Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
GERMANS USING EVERY TRICK
POSSIBLE TO HANG ON TO POLAND
win Make the Most of Reported
Clashes in SileSia, Says
Theirry
BY EDWARD Nj. THIERRY.
n. r. A. STAFF Correspondent
PARIS, France, Feb. @.

A momentous subject before the
peace conference is Roland.
In popular discussion of peace terms
Poland seems TO be overshadowed by
the Russian and Balkan questions.
Tie peace missions are not forgett-
ing Poland, however.
It's brought prominently to the
front by the reports of clashes be-
tween Poles and Czecho-SioVaks in
Silesia.
The Germans viii make the most of
the clashes. They will e~Xaggerate n
they viii faisify, in attempts TO prove
that Poland is imperialistic; that she
Is asking and attempting to grab more
thar she is entitled to under self-de-
termination of peoples.
Any friction which Poland meets
win be made greater by German infiu-
ence.
That's one reason why a mission
has been sent from the peace. congress
into Poland. It's there to get the un-
vanished truth, and the whole truth,
about Poland, her claims and her
rights.
Need for Unity Is Realized.
Delegates now in preliminary con-
~ferences realize the Importance of uni
fled thought and action on this sub
ject. THEY know they have got to
speak in plain. unvarnished terms to
Tue GeTmdn5 ABOUT IOIdlu-
I know from what | heard during
my visit to Germany after the armis-
flee that the Germans arc secretly
hoping TO put one over' on the al
lies In respect to Poland.
The Germans were hoping the allies
would overlook Poland; that 1t would
be lost in the shuttle among other
questions.
Germany is "reconciled" to the loss
- .o, --aFnn e. fhn xrTn ont nE
a big. indemnity for devastation in
france and Belgium, TO payment for
destroyed ships. Germany is recon
ciled" even to The probable loss or
Holgoland and to part of Schleswig-
Holstein to Denmark.
But Germany is secretly planning to
use every Boche cunning to hang on
TO Poland.
The Germans hate the Poles worse
than they despise the French. worse
than they hate the English. worse
than they fear the Americans.
I'VE will have to make peace on
whatever terms America and England
grant u.s." mero Germans told me.
Notice how the Boche persiStently
ignore the French.
I mentioned Poland to several. They
always became choleric over the sub
tect.
"Poland is ours," they snarled.
Wen deal with the Polish swine as we
sec ut. Danzig is German; h Poles
g. ant have. III"
Deprived of imperialistic ambitions
in the west. Germany is conniving to
make the east the foundation stone
Ter future imperialism.
Questions One OF Biggest to Settle.
They're going to lose Poland. All OF
Germany's claws will not be drawn
unless Poland is taken away from her.
Allied peace delegations realize this.
They agree upon the necessity OF set
Ting the Polish question. 1t Is go-i
ing 10 be one OF the big things In the
working out OF the league of nations.
The now state Of Poland has gained
Its INDEPENDENTLY the present
.-.cd action by ~ -
peace conference Will maIyo II lasans.
tfar hrs been in
Paris for some time. It's general sec
rotary. NJ. S~olnolnicki. has presented
PoIand's claims to the great powers,
showing Poland's friendship for the
allies.
The Germans admit peace 10 them
will be whatever the allies say 1t shall
be. The allies can dictate Poland's
future-nnd Germany will have to
swallow the pill.
There viii he no "German-Poland."
II viii be Poland: a real Polish Pol
and.