 In September that year , Dmowski 's National Committee was recognized by the French as the legitimate government of Poland . The British and the Americans were less enthusiastic about Dmowski 's National Committee , but likewise recognized it as Poland 's government a year later . However , the Americans refused to provide backing for what they regarded as Dmowski 's excessive territorial claims ( Dmowski 's Line ) . The American President Woodrow Wilson reported , " I saw Mr. Dmowski and Mr. Paderewski in Washington , and I asked them to define Poland for me , as they understood it , and they presented me with a map in which they claimed a large part of the earth . " 
