The New York herald., 1920-12-30

Special Gable TO THE NEW YORK Herald.
COPYRIGHT. 1890, by THE New YonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Berlin. Dec. go.
Poland is not safe for either Chris
tians or Jews, is the admission by NM.
Paderewski and Saskenazy. Polish dele
gates to the Geneva meeting OF the as
sembly OF the League of Nations reply
ing to charges OF prosecutions of the
Jews brought to their attention by the
board of directors of the Anglo-Jewish
Association. The correspondence has
just been printed in the TG1ebldtt and
the newspaper asserts that the admis-
sion Of the one time Premier OF Poland
and his colleague Is more damaging than
the charges to which they reply.
The insecurity is not felt by the
Jewish population alone" the Polish
leaders say in their letter. Owing TO
the state OF war and the continuous In
vasion. the Insecurity affects in high
degree the whole country. and many
Christians have suffered from II, losing
life and property
However. the minority rights guar
anteed by the treaty of Versailles have
become law In Poland. although they
ere not proclaimed in the constitution
cially there is no discrimination between
races or IN the matter of the religion OF
citizens and all enjoy the same political
and civil rights. Any transgression OF
this principle, II It is brought 20 the
knowledge OF the Government. will not
remain unpublished.
"vou cite as an outstanding fact OF
undoubted authority the bitterness and
the magnitude Of the anti-Semitic agita-
tlon which In attested by the incendiary
placards from time TO time posted In
cities like Warsaw One must remember
that the country Is at war and that the
masses are greatly excited. and also the
part played by certain notorious persons
In the leadership OF Russian affairs.
which might. TO an extent. explain this
deplorable excitement. We deeply re-
gret the facts, but sincerely hope they
will be purely ephemeral In character
You charge. secondly. that the great
emigration OF Jewish refugees to Upper
Sllesia and to Eastern Germany is oc-
casioned by these harassing conditions.
This emigration cannot be regarded
as consequence Of any harasslng or
as a result of any form OF persecution
It Ia simply due to causes for which
neither the Polish Government nor peo-
pie can be held responsible Conditions
In Poland are distressing. Forty per
cent of this years crops has been de-
stroyed or taken away by invaders
Food is scarce. Famine Is menacing the
cities and towns. Yet thousands OF Jews
are daily fleeing from Russia, where
conditions are stifI worse, and are seek
ing refuge In Poland. Those who have
money remain in the country. while the
destitute migrate further west, In hope
Of finding improved conditions.
The Polish Government Will spare
neither efforts nor sacrifices to estab-
lish social peace. It realizes that the
relations between the Jewish and Chris
tion nationals OF Poland, although con-
siderably improved, are not what they
should be. Also II realizes that n full
solution Of the problem will require some
time and patience. But knowing as we
do the principal Intentions of our Gov
eminent we can assure you It will 10y
ally and indefatigably endeavor to solve
the problem in conformity with Poland's
glorious traditions OF the past and In a
spirit OF liberation and mutual respect
satisfactory 70 the entire civilized world"