Evening star., 1945-07-07

1OIOWlng STATES. ATZOna, CaIItOTnIa, CONNECTICUT,
Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana Kansas Mary
land Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The Polish American Congress noted also with
deep satisfaction that its ties with the 100000
Americans of Polish descent which it represents,
have been greatly strengthened through the whole
hearted cooperation of all the big fraternal organi
cations Polish National Alliance, Polish Roman
Catholic Union, Polish Womens Alliance, and
others, the 1000 Polish parishes in America all the
nine daily Polish language newspapers and IS Polish
language publications.
Conscious Of its responsibility to six million Americans
of Polish descent whom il represents the Polish American
Congress expresses its views follows:
l. The victorious end of the war in Europe and
the unconditional surrender of Germany and her
satellites is matter of deep satisfaction and pride
for all Americans conscious that the mighty effort
of all the American people has made this victory
possible. The elimination of the European theater
OF war, now allows the American people to look
forward to speedy and complete victory over Japan.
2. In defense of its own safety the United States
has been forced to take up arms and actively to
participate in two world in the course of the
last Is years This proves that in the present time of
scientific development, the American people are no
longer safe from aggression from the OUTSIDE; ana
that, although our aims are peaceful circumstances
force us to become directly involved in any major
conflict
3. The problem of security of the United States
has therefore become one of paramount Importance
to all American people. The Polish American Con-
gress adopts the watchword, American Security
First" as its basic aim.
Recent developments have established beyond
any doubt that American security has now become
dependent on world security Hence the United
States can only remain secure in an united world,
in which all nations. great and small willingly
tribute their part toward the essential goal of just
and durable peace in proportion to their means and
possibilities
Polish descent that such peace, based on demo-
cratic principles Of freedom and justice for all in
dviduals and nations, can only be achieved under
active American leadership.
S. The Americans of Polish descent are con-
scious of the enormous power for good which the
United States has now acquired through the joint
loyal effort of all the American people working to-
gether unremitngly throughout these hard years of
toward the achievement of victory of the forces
OF democratic decency the evil forces of total
tartan aggressive imperialism and militarism. This
unprecedented power of the United States is con-
stituted by its almost unlimited possibilities of pro-
duction, its best trained and equipped army, navy
and air force in the world, by the unlimited spirit
OF sacrifice of the American people at home to con-
tribute labor and capital to the attainment of the
common goal All these elements of victory but
especially the splendid fighting spirit which inspires
our boys to risk their young lives on foreign lands
in order that American security and world peace
could become realities, born of the impulse
driving all Americans in their common effort in the
name of the noble principles of freedom and justice,
of the rule of law and order and right might.
These noble principles solemnly declared at
the outset of this to be the fundamental aims of
the American people and were embodied in the
Atlantic Charter and in the Declaration of the
United Nations.
6. On the basis of careful observation the Polish
American Congress views with apprehension, the
present trend of our American foreign policy. 1t
notes with deep that the high principles in
defense of which this country entered the war,
being abandoned in the great task of the establish
ment of world system of security and peace They
are being abandoned at the time when their fullest
application is imperative if American security and
world peace is to be effectively ensured.
7. The Polish American Congress has CLOSELY
followed through its observers at the San Francisco
Conference, the evolution of that Conference. 1t is
compelled regretfully to admit that at this momen-
tous gathering on World Security Organization, it
was apparent to all present that American leader
ship did not assert itself Concepts of power politics
were allowed to take the lead, while the principles
for which America stands, were sacrificed to
eepts of power which alone cannot be the founda
tionS of a sound peace, especially if they demand
the abandonment OF principles of human freedom
and justice. The cynical slogan that agreement
among the Big Powers could not be sacrificed to
ideals became the keynote of that Conference. 1t
holds no promise for durable peace After the
lengthy and depressing Conference at San Francisco
the Charter shows that practically all these prin-
cpes have been sacrificed to the pressure of one
democratic power, supported by a handful of its
satellites and glamorized by skillful propaganda.
s. The fact that the United States did not insist
at San Francisco, that the legal Government of
Poland be invited to participate in the Conference
stitutiona Government of Poland throughout all the
years of its existence and common, bloody struggle
is regrettable act which most unfortunately had
been generally interpreted sign of readiness to
sacrifice democratic principles to tOtalitarian pres
sure.
9. The strong position acquired by the United
States result of this war; opens to it exceptional
possibilities and places upon it vast responsibilities
World Power for justice, peace and democracy
The advantages of the United States deriving from
the political and moral assets which it now holds
especially important in regard to the problems
of American security and must not be wasted. The
Polish American Congress notes with regret that the
power of the United States is not being made use OF
means of persuasion in international negotia-
tiOns.
10. No problem has been handled with such
utter disregard for the rules of justice, legality
democracy and individual freedom as the problem of
Poland And yet, she was the first to fight the only
one among the countries overrun by Hitler which
produced no Quisng, and her Allied loyalty
throughout this was unassaable, her war effort
was out of all proportions to her means and elected
from President Roosevelt the high comment that she
is the nspra ton of nations" The 5000 900 Ameri-
cans of Polish descent have followed the develop
ments of the treatment of Poland very closely and
have come the conclusion that the of Poland
has been dragged down from the heights of the prin
cpes declared in the Atlantic Charter to the depths