Evening star., 1939-05-05
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, May 5.-The fol-
lotptpg Is the tert OF the official
English translation OF Foreign
Minister Beck's declaration In
Parliament today:
This session of Parliament pro-
vides me with opportunity Of filling
in some gaps in my work Of recent
months. The course Of international
events would perhaps justify more
statements Of the foreign minister
than my only exposition which I
made in the Senate Commission for
foreign affairs.
On other hand, It was exactly that
swift development Of events that
prompted me to postpone the public
declaration until q time when the
principal problems Of our foreign
policy would have taken on more
definite form.
The consequences Of the weaken
ing of the collective international
institution and Of the complete re-
vision of the method of intercourse
between nations, which I reported
on several ocasions in the houses,
caused the opening of many new
problems in different parts Of world.
That process and its results reached
in recent months borders of Poland.
A very general outline Of these
phenomena can be summed up IN
saying that relations between par
ticular powers have taken on more
individual character, with their own
features. General rules have been
weakened. One nation simply speaks
more and more directly to another.
AS far as we are concerned. very
serious events have taken place. Our
contact with some powers became
easier and deeper, while in other
cases serious difficulties have arisen.
Refers to British Pact.
Looking at things chronologically,
I am referring In the first place to
our agreement with the United
Kingdom, with Great Britain. Gre
mendous applauseo
AS to the repeated diplomatic con-
facts, designed to define the scope
and aims of our future relations, we
reached on the occasion Of my visit
to London a direct agreement based
on the principles of mutual assist
ance in case of a direct or indirect
menace to independence Of one Of
our countries.
The formula of agreement is known
to you from the declaration of Mr..
Neville Chamberlain of April 6, the
text of which was drafted by COM
mon agreement and should be re-
garded as a pact concluded between
two governments. I regard it as my
duty to add that the form and char
acter of the comprehensive CONVEX
sations held in London give particu-
lar value to the agreement
I should like Polish public opinion
to know that I found on the part Of
the British statesmen not only a
profound knowledge Of the general
political problems of Europe, but also
such an attitude toward our country
as permitted me to discuss all vital
problems with frankness and con-
idence without any reservations or
doubts. Great applause.)
1t was possible to establish rapidly
the principles Of Polish British coll
laboration, first Of all because we
made 1t clear to each other that the
intentions of both governments are
intentions on basic European prob
lens; certainly neither Great Brit
ain nor Poland have any aggressive
Intentions whatever, but they are de-
termined in the defense Of certain
basic principles of conduct In inter-
national life.
Parallel declarations Of the leaders
of French policy confirmed that we
are agreed between Paris and War
saw that the effectiveness Of our de-
fensive pact not only cannot be af-
fected adversely by q change of the
international situation, but on con-
trary, that our agreement should
constitute one of the most essential
elements in political structure Of
Europe.
Pretense Charged to Reich.
The Polish British agreement has
been used by the chancellor Of the
German Reich as a pretense for
one-sided declaration regarding the
existence of a treaty which the
chancellor of the Reich concluded
with us in 1884.
Before passing to the present stage
Of this matter, allow me to draw brief
historical outline.
The fact that I have had the
honor to participate actively in the
conclusion and execution of that
past imposes on me the duty Of its
analysis.
The pact of 1894 was a great event
in 1884. It was an attempt to give
some better course to history between
two great nations, an attempt at
leaving the unwholesome atmosphere
of daily clashes and wider hostile de-