Evening star., 1945-07-07
DECLARATION OF
POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS, inc.
On Present Polish Situation

specially sent to Moscow which after his return,
contrary to the truth, was hailed as triumph OF
successful negotiations of the Polish problem Con-
trary to these enthusiastic comments the fact re-
mains that the United States remained indiffer
ent to the sinister farce OF the snow trlaf OF tne
I6 Polish political leaders and allowed the greatest
humiliation that can be inflicted on valiant and
faithful Ally to be meted out to the Polish people no
less attached to their freedom and human rights
than our American people.
IL. At Teheran the partition of Poland was first
contemplated. From all declarations and conyersa-
tionS with the highest American officials the Polish
American Congress was led to believe after the Yata
meeting, where the seizure by Russia of almost half
OF Poland agreed to by the United States, that
this unfair and high price had to be paid to save
Polands real independence
1t was hoped that provisional body would
be formed which would ultimately lead to free
expression of the will of the Polish nation. How
ever the new body created in Moscow, has all the
earmarks of conspiracy to Illustrate the decisions
reached at Yata and to present the United Nations
with distorted but accomplished fact made
in Russia Out of 81 members of the new govern
ment, 18 Communists Communist sponsored,
definitely pledged to carry out program of sitting
the free will of the people and to force Communism
upon Poland. This is not what President Roosevelt
had agreed to at Yaa it does not fulfll any OF our
expectations can it be accepted by the American
people happy beginning of a solution
1t is unhappy lot today to oppose the new
government in Poland Communist controlled
Moscow clique, which has accepted three individuals
outside their organization, merely to create a too
crude Sembance of free decision. Mr.. MikolajcZyk
and Mr.. Stanezyk have been chosen, because they
have been in the United States where they
warmly greeted only because Of what they then
represented Their inclusion and the assignment
OF insignificant positions to them is calculated to
deceive and confuse Americans of Polish origin, as
we'll as the American public opinion.
The inclusion of nine non Communist Poles into
the So-called National Committee, is further step
in effort to confuse and deceive American public
opinion. AS in Russia where the Executive Com
mittee of the Communist Party, composed of anony-
nous members, has been the governing body OF
Soviet Russia, have Russian agents created
National Committee in Poland composed of 300
members unknown,
of the Russians To add nine names to 300 name
less agents is undoubtedly Moscow trick calculated
to divert the attention of the American people from
the true situation.
IL. AS an American organization, the Polish
American Congress has no intention of interfering
in the internal affairs of Poland. However it is not
only attached to Poland, the country of its fore
fathers, but, above ALL to the dignity of our United
States the land of true democracy, to which our
ceStors came mainly to escape the dctatorial op-
preston of German and imperialistic rule. Ameri-
of Polish descent cannot admit that the noble
principles of President Woodrow Wilson, which
helped in the establishment of POland'S inde-
,endence after the last should within 26 years.
We disavowed by series of backroom compromises,
esulting in renewed partition of Poland and en-
lavement of her people.
49, The Polish American Congress asks its Gov
ernment-why the countries liberated by British
American forces like France Belgium Holland and
the ex-enemy country of Italy, have immedi-
ately been turned over to governments of those
countries without imposing puppet governments and
are being helped in their rehabilitation, while
POLAND alone among the United Nations has been
handed with the sanction of Great Britain and
the United States to its rapaciouS neighbor? Why
has POLAND been partitoned? Why is she being
governed by Soviet-appointed group of Comintern
agents? Why is POLAND controlled and tortured
by the Soviet political police? Why is the Socalled
Polish army now being formed there, partly manned
and entirely commanded by Soviet Russian com
manders? Why has the legal Polish Government
not been allowed freely to exercise its admnistra-
ton in Poland although it has uninterruptedly led
Poland's incompatible Underground Allied Army,
recognized a combatant Allied Force and through
it's official representatives in the Polish Underground
State has succeeded in keeping that country IN the
UNIQUE position of never collaborating with the
enemy and of faterng in its struggle against
the Germans in its Allied loyalty? Why have the
Polish people never been consulted on matters con-
corning Poland? Does our American Government
sincerely consider that there is any possibility OF
holding in Poland "free and unfettered elections
with the participation of all political parties-n
country occupied by Soviet troops and controlled by
Soviet political police and run by SovietcOntroled
government?
States would endorse such a situation as that
n which the Polish Nation finds itself at present
without vigorously protesting and insisting that 1t
oe redreSsed.
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Soviet paatabe the democratic American public
opinion.
When Fascist there millions Italianborn
found that these Italian
his has shown that their opposition their homeland
fascist rule became great asset to the United States which had
at that time recognized Musson and his rule
German Americans against Hler rule their homeland
This oppositon became to the United Sta-ahough
Government recognized and dealt with Hitler Germany
representative government set in Poland
by the Polish peop This only happen when the seviet
Polish refugees, exiles military
without
Dsas and when the Polish nation allowed to be-
existence.
Americans of Polish descent always
their blood labor their especially
safety United
President Of great democracy aims not
Polish American consress nsistently justice