Indiana daily times., 1921-02-16
POLAND HELD
DOWN BY RUSS
SOVIETS' RULE
Paderewski Says Country Can
Not Recuperate While War
Threatens.
PEACE GREATEST NEED

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-"As long as
there is q threat Of warlike action
against US by the Russian Bolshevists
it will be difficult for Poland to re-
cuperate economically and politically"
Ignace Paderewskl, world d-famed pianist
politician, who was Poland's first pre-
mier, said today.
Paper peace may be signed By the
Moscow government, but we have learned
that Lenin and Trotsh are treacher-
ous," he said.
Actual peace is what Poland, which
has been war-swept for six years, needs
today above all else"
Paderesh dwelt upon the lack Of food.
especially milk for babies and bread foR
every one, which exists In Poland.
SAND PUT
IN BREAD.
The bread is very poor and a man
gets but one pound in four days. Then
sand IS often found in it," he said.
Sand, why sand?"
1T makes the bread weigh more" said
the famous pianist sadly. Because Of
the lack Of sufficient food there Is con-
siderable dysentery among the popula-
ton"
What progress is being made In the
fight Of typhus? There weres some 250,-
600 cases Of that disease In Poland q
year ago, understand"
THE number Of cases is about the
same" was the answer. "The chief work
in holding this scOurge in check is be-
ing done By American sanitary and re-
lief agencies under the direction of the
League Of Nations"
Paderewski said that an added burden
upon Poland was the feeding Of 100000
Russian Bolshevist prisoners
WILL CALL
AT WHITEHOUsE
Asked if be intended TO seek loan fos
Poland while IN this country Paderewski
declined to answer, saying he could NOT
speak upon such political subjects. He
is minister plenipotentiary and a Polish
! representative to the League Of Nations
| He said he planned to call at the White
! house about March 10
Asked what raw product Poland needed
most, Paderewski replied: Cotton. The
Germans destroyed most Of the machinery
/ in Poland excepting the spinning ma.
Chinery. If we had cotton many IF ouF
| factories could operate. We also need
/ dynamos and other power machinery az
well as agricultural implements. We
need seeds for planting as well. Due
| to the Russian invasion about 65 per
! cent Of Poland's crops were destroyed
| last year. We have put a ban upon ex.
/ portahon Of fax.
/ AGRICULTURAL
/ COUNTRY.
! Normally Poland is self su staining
and exports food products We are an
/ agricultural country mainly. Our new
1 premier, N. Voti. is a farmer"
/ Has Poland any program for economic
development that may tend to stabilize
her finances 2"
Yes, we are doing our best to get
/ farming restarted."
Have the women who enlisted TO save
/ Warsaw been demobilized?"
| Not entirely. Many are in the quar-
| termasters corps"
| Paderewski explained that a new con-
/ stitution soon will be voted on in Poland
under which Marshal Pilsudski Will be
/ deprived of control Of the army and ex.
ccutive functions given over to the con"
| stitutionally elected officials.
/ German influences are still at work az
/ Danzlg, the Baltic port, to hamper Polish
/ trade through that natural outlet, he said.
( The famous pianist has forsaken the
! concert stage not because he feels he
/ doesn't need the money, but because he
! does not ever wish again to play in pub
! lie until he himself Is satisfied he can
play as well as when he left off several
! years ago. He plans to go to his ranch
| in Paso Robes, Cal. but he has no plans
/ for returning to the concert stage. He
1 will address q gathering Of Polish -Amert-
/ cans at Pittsburgh Feb. ..