Evening journal., 1921-01-15
POLAND IS in
GRAVE DANGER
Russia and Germany Threat
en- to Crush Nations
Life
AMERICA, ENGLAND
MUST GIVE HELP
By LLOYD ALLEN

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
WARSAW lBy Mail)-While the
Bolsheviks are masslng red divisions
on Poland's Eastern frontier prepar-
ing another crushing military often
siye-the Germans on the East are
waging an economic offensive that
has devalulzed Polish money.
Poland is between two terrible mili-
stones. threatened with national ex-
tinctiOn. without American and En-
tente aid the country would long
since have ceased to exist. America IS
feeding 10000 Polish children every
day.
England Is aiding P0land's political
offensive against powerful epemies
(mainly Russia and Germany, while
France has provided the military Of
ilcials that are the backbone OF Po-
lands general stan.
This mighty coalition Of Entente
and American force is aimed at pre-
venting the annihiliation Of Poland
and the junction OF Germany and
Russia. When the Polish block Is
removed, the German-Russian COM
binatfon will shatter Europe's peace,
according TO general belief.
Such a combination would form
the worlds first great inland empire,
Germany furnishing the munitions
and organizing genius, while Russia
would contribute from her unlimited
man-pOWer, totalling iS0,OOOOOO. such
condition could exist indefinitely
without a great naval feet
German methods Of undertaking the
Polish economic situation are very
definite and efficient Berlin has made
drive against the Polish mark. To-
day the Polish mark Is worth $50 to
the dollar. A year ago the rate was
200 to the dollar. Right now the
mark Is worth about one-seventh OF
cent, when its official value should
be twenty cents.
Three schemes are being employed
I in this desperate onslaught directed
/ from Berlin. First the Germans
charge Poland One-third more for
German coal than the same coal costs
/ in Germany. Scheme Two Is a direct
violation Of the peace treaty. Ger
many simply refuses TO sell Poland
machinery and supplies for rebuilding
pOland's greatest Industry, the tex
| tile mills, mainly located at LODI
which were destroyed by The Ger
mans during the war.
The third method is purely flnan-
cial. Polish marks hoarded for moro
than year are being dumped at bar
gain counter prices on the great cur
rency market Of Zurich, Switzerland
/ Meanwhile Warsaw is most chaotic
no one knows what their money Is
really worth. You price hat in one
OF the shops in the morning and may
be told the price is 1000 marks. lr
the afternoon the price Is 1000 marks
Everything is tOpsy-turvy. Everyon,
whose fortune Is made up OF Polisf
marks has lost 70 per cent. or theil
savings through depreciation OF IN
national currency.
Laboring people all over Polan'
find Il Impossible 10 live. Numerou
strikes are reported daily. Socia
decentralization IS general. Germany
economic offensive has proven mug
success.
However. there Is a ray Of hope
The Polish cabinet realizes the dan
ger OF the situation and the new Min
isters OF Finance and or Commer
and Labor. SteczkONNski and Pranow
ski, are celebrating far reaching re
forms. The big Polish banks are CO
operating.
It's ali part OF the big problem Z
fghting the German-Russlan hostilit.