 In regard to Lithuania , Dmowski didn 't view Lithuanians as having a strong national identity , and viewed their social organization as tribal . Those areas of Lithuania that had either Polish majorities or minorities were claimed by Dmowski on the grounds of self @-@ determination . In the areas with Polish minorities , the Poles would act as a civilizing influence ; only the northern part of Lithuania , which had a solid Lithuanian majority , was Dmowski willing to concede to the Lithuanians . His initial plans for Lithuania involved giving it an autonomy within a Polish state . This caused Dmowski to have very acrimonious disputes with the Lithuanian delegation at Paris . With regard to the former Austrian province of East Galicia , Dmowski claimed that the local Ukrainians were quite incapable of ruling themselves and also required the civilizing influence of Polish leadership . In addition , Dmowski wished to acquire the oil fields of Galicia . His support for that was however more lackluster than that for other regions , and he opposed Piłsudski 's proposal of an alliance or federation with Ukrainians . From the Allied powers only the French supported Polish claims to Galica wholeheartedly . In the end , it was the actual fighting on the ground in Galicia , and not the decisions of the diplomats in Paris , that decided that the region would be part of Poland . The French did not back Dmowski 's aspirations in the Cieszyn Silesia region , and instead supported the claims of Czechoslovakia . Dmowski since a long time praised Czechs as model for national restoration in face of Germanization , and despite his dispute with Czech political leaders , his opinion of the Czech people as a whole remained positive 
