Svariausias argumentas - ginkluota jėga: Władysłavo Studnickio politinis radikalizmas

ENDiscussions concerning the territorial shape of 'he new Polish state on the eve of World War I and during the war led to two possible projects that could be implemented using force - incorporating and federal ones. The Polish politician Wladyslaw Studnicki-Gizbert's (1867-1953) conceptions reflected the attempts to regulate the relations of nations and ethnic groups on the eastern frontiers of the former Republic of Two Nations. At the beginning Studnicki just watched the formation process of Lithuanian state, recognizing its right for autonomy, yet later he got involved in radical activities and agitated for the incorporation of all Eastern territories (thus including the greater part of Lithuania) into Poland. He wished Poland to be stronger and less dependent on its neighbours. Studnicki suggested limiting Lithuania's sovereignity and reducing its territory. He also campaigned for the occupation of the neutral territory between the two states, which was de jure under control of the League of Nations. According to him, a special treaty should grant the interference of the Polish army whenever they wanted to defend their minority. He also wanted the Lithuanian army to be reduced to just a few thousands of soldiers. The Nemunas River and the Klaipėda port were envisaged by him as free zones for Polish navigation. These and similar demands, if fulfilled, would have turned Kaunas Lithuania into a semi-colony of Poland.