Evening star., 1944-01-11
Poland
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VIC SoFtCI dilu TUldnQ Oh LDe OASIS
of solid, good-neighborly relations
and mutual respect" also suggested
that Poland could join the Soviet
Union and Czecho- in a bull
wark against the Germans by be-
coming a party to the Soviet Czech
mutual assistance pact recently
signed in Moscow.
The broadcast, however. used
strong language in referring to the
Polish government -in-exile in Lon
don. asserting that the "emigre Pol
ish government, cut off from its peo-
pie, has shown itself incapable OF
establishing friendly relations with
the Soviet Union
| 1t also declared that that gov
ernment has shown itself incap-
able Of organizing an active strug-
gle against the German invaders
in Poland itself More than that,
by its incorrect policy it often plays
into the hands of the German in
vaders.'
There was wide but unconirmed
belief that the Moscow declaration
had been known in advance to the
British and American governments
1t was learned that the British. at
least, knew of the recent Polish note
to the United Nations before it was
issued.
The principal obstacle to an early
settlement and resumption of
diplomatic relations appeared to be
Moscow's outspoken opposition to
Poland's government Exile which
thus far has refused to talk. openly
at least, of any compromise of the
eastern boundary.
Except to say that an carly meet
ing of the Polish government is ex-
pected, Poles refused immediate
comment on the declaration
I'VE must give careful study to
the full text was their only state
ment as the ost-midnight Moscow
broadcast, which plunged immedi-
ately into the issue by declaring
that on January 5 the Polish gov
ernment-in-exile had made an 'in-
correct" assertion about the Soviet
Polish border, caught them unpre-
pared. The reference to the 'in-
correct" assertion evidently meant
the Poles remarks about the Rec
Army having been reported cross
ing the frontiers of Poland" in Its
dash toward Sarny.
"As is known" the Moscow broad
cast declared, the Soviet constitu.
ton established the Soviet-Polist
border in accordance with the vii
OF the population of the Western
Ukraine and Western Byelo-Russis
white Russia) as expressed in &
plebiscite which was carried out OF
a wide democratic basis in 1899. " = :
The inclusion of the Western Uk.
raine and Western Byelo-Russia ir
the structure of the Soviet Unior
not orly did not violate the interests
OF Poland, but, on the contrary
created reliable basis for a solid
permanent friendship between the
Polish people and their neighborine
Ukrainian. .Byelo-R Russian and Rus
sian peoples"
The broadcast asserted. however
that, while the 1889 incorporation
corrected the injustice permitted by
the Riga agreement in 1921" the
Soviet government docs not regard
1889 borders as Interchangeable" de-
claring that corrections could be
made in districts in which there is
an overwhelming Polish population
The declaration emphasized that
Poland's western borders must be
extended by means of Incorporating
in Poland the primordial Polish
lands previously taken away by Ger
many, without which the whole
Polish people cannot be united in
its state, which will receive by this
means necessary outlet to the
Baltic Sea-"
This apparently would involve
! the cession OF East Prussia by Ger