Evening star., 1944-10-12

ByRoosey Want!
Strong Polish Nation
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt bespoke tn,
ablishment Of Poland as stron,
nation" rs Prime Minister Churchill
and Marshal Stain prepared TO-DAY
to bring rival Polish leaders togethel
IN Moscow.
While attention focused on MOS
COW efforts to iron out 4 two-year'
old diplomats tangle now 20 snarlet
that of1ciAls consider 1t d menac,
to Allied unity, the Presidents state
ment was viewed ~ increasing tn,
presstire for settlement between tn,
Polish government-in-ex in Lon.
don and the rival Soviet t-backet
Polish National Committee
Mr.. Roosevelt told Polish-Am
can leaders yesterday Poland mus
be reconstructed as great nation
and that Il am certain that work
opinion is going to back up tina
objective"
Charles Rozmarek OF Chicago
president of the Polish. American
Congress, who asked the Presiden
to defend the just principle O
Poland's independence and also hel
national integrity In view O.
the attitude of Soviet Russia to tn,
Polish government" said he wa:
exceedingly gratified" at the Presi'
dents response.
Mikola jcxyk to Go to Moscow.
The exchange of remarks was re-
leased at the White House shortly
before Moscow announced that lead.
ers of the Polish National Commit.
tee were in that capital, and Prime
Minister Stanislaw Mikola jczyk oi
the exiled government was prepared
to fly there.
The Polish American leaders, pre-
senting memorial adopted by the
POLISH american Congress in May
asked Mr.. Roosevelt for assurance
that you will insist that neither ar
alien nor a puppet system OF gov.
ernment shall be imposed upon Po.
land nor that any part of her popu.
lation will ever be disposed of OF
transferred against the really freely
expressed will of the Polish people.
Mr. Rozmarek interpreted the
Presidents reply as new hope" fol
the people OF Poland.
The President avoided committine
the United States to support either
of the opposing Polish groups.
Presidents Text.
Following Is the text of Mr.. Roose
velt's remarks as given out by thu
White House:
Il am glad of the opportunity
have had to talk about the present
position of Poland in the war and
about the future of Poland. You
and I are all agreed that Poland
must be reconstructed as great
nation There can be no question
about that.
"Of course we should all bear in
mind that nobody here has accu-
rate information about everything
that is going on in Poland. Even I
as President of the United States
with access to all OF the information
which is available, am not fully in
formed Of the whole story. As an
example. I still do not know all le
facts about the recent events in
Warsaw. AS new information comes
every day. we will get a clearer pic
ture about the whole situation.
THE broad objective which we all
seek is excellent. I am certain that
world opinion is going to back ur
that objective-not only to recon
stitute Poland as a strong nation but
also as a representative and peace.
loving nation. I wish to stress the
latter. 1t is very important that the
new Poland be one of the bulwarkf
Of the structure upon which we hope
to build permanent peace"
Mr.. Rozmarek's Statement.
In presenting the memorial 70 the
Mr.. Rozmarek said:
"All Americans of Polish descen,
greeted the noble principles laid
down by you in the Atlantic Char
ter and in your declaration on the
four freedoms as war aims worthy
of our beloved United States. W.
have fought, worked and sacrificed
to help achieve these aims. In the
same spirit we welcomed your great
initiative of the United Nations the
association OF freedom loving peo-
Piles, great and small.
I'm the light Of recent develop.
ments, we are apprehensive that
these great American directives are
being abandoned or sacrificed. These
fears have been causing our people
anxiety. We therefore most respect.
fully ask whether you, Mr.. President
can give us assurance that oul
American policy for the establish
ment of world peace has not de-
parted from the principles embodied
in these documents and statements
of yours which we are determined
firmly to support
The Board of Directors of the
Congress is meeting at the Roosevelt
Hotel today and an announcement
said that "the present situation ir
Poland which is being used as 9
pawn on the chessboard of inter
national power politics will be the
subject of discussion"
After the White House visit yes
terday the Polish American leaders
called on Chairman Connally Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
Au>h1.