EFFECT OF SUCCESSES IN POLAND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15273, 22 July 1920, Page 5

EFFECT OF SUCCESSES IN POLAND

BRITISH REPLY TO iItJSSiAJiS. -- --^ , • (Elec. Tel. Copyright — United Press Assn.) LONDON, July 20. It is understood that the British reply to the Russian note threatens to break off trade negotiations if* the Bolsjjievists invade Poland. — A. arid N.Z.C.A. Latest advises from Moscow show that tho successes in Poland have completely restored tho confidence of the Bolshevists and revived their firm demands for ah international recognition of the Soviet. T/lio neWspape'r Prjivda insists on right of the Bolshevists to dictate peace in Warsaw, and virtually to fiolshevise Poland. An article in the newspaper Tzvgstia declares that the. Soviet .is only too willing to deal with Western European Governments on a, footing of perfect equality, and does not accept the dictation of England, who it declares, overestimates her powers, and does not hold tlie full confidence of the Allies.. Kvassin, writujg in tbe -Krasnaya Gazette, says that Russia is quite prepared to sign a general peace on the basis of recognition of the Soviet, and would pnly resume trade thereafter. Trotsky also is busy 'writing to the newspapers, . vaunting the successes of the Bolshevist arms, whidli, he asserts, ar<v Unaided by a single German officer., — United Service. " v , (Received July 22, .8.45 a!m.), „ -toA&S&W-, July 21. Twenty fresh divisions are advancinjjr 20 kilometres daily. They ■: smashed through the "Polish front between •Suwalki and Augustovo. and are hourly expected on the East Prussian frontier. *•■■_. Tlie. Reds are rapidly advancing from Lida, and are now within 150* miles of Warsaw. A general re-grouping-' of the Polish arnii'es is in progress. Preparations have been. made, to evacuate ZTJiia. and Lystock. A portion of the Warsaw garrison has been sent northward to make a supreme effort 'to stem the ticle. A. and N.Z.C.A.