The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-14

relations with the national minori- ties and bring them to state of extreme tension.
 The national policy of the ruling circles in Poland was characterized by suppression and oppression of the national minorities, particularly the Ukrainians and the Byelo Russians.
 Western Ukrainia and Western Byelo Russia-regions in which the Ukrainians and Byelo Russians form Q majority of the population - are subject to extremely rude and un- scrupulous exploitation by Polish landlords. The Ukrainians and Byelo Russians have been subject to @ regime of national oppression and deprivation of rights.
 Freedom Boast scoffcd At
 "The ruling circles in Poland who boast of their alleged love for free- dom did everything to convert Western Ukrainia and Western Bye 10 Russia into Q colony deprived of any rights. They delivered them for plunder to the Polish gentry. Tn this respect Poland's policy differs in no way from the policy of oppres- sion pursued by the Russian Czar- dom.
 "The ruling circles In Poland pur- sue in practice policy of forced publication of the Ukrainians and Byelo Russians. The lands of Vest eril Ukrainia and Byelo Russia are given over for settlement to Polish military olonists-the socalled Osa- diks. The Poles who form here an iniinitestimal percentage of the population constitute the dominating force, holding in their hands the en. tire machinery of power.
 "T'he Polish language dominates all rungs of the administrative ladder from top to bottom. All officials and judges are Poles who recognize no language but Polish. Persons of non- Polish nationality have no access to any government position. Poland's ruling circles maintain their domin- ation over national minorities by punitive expenditions, field tribun- als, by white terror and by flaming national discord.
 Reduced to Nothing
 "The Ukrainian and Byelo Rus- sian cultural institutions and schools have been reduced to almost noth- Ing. Suffice 1t to point out that the constitution of Poland not only docs not provide for any even curtailed autonomy for the national minori- ties but 1t does not give even the right to teach children in their mother tongue.
 "The forcible Publication of the Ukrainians and Byelo Russians has not been confined to the schools Ukrainian and Byeio Russian litera. ture, the arts and the press are ifl thesafne position. As result of ell this the Ukrainian and Byelo Rus sian population has been doomed tc cultural degrandation.
 These arc tho reasons why Poland did not and could not create inner unity and the consolidation of the forces of c multi-national state which could raise . high patriotic wave and unite c Polish army con. sisting not only of Poles but alsc of Ukrainians and Byelo RuSsiani in q single nedeavor to offer . res bun to an armed opponent.
 "The national fninorities did moi become and could not become TO. liable support for the state regime in Poland.
 "A multi-national state, not knii together by ties of friendship aiit the equality Of the peoples inhabit. Ing 1t, but on the contrary based or the oppression and inequality oi national minorjties, cannot consti. ute strong military force. Thii is the root Of the weakness Of thu Polish state and the inner cause of It's military defeat"