Arizona republican., 1920-09-03
POLAND REFUSES
 TO LIMIT DRIVE
 TO RUSS BOUNDS
TRepubiican A. P. LeasM Wirel

declined to jeopardize her military op- erations against the bolsheviks by binding herself to regard the 'artifi-
 cial boundaries" laid down at the peace conference.
 Replying to Secretary Colb's sugges- tion that Poland remain within the lines specified by the peace confer ence, the Polish government states: The text of the correspondence be- tween the American and Polish gov ernments relative to the Polish Rus
 sian situation, was made public tonight
 at the state department. It consisted of a ge addressed to President Wilson by Premier Witos of Poland,
 note by Secretary Colby under date of
 August 21, and two replies from Pol and, one under date of August 2S ana the other of August 30.
 Notwithstanding the sympathetic attitude of our allies, the Polish na- ton had to face the danger alone, and political events proved that 1t must in the first place rely on it's own milf tary strength. If military operations necessitated measures to prevent re- newed invasion of Poland, 1t could hardly be considered fair that artificial boundaries that do not bind one op- ponent should interfere with the mili-
 tary operations of the other"
 The general nature of the core spondence had become known previ- ous to its being made public tonight and state department officials yester- day characterized the Polish replies as | entirely satisfactory
 The message of Premier Witos to | President Wilson was made public by the Polish government when 1t was sent Secretary Colby in acknowledg | ing, took occasion to call attention to the recent note of the American gov ernment to the Italian government ex-
 pressing the belief that the territorial
 integrity of Russia should be respect ed. Continuing, Secretary Colby said The United States applauds the l steadfast gallantry of the Polish army | in it's defense of Warsaw and is sym pathetic with all necessary measures l Poland may take to preserve its polfti- cal and territorial integrity. This gov ernrnent, however, urges that every
 reasonable effort be made to terminate | the present bloodshed. It could not ap- l prove adoption of an offensive war | program against Russia by the Polish government.
 The American government is of the 1 opinion that the Polish advance into l Russia. tended to create a national sen l timent in that country which ignored
 the tyranny and oppression from which
 the people suffer and afforded an un- | deserved support to the bolshevik i regime, which enabled its leaders to
 embark upon the invasion of Polish territory.
 ITO prevent a 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 declare its intention to
 abstain fro many aggressions aga-nst Russian territorial integrity; to state
 that it's policy is ont directed against the restoration of a strong and united
 Russia, and that pending direct agreement as to its eatsern frontier, Poland will remain within the bound
 ary indicated by the peace conference. This government fully appreciates
 the difficulties and dangers which at
 tend dealings with the bolsheviki.
 but it believes that the
 most effective method of combating the
 efforts of their negotiators would be the
 exhibition of moderation by Poland and the insistence only upon such terms as
 are essential to the safety, the full sovereignty and the territorial integrity
 of the Polish state.'
 The Polish miniser of foreign affairs,
 Prince Sapieha, in his first note of re- ply declared:
 The Polish government has always been guided only by it's duty to defend the independence and territorial integ-
 rity of Poland ana guard Europe
 against the bolshevik wave"
 Direct answer to Secretary Colbyfs
 admonition to abstain from territorial laggressions against Russia was made in the second note from Poland. saying:
 l Poland desires just lasting and equitable peace and has not altered her l attitude in consequence of her victory. 7 Poland has not made war on the Rus , sian nation, and has the most sincere 1 desire to live on peaceful and friendly ItermS with her eastern neighbor. Peace full relations between Poland and Rus sia will be easily established if the real spirit of justice and sound common sense dictate to both the mutual terri l torial concessions which based upon the
 wish of the local population. the eco
 homie necessities and national rights
 will create a state of things that will
 render impossible a feeling of suffered wrong and future reclamations. r "The Polish government, however 2 has the honor to draw the attention oi 3 the United States to circumstances the
 by the peace conference has not beer = respected by the bolshevik government 1 In spite of the diplomatic intervention of our allies, the red army has for z | whole month advanced and ravaget | territory which is admitted by all a: being ethnogra phically Polish
 1 Notwithstanding the sympatheti, | attitude of our allies, the Polish natior 1 had to face the danger alone, and DO | litical events proved that it must 1T | the first place rely on it's own military | strength. If military operations neces
 sitated the measures to prevent re l 1 newed invasion of Poland it coulC | l hardly be considered fair that artificial | 1 boundaries that do not bind one oppo nent should interfere with the rnilitar. l operations of the other.
 T. However. the Polish governmen
 hopes a speedy and just peace vii
 put aside any difficulties which migh
 arise in the case of further war. It i | very gratifying for the Polish nation t l feel that in the efforts to arrive a | just peace it has the support of tn | United States governments sympa