The Washington herald., 1921-09-19
BELGIUM'S DISPUTE
WITH POLES OVER
TWO HORSES ENDS
Albert Finally Makes
> Present of Animals
Taken During War.
BY EUGENE sZATMARl.
Especial Cable to The Washington Aeran
and Chic&go Tribune.)


ESPECIAL Cable to The Washington Herald
and chic3go Tribuns.)
WARSAW, Sept. Isl heard this
story recently from Polish states
man with whom 1 took my dinner
at the Hotel Europejskil we
talked about, the Polish sttuatioh
and about Polish bureaucratism
and he told me this story to Illus
trate the working methods OF Foi-
ish "tschinowniks," with whom
great many Poles themselves are
discontented. / will tell the -suory
as heard IL, without comments or
notes, for they would only aeIra
The story centers about W.
horses, two wonderful gray nors'
which haul every day 1he
-oacb ~ Mr.. Pnsudski. President
Of Poland. They are present ol
he ReIgian King to the President
OF Belgium's ally. Poland but tne
present has a special story WHICH
l am about to recount
seized by Grman General.
Six years ago the horse stOoa II
the stables of tn King Oh 80
IN Brussels. Then came N sraI
paSsIsr who was the general com
rnander of Brussels. He sa" lne
ray horses and they pleased MN 30
nncb that he appropriated tnehl
for tha German army and useo tnsm
for his coach till the year l'lo'
y,,ban he left Brussels and Went "
warsaw as general commdhue' ="
Poland. Lo-sos
IT. took the two gray horses
With him and made a great sensa
tion in the Polish capitai, as -
poles are very fond OF pea IL, u
horses, Then came the emo Oi s.
war in 1915 and the genera t
Warsaw. He was very puss ~
left without the horses. IheLe -nI
Paderewski. first President Oh neM
Poland. found them II "Ss qut ,tS
naturaI that Mr.. Paderewski could
nat 80 less beautiful horses than
- 1ats German commander, so he
nssd tbs two gray steeds OF the
Belgian King.
Belgian REQUESTS Their return.
Months passed The dipiomstic
relations between Poland ana pei-
yiun were resumed and one pea
tiful day a diplomatic note ariIse I
from Rrussels The note SIateu
hi ,bs BeICian government had
learned that two gray horses taken
dve wears before by German troops
in BRUSSELS were now in warsaw
ana requested their return. inc
Niadowa. the Polish Quai dorsay'
bastsned to give the order 10 re-
turn the two horses and the pei
rian ambassador in Warsaw was
informed the demand OF the PEI
s-ian government would be atIehueu
20 at once -.
The order was actually given but
the wavs OF Polish bureaucraukm
are slow. Therefore 1t cannot DC
wondered at that in four months
second note arrived in "arsa"
,alling attention to the tact tha'
the horses had not yet arrived IN
Brussels This created SENSATION
n the 2liadowa, and a special com
,,,issio,, was charged with the task
Of returning the two horses al
once. .,,
Nnotber four months passed.
-rben a third note arrived In w ar
saw. The Belgian government DE-
Jared in the most beautiful diplo-
matte phrases that the two horses
rad not vet arrived in Brussels
nut that the Belgian 'governme 9t,
E1ovinc the difficulties of trans
-,o-tation from Poland. was send
ING a special Belgian train, COM
nosed of a locomotive and a wagon
"a hrIng back the two horses taken
nv Gem Beseler and now used oy
he Polish government
In the Miadowa the sensation
.reated was once more tremendous.
The commission which had been
..barged to return the two horses
cot a strong reproof and new
commission was charged TO termi-
-,ta tho whole affair.
The Miadowa excused itself to
brussels. and after several months
more the Polish government got a
fourth and final diplomatic note
from Brussels. In this note the
Belgian government said that: TO
Droye the very amiable relations
between Belgium and Poland the
King of Belgium has decided to
make the two gray horses. taken
six years ago hy the Germans. and
which are now in Warsaw, a pres
ent to Poland, with the engine and
the wagon sent to Warsaw for
bringing back the two animals. but
which have not yet returned to
Brussels.
This was the last note. The Mia
Iowa expressed its thanks in the
most beautiful diplomatic language
for this new proof of Belgian SYM
pathy and gave assurance that in
due time Poland hoped to prove her
most friendly feeling for Belgium
This is the story Of the horses of