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to assume not only the role as
vehement advocates of Polish
claims. but even to encourage the
Poles when they showed signs of
weakening?"
German offlcialdom let the Ger
man newspa pers have complete
digest of editorial comment and
news reports from the United States.
with the result that afternoon news
papers featured American reception
of the story
The newspaper Nachtausgabe. for
instance. had the banner headline:
America: Tremendous Impression
Of War-Guilt Documents" All the
newspapers printed many columns
of the alleged reports verbatim.
The documents released in Berlin
covered. in the main, the period
leading up to the allies pledge of
March 81. 1899. to aid Poland in
the event of attack. They also COW
cred period of some months there
after.
All but one of the documents.
which the press received in the form
Of what purported to be photo
graphic copies. were typed in the
Polish language The exception was
described by German officials as a
1885 memorandum of Anthony Eden.
British statesman. on a conversa-
tion with Marshal Pilsudski of Po-
land.
One of the documents, allegedly
written by Count Potocki. attributed
to President Roosevelt-without Gt-
tract American attention from CO.
mestic problems "by conjuring up a
war psychosis."
The President also was represent
ed AS desiring, by the same means.
"to persuade the American people to
accept an enormous preparedness
program which goes beyond defense
needs"
Other documents attributed to
Ambassador Bullitt the conviction
that the United States would FIN
jsh' a European conflict on the side
Of the allies and to Ambassador
Kennedy, a pledge to press upon
Britain "the necessity of helping
Poland at once with cash.
Gable Deals with u. S. Policy.
Among the 48-page sheaf of pa
pers was one described as cable
from Potocki advising his govern
ment during the pre-War crisis that
Mr.. Bullitt was returning to Europe
charged with assuring Franch and
England that:
Il. American foreign policy will
become active under the leadership
of President Roosevelt who con-
demns totalitarian states sharply
and unequivocally.
20. War preparations by the
United States on sea. land and in
the air will be carried out with in
creasing speed and will devour the
colossal sum Of 81 $50 100000
''3. The President holds the de-
termined view that France and Eng
land must put An end to every policy
Of compromise with the totalitarian
states.
T. MUl III ABDUL dIiCC lS klVcli l1idt
the United States will abandon its
isolstionist policy and is ready in
the event of war to participate ac-
lively on the side of England and
France. America is ready to place
its entire resources in the way of
finances and raw materials at their
disposal"
Kennedy Allegedy Quoted.
Another document quoted Jan
Wszelaki, Polish commercial attache
in London. on a 45-minute conven-
sation he allegedly had with Am
bassador Kennedy on June 6. 1899.
Mr.. Kennedy was represented as
having expressed the opinion that
in the event Poland decided on
armed resistance to Germany she
could expect the support of Britain
He Kennedy) added that he
would see the Prime Minister and
Lord Halifax and insist upon the
necessity of helping Poland with
cash." the paper declared.
A report on talk which Mr.. Eden,
later to become British Foreign Sec
retary. was supposed to have had
with Marshal PilsudSki on April 2,
1885, was presented in the form of
a telegram purportedly sent to Lon
don by Sir Howard Kennard, former
British Ambassador to Poland.
Mr.. Eden was quoted as saying
that Britain wished nothing bet
ter than to leave Europe to her own
troubles. but that our experience was
that those troubles had an unha ppy
knack Of involving our country"