Show OR W EA Q J Washington D. D C. C LANGE LANGE TALKS WITH STALIN Two of the most important diplo diplomatic matte matic reports of the war have 1 been received at the White House recent recent- recently ly not from any trained diplomats but from two private American citizens cit cit- cit cit- Father Father of Springfield Spring Spring- field Mass and Prof Oscar Lange Polish American Polish leader and a teacher teach teach- er at the University of Chicago both bothof bothof bothof of whom had interviews with Stalin Although less widely publicized than Father interview I Professor Lange had a long separate I talk with Marshal Stalin and perhaps per per- haps because he was not circumscribed circumscribed circumscribed circum circum- J scribed by church superiors his report report re re- re- re I port on the whole has been the themore themore themore more penetrating and helpful New conclusion drawn from the j Lange reports is that Russian Polish-Russian relations one of the most troublesome problems of the II war are on the eve of a wholesome rapprochement probably beginning about now It was shortly after the receipt of the Lange reports that President Roosevelt began a series of three conferences with Polish Premier in Washington the results of which exceeded ex ex- If Russian Polish-Russian relations can be settled amicably one of oC the worst obstacles to postwar peace will be removed remo Poland Poland Poland Po Po- land for Cor a hundred years partially partially par par- I governed by Russia has hasa a rooted deep-rooted suspicion of the I Soviet while the Russians ha having having hav hav- vIng v- v ing borne the main brunt of the i European war on land Jand naturally natural natural- I ly feel Ceel they are entitled to areas forcibly wrested Tested away from them after the last war STALIN DISCUSSES POLISH BOUNDARIES In their separate interviews with Stalin the two Polish Americans Father and Professor Lange heard the reassuring words from the strong man of Russia that his government wants a strong in independent independent independent in- in dependent Poland after the war war war-a a Poland which will be strong both internally and externally but which will be favorably disposed to the Soviet Union Stalin went even further and said that he was ready to help create a anew I 1 new Polish arm army I am ready to build an army for Poland equip it fully and arm it with the best guns the Soviet Union can make he told Professor LangeI Lange I will do this for at least men Stalin also discussed the question of Polands Poland's future boundaries and revealed that they had already been discussed In some detail at Teheran In n doing so so he let drop a very Important important Im im- im point that at Teheran Roosevelt and he had agreed to the breakup of Germany after the war Poland should claim East Prussia Prussia sia sla Stalin said and should also claim Upper Silesia and all the German Germ German Ger Ger- m man territory up to the Oder river including Stettin NOTE This NOTE This would give Poland Poland Po Po- Po- Po land Jand practically all of Pom- Pom crania erania a great stronghold of Pruss Prussian Ian militarism Shortly after Teheran this columnist reported reported reported re re- ported that the Big Three had proposed giving East Prussia and Silesia to Poland Poland Poland Po Po- land In order to separate the Prussian junkers from Crom the rest of oC Germany and stamp out German German German Ger Ger- man militarism for keeps Stalin told his visitors that he was wasI I not sure whether Poland should get Breslau in Silesia or not noL When these plans for Poland had come up at Teheran Stalin disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis closed President Roosevelt had been in complete agreement but Prime Minister Churchill had hesi hesi- ta ted He asked me Who is to guarantee guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee the security of f this new Polish state I answered him simply The armed might of the Soviet Union POLES IOLES IN RUSSIA Professor Lange had been permitted permit permit- ted to visit with the Polish army inside Russia which is fighting side sideby sideby sideby by side with the Red army He also had talked with various Polish leaders inside Russia and he told Stalin that he was deeply moved by bythe bythe bythe the Po Po- Polish Polish the splendid treatment given lish army by the Red army Several days after alter Professor Lange had arranged with Wanda head of the pro- pro Soviet Union of Polish Patriots to better the living conditions of Polish refugees in Russia Stalls Stalin Stalin Sta Sta- lin informed Rime Mme that better war conditions now permitted better living conditions conditions condi condi- lions and that Polish refugees should share In the Improve improve- ment SCORES POLISH INTELLIGENCE SERVICE Stalin was quite cynical about the Polish intelligence service inside Poland and the reports of alleged conditions it had made to Premier All it did he said was deceive the Polish government government- in exile in London Foreign Commissar who was present during the interview interrupted in interrupted in in- at this point to say that Premier Miko in a recent speech had claimed he had the support sup support port of 90 per cent of the Polish people |