The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

fly in which has seen important signs for success of the nesotiG' tons.
 The importance of stalin's ae. ceptance of Q banquet invitation at the British embassy last night waS difficult to over.emphaSiSe. This gesture which might Do regarded as routine in other countries was absolutely without precedent in Mos. COW and It's significance was m" creased by the fact Stalin has made virtually no public appearances since the war.
 Developments
 Tangible developments thus Tor were;
 i-Acceptanee by tho Bulgariai,S of preliminary armbtieo terms 70 be adninlSterod by on Anglos Amer. ican. Russian group under Q soviet chairman.
 2 Arrival of c London Polish dole. gatlon headed by Premier Stannlaw Mlkoiacgyk and c Lublin Polish dele' gatlon headed by It's proSidert, Ed" ward oSuba. .Morawski, for confer. eneeS designed to solve the dimeult Polish problem. . Scrlbed here as the imminent eapit' uiation of Hungary" ID was stressed in Moscow that while tho United States Is not . direct party to the negotiations, Am' SassaAer U AVeriii Hartman iB both fully informed and consulted on all matters except those Of e%- elusive soviet.BritiSh interSet'
 The diplomatic developments iil the Balkans and eastern Europe were merely one phase Of the db" cussions, which also are laying eni. phasis on the final phase Of joint Allied operations for the stosmins Of fortress Germany.
 The Soviet Union still is uneofn.. :. promising in It's inslStence that derrnany's war.making power must Do destroyed forever. Tn that con. noction etallnS compliments 70 American genius in planning ana tho part thls has played h the war bear on application to the Ger: man question since StaliYl expressed hope this genius might Dc applied with equal brillianee toward main' tainlng world peace.
 Cautious Optimism
 There was cautious optimism here on tho chances Of settling the Po' fish question. Two weeks ego fe: cancellation would have seemed from Moscow to Dc almost hope. less, However, 1t was agreed that If anyone can achieve on undef' standing it will Do Mikolajczyk who always has had tho respect not only of tho Kremlin but of the Lublin Poles.
 The fact that Mikoiajcgyk was accompanied by Gen, stanisiaw Ta' Dor of tho Polish home army indi. catOd preparations were being made for dlscuSSlon of military questions on which tho split between the Polish groups iB most grave since the Warsaw uprising.
 On tho Luhlin side, Gen, Michael Rozia -ZymierBki, coi1iinandef oI fAIbiin forces, k present Go ropfe- sent tho viewpoint Of the Polish forces originally organized n Rus" sic.
 The urgency of tho conversations Is indicated by the pace of develop nents In the Balkans where mile itary and diplomatic achievements are confronting the Allies with c host Of unsettled problems iIl every state. With Hungary totteFire on the verge of getting out Of the waE the prospect that the Red Army soon will approach tho southern frontier Of Austria and Czechoslo- vAlkia Is raised.
 Interest of the Russian public In developments was high.
 crowds thronged around tho showcases in Public Parks and squaFOs where the morning ileWg- papers are displayed and avidly read accounts of Dtailn's etteflds arce at tho British embassy din' ner which was prominently feas tufed in bold blRckstype. Below tinls was on account Of the cock. tell party given by Foreign Com. misSaF V. N. Molotov for Churchill end his party and below that c notice Of the arrival Of the Ltibliil Polish delegation.
 | The cccasicn for tho Soviet pre-. niieF's historic appearance was dinner lest night 60 the British eEll' aaasy, attended by . host es hikh \ |6ian, American nMa 4Easlsh ag' fielais, Including Prime Minister \ Winston Churchill.
 Stains address stressed the sEes