Evening star., 1926-05-13
Pill SUDSKt HOLDS
WARSAW IN POLISH 4
FIGHT, PARIS HEARS

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ton to bring the Left parties back into
office is not yet clear.
Paris Takes News Cautiously.
Such news as has been received IN
Paris has come mostly by way OF
Berlin, and consequently 1t fs oeileved
to be subject to caution. According 10
the version of the situation current
in the Gernan capital, Marshal Pii-
s,idsRi, ait the head of considerable
force, has virtually driven the Polish
government to bay and Is debating
terms to the President of the republic
Another version. coming by way OF
Prague, Czechoslovakia, tends rather
to bear out the Polish official state
mei,t, which represents Marshal PHI
,sudski as being at the head OF
small force and as having been
pchecked by government troops.
b Pilsudski has been in opposition to
the government ever since the min
istry OF Premier Witos in 1923 elm
mated him from the army. and 1t is
regarded here as quite likely that the
return of Witos to power in success
sion to Premier Skrzynski, with the
government made up of adherents
of the Center and Right parties, goad-
ed Pilsudski into trying to carry out
military coup.
Planned to Aid Pilsudski.
1t is said that such movement
was on the point of breaking re.
Gently, but that it was STAYED off by
Premier SkrZynski, who prepared a
decree restoring Pilsudski to the head
Of the army. The SkrZynski govern
ment. however, fell before the decree
was promulgated.
The appointment of Malczewski.
one Of Pisudskis first principal OPP
ponents, as minister of war is also
thought to have added to the mar
shal's resentment.
The Havas Agency quotes dis
patch received by the Ceteka Agency
in Prague yesterday to the effect that
Pilsudski's armed forces were allowed
to enter Warsaw without opposition
When the news OF the movement
reached the government the cabinet
was called into session under the
chairma anship of President Wojciechow-
ski. and decided upon measures to
spare the city from civil warfare.
Entersd Without Contest.
Consequently, government troops
| were withdrawn from the bridge unit
| ing the suburb of Praga to War
saw proper. and the Pilsudski troops
| entered the city at about 3 O'Clock
| last night without fighting.
The cabinet met again during the
evening, but it's decisions are un-
| known as communications were cut.
At the Polish embassy in Paris II
is said that the only dispatch received
direct from Polish sources has not
been made public completely, as
phrase is lacking which indicates ne
gotiations have taken place between
the President and Marshal Pilsudski.
The embassy has received no in
timation that Premier Witos has re-
signed. A spokesman said such reslg-
nation would be construed as showing
that the President had yielded to Pill
sudski. which is in direct contradic-
ton with the dispatch saying that the
government remained master of the
situation.
Another Fight Reported.
A dispatch received by the Wolff
Bureau here quotes the Voss Gazette
as saving that conflict also broke
out at Siedlice. where the 22d Regi-
| ment revolted against their command:
| ing officer. who refused to aid Pill
sudski when he was attacked by the
Nationalist partisan at his home in
Subeljowek. This report says that
the regiment left it's barracks and
joined Pilsudski, entering Warsaw
with troops from Rembertov.
According to this dispatch. Marshal
| Pilsudski wished to enter Warsaw i'm
mediately. but was dissuaded by his
| adherents. who stopped him on the
grounds that it would be dangerous.
II is estimated that Marshal Pill
sudski's troops number between $500
| and 5000.
| A dispatch to the Journal from Ber.
! lin says a private telegram received
| in the German capital gives the fol-
| lowing details of the Polish movement.
Protest Against Witos.
The Polish Left parties on Tuesday Y
strongly protested against the pre-.
miership of NJ. Witos and demanded
| his immediate resignation. and Mar
shall Pilsudski, in a newspaper, made
similar demand.
AS a consequence of this article a
mob of 800 men belonging to the Ma
tionalist organization, known as
Guardians Of the Right" proceeded
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