The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-05
GERMANY TURNS
TO The EAST
Where She Is Waging a Bat
tie to Win What She
Lost in West
POLISH PREMIER
DECLARED TO-DAY
Paderewski Hopes for Quick
Ratification of Treaty for
Poland's Benefit

Paris, Thursday, Sept. 4.-"Germany,
defeated on the west, has turned to the
cast, where she is waging battle with
he hope Of achieving the victory she
could not win on the other fronts" lg-
mace Jan Paderewski, Polish premier, de-
clared to-day to the Associated Press,
while discussing Polish conditions. NJ.
paderewski viii appear before the SUI.
preme council of the peace conference
tomorrow to discuss the critical situa.
ton in Teschen and Siesia.
In upper Silesia, East Prussia, Lithu-
ania, along the bolshevik front in the
vicinity of Minsk and along the Ukrai-
MAN 'front.' Polish armies are forced to
face armed enemies" he continued.
Where these enemies are Germans, they
are aided by Germans, who are urging
the bolsheviki forward in every way TO
embarrass Poland. Our new government
with limited supplies and little clothing
for its army finds the situation desper-
ate. Such leaders as General Won Lutt,
witz military governor of Brussels urder
German occupation, and other widely
known generals, have been entrusted
with the task of crushing Poland, but
that will not be possible if Poland can
get speedy relief Until the German
treaty is ratified, we cannot get the for.
eign troops necessary to stabilize the
situation and hold the plebiscites in sec
tions of coded territory. In the mean.
time, Polish workmen are being beaten
abused and killed by German troops in
Silesia The Poles are eager to rush into
Silesia to avenge the wrongs Inflicted on
our eountrymen, and it is difficult tc
restrain our people who are stirred daily
by blood curdling stories of German
atrocities told by refugees.
In the Baltic states Of Russia, the
Germans are fomenting disorder and
lending assistance TO the bolsheviki Or
all sides we are forced to face this new
war that Germany is waging against the
allied cause She is determined to con
quer Russia at any cost and is making
every effort to hamper rus in our battle
against disorder. German propagandisti
are twisting every clash between ON
troops and the bolsh fviki into Jewish
poroms. The battle against us is being
carried on by indirection as well as by
arms, There is a studied effort to ruiz
our reputation through the world and Il
prevent us from acquiring the interna
tonal standing we merit. Enemies ar,
shooting at us from every angle.
I'VE are unable to defend ourselves
against all these ealumnies. We are too
busy shooting at our enemies with rife
TO fight this und srground campaign which
is being conducted in America anC
throughout the civilized world We mus
RELY on our friends to refute ISLANDERS
and keep faith in us. We are fghtn,
the battle Of civilization against bar
barism and against Prussianism anC
must meet the miserable weapon used by
Germany ia the hope of robbing the al
lies of victory. Our people have re
sisted the Establishments of bolshevism 81
far, but there is a limit to human endur
ance We hope for speedy ratification
of the treaty and pray for the steadyinl
influence of allied troops in harrassed dis
tricts where plebiscites are to be held L
determine the future status Of these re
gions. The Poles are being driven from
thes sections to give ascendancy to tn,
Germans. Our people cannot stand th