POLISH POLICY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23048, 27 May 1938, Page 11

POLISH POLICY

FREEDOM OF ACTION ENGAGEMENT TO FRANCE PROVISIONAL FULFILMENT By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Times Cable LONDON, May *25 German circles in Poland express contentment with the attitude of the Polish Government in the recent crisis, says the Warsaw correspondent of the Times. The acting-Foreign Minister, Count Szembek, yesterday received the French Ambassador, M. Noel, and the German Ambassador, Herr von Moltke. He also saw the Czechoslovak Minister, Dr. Slavik, to-day. W liat is regarded as an official pronouncement on the Polish Government s attitude in view of its commitment under the Franco-Polish alliance, is published in tho pro-Government newspaper.

This states: "Poland, faithful to licr alliance with France, will always fulfil her engagement to go to the assistance of France if that country is attacked by any other Power. At the same time, it is considered that Poland cannot allow herself to be drawn into any conflict into which France might be drawn because of alliances with other countries, especially if the policies of those countries have been tho cause of concern to Poland." It seems clear, therefore, that in the contingency of German intervention in Czechoslovakia, whether the French were involved or not, Poland would retain complete freedom of action. M. Czerno, who represents Dr. Hoc]za in a group of members of the Czech Parliament who are visiting Poland, said that calm confidence now reigned in Czechoslovakia. He added: "Wo are determined to be prepared for any emergency and will not tolerate aggression against our frontier or sovereignty. We are confident that the new minorities statute will satisfy the Polish minority, and we hope for a new era of friendship between the two nations. "Everything possible is being done to bring Czechoslovakia and Poland close together so as to constitute a barrier against German expansion eastward."