Detroit evening times., 1945-06-05
IN
REVIEW
BY Maj. Gen..+
D. P. Barrows'S

T. r 6drrOW3
TT IS time that the American
i people awoke to the fact
that the Russian government
has completely veiled its actions
in Poland. and al the same time
secured a propaganda hold on
American organs of informa-
tion TO conceal what il is doing
and get support for its own
duplicity.
e-ftiif- record Of Russia'B
treatment of Poland and the
Polish people may never bs
fully revealed.
TREATIES made by Moscow
L have no validity.
III any reader considers this
as saying too much, let him con-
slider the text OF the agreement
signed by the Russian govern
ment with the Polish govern
ment-in-exile on July 80, 1941,
m m e d tely after Hitler
launched his attack upon Russia. /,
BY the first article of this
agreement, Soviet Russia recogvg
nized that the treaties between
Hitler and Stain of 1899. under
which both Germany and Rus
STA invaded Poland and divided
her territory between them. had
lost their validity.
In articles 2 and 3 Moscow
renewed diplomatic relations
with the Polish governmsnt-in-
exile, and both governments
agreed TO give mutual support
In war against Hitlerite Ger
many.
In the fourth article Russia
agreed 10 the formation on Rus
sian territory OF Polish army
subordinated lin an operational
sense" to Russian supreme COM
mand.
Under il The Poles never
-eeased-te- give military help
against the armies Of Germany.
The Poles cannot be charged
with having violated this agree
ment In any manner, but when
combined Allied operations
forced the German armies out
Of Russia into Polish territory.
Stain ignored his pledge OF
194l.
Mr.. HARRY HOPKINS is
Nl now IN Moscow. sent by
the President 10 discover ways
in which Stain can be "satis-
fed and in which American
support Of Russia can be con-
tinued.
II Mr.. Hopkins accomplishes
anything II will be by appease-
ment at the expense of other
peoples. as gross and cynical az
anything recorded in this war.
Time will indicate how shame.
ful such sppeaSement will be.
The American government
and people must then bear their
share OF the shame.
Meanwhile, IL rs impossible 10
hring public opinion TO bear
upon present conditions in Po-
land
Russian practice. in such o
situation, rs 10 suppress ~
avenues Of protest and get nd
Of all leadership not subServient
TO Moscow.
There are reports that over q
million Polish patriots have been
seized by the Russians and are
lost in the concentration camps
and labor forests of Russia and
Siberia.
The victims Will be found 10
he largely the educated and in
fluential class without which q
people becomes helpless.
THE Russian government re
L fuses 10 give any account OF
16 Polish leaders. three of them
former ministers. who were
seduced into visiting Moscow
and Immediately disappeared.
We have no army representa-
ives with Russian forces in
Poland, though we have Scrupu-
lousy associated Soviet COM
manderS AZ our own headquar-
iers. wherever policy was TO be
decided.
We. have no diplomatic repre-
sentation IN Poland, due 10
Stains violation of his word
gwen at Yalta.
American newSpapermen and
other visitors are. of course.
barred
The American people have the
right 10 know through their own
Investigators and representa-
tives of a free press just what
the conditions OF the Poles in
their own country is. and what
the Russians are doing 10 them.
There seems little likelihood
OF Russia opening the door un-
less our own government can
force it open,
IT LOOKS as though this situa-
L ton would not be temporary,
but would continue for many
years.
There is no way 20 enter
Poland except through Red army
lines.
Russian armies occupy east
ern Germany. Czecho-Slovakia
and the eastern territory of
Austria.
Presumably, they will remain
in these countries long while.
They are a military barrier 10