FRANCE'S DECISION.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16914, 16 August 1920, Page 6

FRANCE'S DECISION.

an ornciAL explanation.

(Received August 15th, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, August 13. • It is officially explained that FranoeV recognition of General Wrangel does not mean-rendering him military assistance, . which will not be given witffout ascertaining Great Britain's views. This is interpreted in some quartew ~ as a revision' of French policy. ' NEW YORK, August 13. The "New York Horald" .says tho, French Government has. received ren-, able information that the German uovernment and the Soviet havo formed a political and military alliance, aimed at # the overthrow of the Versailles Treaty. ; The "Herald" also states that '* France's recognition of General Wran- !;/• gel was designed as a swift counter- . l»low. • BERLIN, August i 2. ..yIn the course of an interview, 'zu Reventlow said that, should France - ;b----violate German neutrality, there would \ ' be a spontaneous uprising of the Ger- -p-A man people, unanimous and mighty. y He added: "We will not stand for -.v ing our land a battle-ground. lam opposed to Bolshevism, and realise that'f thp Bolshevism at our front door jb -. threatening all Western Europe.-bfltl do not want to see France make this . danger a pretext for overrunning moro of our country." (Received August 15th, 5.5 'p.m.^ PARIS, August 13. , General Weygand, Chief of the Frencn General Staff, who is now at "Warsaw") agreed to tnko command of the Polish forces provided the Poles did not insist ■ on actually defending the capital. General Pilstidski declared that Warsaw must be dofended to the last. Gen- . eral Weypsntl thereupon declined take command. ' ■»;