The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
Premier Of Poland States
the Allies Have Left
Back Door Ajar.
PLEASES THE HUN
Open Roadway Through
Buffer State to Fertile
Fields and Treacherous
Folks of Russia.
BIT WILLIAM j. BUTLER.

Paris, June 15.-"Poland is dissa It's
fed. The big tours proposal for
piebiscite in Upper silesia gives Ger
many the upperha,'d. A conflict be-
tween Poland and Germany is in
evitable: in fact preliminary skirm-
ishes have already started. I look for
Russo-German alliance against the
league OF nations within ten years,
lgnace Paderewski, world famous
pianist and now premier of Pola nd
made these declarations in an ex-
elusive interview with Universal Ser
vice today at his apartment In the
Wagrann hotel. His great auburn
matched head vas shaking with emo
ton, he contracted his long tapering
fingers which have thrilled thousands,
and runctuated his remarks with
bangs of his c,enched ns,2upon the
mahogany table.
FINS TO DREAM
The big four" he said have writ
ten hnis TO Germany's dream of ey-
pansion in the West, but they have
left her an opening in the East
through the unfair decision for a
plebiscite in upper Si,esia.
Germany Is certain to take ad-
vantage of it. The weakening Of
Poland as a strong buffer state leaves
open the road to Russia, which was
everything the Germans want-raw
ten years they will have smashed
through Poland and Joined Russia in
league OF nations of their own.
Even now I am daily receiving re-
j ports from Poland Lf German attacks
pilla Gfng and outfares upon Polish
villages In the region occupied by the
Germans War is certain soon"
The interviewer alluded to the re-
port that the big four will permit
German military occupation OF upper
Silesia until plebisce takes place.
five or six months hence Padereski's
face was flushed with passion as he
answered:
That means that the German ,nili-
tary, aided by the power OF the Ger
man clergy and Industrial magnates
there will force an unpopular de-
cision by the piehiscite despite the
fact that the Germans own figures put
the Polish population there al more
than two-thirds Of the whole"
WOULD FORESTALL.
The big four's half measures re-
xarding Danzig have already weak
ened US enough. an ! am still fighting
hard, though evidently A losing Bat
tie. to forestali this unfair rlehiscite.
The big four cannot realize the
great influence the German clergy
holds over the people. or the methods
of the industrial magnates, for ter
rorizirg the workers
TT would be infinitely more unfair
II they had accepted NV plea to post
pone the plebiscita until at least two
years after the withdrawal Of the
German military. This together with
our announced willingness to sell the
much M eded coal OF upper Siiesia to
Germany, would have been fair way
out.
II have naintcd = pretty dreary pic
ture of Poland. hut still have some
hope OF way out, and with the treat
help of the United States in sending
supplies, food and raw materials of
which the Germans have stripped our
country. intend 20 do my hest.
Il shall fsht to the end for my be-
loved country"
Then you will probably never play
again. >" ] asked.
The worlds greatest pianist sighed,
NO. believe I have closed the key
board lid Of the piano--at least for
the public---for good"