KAMENEFF INTRIGUES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15321, 17 September 1920, Page 3

KAMENEFF INTRIGUES.

— ■— ~ RUSSIAN JEWELS AND THE LABOR. PAPER. „ (Elec. Tel. Copyright— Dni ted Press Assn.» LONDON, Sept. 14. Tlie board of directors of the Daily' Herald has declined the offer. '*of £75,000 and accepted the resignation from the board of Mr. Meynell, who negotiated, the offer. The other directors adopted a resolution declaring that they had no knowledge of the offer. LONDON, Sept. 15. Further light is thrown on the realisation of .the^Russian Jewels. in .England, a : - .. ft pubhshetf-3 -fromi^o^ii% 'n $ -Itreft /giving tfheiJier'duijM^ -i-3* sertions made by- Kameneff. 'The 'Government says it 'has evidence that. Kameneff was actively concerned m the | realisation of the" jewels, and informed the Soviet Government that £40 000 worth had been sold and the proceeds •handed to the Daily Herald. Further- - more it is reported that he is, taking steps to procure a further £60,000. partly from jewels, > whereof an additional £10 7 000 would be paid to the Daily * Herald. Referring to Kameneff's denial that he ever offered the Daily Herald a subsidy and the latter's denial tliat ' it, had received a "sou," the Government states that it -has evidence flatly contradicting both statements. "'■'. The Government, reviewing the Daily Hera.d's denials on the subject, say*3 . that it has evidence that Edgar. Lansbuiy, its sub-editor, had received part of the notes given for the jewels at the time the Herald encouraged an affirmative reply to the question: "Shall wetake £75,000 of Russian money " -V'-.The. Government says it permits 'itself to doubt whether the Daily. Herald would have taken the public into its confidence m this connection, but for the fact that it was aware that Edgar Lansbury had been invited by the police ,to explain how he came to possess some notes forming paft of the price realised by the sale of the 'jewels. • The. statement proceeds to point out that Kameneff makes no attempt to deny that he deliberately altered the terms of a despatch from the Soviet containing the, Polish armistice conditions to the effect that they would insist on arming the Polish workers under the control of representatives of ''■"■ the trade of Russia, Poland, and Norway. The Goverment asserts that Kameneff concealed the Soviet's intentions tinder the apparently harmless phase of "a civil militia. 'y "A remarkable feature of the disclosures Js the ex-, cellence of the Government's investigating agencies which have enabled it to. keep itself closely informed of the whereabouts of * the jewels, to whom they were sold, and how particular notes were given for payment. It has traced through various hands the secret, contents of the Soviet Governments ' messages to its delegation m England.— i Reuter. 'v. > , .--•■■Y - -.'**-'