Show MERI A PLANNING AID FOR POLAND ARMS AND FOOD Will ILL HALl BEDS Nation That rha Now Is Sole Bulwark Bullark Against Russian Soviet Expansion Must wt Be Assisted Bliss Declares Decar By y P iss Press w WASHINGTON WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 15 Deli Definite nite mite plans for furnishing Poland ola d with war materials and food to aid aidin aidin aidin in checking checking- the westward spread of Bolshevism are being considered by bythe bythe y the United States and the allied got gov governments Secretary Baker said today toda- before the House ways and means committee supplementing supplementing- the tho declaration declara declara- Hon tion that Poland Polan was the only bulwark bul bul bulwark wark against r Bolshevism The committee has before belore it the proposal pro pro pro- Decal of ot Secretary Glass Glase to authorize in credits to European conn o st r the Uie f mer ic lean ican n food Supporting Supporting- that tb project ct General BUss Bliss speaking from rom his experience ex ex- ex- ex as American representative e on tho the military council during the war and as a member of or the themer Amerlean mer Amer- merIcan lean Ican peace delegation to Paris declared de de- de- de that if It Poland were wore overrun overran a 3 general revival ot of the war might follow fol tol- fol- fol low The military aspects of or the food tood sit sit sit- u Uon in Europe are are purely speculation speculation speculation specula specula- tion as to details but not as to re results me- me c- c suIts General Bliss sa f It was the thc growing opinion of military experts he added that Russian soviet o armies would turn toward tho west where the they would outnumber the Polish forces their only onto barrier Baker l lelis JI Plan PIan General Bliss Bliss' said that in gr granting loans the United States should de demand demand de- de mand of the allies that the they provide the Poles with military supplies It was at this point Secretary Baker tol told tho the committee that thal the tho allies and the United States were planning to furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish arms to the Poles Such action was favored b by tho tile United Unite States gd he said and to furnish food oo relief in Poland would be protecting civilization rather than following a humanitarian Impulse The Time attitude of or the the Polo now ilow be beyond beyond be- be i yond ond tho timo eastern frontier tentatively fixed for Poland at Paris also was ws rig cited by General Bliss as a possible cause for a western movement b by the Russians Starvation Star at home he lie added might lead to revolt in Poland and other countries Chairman Fordney said the time committee commit commit- tee would determine Monday its action on on tho the l food credits bill hIP Doth Both General Bliss and Mr Baker said official reports Indicated that after the thc next European harvest cst help from Irom the time United States for tor foodstuffs would not be he necessary arM nr Feared d General revival reI o of war in Europe u mm Poland is iJ unable to withstand the Russian flue Rus sian clan Bolshevik lk armies Is not Imp Improbable Improbable rob rob- able General Bliss DHas who was a member mem meni- mern her ber of the American peace delegation today tol told tho the House ways wars an and means committee Military experts are arc of ot the browing growing grow brow ing opinion that the Moscow government govern govern- merit ment will turn toward Poland General Gen Gon- eral Bliss said adding that too ta Russians Rue Rus claims outnumbered the Poles Ioles ell trained well equipped and well led Jed while the time Poles were ero poorly equipped in everything e Following General Bliss Secretary Baker said suld food relief front from America would protect the time IlI ci civilized od world He declared chaos In I Europe would af America industrially by cutting off oU supply of oC ra raw raw pi materials that could be bc obtained only there and would se seriously seriously se- se e- e affect the DIG of ot American loans ans to foreign governments govern goVen m ments e mm ts The Time situation in Austria was waa likened to that In Poland J by tho timo secretary who also abo touched on conditions in Arm Ar Ar- r m menia menla e mm I a. a Turning to Si Siberia erla Mr r Baker sa said III most of oC the l population there was WIthin within with wIth- in thirty miles of oC either cither side of ot the time Tra railroad and that dIstress distress dis ds tress vas wat largely lars duo due to lo time the inadequacy Inadequacy quac of 0 railroad equipment Most fo l of tho time distress In Europe Is 18 in inthe the tho cities Mr lr Baker linker continued declaring declaring In ing that Infant mortality In Budapest last J. J January r nu was 81 r thousand for ur those thoe admitted to tho the state dl dispensary pen r Elsewhere In European cities cHles similar conditions prevailed ho lie said The committee meet Mon Monday ay to Set act finally on a bill bUl authorizing loan Continued on on page pato 3 n AMERICA PLANNING Am AID I fOR POLES IN BAffLE BATIlE I Continued from Crom rage 1 for Cor tho the food relief relict Chairman Fordney announced Europe oIe Alarmed by I Bolshevist vist Success I Iy ny By y A AI Associated Pr Press 8 London Jan 15 Before 15 Before peace with Germany German Is a 3 week old the tho British public nubile h has hns s he been en brought ht up sharply against a the po possibility of or another war Winston Spencer Churchill secretary for tor war Walter alter Hume Humo Long Lon first lord lords of oC the admiralty Baron Beatt Beatty commander corn com 1 mander of or tho the grand fleet and Field II Marshal Sir Ir Henry Henr H. H w Wilson ilson chief of or orthe the imperial staff stare left Lon London tonight I having ng be been n hurriedly summoned to i ParlE for Cor a n. consultation with Premier iLloyd Lloyd George and other British officials officials orn- orn daIs there on Important military and I civil ehU matters Further lurth r Ail inn ce S Seen D This summons is Inevitably connected connect connect- ed In the public mind with the semiofficial semiofficial semi semi- 1 official statement published today toda calling attention to tho the threatening situation In the Middle East as a are I re result re- re suIt sult of or Bolshevik military successes which have havo given Riven tho the Soviets virtual mastery master of df tho the whole of European Russia for tor although it is not yet confirmed that the they have entered Odessa Odessa it is 18 believed it cannot b be belong long loner before the they are In full possession of the coast regions in that vicinity B By their the have obtained command of or enormous supplies of food raw materials coal and rolling rolling- stock and other means of or transport of or which they formerly were in need SIJ Speculation lute Speculation is active in the European European European Euro Euro- capitals as to what will be the next move o of tho the Bolshevik I. I It Is Is regarded as certain that flushed with success they will not be content with their present conquests but will seek seck Ii to extend exten Bolshevism eastward or westward Expert military opinion In Inclines Inclines In- In clines to the belief that their n next In-I In move will be an attack on Poland and tho the Baltic states and Warsaw arsaw dISpatches dispatches dispatches dis dIS- patches to the London papers already indicate that tho the Poles arc are fully anticipating anticipating antici antici- paling such a move I antici-I The Soviets lets now command command command com com- mand formidable ble forces but not sufficient sufficient suf suf- to warrant an attempt to ad advance advance advance ad- ad vance both cast east and west Against Ag the likelihood of an attack on Poland which It is said would be popular with tho the red generals is is the fact that the J 1 flanks would be exposed exposed exposed ex ex- ex- ex posed on tho the north to an attack b by bythe bythe the Letts and on the tho south to an at attack attack at- at tack b by the tho Rumanians The semiofficial statement issued at London today seems to indicate that tho the British government government Is more I apprehensive of a move mo eastward threatening India |