Evening star., 1949-06-05
Polish Embassy Says
Il will Use All Legal
Means 10 Protect Shin
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By NE Assesiussd Press
The Polish Embassy said yester-
day It win use "all legal means
against any unjustified or illegal
action" with respect to the liner
Batory, on which Gerhard Eisler
lied the United States.
At the same time, Ambassador
Jozef Siniewicz said in q statement
that the captain Of the liner had
been instructed to give United
States authorities fullest aid" In
trying to learn how Eisler boarded
the vessel.
The statement:
In connection with the arrival
OF the Polish liner Batory at the
Port Of New York and an investi-
cation on the details of the escape
OF Mr.. Gerhard Eisler started by
the United States authorities on
board ship this morning the Polish
Ambassador states:
Since the very moment the pres
ence Of Mr.. Eisler was discovered
on board ship the master of the
vessel. and the proper officials of
the Gdynia-America Line in New
York have shown the most CO.
operative attitude In informing the
United States immigration au-
thorities on the discovery Of MIR.
Eisler on board and In readily
fulfilling all requests made sub
sequently by those authorities.
Consul Planned 60 Board Ship.
When the motor ship BatoryI
was about to enter New York onl
her journey from Poland the Pol
tsh Consul General In New York
intended TO board the ship at
quarantine accompanied by the
director Of the New York ofiices OF
the Gdynia ia-AmericA Line and Mr..
H. H. Corbin. an American attor-
ney at law Of high standing who
has been requested to assist the
Gydnia- America Line and the Pol
ish authorities on legal matters
connected with the case.
The United States authorities
granted permission to meet the
ship at quarantine TO the press
but did not allow the Polish on
cials nor the American attorney
representing their interests on
board until three hours later. Not
withstanding difIiculties encoun-
tered. the Gdynia- America Line in
order to advise the master of the
vessel sent him q cable with the
following instructions:
Conference legal representa-
tives United States Government
confirmed our view In best interest
of line that you give United States
authorities fullest aid In endeavor-
ing to discover how Eisler Sue
ceeded slowing away on vessels
departure New York"
Cooperation Claimed.
Thus the line acting with the
full knowledge Of the Polish EN-
bassy has again shown o most CO.
operative attitude. This co-opera-
ton should be stressed In the light
of the fact that no one on the
Polish side took any part nor had
any knowledge Of the escape of
Mr.. Eisler until he presented him
self to officials OF the Batory after
the ship had been on the high seas
and outside jurisdiction of the
United States.
In view of the above I sincerely
hope the ship. her master and her
crew will not become victims Of
the disappointment over the es-
cape of Mr.. Eisler or over the deci-
sion Of o British court which set
him free.
I also sincerely hope that the
Polish attitude toward the ship
will be properly understood. She
is q gallant ship which has been
under our Polish flag In many
major actions of the last war on
the side of the Western Allies. Her
master and her crew have an
equally proud war record and
many of them have been rewarded
BY high military decorations.
These facts will not be forgot
ten and they form basis for our
determination to use all legal
means against any unjustified or
flIecaI action ."