Poland’s Independence

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXI, Issue 19, 11 August 1920, Page 5

Poland’s Independence

attitude of the allies, <r FRONTIERS FIXED BY TREATY. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9 a.m,) Paris, August 10. M. Millerand refused information un. til Mr Lloyd George made a. statement in the House of Commons, beyond saying that Poland’s independence within the frontiers assigned by the Versailles Treaty would he main, tained. HELP FROM HUNGARY. Amsterdam, August 10. Polisli advices declare that the Government has been in direct negotiation with Hungary regarding milivtary help. The Polish President has accepted the Hungarian Government’s offer to send a few regiments. Hungary is disposed to send 10,000 men and also munitions, ORGANISED LABOR. The league of trade unions in Czecho-Slovakia issued a manifesto urging organised labour to refuse to transport war material to Poland, Hungary, or Russia, bolshevik ARMY NEWS. ' aPress Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.16 a.m.) London, August 10. A Bolshevik communique states: W e occupied points fourteen miles southwest of Astrolenka, and also occupied Malkin railway station, three hours’ journey from Warsaw. The Reds are now ten miles west of the river Bug, in th e Seidlitz region. Fighting is in progress for possession of Tolodava.

MISS PANKHURST’S OPINION. j V. A Moscow wireless states that Miss Sylvia Pankhr.rst passed through Petrograd to attend the Communists Congress. She said England’s efforts to strangle th e Soviet was doomed to failure owing to the intelligent attitude of the British workers.

SOVIET-LETTS PEACE. Copenhagen, August 10. The Soviet and Letts concluded the Peace Treaty, which will probably be signed at Jliga. Jm-marrow.... i LEGATIONS LEAVE WARSAW. GOVERNMENT UNDECIDED. STRENGTHENING THE DEFENCES Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.10 a.in.) London, August 9.

The staffs of the .Legations with the arch'ves left Warsaw for Posen bv special train. The Government attitude is ambiguous. Officially it is stated they are proceeding to Posen, but unofficially members of the Ministry say that nothing: has been settled, and that they are remaining at Warsaw for the present. There is the greatest reluctance to go, departure would probably bo the signal for the establishment of a rival government

A German correspondent at the Polish front states that the Reds advancing on Warsaw from th e south-east, circumvented tjie defences, jeopardis. ing either flank. They are now directing the main attack on Raezymin. The outer forts and defences of the city ar e entirely inadequate. Many works were bV.vn up by the Germans. The eastern fortresses are entirely useless. There is a strong line of field fortifica. t : ons, fifteen kilometers from the city of German construction, well suited for defence.

THE BOLSHEVIKS- ADVANCE. WILSON'S MORAL SUPPORT, «i Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.53 a.in.) Paris, August 10. President Wilson informed the Government that he considers the Bolshevik advance in Poland jusffied.