The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
WINTER TO BE WORST
ENDURED BY POLAND
Rev. Jaworski, Army Officer,
Says Reds Swept Away
Food Supply.

Despite Poland's best efforts at agri-
cultural recuperation this winter will be
by far the worst. as far as food condi-
lions go, that the country has faced
since the war;"
Such Is the opinion of the Rev. Joseph
l.. Jaworski, who served as Colonel in
the Polish army until the Bolshevik Of
fensive of the past summer. Col. Jawor-
ski has been abroad since 1917, going
over with the first Polish contingent as
chaplain and serving as dean with the
Polish forces after the fighting in France
was concluded.
II left in July" he said, before the
Bosheyik tide had reached it's height,
but l talked with many refugees and /
saw what the Bolshevikf had done on
their previous invasion of the territory
There was hardly horse left in some of
the villages from the earlier invasions,
but last fall and last spring even the SOL
diers from the army brought their horses
and hitched them to the ploughs, They
planted and planted in order to meet ths
famine situation and they would have
met it with ample crops this summer If
the war had not interfered. They nearly
starved last winter and they were re-
solved that they would not face another
year of famine.
but this summer just as the crops
We're in process of harvesting the Boil
shevil<i troops swept over large area.
and a most fertile area consuming and
destroying the grain All the hard work
that the Poles had done in the spring
went for nothing. Moreover, the invad
ers drove before them thousands Of
refugees from Ukrainia-drove them
within the Polish borders, where they
will have to find sustenance this winter.
1t will be the crucial winter for Poland,
of that there can be no doubt
Col. Jaworski spoke highly of the work
of the American relief administration
under the direction of Mr.. Hoover. 81
saw the American kitchens established
not only in the large cities of Congress
Poland but far out toward the Ukranian
border. Every town had its kitchens
The larger cities had many of them
The food was given to Christians and
Jews alike. In many places separate
kitchens We're maintained for the Jews.
so that their food could be prepared in
kosher style. The Americans were feed
ing about 100000 children in Poland
when left and some idea can be gained
as to the extent of the work by the fact
that there were 1886 kitchens and insti-
tutions where the feeding was carried on
school children would come in long
iintS WIN lHtH llH IdllS anu W
get their food. and a teacher would ac-
company each contingent. The children
had to eat their meal on the premises
and were not allowed to take any of the
food home with them to share with the
adults Of the family.
II was in the hospital of the Infant
Jesus in Warsaw, one of the largest
childrens hospitals in Poland. and there
/ saw the Red Cross and the American
Relief Administration working side by
side to do what they could to relieve
the suffering of the children. many of
whom were suffering from ricketts,, tu-
berculosis and other diseases due pri-
mariy to lack of food If the feeding
work should cease and Poland be thrown
completely on her own resources this
winter these children would die by hun
dreds of thousands. The American food
is all that stands between them and
absolute starvation"
The need of full support from the
American public in the relief OF the
starving children of eastern and CEN
trail Europe is so acute that eight of
the leading welfare organizations have
combined under the craftsmanship of
Mr.. Hoover to form the European Relief
Council which plans to collect during