THE POLISH REVOLUTION.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1926, Page 3

THE POLISH REVOLUTION.

[Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.] WARSAW, -May 13. Marshal Pilsudski, whose domination of the situation is complete, has issued peace conditions, including the resignation of the Witos Government, and the appointment of a Cabinet with himself as Premier, and a dissolution ol Parliament till new elections arc 'held. Those are interpreted as indicating Marshal Pilsudski’s personal desire for a dictatorship.

LONDON, Alay 13. The British United Press special correspondent at Marsaw submits the first eye-witness story of the Warsaw rising. Ten thousand troops, tanks, artillery and aeroplanes, lie says, were used in a lightning-like revolt. This was followed by a Government attack on Marshal Pilsudski’s villa. His regiment asked to he allowed to go the villa, and they routed the attackers. Alarsh.nl Pilsudski joined in, and the march to tho city took place. The troops entered the cafes, and made tin guests rise at the revolver point. They were singing military airs. There were many clashes with tho

Government troops. So far, tlio workers liuve not joined in the rising, which some feared might develop into a combined military and workers’ coup, after Die breaking off of negotiations with President Mojciscsowski. Marshal Pilsudski’s troops then occupied all the public buildings. Tlie Government’s followers retired to tlio heavily-guarded presidential palace. RIVAL DICTATORS. LONDON, May 14. Reports from, various sources regarding the position in Poland indicate Marshal Pilsudski has become President of Poland, and hopes to gain control of the whole country very shortly, in spite of a feeling in many country districts which favour M. Witos, leader of the Peasants’ Party. T'ho most important centres tlio insurrectionists are Grodno and 1 ibis, which are garrison towns, and wholly support Marshal Pilsudski. It is stated that partisans elsewhere are flying to arms, and civil war is spreading. General Sikorski, who supported Af Witos’s Government, is organism? forces against Marshal Pilsudski, wlnh it is suggested he may assume tin

dictatorship. BATTLE AT WARSAW. LONDON. May U. A Berlin message stated General Rikorski’s forces, advancing from. Lemherg through Dublin, have arrived at Warsaw, where a battle lor possessim of the capital is now in full progress Marshal Pilsudski’s position is on. of great danger. Troops loyal to M Witos’s Government are converging t< the city from the south.

JUGO-RT.AVIA AND BULGARIA. SOI’TA. May 13. Complications are expected owing to n note received from .Tugo-Slavia again for a frontier skirmish at Strumintza, in which two wore killed and seventeen wounded. Bulgaria demos complicity.

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