RUSSIA AND POLAND.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3547, 7 August 1920, Page 5

RUSSIA AND POLAND.

BRITAIN ’S DEMAND.

IMMEDIATE ARMISTICE.

SUPPLIES OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, Aug. 5‘

"Jr: the House of C«.~l.nnor,s, Ml‘ Lloyd _'Go:-.orgc stated tllut the (‘mv<>:-1;n.1e11th:1(1 fnoflt.-ye: received uT‘°‘ropl‘y 1-: its tolegz_;am to the Soviet of July 2!) . regaflrdiug an :11'1nisfic.o with P-orhxnd. Ho

lread tho lutc.<.f Britziuh ?.:\log2':lln to the ?”'Sovi(rt, stzitlllg that if 3: i:l.~'ist=.u.l on peace (30ndition.~‘ being settled l)ct\'.'con Poland and Russia to the exclusion of the other Po\vol'.~=, filo basis Cll wlxiclt it was proposed to conduct negotiations in London would disappear, and the project for ‘file c_onferen(:e would fall to the. glxund. Also if the Soviet took advantage of the delay to vontinue the advance into ethuogl'aplli(92ll Poland, the British Gox'j3E"z'llll~s="': the Soviet. did not intend to respect the the Soviet clid of. int.en(l to 1-ospotéf Hm li}')e'l'loy unal in(lP.pendonc.e of Poland, and the :-ituat.ion c.onfempl:lte4l in the Govt-.l'l‘nellt’s tclognmn to Tc.llitgllorin. the Bolsho\‘il{ Foreign Connnis.~::ll'_v. \\'ou‘z/l lmvc {ll'l’iV(‘(l.

He added that he am] Mr Bonzu‘ Law yesterday illfel'viewed Kam(=ncfi*’ and K:':~.:<.=.ill,'mnl ninde if oloar fhnf tho .9r‘vi.r‘f’_< 130-minor hrui noc<7.<sa.i'ily misnd the snfipivion flint it -‘.\'a.< insincere in pl':'fo§.-ing :1 desire for peace, and dnclaring its intention "to respect the liberty and indépcndclme of Poland, and that fll:lt,slispicioll n'onld only be rmvnvnble by fho inimeélinte conclusion of a fri" 7,‘.i'HliSf‘:l'v(". In View of the in\‘aS—ion of o’rhnog:'aphic:ll Polmld, the (‘vovm-nnient would take" ofi‘ec’tive steps toioiiiovc the obstacle to transmi~‘sion of’ miiitm'_v suppliw I'o '.Fo'ancl from Dzmziyz. Because of the m~if.ic:l_l situation Mr TJo}r<l Gem-go :’l'o’r‘l'ninod from mauking a fmthcl‘ .<tatemon’r, but proinised that if the Go\‘ernnlonf's suspipans were confirmed" he wEiul(l make :1 full s’r:ll'elncni.' on Angus‘? 9 in .r(>gal'd fo ful't}lm' naval and Inilifary s‘[eps which might be necessary. _

THE RITSSI.-KN STORY.

FIFTY MILES FRMOM WARSAW‘

LODON, Aug. 5.

.\ Bolshcvik communique states:—We occupied Lnmza. .90 miles north(‘nsf of W:l~.'snw_. and have broken the Pnomy's registanco in the Siedliiz areaé 50 miles east of Wal'sa\v. We are «hiviu<,_r back the Poles to the Sfrypa River, inihe 'l‘al'nopoT zmfl (7‘~hortyvc I'egrin.lls.

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?\7.~\V;\T. LT‘I.~\VE STOPPED‘

I..oN‘DQN, - Aug. 5.

u I ' ‘ Naval have has been stopped.

The Evening N'ews sfufcs that the Govol‘nmcrlt will poksfialy Cali for Voluntoers <'iurin_9_' the I‘lC.‘({’. few days. The Daily Express ullder;~:tzul(ls the :‘u'my Council has ordered prepara~ rimis for the immediate mobilisation of two‘flivisiofis at anmomcnt’s notice, and has afiangod for the immer'iia’te transport of munitions and stores. The Express adds that during:. an interview with the Cabinet Ministers Kamenec. and Krassin ‘intimated that they were authorised ‘to sign peace.

BRITAIN NOT SENDING TROOPS.

LONDON. Aug. 5.

Itk;_;£l.§= ahthol'itatively announced that Britain has no intention of sending trc:,7ps to Poland. It is also denied that four British divisions are held in readiness :m_d that‘ the Navy is m obi lisi n g‘. n

‘LONDON. Aug. 5.

The Dai-.‘:y Clll-oniicle states: The Gm'm‘nmen’r. has’ m'Elorc?l the Navy to 1':-}rnp0.<0 the n:x\'uT B‘z0rk:1«1o ::;::lin.=t Rns.<i:x.

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LONDON. :\ ug. «;

Though the terms of the Russian reply have not yet been published, it is stated unofficially that they are somewhat ambiguous, but Russia de~’ares her willingness to negotiate a separate peace with Poland and to recognise Poland’s independence, but military operations must continue until properly accredited Polish representatives arrive. Poland must be blamed for the delay, which she made no effort to prevent. Russia is prepared to recognise the existing RussiaPolish frontier, and actually desires to improve *fhcroon in favour of Poland. As regards a conference, it is understood Russia insists on separate Russo-Polish negotiations, though Russia is willing to participate in the conference later regarding general peace.

Kameneif denies that there is :1 secret traty between Russia. and Ger-

AN()'I‘HER POLISH PEACE DE'[.E‘-

GATION.

- LONDON, Aug. 6. ’[‘im Polish :u'misti’oo dolegatioén has

retunned to ‘.‘;:ll.~;a\\'. It. was permit-

ted to ;'o<_*l'osss the lines wifhont incident. it is e.\.'pocTtecl that 9.. Second PO- - (lolegution. empowered to negotiate }3C.‘2l€o__. will leave for Minsk to-day.

]‘(>f.}lE» . ”I’.l*J(f.‘,-XfP"L‘l.’R’E BRODY

VIENNA, Aug. 5.

.11 is ofiicialiy announced that the Pclcs have I'ec:lpt.urcd VB!-Ody. Largé parties of wolnldod are arriving in W.'ll'.<zl\\'_, including the \\'ol‘«l(~‘.ll".'sj battalion. _

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DEPRESSED.

Rvceived 9.0

NICKY YORK, Aug. U

I Heavy liflllidmioll of Sto(-ks fallowed the receipt of rho news of the unfm'ouml)]e Po]i.~=h .<l‘ruu imn. Tll«‘lu.\'fl'i:n'i stocks fell from one to ten points. I:7ol'oig‘lt e.\:<'llzlllge h‘:l‘;e.~' are -Stl.‘£uly. however. the }.».'_»uml Storing gaining thl'ee-qlm"ter.< of 21 Cent.

NO C;-\SE FOR LEAGUE, Received 9.0.

W.-\SHINGTON_. Aug. 15.

A .lues.<uge from He Hague states that C.‘/o1()m>1 ‘House regards the Polish trouble as not being within i.}]o j;ll'isdicti n of the League of ;\'at'ions, as no {11|])H(".l’[i()11 \'.'as made at Hm boginning: and there is nOit11er":1 0:190 f 1' a Court of Al'hi’rr:ltion nor fol'_fl Court of .Tllsfi<?e.