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POLAND’S FUTURĘ

Houso of Commons.

Sir.—The    dęba te on the Russian - Polish

imbrogllo ln ihe Hou.se of Commons on Friday last reftected. if you will allow mc to say so, morę clearly than your łcading article the next day the fcelingg of distress and frustration which aro bubbling to the surface all over the country at the unjust treatment of the Polcs.

As my colleague Major Petherick sald In his speech, the Prutu? Minister was listened to “ in an awful, ugly, apprchensivc, cold silcncc" and no wonder! The real trutli of what is happening in so-called “ liberated" Poland is becoming cver morę widely known. in spite ot the frantic efforts of our State-dlrccted propaganda. 1 belit*ve that the Public conscience Is gravely disquieted by the course of events, and by an increasing rcalisation that aftei all het terrible sufferings and superb patriotism Poland is being shamefully treated. In fact, she is being compelled by force majcure. at which the British Government. by implication. connives, to accept a fate and a futurę to which the free consent of her people could never be giveu, thus sounding the death knell or her real freedom and independcnce.

The most soiemn treaty obligations are being torn to shreds.

It may be nrgucd “ Weil, what of it ? What Russia demands Russia must havc.” Unhappily that may be truć. but surely the British people, who have been led to believe that they wcre fight-ing for high ideals, for democracy and freedom as cmbodied, for instance, In the Atlantic Charter, whose ghost Is now finally laid, could and should have at least the morał courage to protest and to express their repugnance of the ugly doctrine that "might is right."

It is not surprising that our Polish Allles should be asking why “ unconditional surrender " should apply to them as well as to our cncmics. —I am. etc.,

GUY LLOYD.

M.P. for East Renfrewshlre.