WARSAW AND GENERAL ANDERS
STR,—General Anders and seventy-five of his officers have been deprived of their Polish citizenship by the Government now residing in Warsaw. In normal times and under a normal Government regarded as a national hero, General Anders has a standing in the opinion of the overwhelming majority of his fellow-countrymen compared only to General Eisenhower's in America and Field-Marshal Montgomery's in this country. It is characteristic of the Warsaw administration that it should apply a law of 1938 " on activities detrimental to the State." This law, enacted by the pre-war regime in Poland, has always been severely criticised by all democratic elements in Polish political life. In applying this law the present administration proves that in the struggle with its enemies it will use any weapon, irrespective of its source. While attacking the 1935 Constitution as " undemocratic," it at the same time applies a law which can indeed be described as an undemocratic one.
General Anders has served his country well, and is still serving it. History will prove the rights and wrongs of this struggle between puppets raised by foreign strength and men who are still able to express their true opinions. General de Gaulle during the war also was deprived of French nationality by the foreign-sponsored Vichy Government. This made no change whatever in his attitude towards the restoration of
freedom in France. Nor will this present action by the foreign-sponsored Warsaw Government alter one whit the attitude of General Anders towards the rebirth of freedom and independence in Poland, by means of the restoration of her pre-war frontiers and a democratic and freely-
elected Government.—Yours faithfully, Z. NAGORSICT. 43 Charlotte Street, Edinburgh.
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