- “The Jewish part of the population of Lemberg declared itself to be neutral.” (Samuel.)
“The Jewish population declared themselves neu¬ tral, but the fact that the Jewish quarter lay within the section occupied by the Ukrainians, and that the Jews had organized their own militia and, further, the rumor that some of the Jewish population had fired upon the soldiery, stimulated among the Polish volun¬ teers an anti-Semitic bias that readily communicated itself to the relieving troops.” (Morgenthau.)
“During the struggle the Jews proclaimed them¬ selves neutral; but, though I do not think they gave any armed assistance to the Ukrainians, their neutral¬ ity was highly benevolent to the Ukrainians and prob¬ ably helpful. They thought the Ukrainians would win.” (Captain Wright.)
- “In the result none of the military commanders .responsible for these events has been punished.’’ (Sam¬ uel.) “As early as December 24, 1918, the Polish Government, through the ministry of justice, began a strict investigation of the events of November 21 and