The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-21

Cal parties abroad sometimes acucsc Po-
lard of having An lmr"rrN'SlIc policy.
on" - vUr most pr"iu'n'u' d"putl"S "l"-
UucnlIy stated u few days ago that there
~ a x '-r1I i,r"juG'r" abroad AGAINST
r"land and. 4: IN" sam" time. said that
the responsibility for this falls upon
certain classes Of our community.
do not 70 50 far
| cannot hlaru" amy Nurty for This |
must. however. rr:Lrrk THAT this rr"ju-
de-, actually exists and ~ even spread
ing.
Ihr rr7roaCh Of Imperialism wa;
mad" against us very long ago by IN"
very three empires that robbed us and
div IdGd US.
Today this rcrroarh IS made by just
. those pNoplc who a"r stretching out
their Gro"dy hands fer Polish territory
and it's wealth. Though IL is much cas-
Ter t. break down Il hundred l"rtrrSS"S
and rCduc" 4 thousand towns to aust
than to overcome On" prejudice. | con
slider that the moment has come for n
great, powerful and distinct voice. tn"
voice Of the Polish people. to made a
declaration in the Polish House winch
= VIII cuncule all these unfuund"d foreign
rcpcuarh"S.
W.. rover conducted n war "f conquest
and we have no intention Of doing 80.
We do not want what belongs 10
! others: We do not want 10 conquer any
: body discs territory. Poland does not
deny tnc right Of Lithuania and l'kra-
ina TO "" Independent. nor tn" right of
/ White Ruthcnian people TO individual
development.
Poland is ready 10 help Thorn heartily
and effectively. Food always follows
I the Polish soldier.
.h,r r.ifh thn hn-icr
! peoples the supplies W" ct from Amer
lca.
| IN order 10 establish autonomy in
these hu"d,r counir."S without prejudice
! 10 the future declarations OF the Con-
! ference. We should immediately institute
: n plchlSCit" in th"s" northeast tcrritor-
! les Let all the local pUNplati"nS d'C!ar"
! their will freely and boldly. The result
! Of the l'"hisCit" will greatly faCIlltat"
! the work If the Par.S conference.
Gratitude To America.
7 COM, To- still moro pressing matters.
We have recognized the authority and
| dignity Of the P"PC" Conference, as all
, thr other civilized nations have done.
and ". wait for its verdict Up To tho
! present It's vcrd:ctS have been favorable
! 70 US. We voted in the Polish an ALL
: anco with IN" Entente. that is with
Franc" England and Italy. who ar" con-
| tnually sending us tho help which is
! absolutely necessary 10 us in present
! circumstances.
! We have very much to be- grateful for
, from America and its president. With
! out the powerful support of President
| Wilson. whose heart tho best friend Of
! the Polish cause, Colonel House, was
ablo TO win for us. Poland would no
! doubt have remained an internal Qucs-
. Il 30.
confined within those frontiers which
were assigned 10 her by tho Germans in
the act Of Nov. 5, 1916.
America is giving us food, America IS
giving Us clothes boots. linen and mu-
! nitions Of war and other supplies, on
very easy terms and with long credit
Just before my departure from Paris
I received a letter from Mr.. Hoover
promising Poland effective financial and
economic help. Thit is the beginning Of
a very important help for US.
| Yesterday I learned that 1000 tons
Of cotton would arrive at Gdansk in +
few days, and that the Ministry OF
Finance In Washington were consider
ing the question OF granting Poland :
considerable loan. Tho Peace Confer
Ience and especially England ant
America, with President Wilson at thu
head. whilst recognizing the necessity
Of our defending ourselves against tn
Bolsheviks does not wish for rurthc
war on any front
Mr.. Wilson expressed this wish &c
peatedly and very firmly.
Could a Polish Prime minister. al
rector Of the Polish government, n MAJ
upon whose shoulders falls the really
dreadful responsibility for tho fate o
his people in the near future. could
such a man wave aside such demands
I did as my conscience prompted me.
acted as my love for my country an,
my honor as q Polo demanded. I Sal;
that I would do all I could to satisf!
these demands, and have kept m!
word
An arrnfstice was demanded. I agreed
IN principle to that 1t WAS demanded
that HaIlers Army should not FISH
against the Ukraininns. 1t was with
drawn from the Ukraine front. anl
finally It was required that the offensive
should be stopped. Although th-
Ulrafn1ans In their telegram OF MAY
II asked for tho cessation OF hostilit!cs
on tho nth, at noon they attacked u
treacherously near Ustrzyk bombardint
the town Of Sanok from arropiancs.
In the face Of this criminal impulse
Of our young soldiers. Like a whirl
wind they drew Themselves upon th'
enemy. and with lightning sw'rtn"s'
took Sambor. Drohobych. Boryslav
Strcy, Izolkicw. Snki. Brody and Zl"o'
zow, being Joyfully greeted cveryWhcr
as sAviors by the Polish and UkrainiaH