Evening star., 1923-02-20
WOULD FIX FRONTIERS.
BY WILLIAM E. NASH.

by cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1923.
WARSAW, February 20-With the
problems OF MemeI and the Polish
Lithuanian border demarcation in
process Of liquidation the Warsaw
cabinet ministers believe that the mo-
ment has arrived to regulate definite
ly another important question. the
stabilfzatfon of the long artificial
eastern frontier which for 500 miles
from Latyia to Rumania separates
roland from soviet Russia. Negotia-
tions have been opened and a council
Of ambassadors or league of nations
probably will be approached soon
with formal request to take notice
OF the problem.
The treaty of Versailles pledged the
western powers to settle the eastern
as well as the western boundaries of
the new state of Poland. Lord Cur
zon in 1920 drew a tentative line near
Brest-Litovsk. Then came the Russo
polish war; and Pilsudski and the
ministers drew another border line
when as victors in 1921 they found
themselves in a position to dictate
peace at the conference in Riga 1t
is now question of reconciling these
two lines. Poland is asking the al
heretofore they have hesitated to do
on account OF the strong elements of
state.
Odors of oil can be sme,led
throughout the whole question. say
impartial observers. Galicia. a
Ukrainian province. was intrusted to
the Polish administration for a trial
period of twenty.f five years, but its
fate nevertheless is closely bound up
with that of the Riga frontier. 1t con-
tains valuable oil wells, which are
the subject Of contention between
French and British fuel corporations
The British. after losing out in the
struggle for concessions, which was
settled by the Polish government in
favor of the French, now want to see
Galicia Independent or given back to
Russia, 1t is said. and consequently
they are exercising all possible in
fiuence on the British government to
prevent it from recognizing the Riga
frontier.
In general, therefore, 1t is deduced
and stand of the pending Polish
diplomatic move.
Ten Dead, Two Wounded.
By the Associa ted Press.
WARSAW, February 20-The fight.
ing in the neutral zone lying between
Poland and Lithuania consisted OF at
tacks by Lithuanians on Polish police
men, Of whom ten were killed and two
wounded, according to an official state
ment issued last night.
The statement adds that Poland is
not engaged in any military enterprise
and thus far is not using one soldier
Of her regular army.
See Attempts Against wilma.
PARIS. February 20.-A Havas dis
patch from Warsaw says that continued
concentrations of Lithuanian forces in
the direction of wilma indicate attempts
against this city of the same character
as against Memel. The troops supported
by artillery attacked near Ornery.
Among these troops are numerous Lith-
uanian German volunteers, employed as
reserves.
Scout Charges Against Poles.
LONDON, February 2o.-Ofhcial cir
cles here consider as exaggerated the
Lithuanian charges that the Polish
forces, after occupying the neutral zone,
had invaded Lithuania and attacked
Lithuanian troops. 1t is pointed out
that the Poles have indicated their in
tention to withdraw from the zone desig-
mated for them by the league of nations.
II unable to occupy 1t without fighting.