POLAND’S ATTITUDE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23511, 27 May 1938, Page 9

POLAND’S ATTITUDE

GERMAN CONTENTMENT COMPLETE FREEDOM OF ACJION THE ALLIANCE WITH * FRANCE (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, May 25. The Warsaw correspondent of The Times says that German circles in Warsaw express contentment at the attitude of the Polish Government to the recent crisis. The Acting Foreign Minister (Count Szembek) received the French Ambassador (M. Noel) and the German Ambassador (Herr von Moltke) yesterday, and the Czechoslovakian Minister (Dr Slavik) to-day. What is regarded as an official pronouncement of the Polish Government’s attitude, in view of its commitment under the FrancoPolish alliance, is published in a pro-Government newspaper. It states: “ Poland is faithful to the alliance with France and will always fulfil her engagements and go to the assistance of France if attacked by any other Power, At the same time it is considered that Poland could not allow herself to be drawn into any conflict into which France might be drawn because of alliances with other countries, and especially if the policies of those countries had been a 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.