"The strategic position of the Polish frontiers is even worse than the condition of her armed forces. Poland's frontiers strategically are the most unfavourable in the world. The Western Powers, even with a great army, would find it as impossible to defend this frontier as it is to fortify "In a showdown the Polish General Staff would have two alternatives: they could resign themselves to destruction, or they could retire with all their troops toward Soviet Russia. British experts can advise their ally only to rely on itself, in addition to whatever aid a British blockade can offer."
The paper said that Germany's air force would be "quite as unpleasant" to Britain as the British blockade would be to Germany in the event of a general war. "Only with the best of luck, the blockade could aid Polish success only after many years of war—long years during which Poland would become an octupled territory," the paper said.—United Press.
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