Evening star., 1941-09-02
BY LLOYD LEHRBAS.
The stars Special News Service.

PoleS Stlll are singing that line OF
their national anthem, and those
who escaped the Nazi blitzkrieg of
their native land two years ago still
are fighting for the rebirth of the
Polish republic.
The strong-hearted phrase, says
Jan Ciechanowski, the Polish Am
baSsador to the United States, is
singing also in the hearts of 35,00O,-
600 Poles living under the con-
queror's rule in their homeland
Despite two years of captivity -
the Ambassador said yesterday the
Poles are undaunted. Starved as
they are, maltreated as they are, en-
slaved as they are-deSpoiled of
everything by the most ruthless and
brutal determination in history
they have never lost hope and never
faltered in their resistance. They
never will"
Fighting for Revival.
The Republic of Poland today
consists of a Polish goyernment-in-
exile in London, Polish troops in ac-
ti0n in Europe and the Near East,
Polish pilots in the skies over Eu-
rope in American and British planes
and Polish volunteers being organ
lied and in training in Soviet Rus
sia and Canada.
Poland's hope for the future lies
In the Poles fight-inside and out
side Poland-and the pledges by
Great Britain and Soviet Russia,
after two dark years, that the Re-
public of Poland will live again
when "Nazi tyranny" has been van
Quished.
The actual land of Poland, di-
vided by Nazi Germany and Soviet
Russia after their conquest. is now
all under German rule since the
German armies. attacking Hitlers
one-time Axis partner. have swept
across the eastern half of Poland.
which was occupied by the Red
Army, and on into old Russia.
The United States still recognizes
the Poland-that-was as a sovereign
and independent nation and main
talnS diplomatic relations with the
exile government in England. The
historic eieht-point program of post
war aims, in which President Roose-
Velt joined with Prime Minister
Churchill, included restoration of
sovereign rights and self-govern-
ment to all peoples deprived of them
by force)
London Serves as Capital.
While Poland's population of 35,-
100000 are ruled by their German
conquerors, the Polish government
in-exile, fighting to regain the ma
tons independence. has established
the temporary capital in London.
The Polish government fled with
the remnants of the army when the
Germans and Russians swept
through Poland All of its former
leaders have disappeared from the
scene
Presid, mt Ignace Mosciki. elderly
and i'll, lives in quiet retirement in
Switzerland where. for many years,
he was a university professor.
Marshal Edward Smygly-Rydz.
who was the commander in chief
OF the Polish Army and the nations
virtual dictator, was interned for
many months in Rumania. Sud-
denly he disappeared, and it has
since been established that he sue
ceeded in fleeing from Rumania,
He was last reported in Palestine,
but Polish Embassy officials say his
present whereabouts is unkonwn.
Joseph Beck. the foreign minister,
still is interned in Rumania. After
spending several months in hospital
he was last reported living under
guard of Rumanian and German Sc
gret police in the Bucharest villa
of Nine. Lupescu-who fled to Cuba
with King Carol.
New Government Formed.
To replace the government that
led Poland to disaster, the Poles
have established in London a gov
eminent under the presidency of
Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, the former
president of the Polish Senate. and
Prime Minister Gen. Wladislaw
SlkorSki. soldier who fought val
iantly to the very end.
A council of "a members confers
on all questions effecting Poland's
war effort and the future of Poland.
Poland has maintained diplomatic
relations with the United States,
Great Britain, Switzerland, Sweden,
Spain. and, despite its Axis mem
bership, with Japan. Friendly dip
lomatlc relations were also re-
established with Soviet Russia in
the July 80 agreement.
This Polish governments white
papers based on information
smuggled out of the country by
Polish agents. charge that the Nazis
have made of Poland land of hun
ger. stark fear, wrecked churches
and schools executions and cruel
and methodical deportations.
The latest white paper ISSUED
August IA charges that at least
10000 civilians have been executed,
some in 'massacres" that wiped out
entire villages and towns.
Heroic Mayor Killed.
Among those who have been "as-
saSSinated,' the white paper re-
ported, was Stefan StarzynSki, the
heroic Mayor of Warsaw, who led
anu StILCliS III lllc DtSISSCu
capital in a valiant defense that
crumbled only when Warsaw was
mass of ruins from bombs and
shells.
(The Germans have acknowledged
that many Poles have been arrested,
tried and executed since the German
occupation, but allege they were all
guilty of sniping. sabotage or other
grave crimes against the German
occupation forces.
Meanwhile, the Poles themselves
are battling for the return of their
homeland to its own governance
From the remnants of the once
proud Polish Army, gathered in
driblets from temporary refugees over
most of Europe, Gen. Sikorski, the
Polish Prime Minister and COM
mander in chief, has forged new
army which is fighting anew for the
freedom OF Poland.
RI