POLAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1918, Page 5

POLAND.

POLES MEET AT CRACOW. PROTEST AGAINST CESSION Of TERRITORY. Received Feb. 10, 5.3 p.m. Znrich, Feb. 15. Representatives of all the Polish p»r ties met at Cracow and protested against the cession of Polish territory to Ukraine. An enormous and tumultuous erowd outside the conference buildings broke, tlio windows of the Austrophile National Committee. Taris, Feb.' 15. ' Le Matin's Zurich correspondent state* that it is formally confirmed that if M. Trotsky does not give Germany n clear answer whether ho wants war or pcade Herman troops will march on Rev&l and Petrograd. Amsterdam, Feb. 15. According to a Berlin report of th« final scene at Brest Litovsk, Dr. Kuhlmann stated that peace was not concluded with Russia and the armistice jhnd ended, therefore war must be recommenced. I Vienna advises that Iho Central Power 1 * I provide Ukraine with military assistance [for the defence of the grain stocks and railway junctions against the Bolsheviks. An inspired statement in the Austrian press explains that the food shortage necessitated peace with Ukraine, which could onlv be reached bv the cession of Kholm. INDEPENDENCE ENDANGERED. ANOTHER OCCUPATION - FEAREtt. Times Service Received Feb. IT. 5.3fl p.m. London. Feb, 10. I The Amsterdam eorrennndent of the I Time's savs that the convict',i>n ■"•nernUv-, |nrevai!s in T>r>lisli circle' (hat tl'» M»jnendencc of th» cp>'W>-v '■■ *i"-'"i;«ly'Vh-dnngered, and 1'">; TV' m„i w ;)] fl n- a i„ b c . ~ come an o«cupi«d Stat*