SOVIET CEASES NEGOTIATIONS WITH POLAND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2143, 28 December 1920, Page 19 (Supplement)

SOVIET CEASES NEGOTIATIONS WITH POLAND.

UOFFE SAYS OBLIGATIONS ARE NO LONGER IMPORTANT. JA. & N.Z.) (Ree. December 28,-9.25 a.m.) WARSAW, The negotiations between the Russian Soviet and Poland, at Riga, have been broken off. ' M. Joffe (the Soviet representative) declared that the international situation for Russia was now so good that the. 8' uestion of fulfilling her obligations to Poland was no longer nportant, and there was no need to repatriate the Polish war prisoners, as Russia was making good use of them. i REDS MASSING NEAR RUMANIAN FRONTIER. ;(A. & N.Z.) (Ree. December 28, 9.25 a.m.) BELGRADE, December 26. The Russian Bolsheviks are concentrating near the Rumanian frontier, especially--at Kamenetz, Podolsk, Mohileff and Odessa. Refugees describe the situation as indicating that an offensive ! is imminent. ' ' > MARTENS RECALLED FROM THE UNITED STATES. JA. & N.Z.) : (Ree. December 28, 12.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, December 27. Martens, the unrecognised Soviet "Ambassador" whom the United States Government ordered to be deported, has received a cable message from M. Tchicherin (Soviet Foreign Minister), ordering him to cancel all Russian contracts with American firms, aggregating $50,000,000, and to return to Russia immediately.