The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-14
REPORTS sour OF
 POLAND NOT GOOD
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 (Continued from Page D Hitler still had in the back of his mind the original German March to the East" the objective of which was the Black Sea, with its Mediter. ranean outlet and which would enc compass Russia's fertile Ukraine, with an area as large as Poland.
 Lemberg Is the seat of the Ukran- ian Nationalist movement which has been under way since the middle of the 18th century. It is the "capitap of Ukranians who comprise one- tenth of Poland's 3S,000000 inhabi. tants. They have a common lan- guagc, culture and racial affinity with Russian Ukrainians. They op- posed the Polish government before the German invasion, but pledged their support to Poland during the conflict. They are regarded now as no more pro-Pollsh than pro-Ger- man, but firmly determined to have their own nation, which they never have had except for beleaguered republic between 1917, when Csarist Russia collapsed, and 1921 when they were divided between Poland and Russia.
 Wedge Against Russia
 The diplomats view was that by creating controlled Ukrainian state with a segment of Poland, Hit Ter could, at some future day, use It as a wedge against Russia.
 In that connection I know one experienced German agent who l6 months ago ostensibly was a secre- tary to one of the leading Austrian Nazis; who a year ago ostensibly was secretary to one of the lieuten- ants of Conrad Henlein, Sudeten- land Nazi leader; who six months ago was In the Bratislava at time when repeated violence was giving an edge to the Czechoslovak crisis, and who four months ago was sent to Lemberg.
 In other words, he has had his hand in all recent German con- quests. He is e "professor of inter- national law" although he told me in Berlin five months ago that he had mot much opportunity" to practice his profession recently. Naxis Bomb Roads
 The Germans, It was reported here, were bombing the road from Lwow to the southeast along the Dniester river to prevent large Poe fish forces, disorganized after heavy fighting on both sides of the stream, from reforming their divisions. All rail traffic between Lwow and the Rumanian border-and possibly from Lwow to Lublin, halfway be- | tween Warsaw and the beleaguered southern city--has been suspended, according to information received here,.
 Lwow, battered by heavy aerial bombardments and rayaged by fire, was said to be still in Polish hands but with Germans commanding heights above the city.
 The indicated failure of the Poles to put up Q stiff resistance on the favorable terrain west and south- west of Lwow, thus checking threatened German flanking move- ment toward the north, was ascrihcd here to the fact that communica- tons had been SO disrupted by Ger. man bombardments that Polish troops could not be iiiassed in suf- ficient strength to meet the at- tack.
 That Helps Naxi Rush
 Otherwise, 1t was said, the Cor mans could not have made such rapid progress through the hilly country south of the Polish- Ukrain- ian city.
 Reorganization of the Polish armies on the southern front would permit the Germans to clean up the Rurnanian border areas and then turn their attention toward central and northern Poland.
 At the same time the German drive toward Bialystok, about i2c miles northeast of Warsaw and halfway between the capital and Wilno, would place the Germans iil c position to undertake Q great flanking movement southward.
 If the two wheeling movements are effectively carried out, thu main Polish armies along the Wis. tula will be trapped.
 Meanwhile, Rumania was under. stood to have two divisions on oi near the Polish border.
 Polish refugees and retreatint troops, possibly running high in the thousands. are expected ct the Ru. manian frontier within the nex 1 iasa al. llaaAA Aaua ll flaA 6Anttaata aA.