New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
UkRAINIANS WANT LARGE OIL FIELDS
Dispute With Poles Grows Bitter
 Over Lemberg Possessions

(Note.-The subjoined article was written by an Associated Press cor respondent who was sent to the Ukraine to ascertain the facts con cerning the dispute over the Lemberg oil fields which has caused the hght- ing between the Poles and the Ukrain- ians The correspondent crossed from the Polish to the Ukrainian lines and in doing so was fired upon by the Ukrainian troops Difficulties in the way of forwarding his dispatches from the Ukraine were so great that ,it was necessary to employ the serv- ices of a courier from Vienna to Paris. and the following article was for warded in that manner)
 Headquarters of the West Ukraine Army, Chodoroff. May 5 Correspond ence of The Associated Press. l- General Pavlenko, commander of the West Ukrainian Army suggests that the Entente Allies aid the Ukrainians So fight the Bolsheviki and that they also settle the dispute between the Ukraine and Poland over the Lemberg oil fields.
 Tt would not be hard to defeat the Bolshevik invaders of the Ukraine if
  resources and also if the Allies settle the Lemlberg oil field dispute, thus freeing the West Ukrainian Army so that it might join forces with the army sof General Grekow in Greater Ukraine" said General Pavlenko to The Associated Press correspondent l T think this would be in the interest Of the Allies. We would thus check 1 the Bolshevik inva sion of Europe, re- 1 store order in the Ukraine, which is | a rich land. and put our people to | work growing wheat for Russia and | also for Europe"
 General Pavlenko is in command of the Ukrainian troops which have been lighting the Poles in the vicinity of Lemberg. He is a small, wiry Rus | sian with eyes deeply set-a courteous, | quiet but eloquent converse tionalist | 1t is evident that he is liked by his l staff, which is housed in former 1 school building in Chodoroff. His task 1 of holding together and organizing the | West Ukrainian Army is an arduous one but, apparently, does not weigh | upon him too heavily.
 First to Fight Bolshevism
 The Ukrainians were the first peo- l pie to begin fighting Bolshevism," re- Runed the general. This was long before the Allies thought of doing so, yet such is the irony of circumstances that the Allies call us Bolsheviki >B The people of Russian Ukraine had l for a time a touch of the Bolshevik disease, but they now are cured of it. as they are essentially small farmers and property owners. I speak of Bol- shevism as a disease since it must be regarded in that sense, like the infu- en2a. It presents an attractive prop osition to poor people harassed 1by a long war with special hopes for the future.
 If the Allies visit us in an open minded spirit, they will realize that we, too, are fighting Bolshevism If they will determine to help in this great fight morally and also with med fcines and munitions, we will be able to retake Greater Ukraine from Mos cow, which is bent upon holding all 1 of the territory that previously was Russian.
 "I would not advise invasion of Russia by anybody, as conditions will rlyht themselves when this mental disease has run it's course. There is now no danger from Bolshe,:ism in West Ukraine Gas Eastern Cialicia is now called), as there are relatively few factory workers. Peasants are never Bolshevi1
 Engaged fin Fight to Death.
 s''We have been blamed for the bom-