Evening star., 1944-12-15

Placing before Britain's law
makers what he called the bare
grim bones of the Polish problem,
Mr.. Churchill made these points:
/. The Poles have no alternative
but to meet Russia's demands for a
western frontier along the Curzon
Line.
2. In return. Poland would be
compensated with territory ''at Ger
manys expense" including Danzig
and all of East Prussia south and
west of Konigsberg.
3. Mass transfers of population
would be made to prevent minority
disputes from troubling the future
peace.
Contrast to United States Policy.
Between the lines of Mr.. Church
Ills speech apparently lay agree
ment between Britain and Russia
on perhaps even more than the
problems of Poland.
His announcements took on in
creased significance in the light of
Britain's policy in the affairs of Eu-
ropes restive lands, contrasting to
the hands-off attitude laid down by
the United States.
From one of the first members to
rise after Mr.. Churchill concluded
Henry Raikes, Conservative bar
rister who once served in the Raj
came the sharp retort that "the At
lantic Charter has become a ghost" ="
And" he said, that ghost was laid
today"
Mr.. Churchill said he had no
doubt that the great powers. if
they agree, can effect" the transfer
of population implicit in the as
signment of part of East Prussia to
Poland. 1t was here he added that
he found great difficulty in dis
cussing these matters because the
attitude of the United States has
not been defined with the precision
which the British government have
thought it wise to use"
I'VE know, however" he said, that
the Government and the people of
the United States have set their
hearts upon world organization to
prevent the outbreak of future wars,
and this world organizatio will be
fatally ruptured by a quarrel be-
tween any of the three most powerful
empires which compose the grand
alliance of the United Nations. The
President is aware of everything
that has passed - y"
Mr.. Churchill took Poland's exiled
government to task for what he
called its delaying tactics.
Increased Prestige.
AS a result, he contended the au-
thority of the rival, Soviet
Polish National Liberation Commit
tee will grow and it's contacts with
the Soviet government will become
more intimate and strong"
Although he said 1--WE still recog-
nize the Polish (exiled) govern
ment," Mr.. Churchill made it clear
that he held no confidence in its
administration since it was recon-
~stituted lin form which in some
respects I certainly am not able to
applaud"
In an apparent last desperate
effort to obtain a compromise be-
tween the Lublin and London Poles.
he heaped tributes on Stanislaw
Mikolajczyk, who stepped out as
Premier of the London group re-
q Gently. 1t was clearly a bid to
persuade Mr.. Mikolajczyk and his
Peasant Party to return to the
coalition government in the leading
role.
Although suggesting Britain as a
meeting site for the Big Three, Mr..
Churchill agreed to go to amy place"
If such session could be arranged.
There ought to be meeting of
the three great powers at the
earliest moment" he said. so far
as and the Foreign Secretary
fAnthony Eden) are concerned we
will proceed to any place at any
time under any conditions where we
can meet the heads of our two chief
Allies.
.A Would Welcome Meeting.
1--WE should welcome above all a
meeting in this island--a meeting
= In Great Britain which has waged
the war from the outset and risked
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