Evening star., 1925-10-04

toward the triumph Of tho western
ers the Russian maneuvers have be-
rome pronounced. and now Tchitchertn
has gone TO Warsaw and made
series of gestures which can have
only one mea ming to The Germans. A
reconciliation. a complete agreement
between Russia and Poland would
be shock for Germans. both poHti-
cslly and economically Politically 1t
would put an end 10 German hopes of
abolishinc the Polish Corridor and re-
gaining Danzis and Upper Sile.ia by
Russian intervention.
Poland by virtue of her agree
ments with Russia. would he freed
from all menace in the east and
would he able 10 concentrate her very
efficient and powerful army on the
German boundary and thus leave
Germany with no other way than
that NJ aggression tn reconquer her
lost lands. Moreover. this sense NJ
security would abolish any willing
ness. II there existed any. which I
doubt. on the part Of the Poles to
make concessions territoiIallv to the
Germans.
F.conomicallv a Polo Ru estan agree
ment would open the vast II still I'M
poverished Russian markets to Polish
industries Lodz might regain its old
POSITION as the Manchester nj Russia.
while Upper Sjlesian iron and steel
industrie. would also prosper. ~
Germany II now carrying on an 500
nomic war with Poland by virtue of
tariff walls to crush Polish industry.
the results would be very serious.
FINALLY. in the background lies the
dim hut not unreal possibility Of
return of Russia ultimately To the
Pan-Slav policy. which would make
the great S,av state in a. measure the
nrotec,or of both Poland and CZech"-
sIovakia ss well az Juscslav1 wa, snn
thus block German hopes Of expan-
sion southward az we'll az reinteEra-
tion eastward. One may we'll Doubt "
=, real reconciliation between the
Poles and the Russians Ia possible.
given the traditional animosittes. hut
for the Gernan the Pan-SlaV danger
ha. heAn ae real 80 the German
menace TO the French for at leas'
half century. and this clrcumstah"e
makes the present Soviet performance
imnresrive in EsrHn.
Coircidinr with the Russian oper-
.tion we are seeing the Nationa)ists
:, Cernany redoulole their efforts 10
nreyent the making NJ the pact re-
sorting to devices such ae that ~
raising the question of war guilt anh
,he immediate evacuation ~ the
EhjneIsnd We are manifestl% ar-
: proschinc a crisis in the whole pac'
problem. and The forthcoming confer-
erce will Re of almost incalculahlH I'M
portance.
As for the Poles. oddly enough.
they. TOO. have had the same division
between fasteners and westerners.
/ but with the opposite result. Pllsudskl.
! who was the dominating figure III the
| first days Of liberated Poland. was
! anti Russian and was largely reapon
! sjble for the campaign which almost
ended in Polish ruin before Warsaw.
| after the advance to kleN. But Pi'-
| sudski has lost his influence. and the
! present government. which has lasted
! for more than two wears. ia dominated
by the will to arrive at an understand
! ing with Russia. French influence.
I is manifestly working in the same di-
: rection.
In reality. therefore. tho making of
I western security pact may carry
| with il an unwrirten euars ntee for
/ Poland outside of any arbitration
treaties so far considered. for il may
result in an adjustment between
/ Poland and Russia. which will give
/ Poland enduring security in the East.
! And il Poland obtains this she Ia
! strong enough to take care NJ the
! West for long period NJ years. ard
! certain 10 grow stronger with zach
| YEAR of paace