Evening star., 1938-03-20
ANGRY
YIELDING TOPOLES
Parliament in Reluctant
Approval of Cabinets
Submission.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KAUNAS, Lithuania, March 49,
Lithuania surrended in advance today
to the Polish bayonets on her bor-
der, yielding angrily to Poland's ul-
timatum to prevent blood-spilling.
Her Parliament, in . special ses-
sion, heard the government announce
it already had been forced" to ex-
tend its unwilling hand in diplomatic
friendship" The decision was re-
ceived in stony silence in Parlia-
ment.
But the legislators had no alterna-
tive except to indorSe the govern
ment's compliance with Poland's
terms-an exchange of Ministers by
March 81 and re-establishment OF
rail. postal and other relati, i,ns.
Lithuania's forced friendship ended
feud OF 18 years. The rsue came
to crisis after Polish guard was
killed March II on the armed froa-
tier between the neighbors.
Bitterness Sweeps Country.
A wave of bitterness spread through
the little Baltic country in whose lap
suddenly had been dumped her own
and possibly Europe's peace. Despite
government efforts to calm the ma
ton and suppress demonstrations the
settlement increased bitter anti-Polish
feeling
Lithuanians generally believed they
had been forced to choose between
two evils. They regarded acceptance
of the ultimatum as surrender to
Polish threats Of invasion behind
which lurked the greater menace Of a
German coup in Memel, Lithuania's s
seaport.
1n Berlin the German govern
ment reacted favorably to the
Lithuanian capitulation. 1ndica-
tions we're that Reichsfuehrer Hit
Ter would "sit tight" awhile before
attempting any new move,
Lithuania's capitulation amounts to
virtual admission that Wllno, which
her constitution still claims as cap
ital, is Polish Although Lithuania
did not formally renounce her claim
the Polish demand insisted there be
mo discussion" of Wilno.
"A preponderance of force is on the
side OF Poland" Acting Premier
Jokubas Stanisauckis told Parliament.
Might is not right. However. I'M
der these circumstances, the Lithua-
nian government decided to submit
to the Polish demands" The Legisla-
ture reluctantly approved.
Note Sent by Way of Estonia.
Even before the Parliament met,
the Lithuanian Minister at Tallinn.
Estonia, had handed note to Poland's
envoy there announcing Lithuania's
capitulation.
At that moment, 100000 Polish
troops-lve times more than Lithua-
MAS whole army-Were modified
near the frontier and the prows Of
Polish warships were pointed at Lith-
uania's Baltic shores.
Stanisauckis thanked the great
powers which "strived to help Litfu-
ania in her hour of great stress"
Britain, France and Russia had
made urgent representations to both
governments to seek an amicable
solution, warning all Europe's peace
might be in the balance.
Some sources though the bitterness
within Lithuania might find express
sion in the resignation of three or
four ministers who held out against
what they considered humiliation.
Among them was the Lithuanian for
eign minister, Stasys Lozoraitis. The
surrender. in fact, jeopardized the ex-
istence of the entire government.
Nation Is Stunned.
The bulk of the nation still was
too stunned to react sharply t. sub
mission under pressure to country
it regards as an hereditary enemy.
But the semi-military Riflemen's