Warsaw Report 1928-01-09

\. V January 9 Lithuania. On the 7th last. Mr.Waldemaras gave an interview to Mr. Oryng.the representative of the PAT,which interview is the most intransigent declratation of Lithunia. Mr.Waldemaras stated that he expects Poland pay Lithuania an indemnity for the loss suffered on account of the seizing of Vilno by gen.Zeligowski in 1920,then relations with Poland may start but on condition that they will no embody the Vilno district,and finally that diplomatic relations will commence only when Vilno will become Lithuanian. United States The United States proposal is widely debated by the Polish press xtrhich is mainly inspired by taa French press and thus S not favorable to the American point of view. In connection with the v proposal several newspapers mention the Hicaragua saattor accusing the v _ w states of agressiveness towadrs this re public. Election Though factions have time until the 24 of January to present their voting list. % lists were already presaHted on Saturday. L- Government,2 -Socialist,3-Emancipation,4-Bund,5 Poalej-Sion. It is interesting that factions showed such a hurry in order to get the same number as in 19220 Janusz Radziwill had ■.■■-esterday a longer conference with Marshal Pilsudski. The pOess believes the conference was conlootod with the matter of elections0- Mr.Stronski makes great endeavor to create a Catholic Bloc. For the time being he has no success. In Poznania two Catholic blocs emerged. formed out of the same class of pa ople with the difference that one: is for the Government while the other is formed by the Endeks, In the meantime radical peasnats sup orting the Government and represented by Stapirski in Galicia left the Governmental bloc dissatisfied of the fact that large landowners were on the same list with them. Statistics It appears that on the Hew Year eve Warsaw spent in drinrs and food six million zloty* Forty thousand minor girls emigrated yearly from Poland. The Government erepares a law prohibting to girls under 21 to emigrate unless they leave the country with their parents or close relatives.