The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
PADEREWSKI'S MEN
WON'T FIGHT POLES
Protest Against Move to Make
Them Attack Brothers on
Ancient Soil.
by RAYMOND G. CARROLL.
Specia, cable DespuscA to THE srs from me
Iondon Tin,ts Serrkce.

London Times Service.
Copyright. 1919; oil rights reserved.
Paris, Jan. ll.--Polish Americans OF
Isnace Paderewski's Polish legion raised
in the United States to fight the Ger
mans have protested to the American
Embassy against their being sent INTO
Poland to engage in fratricidal warfare
against other Polish troops led by Gen.
Pilsudski. The protestants are men who
previously had sisnifled their intention
of becoming American citisens by TAX
ing out their irst papers. They want to
-o home like all our own soldiers in
Europe. -
This comes ut time when It was be-
ing suggested that the idle soldiers OF
he American Expeditionary Force be
used In Poland against Bolshevism. Inc
measure of Its peril IL undetermined.
Failing to get our troops ordered into
Russia to put down Bolshevism. the
establishment OF the Polish Republic was
launched as the next worthy occupation
OF our soldiers during their sojourn over
lere while waiting for the westbouno
transports. =.
Months ago Clemenceau said; POLAND
shall live again.
Hanotaux. tho French statesman ana
historian, also said All Just men and
all unoppressed peoples turned theii
eyes toward Poland, the eldest OF all
the martyrs
American Omcials BaIk.
But the officials OF the American Re-
public cannot see wherein II becomss
the Job OF our soldiers to wade into
bloody Poland and put into power this
Polish faction which may be the prof
erence Of ne.ghbors who themselves are
not keen for the undertaking.
The value OF a Polish republic with
An outlet at Danzig and travcrsed by
strategic railways as buffer State be-
tween Germany and Russia Is rccog-
nized at the headquarters Of every peace
commission which has arrived in Paris.
Yet each OF the Allies says IN effect,
Let George do It," and George" IN
the final hints OF European statesmen
comes down to meaning the United
States.
/ Our negot!ators for peace in d. rcpls
bluntiy have asked. why should we
! interfere In family Quarrels between
brothers, Surely, they argue. the Poles
now II the opportunity is given to then
can get together without bloodshed
I he lllfIllb "a dEdiHot zen
| Pllsudsk! are hard to establish. Both
are Poles in good standing as such.
| Your correspondent has talked with
! dozens OF Poles from whom only q con.
| fused argument is issued. IT seems tina,
| Dmowski heads something called the
National Polish Committee. organized In
Paris. while Pilsudski occupies the sad
| die OF authority in Warsaw. Those bach
OF Dmowski want Pilsudski ousted. They
call him n radical. while hackers OF Pill
sudski call Dmowskl reactionary.
| For Americans who came 5000 miles
to end the war to be used later as ma
chine gun umpires between the riva
Polish factions does strike one as al
| absurdly fantastic proposal. I heard on,
OF our Generals say:
Let somebody else bump their head
together and put Poland on Its demo
cratic legs. We Americans can we'll AZ
ford TO allow Europe the privilege o
eettllng its own internal affairs"
He proposed that I ask some folks I,
read Polish history before they ever
think OF projecting our brave soldier
into animos!ties thousands of years old