Evening star., 1940-03-02
Poland MarshaIs
5aIvaged Forces 10
Aid Allies
New Government at
Anglers Roises Army
Of About 50, 900
(Lnst OF a Series.
BY LLOYD LEHRBAS,

Last OF a Series)
By LLOYD LEHRBAS,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.
While the Polish Army was being
chopped to pieces by the invading
Germans, the Polish government,
thrown into chaotic confusion, re-
treated until all hope was lost and
then crossed the border into Ru-
mania.
President 1gnace Moscich is now
tn Switzerland.
Marshal Edward Smigly-R the
virtual dictator of Poland and
commander in chief of the army, is
interned on a private estate north Of
Bucharest.
Foreign Minister Josef Beck is
lnterned In sanatorium near
Brasov.
To replace those officials, Polish
leaders organized a new republican
government with the capital" at
AngerS, France.
Recognition by Government.
The new government, which is
recognized by all nations except
Germany and Soviet Russia, is
headed by President Wladyslaw
Raczkiewicz, former president of the
Polish Senate.
The Premier and commander of
the Polish military forces being or"
ganized in France is Gen. Wladyslaw
Sikorski, who organized the Poles in
1914, served as Premier until he dis
agreed with Marshal Smigly- -Rydz.
The national council of "a men,
bers is headed by Ignace Paderewski,
world-famed pianist and modern
Poland's first Premier.
Embassies and legations, with
greatly reduced staffs, are main
tanned as before the war. In addition
to the Embassy in Washington, there
are Polish consulate generals in
New York and Chicago and Polish
consulate at Pittsburgh.
The Polish Army disintegrated
after three weeks Of smashing, at
tacks by the German air force and
army.
New Army of $1,000.
With many of those who escaped
and volunteers who were living in
other countries, Gen. Sikorski has
organized new Polish Army, which
consists of about $4,000 men. 1t will
operate as q Polish Army with the
allies.
German bombing planes, smashing
nearly every Polish airdrome before
the Poles knew war had started,
destroyed most of the Polish air force
within the first few days of fighting.
Only about 200 planes were able to
fly over the border, most to Rumania,
where they were interned.
Some pilots and mechanics who
escaped managed to reach England
and France and-with planes fur
nished by the allies-nearly 5000
Polish aviators are now undergoing
training for aerial warfare with the
British, French and Polish Armies
When the war started the Polish
Navy consisted of four destroyers,
five submarines and a number OF
smaller craft. German planes bomb
ed and sank the disabled destroyer
Wicher after it had sunk two Ger
man destroyers in battle in the
Baltic.
Three Join British.
Three destroyers escaped and are
now serving with the British Navy
One Polish submarine escaped and
is now with the British, but four
others were disabled or interned in
neutral ports after exciting adven-
lures in the Baltic.
All other naval craft were scut-
tied, sunk or captured.
Polands gold reserve before the
war was valued at approximately
S75,00O0O0. Half of the reserve
was carried over the Rumanian
border and reached London in
safety. Most of the remainder ais.
reached London in smaller ship
ments later, although an undisclosed
amount was retained in Rumania to
pay refugee and internment ex-
penses.
With the collapse of the Warsaw
government Poland announced sus-
pension of interest and sinking fund
payments on all Polish bonds until
the termination of hostilities." A
considerable amount is held in the
United States.
The Anglers government revenues
consist of payments by the Anglo
French allies, interest on the gold
on deposit in London, some trade
balances in neutral countries and
earnings of IA merchant vessels
which are under charter to the
allies.