A POLISH PERIODICAL
SIR,—The Editor of the Trybuna Polska, Mr. K. D. Lapter, affirms that his paper is published "by the progressive section of the Polish emigra- tion in Great Britain, known as the Unity and Action Movement." He• affirms, also, that his paper represents the views "of a large part of the Polish people at home with their greatest fighting organisation, the People's Guard Army." The snag is that the "Unity and Action Movement," far from being " known " as the representation of the pro- gressive section of the Polish emigration, is completely unknown to the Poles in Great Britain, and Mr. Lapter, who is himself also completely un- known, is in no haste to disclose its strength and its membership.
It is true that Mr. Lapter tries to justify his reticence by the fear of " victimisation " of his co-members and promises to disclose their names if he can get any assurances. The Polish Government in London has never victimised any of its opponents ; in fact, it hardly could have done so even had it wished, because it has no executive power in this country, where all, Poles and all other foreigners as well as British subjects, are under the protection of British laws and British courts. However, in order to dispel any doubts, I am authorised to state on behalf of the Polish Government that there is no intention of " victimising " any members of the "Unity and Action' group, or any members of the editorial board of the Trybuna Polska or contributors to this paper.
We await now the disclosure of these names, which ought to tollow.
We would be very surprised if it did not show conclusively that the movement "Unity and Action" is as fictitious, and has as little right to speak on behalf of Polish public opinion as the People's Guard Army, which, far from being "the greatest fighting organisation" of the Polish Underground Movement, actually has no connexion whatever with it.—
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