The Crisis in the Polish Government
The Crisis in the Polish Government Till American SUU De-aertaoertt has mnoonrid that "«« traditional policy . ,f aat ge»ra*it*>etng epeeilk rroatkrt balds food.'' Hence the Dm ted States rould...
...Hia record i* clear and hi* position with regard to democratic principlea beyond question...
...The question * w»«t te do in this tragic situation...
...Teia i* repudiation of the principlea of the Atlantic Charter...
...of State, Mid that ho "cannot eommotit on the question of the puialy internal organization of a friendly government...
...And when the borders are decided, (hey should be guaranteed by the United Nation...
...He disagrees with Kwapinski only in judging how far Poland will be compelled te go in conciliating Russia...
...Kwapineai ia convinced by "**««• experience that appeaaement will load only |e farther defeat and fln.l surrender...
...It points to tho division of Europe into spheres of influence...
...up of Tit* la Yugoalavia and of the Lublin Committee In Poland...
...Evidently the reason it .that Sforza hat changed hit mind about th* monarchy— be it now opposed to it...
...Mikolajcayk ia willing to accept the Curzon line a* th* temporary and tentative eastern frontier...
...An Editorial— Britain Is Offside in Italy Wk have objected whenever the Soviet oovernraent ha* taken arbitrary and unilateral action with regard the governments of liberated lands and of Iran...
...Kwapinski ¦e»aa*r» "anti-Soviet" than Roosevelt or Churchill...
...The Crisis in the Polish Government Till American SUU De-aertaoertt has mnoonrid that "«« traditional policy . ,f aat ge»ra*it*>etng epeeilk rroatkrt balds food.'' Hence the Dm ted States rould not »eea4e to the reqUOOt Of the Pefaih G**ern»ent-in-Exile that the UnlUd State* mnd Britain guarantee th« fi on-irark ef Poland, wherever .Hay may be d.awn Kda-ard R. Stettmius, now Ivrifar...
...His program ia the basic common program of all four democratic parties...
...We protested against th* setting...
...And that sort of thing leads straight down the broad way to the neat world war...
...When we wont into tho war, wa diicarded isolationism and made inter vent ion in European affaire »a imperative necessity As aoon aa the war is won, we will, with other A Him, intervene in tho domestic »ff»lre of Germany and Japan...
...Wa can't help it...
...Wo can no longer avoid doing ao...
...Kwapintki ha* in/id that the qutttitn «/ th* frontier h* pottpontd until aft*r th* war and th*n tettled ay nfgotiation und*r llnittd Nation* auipieet, not tmi-la it rally by dicta tioti from Moicaw...
...Unterground threatened with execution or ¦•Htfatfan, haw to reach the best possible agree-»«t with Moacow...
...After -month* of conspicuous activity inside troubled Italy, there ha* been agreement among all of tho democratic parties that he is th* man to lead the government...
...The crisis was precipitated by a message from Roosevelt which Harriman delivered to elikolajczyk...
...Thia ia the policy of "mm mtei vention" and of appeaaement, practiced toward the Spaniih ClTil War and Franco, brought up-to-date...
...All of them are both pio-*•**•* and anti-Soviet simultaneously: they want peace Russia but they don't want Communism or a Pepptt government donsinated by Moscow...
...Hs i* the most distinguished anti-fascist liberal now available...
...The dispute haa been generally misraprasented as •no between "pro-Soviet" and "anti-Soviet" Polish leaders...
...And it must be remembered that it has been the Polea who have made all tho compromises, conciliatory meaaures, and retreats...
...Neither will accept a puppet government...
...j!***P'n«W is lighting to uphold basic principles...
...And wo will have a veiee in th* determination of tho frontiers of those sod ether nations...
...Thia ia aurrendor in the face of the aggressive Hpytm of Stalinist Ruaaia...
...But what Stettiniua aaid seems to mean that we have abandoned them...
...Neither will serve as a Quisling for Stalin...
...If this tort of thing continues, there cannot b* a united Europe, a free Europe, or any tort of decent and democratic Europe...
...interpretation* of Roosevelt 'a stand apparently differed...
...ertainly our trm4iti»nml policy ia not to guarantee laecrt* frontiers...
...wolajczyk would accept unavoidable compromise—he **" •¦Portuniat states men in the best aense of the 7***' Kwapinaki probably atill hope* for eventual aid Britain and the United States if the Polish Government refuses to capitulate...
...Thi* action is right in lino with what the Soviet Government ha* bean, doing...
...It wa* Uken by the British Government and announced by th* British Ambassador...
...But on the more fundamental question of Poland's independence from Moscow'* control th* two leader* »r* agreed...
...all four anti-,M«««t parties recognise that their plight ia dee-ijjffa fa the extreme: for they are abandoned...
...At th* moment wh*n he wa* to be asked to make up a Cabinet the British Ambassador directly and peremptorily inteiposed hi* veto...
...They are willing to include Communists in the government...
...What ia behind thia crisis...
...Mikolajczyk's "moderation" and willingness to conciliate Moscow does not msan that he has sold out or that he will discontinue hia atruggle for a settlement that safeguarda Poland'a honor, integrity, and freedom...
...Washington and London have encouraged the Polea to held oat, despite "our traditional policy" of not guaranteeing frontiera...
...It ia not Thar* isn't a tingl* vtpi-«**ntativ« *f party in (As Polith Govtrnmtnt who doe* not •eVlfrita friendly eaaparativ* rtlationt with th* Sovi*t ^MeiaawKt, Nor ia...
...Th» bask dispute ia thm: Mikolajciyk betievee »»»t eemetbing can be saved front the debacle by •¦Haaamant of sulir...
...On this principle wo now express our dis-apprpval of the action of the British Government in Italy...
...there a single one,of them wh'o w*»t* Poland tovietited...
...If Washington, and London too, would aasure the Polea of continued support, or aay to them unequivocally, "Accept the Curzon line and territorial compensation in tho west, and we will guarantee your independence and security within these new frontiera," the Polish Government would unanimously continue to negotiate with Moscow for the best possible terms...
...Ha added that the Poliah (iovernaient knowa that because of our traditiona the USA cannot five attjr guarantees of protection of frontier...
...The action was not taken by the United Nations, not by tho three great power* acting in conjunction, not by th* AMG...
...Our contention 1* that the people of each liberate* country mutt be left free to form their own government...
...Thia ii iaolationiam...
...They differ only ia to fctict— »«» U rescue aa aspen aa possible, how to eatablish '"•**¦ 'or future strategy, how to save the lives r' ¦• ">»ny aa possible of their comrade* in the gf...
...It ii alao our traditional policy not te iatervene fa the affaua of European or other^coun-M Bit Wa art actively doing ao today—in Italy, ia Praace, in Belgium, in Argentina, in China...
...eader of the Peasant Party, re-•ojnad aa the Polish Premier: Kwapinski and Arciszew-*ki, Palish Socialist leaders, are trying to form a new Ceeiaet...
...idenUy, by Britain and tho United States, te the ,"*«*•» •« SUIfa...
...Thia is denial of the hop* for aocurity within a United Nationa organization...
...Aad wa will have to join with tho United Nationa in MM'lHtaf -collective pledge guaranteeing all nationa against aggressors guaranteeing specific frontiers, territorial integrity, independence...
...tho Russians have constantly increased their demand* and with growing arrogance, as the Red Army advance...
...The move to place Count Sforaa at th* head of th* Italian Government waa inevitable...
Vol. 27 • December 1944 • No. 49
