The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
European Trade Revving, Political Ferment Settling
Lithuanans Promised Aid; Poles Feel Coal Shortage

will undertake to make closer rela-
tions between Poland and Bulgaria
and prepare for the official visit OF
the Bulgarian premier, Stambul-
inski.
PoLAND-ECoNoM
An agreement has been made be-
tween Poland and Czecho- -Slovakia
under which the Czechs will receive
$4,000 tons of petroleum from Po-
land for which Poland will receive
81, 900 tons of coal and $4,000 tons OF
coke. This arrangement is dependent
upon the plebiscite in Upper Silesia.
Poland is threatened with a deficit
of 100000 cars of coal on her ac-
tual requirements. Strikes in Lodz.
which resulted in suspension OF
electrical service and the closing of
factories, have ended,
Lack of coal In Posen is acute.
Coal cards have been issued but
there is no coal and restrictions in
consumption of electricity, gas and
the street car service have been
made. An order has been issued to
furnish Posen with 5000 tons of
DOmbrowa coal daily.
In the interests of economy, the
French Mission to Poland, which
has been reduced from 400 officers
and 5000 men to $50 officers and $50
men, will be further reduced.
Due to the soviet invasion and
other causes, the supply of grain
will be much less than has been
expected. 1t is. therefore. necessary
to purchase $500 cars in America
and $4,000 in Roumania. Imported
grain costs about 300,000,000 marks
per 1000 cars and to cover this ex-
pense the price OF government bread
will be raised; otherwise. Poland
would have a deficit of approximate
ly 20 milliard marks.
In the Vienn station of Warsaw
recently all employees went on an
italian strike"-that is, they were
present but refused to work.
Asiatic cholera appeared in Posen
and all Russian prisoners were in
oculated.
POLAND-MILITA
Danzig papers have reported that
the number Of Germans who have
passed through on their way to
Lithuania will soon reach 10000, and
the press of Eastern Prussia de.
clares that Poland is preparing for
an armed attack on that district.
Great numbers of Ukranians arc
being driven across the Polish bor-
der by the bolshevik. The soyiets
are reported to- be forming fifteen
new divisions in the territory be-
tween Moscow and witedsk.
1t is reported that the Czechs
are collecting armsd forces in Lower
Silesia and are surrounding the Kar-
win district, where they are dig
ging trenches. The Czechs claim
this is necessary in view of similar
preparations on the part of the
Poles. Reports of clashes between
Poles and Reds, and Poles and Ger
mans are frequent.
Poland Relief.
Before the Bolshevik invasion the
P. A. P. K. D. had 207 local COM
mittees in operation, ninety-three
Of which were in the territory aft
erward taken by the Bolsheviks
The .114 remaining continued to
function and at the present time
feeding has been resumed in 1876
out of the total of 207, the eleven
others being beyond the armistice
line. In spite of transportation diff
ficulties in these districts, kitchens
are working under normal condi-
tions.
On the initiative Of the A. r. A.
warehouses. a kitchen for the in
telligencia was established in War
saw, where 1000 dinners at marks
each are served daily.
After December 1 milk stations
of the P. A. X. P. D. and j. D. C.
issued milk only to children under
3: others and nursing mothers are
supplied from kitchens.
The P. A. P. K. D. is increasing
the number of children to be fed
from 100000 to 100000 per month.
In October 23o cars Of foodstuffs
were distributed to 100000 children.
The Berliner Tageblatt states that
German company has offered the
Lithuanian government 100000
rifles at 325 marks each.
The Polish -Ukranian frontier has
been opened, which should result in
increase in trade with Poland.
Polish munitions factories at
Praga and Renbertow have oesn
opened. These are financed by OIL
ish banks and will employ az once
$500 workmen, who will increase
to 5000 shortly. The Polish press
believes that these factories will
make the army independent of sup
plies from abroad.
The Soviet government has de-