Evening star., 1943-05-21
Sikorski Plans Visit
To Calm Polish Army
On Russian Breach
ExiIe-Government Premier
Hopes to Pocify Soldier
Unit in Middle East

BY VICTOR GORDON LENNOX,
Foreisn correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, May 21.-Wladislaw
Sikorski, premier Of the Polish gov
ernment-in-exile, shortly will visit
the Polish Army established in the
Middle East. His main purpose will
be to calm down the excitement
which has been mounting among
the troops as a result of the Russo
Polish dispute.
1t has been an integral part of the
arguments proceeding between the
Russian and Polish governments
that the Russians have refused to
permit further Poles to proceed
from Russia to join the Middle
Eastern army, or to allow the
families of those already serving
there to leave Russia to be reunited
with their menfolk.
Although little has been heard re-
Gently about Anglo-American ef-
forts in Moscow to heal the Russo
Polish breach. it is expected that
new developments may follow the
arrival there of President Roose-
velt's special envoy, former AM
bassador Joseph E. Davies. Poles
here believe President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill have
worked out proposals which they
hope will prove helpful If the Rus
slams actually want settlement.
Sikorski Confident.
Meantime, Premier Sikorski is
confident that he will be able to
smooth the ruffled feelings of his
own people during his Middle
Eastern inspection tour.
Premier Sikorski probably will be
away for about two months and it
is expected that he will undertake
the major reconstruction of his gov
eminent after his return to London.
This should 60 far toward meeting
MoscoW's insistence that the COM
plexion of the future Polish govern
ment must be altogether friendly
and correct toward the Soviet gov
ernment.
Evidently, Premier Sikorski him.
self believes that territorial ques-
tions between the two countries can
be settled amicably after the war,
though Polish opinion is still in
sisIent that the townships of Wilma
and LWoW must be included within
the new Polish state.
Germans Woo Quislings.
Information reaching the Polish
government here from Poland shows
that the Germans lately have re-
newed their efforts to find Poles
ready to serve in a puppet Quisling
government, but are meeting with
the same failures as on each previ-
Gus occasion The Germans are
doing their utmost to exploit the
Russo-Polish breach by adopting
less repressive measures against the
Polish people. but these tactics are
also reported as meeting with no
success
Meantime. German nerves in
Poland evidently are shaken bv the
systematic execution of leading Nal
oppressors after secret trials carried
out by delegates of the Polish gov
ernment resident within the coun-
try.
Premier Sikorski has just received
a message from these delegates and
the United All-Parties Committee
established underground in Poland,
thanking the Allied Nations for the
encouraging message sent them on
the occasion of Polish national day.
This reply declares solemnly to
the Allies that fighting Poland will
remain on the road it chose in Sep
tember. 1899, and will never cease
to defend the liberties of nations. J"
It's senders ask that it be delivered
to the United Nations.
tCopyrisht, I943, Chicago Daily News Incl