The Washington herald., 1920-09-03
EUade Ansuers
To All Queries.
On Their Plans
Playing Lone Hand, and
Must Be Guided by Exi-
gencies, Is Stand Taken.
public Ledger seryiceD

Poland, politely and diplomatical-
" but nevertheless positively, has
in its reply to the "admonition" Of
the United States that it must not
advance beyond its ethnographic
boundaries begged the question. The
text of the correspondence made
public last night after a delay OF
twenty-fOur hours reveals that the
Polish government in answering the
note of August 21 does not give a
direct answer to any one of the
three specific requests made by the
United States. but calls the atten-
tion of the United States. and in so
doing the rest of the world, that
from a military standpoint Poland
is placing a lone hand and conse-
qucntIy must rely on its own mill
tary strength and be governed by
the military exigencies Of the sttua-
tion.
what L. :. Asked.
The United States in its "admoni-
tion" Of August q asked Poland TO
declare its intention TO abstain from
any sggressions against Russian
territorial integrity; to state that its
policy is not directed against the
restoration OF a strong and united
Russia, and that pending a direct
agreement as to its Eastern from
tier, Poland will remain within the
boundary indicated by the Peace
Conference
Poland, in its direct reply to this
note Of August 21. expresses the
most sincere desire to live on peace
ful and friendly terms with her Eas-
tern netghbOrs," but this is the
nearest approach to an answer to
The American questions that it con-
.'H~ II does not promise to OBJ
from aggression, it makes no
ION Of its policy toward the
ration Of Russia and saws in
..%." terms that il the necessity
arises Poland will continue the fight
after II has. crossed its ethmo-
graphic frontiers.
Prior Note More Detailed.
In a prior note addressed not IN
states but to the note addressed by-
cambridge oIby. Secretary Of STATE
to the Italian Ambassador on Au-
gust 10 the Polish government goes
more into detail as to its attifUde
toward the Russian people as dis
tlnEuished from the Bolshevists.
IhIs war. which was forced upon
US. says this note Of August IS.
oy the attack made on Polish cities
is a defensive war and is wsred
against Bolshevism and not against
Jhe Russian people" And also The
Polish government has always baeD
guided only by its duty to defend
She independence and territorial in
teSrlty Of Poland and guard Europe
against the BOlshevik wave"
q Won't Bind Selves.
The cruN Of the Polish point Of
view seems to be that since il has
Deen decided by the allies that thew
cannot give the Poles military sun
port, the Poles cannot bind them
selves to action that might result in
their destruction. The note of
August 80 leaves no daubt as to this
feeling whe nit says:
Notwithstanding the sympathe-
TIC 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 upon
ITS own military strength. II mill
tary operations necessitated the
measure sto prevent a renewed in
Nasion Of Poland. il could hardly be
considered fair that artificial boun-
darles that do not bind out oppo-
hent should interfere with the mill
tary operations Of the other"
Action is Explained.
I'm ampIifcation Of the Polish
note IL wa spOintcd out by some Of
their representatives in this country
that II Poland agreed absolutely to
the request made by the United
states government the BoIshevists
would be the greatest victors in the
diplomatic moves that have been
made following the Colby oute OF
August 10. \ guarantee on the. part
OF Poland that there was no inten-
tiOn to advance beyond the Curozn-
Polk line, IL is said. would enable
the BOlshevists to so shape their
campaign that they could withdraw
troops from the Russian front and
send them into Crimea forewarned
by the open diplomacy between the
United States and Poland that they
had nothing to fear in the north.
Such a move would prevent the
Poles from further attack. but
would upset the diplomatic game
that rFance is playing with Wrangel
against the oBlshevists, by eliminat-
ing him as a factor.