The Archive · 1925

Sequel to the Polish Communist Murders

Priest Sentenced in Russia to Six: Youre' lssprlsonment Moscow, Apr. 16. fs Republic, the Marshal replied The Leningrad court, has sent diy that his, "petonat [enced the Polish priest Ussas (wi Wishes do not ay together with two other Poles arrested in Russia, was to have been exchanged for two. Polish Com= munist. officers sentenced to death by a Polish court, at the Russo-would respect the military as) wel frontier) to six years' imthe other provisions of the Ver~ prisonment on a charge of assault sailles Treaty. His outlook was a ing women in the course of his Jpeaceful one and he was convinced official duties as a member of the that it would be foolish for Germany Polish reparation commission. to indulge in warlike adventures, "The demand of the accused to which, after the war, he had always. be handed over the Polish because they could only authorities was sed, on the ground that the Polish Government expert, he did not had recognized the competence of that Germany' was even the Soviet court.

Jeapable of defending herself agains, The two Polish Communist officers small neighbouring States such as were murdered while on their way Poland and Czecho-Slovakia, who to the frontier to be exchanged.—possessed bigger standing armies

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