Bisbee daily review., 1920-09-03
POLAND REFUSES TO bE STOPPED IN INTEREST
 IF RUSSIA
Fought Alone to Save All Europe; Will Not Honor
 Artificial Line"
lAssoeiated Pyess Leased WiyeJ


 land has declined to jeopardze
 her military operations against the BoisheViki by binding herself to regard the "artiflcia boun-
 dary" laid down at the peace
 conference.
 Replying to Secretary Colby's suggestion that Poland remain within the lines specified by the peace conference, the Polish gov-
 ernment states:
 Notwithstanding the sympa- thetic attitude of our allies, the
 Polish nation had to face the
 danger alone, and political events proved that it must in the first
 place rely on it's own military
 strength. If military operations
 necessitated measures to pre- vent a renewed invasion of Po- land, it could hardly be consid-
 
 ries that do not bind one oppo-
 nent should interfere with the
 military operations of the other"
 The text of the correspondence between the American and Polish governments was made public to- night. It consisted of message ad- dressed to President Wilson by Pre- mier Witos of Poland, note by Sec retary under date of August 21, and two replies from Poland. The message of Premier Witos to President Wilson was made public by the Polish government when it was sent. Secretary Colby in ack- l nowledging it, took occasion to call attention to the recent note of the American government to the Italian government expressing the belief l that the territorial integrity of Rus sic should be respected. Continuing, ! Secretary Colby said, in part: 1 "The United States applauds the steadfast gallantry of the Polish ar my in it's defense of Warsaw. It could not approve adoption of an of, fensive war program against Russia l by the Polish government.
 ITO prevent recurrence of the pres ent situation, the United States gov ernment believes that the Polish gov ernment might well take the oppor- tunity afforded by the favorable turn of events to state that pending di- rect agreement as to it's eastern from tier. Poland will remain within the boundary indicated at the peace con- | ference"
 The Polish minister of foreign af- fairs, Prince Sapieha, in his first note Of reply, declared:
 l "The Polish government has al- ways been guided only by it's duty to defend the independence and 1 territorial integrity Of Poland and
 guard Europe against the Bol-
 sheViki wave."
 l Direct answer to Secretary Colby's admonition to abstain from territorial aggressions against Russia was made in the second note from Poland say ing:
 Poland desires a just, lasting and equitable peace and has not altered her attitude since her victory.
 "The Polish government, however, has the honor to draw the attention of America to the circumstances that the provisional eastern frontier laid down by the peace conference has not been respencted by the Bolshevik gov ernment. In spite of the diplomatic intervention of our allies, the Red army has for whole month advanced and ravaged territory which is admit ted by all as being geographically Polish.
 Got Sympathy Only ! Notwithstanding the sympathetic latitude of our allies, the Polish na- ,tiOn had to face the danger alone, and political events proved that 1t must in the first place rely on it's own mil itary strength.
 of military operations neces-
 sitated the measures to prevent
 a renewed invasion of Poland, it
 could hardly be considered fair
 that artificial boundaries that do
 not bind one opponent should ir-
 terfere with military operations of
 the other"