THE POLISH PROBLEM.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19812, 2 December 1919, Page 7

THE POLISH PROBLEM.

PADEREWSKI’S POSITION HOPELESS. ARMY WILLING TO MARCH AGAINST BOLSHEVIKS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received December 2, !.) a.m.) LONDON, November 28. The “Morning Post’s ” Warsaw correspondent sums up the situation in Poland., He says that Paderewski’s position is hopeless, and his resignation is expected any day, owing' to his failure to secure East Galicia from the Allies. France and tho United States are willing', but Britain refused. The Polish army made great sacrifices to secure East Galicia, and there is intense public feeling that these sacrifices should not have been made in vain. The Poles are willing to mai’ch to Petrograd against the Bolsheviks, but require a mandate from the Allies, financial assistance and recognition of their claims to East Galicia. The Polish army consists of 600,000, and is tho largest standing army in the world to-day, It is admirably drilled by French officers, and equipped by the. United .States. The Poles now hold the Borosina River and Dvinsk. Thus they are favourably placed to operate against Petrograd and Moscow. Tho snow and ice in December provide favourable campaigning conditions.

COLLAPSE OF KOLTCHAK’S FORCES .

Received December?, 9.20 a.m.) TV A SHI A* Ci TO:T, December 1. Koltohak’s forces have collapsed. The Japanese are contemplating’ taking’ over the defence of Siberia.

THE PEACE TREATY. I

* —-— AMERICAN RESERVATIONS. COMPROMISE SOUGHT. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright i Australian anti N.Z. Cable Association. (Received December 2, 8.50 a.m.) MASHINGTON, November 38.' It is believed that Senator Hitchcock will urge President Wilson to accept . Senator Lodge’s reservations to the j Treaty, with only slight textual , changes, in order to effect a quick com- i i promise between the Republicans and ’ ( tbe Democrats. * l j In the Senate; Senator M’Comick ■ . made a statement to the effect, that it is astonishing some public men in England and France to say that America is repudiating her ’ agreements because the Treaty has not been ratified, they must know that when the American people last year elected a Republican Congress President Wilson was repudiated. He therefore had no power to bind the American people it the Peace Conference.