent by the
President to examine into this situation
had not been published he did not think
that II would be courteous TO give his
personal views on the subject. He
added, however, that Poland was an
absolute democracy in which every clti-
zen has equal political rights, no matter
what religious convictions he may hold,
and said that he had listened with sur
prise to statements made to him by
otherwise well informed persons in
western Europe apparently based, on the
assumption that the Jews were not to
receive full civil rights in the new re-
public Such an idea, he declared, was
as far as possible removed from the
consciousness of the Polish people and
Government.
The election of President for the Re-
public of Poland. he said, awaits the
drafting and adoption of the new con-
stitution, and 1t may be several months
before the election takes place. The
most important problem affecting Poland
1T present, he said. is the plebisci'r to
be held in Upper Silesia and the adj, IN
ing territory to decide whether these
peoples will align themselves with Po-
land or remain a part Of the German
Confederacy.
Only the presence OF q strong neutral
military force, he prophesied. would in
sure free choice, by reason or the fact
that although 30 per cent. OF the popu-
lation are Poles the large land owners
the. administrative officials. the scnooi
teachers and In many cases even the
skilled laborers are Germans who have
made good use of the long delay which
has taken place in the carrying out OF
the provisions of the peace treaty. and
who have every advantage IN mnuehc-
ing the result.
The food situation in Poland, Prince
L.ubomirsky said is not so bad as 1t
was, but is still far from reassuring.
Wheat and other staples from America
are still wanted. What Poland wants
most OF all, however, is raw materials,
especially cotton and wool, so that she
may provide work for her own unem-
ployed and take her place in interna-
tional trade. The normal Polish re-
ouirements for cotton alone, he SAID,
would be in the neighborhood of 100000
bales a year.
The new Minister is a native OF era
COW and member of one of the oldest
| families in Poland. He was educated
at the universities of Cracow SGu Vi
| emma and afterwards studied political
science at Paris and forestry at the
French Forestry School at Nancy. he
has been known as a liberal since ms
| first election TO the Galician Diet, IN
which he served for twelve years. &C
lively devoting himself to the interests
OF the peasants, small land holders and
working men. He has also been active
| in the organization of cooperative asso-
locations among the workmen OF his
| native country.
Prince Pulaski was head of the Po-
| fish Peace Conference Bureau at Paris.
He is president of the National Labor
party and is a we'll known scientist and
\ writer He is also a charter member or
the Polish American Society, recently
| organized in Warsaw, of which Hugh
| Gibson, American Minister to Poland,
! is president
The Minister and his staff expect to
| leave to-day for Washington to begin
| the work OF establishing the Polish Lega-
| ton at the capital