Evening star., 1926-05-17
DICTATOR BELIEVED SOLUTION
Witos, Deposed Premier, Holds Con.
troll of Assembly.

WARSAW. May II LP.-While Po-
land is .outwardly calm, the situation
continues fraught with grave posi-
bilities.
Three questions form the chief
topics of discussion in Warsaw, fol.
lowing the successful conclusion of
the military revolt under Marshal
Joseph Pnsudski. They are:
l. VIII Plsudski prove another
Kerensky. and find it easier to un.
seat the government than to estab-
lish something better and stabler in
its place?
2. Will he emerge another Musso.
lini, which role he seems uninciined to
play at present, but which he may
he compelled TO assume by the pres.
sure of events?
8. Will the situation continue even
ly along constitutional lines after
Premier Witos' forcible election?
Friends Urge Dictatorship.
That Pilsudski is under great pres
sure from his friends to proceed in
a dictatorial manner is indicated by
a statement made to an Associated
Press correspondent by Col. Polakie
wicz, leader OF the Peasant Union
group in Parliament and close friend
of the marshal.
MANY of us" the colonel said, "are
opposed to a national assembly con-
vening this week to elect new presi-
dent. AS at present constituted. the
Witos people hold the majority. so
that one of their men would be likely
to be elected.
"Such a man would never be ac-
ceptable to the army. Then why GO
through the motions of a national
assembly? 1 favor the dissolution
of parliament first, and the election
of president by a new parliament
later"
But" the correspondent said, as
only parliament can legally dissolve
itself and as Witos controls the ma
jority, how can you expect parlia-
ment to dissolve legally?"
To this, Col. Polakiewicz only
shrugged his shoulders.
500 Killed i'm Revolt.
Casualties resulting from the Pill
sudski coup detat are greater than
have previously been admitted, it
is learned authoritatively. About 500
persons were killed and 1000 wounded.
So far as could be learned today
no Americans lost their lives The
American embassy is receiving hun
dreds of cable messages from Polish
Americans inquiring as to the fate
of relatives.
That so many civilians, including
women and children. were among
those killed or wounded is explained
solely on the ground that instead of
running for cover when shots were
heard, the people got within range in
their attempts to see what was going
on.
BY a queer reversal of circum-
stances the men who died defending
the government will not be given
military funerals, while those OF the
Pilsudski forces who fell will be
buried with honorS.
Diplomats Protest Interference.
The foreign diplomatic corps met
after the coup detat to decide wheth-
er the provisional government could
be recognized as constitutional. The
ENJOYS agreed that they should wait
until officially informed of the exist
ence of the government and then pass
on the notification to their respective
capitals.
The papal nuncio, as dean Of the
corps, was instructed to protest
against the interference with diplo-
matte immunity, machine guns hav-
ing been planted on the premises of
various legation and staff members
having been prevented from reaching
the telegraph Office to file official mes
sages.
The foreign missions are flying their
colors to indicate their extra-terri-
torial status, and automobiles carry
ing diplomats are likewise marked.
A detachment Of infantry and cav
airy which had reached Ovarow, 20
miles from Warsaw, to oppose the Pill
sudski movement, agreed to truce.
Negotiations for final settlement
have virtually been completed.
PiIsudski Surprised Self.
"I am quite surprised that we sue
ceeded so quickly. Everything went
like a. stroke of lightning"
This declaration was made by Mar
shal Pilsudski to correspondents from
the Warsaw and Berlin bureaus Of the
Associated Press at the conclusion
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