ADMIRAL ATTACKS THE ' BEIRUT GOVERNMENT

" You may not be able to do much—Poland is already in the iron grip of Russia—but at least I ask you not tb acquiesce in the infamies which are going on. You may be powerless-1 admit it—to a large extent, but do not forfeit your honour by accepting ,a state of affairs which is a stain on our whole European civilisation and a disgrace to the Rostwar conditions."
So said Professor Savory (Queen's University, Belfast) in a debate in the House of Commons last week on conditions in Poland, the chief honours of which for an outspoken indictment of our own and Soviet policy in Poland fell to Vice-Admiral Taylor (Paddington). Vice-Admiral Taylor opened his attack by quoting from the statement of the Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the House on August 24: " From information which I have received," said the Admiral, " and which I believe to be absolutely reliable, there can be no doubt that since that statement was made there has been very little improvement in the conditions existing in Poland. The goal of independence and freedom for the people of Poland is as far off as ever.
UNDER DICTATES OF MOSCOW " The Provisional Government of Poland, composed as 'it is of the members of the Lublin Committee, with the addition of four other members not elected by the people of Poland, is entirely under the dictates and the control of Russia.
" In order that Poland," continued Admiral Taylor, " may have a chance of obtaining her independence and freedom for self-expression far her people, in order that free elections may take place in accordance with our demo (relic principles, it is essential that the control of Poland by Russia should be brought to art end, and that freedom should be given to all Polish political parties, including the National party, which was dissolved by order of the Provisional Government in Poland," Detailing Russian control in Poland, Admiral Taylor said ' that apart from the Russian Army in Poland, the Polish Army is largely officered by Russians, especially in the higher ranks, The whole of the Air Force is Russian, and 1 believe., also the Signal Corps and the armoured units.
NO POLISH AIR FORCE
"There is no Polish Air Force, and the personnel in the Polish Navy includes Russian officers. The Russians are in complete control of the ports of Stettin and Swinemiinde, Polish ports which belong to Poland.
"In Poland there is still no freedom of the press, as was stated by the British Ambassador the other day, and no freedom of speech. There is no freedom of the individual ; it just does not exist in Poland.
" One Could speak for a very long time about these things. They form a very distressing picture and, in my opinion, they are undoubtedly made worse by the iron screen which Russia has imposed on the whole of Poland and over_every other area where she is in control."
General Mark Clark was received in an exceptional Private Audience by the Pope, who is in Retreat, on December 5, when he arrived at the Vatican City from Vienna. The General was accompanied by Mr. Tittman, of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, and by member& of his staff.