sentences:  It succeeded with the latter, as the proclamation dealt a blow to the image of 'Polish conquest' and replaced it with the image of 'Poland fighting with Bolshevik dictatorship and liberating other nations'.However, the Lithuanians who demanded exclusive control over the city saw the proclamation as a facade for Polish imperialism.Piłsudski's words also caused much controversy on the Polish political scene as they were not debated in the Sejm.