Evening star., 1938-03-20
2 Killed, 100 Hurt
in Day of Riots
in Warsaw.
PRESIDENT WARNS
AGAINST DISORDERS
Began in Celebration
of Victory Over
Lithuanians.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Seventeen years uithout diplo-
matte relations betueen Poland
ana LnhuGnid eliminated Thurs
ddy IN ultimdtum from WARSAW to
northern neighbor as result of kill
ing OF border guard March II.
Normatsat'on" Of relations de-
monded. Massing of Polish uor
machine ON Lithuanian border
Drought Europe to brink of uor.
By the Associated Press.
WARSAW. Poland, March 10
Ponsh statesmen. victorious over lith-
uanla. turned to more urgent proh.
lem at home tonight after wild dav
OF anti-Jewish rioting in which two
persons were killed and more than
100 injured.
The windows of hundreds of jewish
owned shops were smashed and strong
ponce guards encircled Warsav's
ghetto to prevent large crowds from
invading it.
Asi4dIe MOSClCKl, In an
address at triumphant moment in
Polish history, condemned the DEM
onstration as brutal" and warned
that repeated disorders might compel
Poland to become totalitarian to main
tain discipline.
L cannot hide my sorrow that so
many people who used to stand behind
the marshal" the President broadcast
IN memorial address on the patron
saints day of the late Marshal Joseph
Pllsudskl, "are today obstacles to the
realization of his aims
He who fails to understand our
historic developments only creates con-
fusion. From confusion and
demagoey one cannot establish sound
government. Chaos serves Com
munism first of all"
Began as Victory Celebration.
What had been spontaneous cele-
oration of Lithuania's capitulation to
a Polish ultimatum, turned into a
fierce anti-Jewish demonstration. Ora
tors talking about Lithuania hardly
could be heard above crowds shouting
Down with Jews!" and ITO Mada-
gascar with the Jews!"
Until late evening ambulances rushed
through the streets to attend the
wounded. Police patrolled in large
numbers, but had difficulty suppress
ing the violence because it was scat
tered in all sections of the city.
One of those killed was Gentle
child. The other was a Jew who was
struck down while drawing money
from a post Office savings bank.
One of the most prominent victims
was bearded. bespectacled Prof. Moses
Schoor, leading rabbi and member
of the Polish Senate.
He was leaving his synagogue on
his way to the ministry of the interior
to protest against anti-Jewish violence
when he was attacked by youths.
Police quickly interfered, however. and
he was not badly hurt.
The windows of the Adria Night
Club, owned and frequented by Jews.
were smashed by another group Of
rioters.
The excited crowds had built up
war fervor during the hours Lithuania
considered the ultimatum Jews, ap-
parently, had unconsciously provided
the escape for accumulated steam that
Observation-Disclosures had failed to
provide.
Jews proved to be in a great ma
jority in the lines that stood from
early morning to withdraw savings
from banks before it became known
that Lthuania would yield.
Historic Capital Renounced.
Lithuania not only met Poland's
terms for renewal of diplomatic and
trade relations but also, in the Polish
view, swallowed the bitter pill Of re-
nouncing Wilno, her historic capital
Poland was satisfied by Lithuanias
surrender. Nothing less, she had
held, could be acceptable to end the
crisis created when Polish guard was
killed March IL on the heavily armed
frontier
Poland guaranteed Lithuanias in
dependence and announced she would
do everything possible to make it easy
for Lithuanians, who surrendered re-
luctantly against overwhelming odds,
to establish normal relations with their
powerful neighbor.
War Machine Stays.
The vast Polish war machine that
had been mobilized near the frontier
remained. however. The government
foresaw that there might be difficulty
in the negotiations after nearly two
decades of enmity despite assurances
Lithuanian national pride would not
be injured.
"Lithuania has a right to inde-
pendence and. in the name of the
Polish government. declare Poland
will respect this right" declared Col.
Joseph Beck. foreign minister.
Poland has no desire to humiliate
the Lithuanian nation. It is danger
to European peace to have these alb
normal conditions on one section of a
frontier that has been Theoretically
sealed for 18 years.
1T is better to have the dispute out
than to be nursing grievances in
silence, which might breed dangerous
thoughts.
Nov, normal diplomatic relations
will begin during which number Of
questions will be settled.
I'm a few days time, the Polish
minister to Kaunas will be appointed"
The end Of the long dispute was
celebrated by happy professions. es-
pecially by Poles who have relatives
across the border with whom they
have not been able to communicate