Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-21
Stronger Poland Needed 10 Defeat
Germans In East, Says Paderewski
Declare. Men Who Made /
War Plan To .R'eorgan,ize u,
Russia Aud Run Il III, Their
Own Interests. !.

"Soss 10 AOI ySl ocdkcu III lIo SdSt AAO
II her aims in that part ;..of Europe
are to be frustrated, and there is to-
be peace there must be a strong Po-
land" Jan Ignace Paderewski, the
premier Of Poland declared today.
In outlining the present situation
Of Poland and its relation to the
whole European question. Premier
Paderewski said: ,t
1.-The Importance to the peace of
Europe of a strong and united Poland
cannot be exaggerated. Germany
made war not for honor and ideals,
but for markets and raw material.
many is ready to acknowledge her
self beaten in the west but not in the
east. ..i,. :'% f.r
.'The men who organized the present
war count on reorgantzing Russia in
their own interests. If they do they
will have an endless supply Of labor
and raw material: In addition to
Turkestan. oil and great lumber sup
plies from the forests Of Russia and
immense coal and iron deposits to say
nothing Of gold, platinum and other
minerals. With these reinforcements
Germany would inevitably stamp her
dominion in whole world. Think Of
the effect on the splendid body Of
America . I16ulS p0Au AdOVA ~ 0OA
many trained and directed the cheap
labor of Russia and China No one
could compete with such production.
What stands in Germany's way
is not France or England. which are
so far OF. Germany is at the gates
of disorganized Russta and once let
her combine with the Bolshevtkt and
reorganize Russia, as she Will have
the leisure to do in peace times, she
will dominate the world. A strong
Poland alone can block this plan.
From time tmmemorial it' has been
the task of, Poland to protect ctviliza-
ton from the hordes Of Asia Organ
ICED by Germany they would be ma
chine to crush democratic civilization.
This Germany would do BY breaking
peoplee. For the present task we
lneed. 4 free nation to cope with Ger
many in influencing the development
.:DansiE We must have, because
3stithoslt It our eommerfA. would al
5lssys H. Il the mercy SAs Germany.
syiaiih Dan1iG w haysl the sAysr.e . VS. g
ss.sssi sl.sf fr 1 No. h Ias
81 81 tss a,sSqasi pslisa snsaiS,,.: 81 s.
Prom .DanziE ia Posen the ma
Sortty 81 the population Is Polish. The
Ecountry Is a garden and It furnishes
two thirds of tho potatoes Tor Ger
many. The people are Industrious
somewhat slow, but good ORGANIZERS
for the development OF our country
Upper Silesia is even more Polish
than Posen. It will be the center OF
our. iron industry. It Is 9 ptty ina!
the Czecho -Slovaks have attempted
to deprive US of the Teschen region
which is inhabited in great part oy
Poles. The Bohemians do not need
the coal there because they nave
many Thousand tons for export in ad-
dition to what they use in their own
| industry hope. the congress IN
Paris will not deprive US of this re.
gion. It might have disastrous ef'
ifects. g. =
I'm Eastern Galicia a majority OF
the inhabitants are Ruthenians. ine
distinction between them and tne
poles is not racial. but only religious
and linguistic. The Ruthenians be-
| long to the Greek church which rec
\ ognizes the authority Of Rome: When
q Polish woman marries, q Ruthen.
ian the girls are classed 81
Poles and the boys become Ruthen.
ians and vice versa. Thus N ths
same family you will find Rutheniani
and Poles speaking the LANGUAGES o.
both countries anu WAIA SHO vMty
tinction being the religious rite In thu
same church. The Polish peasants
lin Eastern Galicia are enthusiastic
over their newly found national unity
Freedom and independents. :
'This patriotism Is rooted deepl,
lin the Polish people and will cemen
our nation in strong barrier agatns
lBolshevism on the one hand ant
against Pan-Germanism on the other
IL we receive from the. peace confer
ence those districts which vii! CIV
4 trially and commercially. Il hope
that American people will help US t
attain this end" s. IT. 3.