Show y Wa Washington Mr Merry Merry-Go Round Russo Polish Russo-Polish Polish Agreement Thought Near NearBy By Drew Pearson WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Two Two of the most Important diplomatic reports re rc- rc- rc ports o of ot the war have been re received received re- re at the White House recent recently y not from any trained diplomats but from two private American citizens Father citizens Father Orle- Orle manski of Springfield Mass and Professor Oscar Lange I Polish American Je leader der and a teacher at the University of or Chicago both of whom had interviews with Marshal Stalin Although 1 less widely publicized publicized pub pub- than Father interview Professor Lange had hada a ft long separate talk with Stalin and p perhaps because ho he was not circumscribed by church su superiors superiors su- su his report on the whole has been the more penetrating and helpful Net conclusion drawn from the Lange reports is s that Russian Polish-Russian relations ns one of thc the most troublesome problems of orth the var war are arc are on on the eve of a wholesome ment It was shortly after aler the receipt of the Lange reports that President Roosevelt began a series of three conferences with Polish Minister in Washington the results of which exceeded expectations If Russian Polish relations can be settled amicably one of oC the worst obstacles to postwar peace will be removed Poland for a hundred years partially governed by Russia has a n deep rooted suspicion ion of the n soviet viet while the Russians having borne the main brunt of the European war on land naturally lly feel they are entitled to areas forcibly wrested away from them after the last war In their separate interviews with Stalin the two Polish- Polish Americans Father and Professor Lange heard the reassuring words from th the strong man of Russia that his government wants a strong Independent in independent independent in- in dependent Poland after alter the war wara a a Poland which will be strong both aoth Internally and externally but jut which will bc be favorably disposed disposed disposed dis dis- dis- dis posed to the soviet union Stalin went even further and said that hat he was ready to help create a new Polish army I am r ready ady to build an army for or Poland equip it fully and armit arm armit it t with the best guns the soviet union can make he told LangeI Lange I I 1 will do this for at least men Stalin also discussed the question question question ques ques- tion of Polands Poland's future boundaries boundaries boundaries bound bound- aries and revealed that they had already been discussed in some detail at Teheran In doing so he let drop a very important point that point that at Teheran Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and he had agreed to the up break of Germany after the war Poland should claim East Prussia Stalin said and should also claim Upper Silesia and all the German territory up to the Oder river Including Stettin Stalin told his visitors that he was not sure whether Poland should should- get Breslau in Silesia or n not lt This was a point he said which needed further tion When these plans for Poland had come up up at Teheran Stalin disclosed President Roosevelt had been in complete agreement agreement agree agree- ment merit but P Prime r I f ni m e Minister Churchill had hesitated He asked me Who Is is' to guarantee the security of this new Polish state l' l I answered him The arm armed d might of th the soviet union Stalin was quite cynical about the Polish intelligence service inside Poland and the reports of alleged conditions it ft had made to Premier All AU it did he said was deceive the Polish government in exile in London Foreign Commissar Molotov who was present during the in interview interview interview in- in interrupted at this point to say that in a recent speech P Pre Premier r c m in I e C r had claimed he had the support of 90 per cent of oC the Polish pe people Why laughed laugh d Stalin I dont don't even know hf lf I have the support of or 90 per cent of the soviet people How lIow ov can he sitting in London say that he has the support of or 90 per cent of oC the people of Poland he concluded shouldn't believe the fairy tal tales s his intelligence tells him |