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THE POLISH SOCIALIST PARTY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN 1925-1933

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Pilarski S.
Dzieje Najnowsze
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2007
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issue 1
3-23
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Similarly to the representatives of other political parties during the interwar period, the Polish socialists devoted much attention to relations with Czechoslovakia. In 1925-1933 members of the Polish Socialist Party were the only significant political group to have changed their views about the possible arrangement of relations with Poland's southern neighbour. The moment they withdrew support for Marshal Józef Pilsudski conspicuous enmity towards the CSR was replaced by a thesis about the necessity of establishing close cooperation between Warsaw and Prague. This view was consistently echoed in statements made by leading politicians and publicists associated with the socialist movement. The First Republic and the Little Entente were perceived as valuable political partners capable of rendering assistance in the battle waged for maintaining treaty order on the Continent. This stand signified a rejection of a programme calling for rapprochement between the Republic of Poland and Hungary, but it was not tantamount to opposition against the plans of a German annexation of Austria. The prime argument in favour of cooperation with CSR was, according to the socialists, increasing fear of German domination in Europe, discernible especially after the rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1933). A favourable attitude towards Czechoslovakia became the reason for a more cautious approach to the difficult question of the Polish minority, although it was never omitted in the leading socialist press: 'Robotnik' and 'Naprzód'. The socialists demanded primarily citizenship for all Poles residing in CSR, an end to economic pressure, and an effective solution of the Polish school system. Emphasis was placed on the loyalty of the Polish minority towards the Czechoslovak authorities and its attachment to national tradition. The equal rights struggle conducted by the Slovaks and the activity of Ukrainian political émigrés were mentioned only occasionally. A characteristic feature of socialist publicistics was a highly idealised image of Czechoslovak democracy and open admiration for Tomás G. Masaryk, viewed as the total opposite of J. Pilsudski.
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