Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
Commons Votes
Down Censure
of Polish Plan
Eden Says Decision on
Frontiers May Make
Nation Stronger
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BULLETIN.
LONDON LP).-The House of
Commons by an overwhelm-
ing vote of 800 to Is late to-
day defeated a motion of pro-
test against the Big Three's
plan for the future of Poland.
The vote came after Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden told
Commons that when the set
tlement is finally reached Po-
land will be as strong or
stronger than the Poland
which existed in 1889" I'VE
have at no time guaranteed
Poland's prewar frontiers"
he asserted.
BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 28.-An open
bid for Russian participation in
the war against Japan was
voiced in Commons today as
Britain's lawmakers hustled to-
ward a showdown vote tonight
on the issue Of the Big Three
plan for Poland's future.
Maj. G. E. p Thorneycroft, Con-
sentative, told the House, 1--WE are
faced with long and arduous and
probably costly campaign against
the japanese, and solemnly added:
1--WE cannot compel the Russians
to share the burden of that CAM
paign, but if cooperation means
anything, the greatest cooperation
we could ask for would be that of
Russia in that war"
Vote on Polish Issue Tonight.
A few Conservatives led a bitter
assault on the Crimea decisions re-
earding Poland. A vote on the
Polish issue was scheduled tonight.
A general vote of confidence on
Prime Minister Churchill's govern
ment and general approval of the
Yalta decisions come up tomorrow
night.
Apparently anxious over the mi
nority challenge to full-fiedged unity
behind the Crimea charter, Mr..
Churchill assigned Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden to defend the
Polish decision on the floor and
himself prepared to speak again to-
morrow to wind up one of Britain's
most important foreign policy de-
bates of the war.
The rebellious Conservatives in
Mr.. Churchill's own party charged
the treatment of Poland constituted
that country's fifth partition in less
than 200 years.
London Poles Bitter.
The Polish government in London
received with bitterness Mr.. Church.
ills renewed promise yesterday to
compensate Poland for land trans
ferred to Russia with territory in
the west and north.
I'VE are back to where we were
In 1889 when our country was &C.
cupied," a semioficial Polish source
said.
In another development in Com
mons today, Sir Lambert Ward, Con-
sentative, proposed second Pales-
tine" in Libya to provide refuge for
hundreds of thousands of Jews.
Mr.. Churchill's decision to speak
before Commons a second time-a
revision of previously planned gov
eminent strategy-apparently was
prompted by the Conservative
groups notice that it would lead a
protest against the Big Three,s
treatment of the Polish problem.
This group. which thus far has rail-
lied only four supporters. will at
tempt to amend the Prime Min
ister's confidence motion.
Poland Loss of Lands Cited.
Maj. Maurice Petherick, a Con-
sentative, contended the Crimea
agreement would mean Poland
would lose nearly half her territory,
third OF her population, IS per
cent OF her oil and natural gas, half
her chemical industry and 40 per
cent Of her water power.
ut is not all Pripyat Marshes, /"
he said.
He described Mr.. Churchill as a
great man of war-a well-found,
stout battle cruiser" but added that
nobody is superman."
Everybody makes mistakes. and
If any back-bencher feels justified
in criticizing even the Prime Min
lister he should not hesitate to do
So" Maj. Petherick said.
Eden Will Speak.
Registering again Britain's pique
at being passed by as site of one
OF the Big Three conferences, he
said: There Is feeling that there
lis too much going about with the
SAVIOR of the cup in hand to other
countries. There's no reason why
Mahomet should go to the whole
range of mountains"
Maj. Petherick called the plan to
shift Poland's eastern frontier to
the Curzon Line a violation of the
Atlantic Charter, and declared
peace in Europe would be impossible
for 100 years unless boundary
treaties were recognized and re-
spected.
But DR.. Leslie Haden Guest, La
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