Evening star., 1944-06-24

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conference. That day the ohioeo
states Army super bombed japan
American. landed in the Marianss
Allied armies fought their way
across the Cherbourg Peninsula sno
the president outlined a plan 1ol
world security. Again the Traveller
tale failed to make the papers.
Here then is an attempt to relate
. little of what Prof. Lanee had te
report on his adventures. First Mr
I.anpe Ia an American citizen. havinG
come to this country seven or eight
years ago from Cracow UNIVERSITY
where he had made an international
reputation as an economist. Like
Father Orlemanski Of Springneld
Mass. he believed 1t was possible ia
resolve differences between Soviet
Russia and the Polish government
tn.exile. He wrote and lectureo on
the subject. This resulted in his
receiving an invitation from the
Union Of Polish Patriots. composed
of Polish refugees in Russia, to come
to MOSCOW. He asked for and was
granted . passport and passage on
4 plane.
Talked with Stain.
In Moscow he had two and one
half hours talk with Marshal Stain.
He was permitted to visit the
Polish Army, q part OF the Soviet
forces, under the command of 1t.
Gen. Zysmund Berling. This army,
he says, now numbers 100000 we'll
equipped men and women-lots OF
women carrying rifles, tommy guns
and the like-and is expected to be-
come an army Of 1000, 900; ut least
the q. 8. s. r. has agreed to furnish
supplies for Polish army Of that
size.
He had 10 conferences with groups
of these soldiers. usually from 100
to 200 In each group. They asked
him about America and he asked
them. about Poland and Russia. In
cidentally, several American corre-
spondents were with him and their
reports of what was learned check
pretty closely with his own.
He had number OF sessions in
Moscow with the Union Of Polish
Patriots, headed by the famous
woman leader, Wanda Wasilewska
While he was in Moscow delega-
ton from the Polish National Coun-
Gil was smuggled through the lines
from German-occupied Poland. The
Polish National Council is IN under
ground movement, a rival of the one
that reports to the government-in-
exile in London. Prof. Lange had
conversations with these visitors.
His Conclusions.
As the result Of all this, Prof.
Lange believes:
That reconciling the differences
between the Polish government-in-
exile and the Soviet government is
not impossible and that the ques-
tion Of the boundary line is not the
most important question between
them. That the Russian govern
ment desires q friendly neighbor on
the west more than 1t desires Polish
ICAAltOlys 4Aat bIlC 3 OkC0 AAA xSO0oAd,
including those in the army, have
confidence in the good faith OF
Russia In this matter. That there
Is a disposition on the part Of the
Poles in Russia to trust Mikolaj jczyk,
the new premier, who was head
of the Peasant party in Poland, but
little disposition to trust other men,
bers Of the government-in-exile.
Most Of the Poles with whom he
talked indicated that they do not
desire a Communist government in
liberated Poland. They prefer q
democratic government modelled on
that of the United States. They
want to see the large landed estates
broken up, but they do not want
them supplanted by collective farms
They discuss their views quite freely,
both at the front and in Moscow
and accept the assurances of the
Russians that they may have any
sort Of government they desire, pro-
vided 1t is one that will deal ami