Warsaw Report 1928-06-02

June 2,1928 Diet. The Diet debated yesterday on the* budgets of Agriculture and Land Reforms. The lational Democrats brought the matter of the pressure on the oart of the Government to release the managers of the Central Agritulture Society in Tiew of their political sympathies menacing the Society to deprive it of Government subsidises. The Minister of Land Reforms was attacked for not parcelling enough German estates,for parcelling too much and not enough. The Radical deputies who made the last complaint had quite a quartel with the minister so the speaker of the Diet had to stop both the minister and the deputy saying the dignity of the House didnt not permit such methods of debates. The Minister stated that Poland could not purchase from German hands estates in Silesia permitted to be purchased by the Government on the basis of the Convention of Geneva because at that time there was no monyya The Government did not resign from this right and will purchase them now. As concerns Pomorze and Poznania the Government will carry there the parcellation plan without the specific desire to annoy the Germans, As concerns the small land owners the Government -WJL1 treat differently those who came quite recently and those who were residing there for years. The Government Will not expel even those who came a few yeara before the war on condition they are loyal citizen,if on the cont.ary they will behave like enemies - the Government will expel them applying the German laws still enforced in these provinces and which were~invnted by the Germans in the pre war days to annoy ahd persecute the Poles, The Atiohaliatflle and Catholic element of the Diet made an interpellation eddrsBBing it to the Minister of P reign Affair asking him what he will do on the International Arene to orevent the persecuting of Catholics In Mexico. Strikes The textile labour in Lodz and the builders .in Warsaw are menacing to go on strike. Silesia The Silesian Diet approved ef the loan of $11,200,000 r.hich the province is negotiating from Stone and Webster, Madame Pilsudska... receives today the Polish Anerican Women. The Marshal may be present during the ceremony. Miss Konopacka was awarded the Highest Polish Distinction for Athletic achievements for 1928. • Jfabezze'lments Two fiscal employes of Chelm were suspended in activities in connection with emberezelments discovered in this office.