The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03
BURLESONISM IN POLAND.
Only One of Eight Relief Packages
Delivered in East Galicia.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Regard
ing Herbert Hoovers appeal for starving
Poland the following facts may be Of
interest:
! 1 have sister who is Ukrainian. liv-
| ing in the vicinity of Lemberg, East
Galicia, over which Poland is manda-
tory. This charge has been given to
Poland by the Allies notwithstanding the
fact that approximately rs per cent. Of
the inhabitants of East Galicia are Ru-
| themes or Ukrainians
! My sister and her husband have six
children on their hands, of which num-
Der but one is OF working age. They
pleaded to us for aid at the beginning
OF this year, for they had but little food
to eat and insufficient clothing to wear.
They also stated that they saw harder
times ahead. and that 1t was practically
useless to work.
My brother-in-law is a carpenter by
| trade and his oldest son at times assists
him. What they earned in one month
| by the combined efforts of both was
| just enough to buy a pair of boots for
one of them. We therefore sent them
from March, 1920. to August 1. 1920,
eight wooden boxes and cloth bags aver
aging about ten pounds in weight con-
tanning food and clothing.
On October 20 we received a letter
| from East Galicia dated October ad-
vising that they had thus far received
but the first of the packages that We
sent them. and that for the two months
preceding October 3 the Bolsheviki and
q po1a arrt.t IL
my sisters house, during which time they
could neither work nor sleep. but were
compelled to conceal themselves in a
cellar. as the bullets during this time
were flying thick and fast
Before the arrival of the Bolsheviki
on the scene my sister and her children
had but little to eat. and during the Boil
sheviki's two weeks occupation Of the
village they took whatever food, cloth
ing and other valuables they could lay
their hands on. One soldier had scarcely
left the house when another entered and
took whatever he chose. Trees were de-
spoiled of their fruit and at the same
time the branches bearing the fruit were
broken off. And now my sister, her
husband and their little ones, and the
rest of the people in that vicinity, are
in dire need of food and clothing From
the above account you may Imagine TO
what frightful straits the people living
in East Galicia and particularly in the
territory devastated by the Bolsheviki
have been reduced.
If the Polish Government would only
see to II that articles of food and cloth
ing sent to people within her own bor-
ders and living In other territory under
her military control were delivered she
would not now need all the help she
Graves.
The Post Office Department Is now
looking into the matter Of the delivery
of the foregoing packages. but consider
ing the facts in the case we have almost
abandoned all hope of their ever reach
ing their destination.
All Of which goes to show that Will
sons maladministration should be per-
manently set aside by tho election to the
Presidency of candidate who will in
sist on the carrying out by other ma
tions of certain international obligations
one of which Is respect for anything
bearing the postage Of the United States
and the logical candidate is Harding.
SCRANTON, Pa. November 1. NJ b.