The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-19
REFUGEES
CROWD RUMANIA
Food Shortage With Dan.
ger OF Epidemic Is Feared
at Bucharest
BY FERDINAND G. NJ. JAIN
Ut,ltad nross STAN G0Fregn0ndent

BY FERDINAND Z, M, JAIN
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Bucharest, Rumania, Sept. 10 -
(U.P) - Hungry Polish refugees
streamed into Rumania today and
settled In villages near the border,
creating food shortages and danger
Of epidemics,
Russian tanks and cavalry were
reporting closing In on the Polish
Rumanian border, Fastening the
flight OF civilians and soldiers from
the southeast corner OF Poland. The
interior ministry sent an under
secretary TO the border TO direct the
segregation OF Polish civilians and
troops. The former were being held
at border towns and were expected
TO be told TO leave the country In O
few days. The refugee troops were
being interned In concentration
camps.
The Polish government, however,
was given the friendliest treatment
President Ignacy Moseieki went TO
Bicaz, 100 miles north OF Bucharest
In the Carpathian Mountains, where
an estate belonging TO Rumanias
royal family was made available 10
him. General Edward Smygly-Rydz
commander OF the Polish arm, who
abandoned his country with his
staff OF officers yesterday while his
troops continued TO resist German
and Russian invaders on several
fronts. was offered quarters at Graf
oya, In the southwest, 40 miles
from the Bulgarian border.
Foreign Minister Josef Beck and
other members OF the Polish govern
ment were permitted 10 60 TO Sian.
cia, 90 miles north Of Bucharest.
Munitions Surrendered
Polish troops crossing the border
brought many complete tank units,
heavy artillery and anti-aircratt
guns. These they surrendered TO the
Rumanias. II was reported that
approximately $50 Polish fighting
planes had been landed In Rumania,
many OF them badly damaged, and
had been confSeated. Thirty pri-
vate planes carrying refugees had
landed here. They were ordered 70
proceed 10 Constanza on the Black
Sea, II was said that the private
planes would BIO turned over TO the
Rumanian Dir corps.
On the border, many Of the
refugees were penniless and those
who had Polish zloty were falling
victims 10 Rumanian spectators,
Instead Of 80 Rumanian Lei per
zloty-the normal rate-the refug-
ees were getting only six from the
spectators. (The standard value OF
the Leu Is So.0o6; the zloty, $o.ii22)
The National Bank accepts 40 zloti
per refugee In exchange for 20 Lei,
but few refugees knew that.
Priests, Monks, Nuns
Many priests and monks were
among the refugees. There were also
nuns, brushing elbows with women
from Warsaw society, whose silk
dresses were In tatters. All were hun
cry. Peasant women fed many OF
them pieces OF bread and cabbage
soup. At dawn this morning, 400
children OF tender ages were report
cd 10 have crossed the border In one
group. :.
Sanitary facilities were poor at oil
refugee camps and the Rumaniar
government was sending doctors
nurses, ambulances and stores OIL
medicine 10 the border TO combat
disease. A shipment Of medical sup.
plies from the American Red Cross
destined originally for the Polist
army, was on route by SEQ TO Con.
stanza but was not due for three
weeks.
The Polish government ofiiciall
were said 10 DO extremely depressed
smygiy-fsydz was reported on thu
verge Of O breakdown. Moscicki wal
bearing his country's fate stoically.
Mocicki Proclamation
"a proclamation by Moscicki, TO-
sued at Kosgow, In Poland, near thu
border, before he crossed 10 Ru'
mania, was published yesterday Il
Paris. II informed the Polish people
that the government was moving u
70 residence where conditions pre-
vail for assuring the exercise Of ful
sovereignty and guarding the in
terests OF the republic" The proc
lamation was interpreted In Paris N
indicating that the Polish govern
msnt would move 10 Paris Or Lon