SECURITY MEASURES

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5306, 20 January 1947, Page 5

SECURITY MEASURES

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LONDON, Jan. 19. Messages from Warsavv escribe ihe po.sition in Poiand ntheday of Ihe eleetion. The [inistry of Securiiy is said to ave mohilised 500,000 men, ecurity police and militia. Tie reason uiven is that Ihey re to suard voting centres gainst underground bands. he police clahxt that they have seb.ed underground amphteU calling' for saboage and ordering deslruction ( dection equipment. riie Pcasart Party leader, Mr. !;0!ajczyk. kas brought fresh K1-ges that *'.v Government is using ■urity polii'c \>> intiraidate his sup-K-tcrs ariil '•> arrest more of his Rini't. The cliurges have been t'ol-K-t'd i.y a sia;« mimi from the pc-lice ■kesman \vh-> has denied that more Bn !>h iibers of the Peasant ■rty have ?«t' -:i arrest ed. He said ■ lii*ur,' liid not exceed 4000. British r i )■. spondent in War- ■ says i! fifik*ult to get to the Btii of tlu-M- harges and counter■rftes. T';- riection, as he sees it. ■uld h»' he (-)ncerned strietly with ■aml's futiue, but on whether ■and is t« hau a western or east- ■ conceptiun ■>(' democracy. . ■The final w. : a. ndds the eorresBiilcnt, !:>• rtith the 12,000,000 ■o are cnii"!'- i to vote. Although ■d results *. !>•:» known to-morrow, ■ final will not he publishcd ■ twn wci'ks lA late nicssaee states that order ■vafis at the oolling stations. The ■ctio:i-\ it i> added, are taking ■ce n an :'tnv»sphere of seriousness ■l uiidersfimdiim- for this important ■mert in the life of the nation.