The New York herald., 1921-06-19

has always been lover Of dancing,
passes the evenings in fashionable and
What shall we do with (and to) this
Polish d'Annunzio?
Ability shown by Paderewski.
1t was in Paris that first came into
contact with the new Poland idea.
Paderewski was Premier and at the
head of the Polish peace delegation
Paderewski was vastly more than a
pianist, envious fiings by political rivals
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
He had gained world perspective
by travel In many lands on three conti-
nents He had mastered many theory
Of statecraft, learned many practical
things anent the conduct Of government
and industry and come to know the
so important modern truth that society
is organic, and that no people may live
and act unto itself alone. Paderewski
sensed the currents Of powerful infiu-
ence that flow across international
boundary lines; that sentiment in Paris.
Rome, London, New York and Wash
ington would potently affect the fate
Of Poland In respect Of the Upper
Silesian popular election.
Paderewski realized that, II Poland
were to preserve all vantage points with
which she began the plebiscite campaign.
she must bear constantly In mind these
information influences, tho vital impor-
tance to modern society Of the economic
consideration, and attract to her the sup
port Of all other Powers.
And there was precisely where Kor-
fanty lacked In knowledge. He con-
ceived of tho Upper Silesian plebiscite as
thing detached. He did not estimate
at adequate values the international as
poets Of the case. Therefore, he used his
dominating position to gain a momen-
tary advantage, at the cost to Poland of
discrediting across the earth.
When In Paris was asked to outline
my ideas as to how best Poland might
prosecute her Upper Silesian contest
did so. My advice was that Poland
adopt the constructive course Of pro-
cedure; that she drill her nationals in
Upper Silesia to dig coal. and more coal,
and all the coal they could dig, to win
the gratitude Of Europe. which would
shiver in cheerless homes, and long for
| fuel to keep warm the women and the
babies; that every Polish workingman
be encouraged to maintain the highest
possible maximum Of production In
every Industrial line; that Poland In
upper SlleSld pTcScINc PuuCtiAouSiy Shc
letter and spirit Of the Treaty Of Ver-
sailles that she uphold the hands Of the
Interallied Control Commission, which.
under the treaty terms. would take over
the administrative authority; that the
entire fabric of Polish activity In and
as to Upper Silesia be such as would
fit into the economic systems. and win
the confidence Of the economic world.
| Thus, the advice ran, Poland will
nullify In advance the force of the Ger
man contentious that the Poles are i'm
practical, visionary. too excitable and
| ill-adapted to dispose of the economic
resources Of that important region. Pa
tience with the conditions which had
developed under the somewhat Dsutal
rule Of the German Grenschutz (the
German frontier guard) and faith in and
| loyal support of the Inter-Allied Com
mission would make for the advance
ment of Polish interests in the plebiscite
zone.
Trust the Allies" was the closing OF
the written advice, "and you will have
the undivided support of the United
States. Great Britain. France, Italy and
half hundred lesser peoples. But, OF
all things, prepare your people for ac-
|
the plebiscite, as matter OF national
honor, to respect the issue of the elec-
ton in true sp6rtsmanlike manner"
This counsel being agreeable to the
Polish authorities in Paris. / was asked
to proceed to Warsaw to advise In the
conduct OF the plebiscite, and so I went
| and so, at the Ministerium on my arrival
the conference was called and so met
| and measured the masterful Korfanty
that September day In 1919. against the
hesitant. uncertain Seyda.
1 repeated the outlining Of suggested
policy. as I had outlined 1t in Paris. and
as in Paris. so In Warsaw, the council
indorsed II as sound. Seyda indorsed I,
orally. Diamant endorsed II orally. Kor
fanty2 He nodded his head, 1t Is true
but said nothing!
Did he that day entertain other plans
Had the virus Of ambition entered his
veins, to begin that inflaming which
later was to fire him to insurrectionary
confronting and defying of the Who'll.
allied world except France?
Korfanty's Plans I'm Making.
believe not. He had not yet expert.
enced the unbalancing influence of alb.
solute power. All his life he had been q
mere protestant, helpless except fol
vocal opposition, against German abso-
lufism. He had always been In an In.
ferior position. His transformation 1.
in a large degree a study of the true
Polish type---the people which for a cen.
| tilry and a half had been under sub
| lection to Germany, ttussia and Austria
their land partitioned. the laws devised
to rcpress every Polls h nationalistit
tendency. Thcrefors, Poles might no
then attain primary place in government
or industry. might not develop that sense
OF proportion which comes to him who
wieds executive power.
These experiences had evolved q
Polish consciousness which, willynilly
inevitably reverted in discussion, ir
planning, to Poland's past wrongs. and
moved them to descant always on tn,
distractions of the case, rather thar
| the concrete facts and hard and fas
necessities Of this wori<aday. ccononri,
state Of society. I had emphasized tn,
necessity of refraining In the plebiscit,
campaign from the habitual dwelling OF
pest Polish wrongs.
! had cited that the people OF tn,
world mqst keep I'm mind the future, fai
more zealously than the past. and tha
IL Poland was TO win worldwide conf.
dencc she must In Upper silesia and ir
Poland proper demonstrate practically
and adaptability to conditions Of 10.
day that mankind had experienced such
mighty upheavals. such distinctions and
devastations that they could not be ex.
pectsd to see Poland's past wrongs as 81
relatively a great thing as the Poles