Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-28
POLAND URGES
ALLIES TO HELP
EQUIP ITS ARMY
General Piisudski Declares
Poles Will Defeat Enemy
II Given Support by
Allied Countries.

Warsaw, March give have
men and officers, but no uniforms,
artillery, rifles or ammunition" said
General 'Pilsudski, provisional head
of the Polish state, in an interview
here today with the American Press
representative of the American mis-
sion to Poland, whenasked of the
military needs of Poland.
Poland" continued the general,
is attacked on three sides and can
not protect itself without technical
war material, which it is not yet
equipped for manufacturing"
General Pilsudski said he was
grateful to the allies, especially
America, from whom Poland had
received something dehnite-food
Asked how many men he would
need to equip, the general answered:
81 should say we might need to
equip 100000 men. Much material
in France that the allies have no
more need for might well be spared
for us. America has guns, ammu-
milton, airplanes and automobile
trucks which it will not transport
back to America. These equipments
: would be of infinite value to US"
Could Beat Germans.
Questioned as to whether with
the Polish army equipped, the var
ious attacks on Poland could be re-
PEELED so as to produce permanent
peace, General Pilsudsky replied: =
81 believe so. Our army would be
superior in morale. The German
army now is demoralized, When
men have lost faith in the leadership
of their generals their spirit has been
broken and theypo longerobey their
officers properly. With the patri-
otto enthusiasm of our troops | be-
lieve we could soon bring the Ger
mans to terms,
THE Ukrainians again are SUI
perior to us now in equipment, but
they are organized by former officers
of the Austrian army. They may
be capable -of certain defensive fight
ing. but they are not capable of Of
fensive fighting. The Ukrainian
army is superior to us in equipment
today because it has the arms and
ammunition which the Austrians and
Germans left in great profusion.
The bolsheviki, our third enemy,
have always conquered by destroy
ing the morale of the troops opposed
to them. They have negotiated
with the soldiers of the enemy and
when the day of battle came the
generals opposing the bolshevik
forces have found themselves de-
rrived of the support OF their men.
No Fear of Bolsheviki.
The impetuous patriotism of the
Polish troops will be unaffected by
bclshevik talk. On the contrary,
there were many Poles in the boil
shevik army who joined it to escape
starving to death These men, l
know, will come over to us. Today
the bolshevilli themselves are supe-
rior to us. since they have the arms
and munitions of Russia, and also
those which were obtained from the
Germans. When we are properly
equipped we will have little difficult
t, in defeating the bolsheviki.'
General Pilsudski said he hoped
the matter IN issue between Poland
and the Czccho-Slovaks would be
settled by diplomacy. Asked if the
other conflicts could not be settled
by negotiations, the general said he
aid not think SO.
Possibly the Germans may &C
cept the allies terms" he added,
but ! doubt whether i'll spite of the
question of right, they will give up
Poland without struggle"