FURTHER RESISTANCE USELESS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 187, 23 July 1920, Page 5

FURTHER RESISTANCE USELESS.

NO TIME TO SPARE IF WARSAW IS TO BE SAVED. (By Cable.—Preaa Association.— Copyright.) (Received 23, noon.) Paris, July 22. “Le Matin's” military correspondent declares that owing to the weakness of the Polish left wmg, further resistance is impossible. • The Allies nave not a moment to< lose if they intend to rescue Poland. Another correspondent reports that ! civilians are beginning to evacuate the city “and, foreign missions, including I various relief organisations are prepai-j ing to leave.—(A. and N.Z.) 1 NATION remains undaunted. VOLUNTEERS RESPOND TO CALL. | PEASANTS ARMED WITH ' SCYTHES. | (Received 23, 8.55 a.m.) London, July 22. The “Daily E xpress' ’ ’ Warsaw correspondent states that there are no signs that the Poles are ready to consider an armistice. Many volunteer regiments have been formed in answer to General Pilsudski’s call to arms, including a battalion of peasants armed with scythes. • Countless refugees from the battle region are flooding Poland. The Bolsheviks are fiercely striving to capture Grovno and force the Niemen river.—(A. and N.Z.) THREE ROADS TO WARSAW. BUSSIA NA RM IES' AD V A NCIN G STRONG NATIONAL SPIRIT. (Received 23, 5.55 a.in.) Copenhagen. July 21. Grovno telegrams state that three Bolshevik armies are being thrown into Lithuania, all marching by different roatls to Warsaw. It is’reported that a strong national spirit prevails. A Bolshevik General declared: “lie are not Bolsheviks but Russians, fightingthe Russian nation’s enemies.’’--N.Z.) •

CAVALRY OUTFLANKS POLES

t (Received 23, noon.) Berlin, July 22. The Bolsheviks are advancing on Warsaw in three columns. Russian cavalry outflanked the Palish anny in the region of Grodno. The Russians are evacuating Lithuania as the Reds advance into Poland. -—(A. and N.Z.j LINK WITH GERMANY. SOVIET ESTABLISHES COMMUN'D CATION. THE REJECTED ARMISTICE PROPOSALS. (Received 23. 9.40 a.m.) London, July 21. The “Morning Post’s” Warsaw correspondent says the news that the Soviet Government has rejected the'armistice proposals comes as a relief after a period of restless uncertainty. Fighting is now actually occurring at Grovno and Kovel, wTTile Bolshevik cavalry are reported at Bialystok, the evacuation whereof is progressing. The most significant news to-day i.the crossing by the Bolsheviks of the Polish boundary line defined by the Peace Conference, and invading territory which is admittedly purely Polish ■in population. , - The Bolsheviks have now formed contact with East Prussia, and are penetrating effectively over the Niemen river. * There is little likelihood that the Bolsheviks will receive co-operation and sympathy from East Prussia which is re-actionary, but the fact that conununication has been established between Soviet Russia and Germany is regarded as an event of first consequence. — (A. and N.Z.) BERLIN PLEDGES NEUTRALITY. Berlin, July 20. The Government is issuing a declaration pledging Germany to the strictest neutrality in the Soviet-Polish war and appealing to Germans abroad not to participate on either side. — (A • find N.Z.) EAST PRUSSIANS ARMED. TO RESIST BOLSHEVIKS. (Received 23, 11.5 a.m.) Paris. July 22. The “New York Herald’s” Berlin correspondent states that the German Government has completed plans tor arming East Prussians against the Bolsheviks, besides concentrating all available troops. Rifles will be distributed among civilians.—(A. and N.Z.) FOCH GOES TO POLAND. Hfe UNHEEDED WARNING. BRITISH PRESS COMMENT. (Received 23, 9.25 a.m.) London, July 22. Regarding the Polish situation, Mr. Lloyd George’s comments thereon are the outstanding topic of the day. The “Daily Telegraph” says the Poles must be saved. Marshal Focli consistently declined to encourage a Polish offensive on the ground that Napoleon’s example was a warning to the lesser genius not to the invasion of Russia, but he will go to Poland if the Bolshevik invasion continues, it> order to organise the Polish rear defences, which are neglected, like those of Italy in 1917. This will show the Bolsheviks that the Western Powers cannot* be flouted with impunity. The “Chronicle” says if the Soviet’s reply be for war we and our Allies will have no option but to take up the challenge. The “Daily Express” remarks that , war with Russia would tax to the limit the resources which the Allies mo’tiilised in 1914 and 1918. The “Daily News” strongly objects to the League of Nations in Poland now, as there is nothing more likely to discredit the League than declining to lift a finger to restrain one of its members from a piersof lawless buccaneering, and then intervening at the moment when the policy of that member began to recoil on its own head. The Allies must clear np the matter. — (A. and N.Z.)

THE POLES STAND FIRM. RED PISH EXHAUSTED. Warsaw, July 21. Despite repeated attacks Budeny s troops on the Galician frontier seem sufficiently protected. The Poles also .securelv hold he approaches to BrestLitovsk. obstinate battles being fought in the Upper Nieman and eastern approaches to Baranoviu.h, while the Poles firmlv hold the central region of Pripet. Last week’s fighting shows that the Bolshevik push has spent itself. Everything points to the situation becoming stationary - (A. and N.Z.) ______ NO MORE NEGOTIATIONS. TILL POLISH AGREEMENT MADE. London. July 21. The Bussinn trade delegates remain at Reval. It is doubtful whether they will proceed to London to reopen the discussions until satisfactory errangemeats are made with Russia regarding Poland.—(A. and N.Z.)