Show I Uncle Sam Holds Bag Bag HE E question of who Is left holding the TH T bag in the disaster that has befallen Poland interests the people of the United 1 S States ates' ates quite as much muchas as it does docs those of France and England The fact is that quite unknown to the thea a average citizen our Uncle Samuel has been gambling on Polish success and nd Polish failure raises the question of of- where the them m money ney is is to to come come from While ostensibly at pe peace ce with Russia our government has as nevertheless been busy supplying the Poles with military supplies The Polish government now now owes owes oes the United States a total of 71 t ti t covering sales made from froth supplies shipped to France for the use of the th American expeditionary force and sold by Secretary of War far Baker to Pol Poland nd not for cash cah ca h but on credit For these supplies the Polish government government government govern govern- i ment gave the U. U S S. S treasury department its promissory notes bearing beaning interest at 5 per and running three four and five years each note bei being g for third one of the total amount purchased I To these sums must be added others totals total of f which are unknown for purchases made by the Poles through the grain corporation corporation corporation cor cor- and th the navy department The navy department has refused to say how much war var material it sold the Poles The best estimates are that these latter transactions transactions trans trans- actions will bring the total sum due the U. U S. S from Poland up to 1 Officials responsible for these sales in including including in in- the state department which ap ap- approved approved proved at least the latter transaction are busy scratching their heads over the explanations explanations ex ex- they may be called upon to make to congress in case the Polish government defaults All An of which goes to show that it might be a good idea if the people of the U. U S. S A. A A were kept advised of what is being done with their property |