POLISH PEACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1920, Page 5

POLISH PEACE.

OVERTURES WITH LITHUANIA. ijmaoAmNS' breach of faith. Telegraph—Press Am/^CopyrigM. London, Sept. 23. The Lithuanians and the Poles apparently are obstinately determined to avertrpeace, despite protestations to the contrary. Advices from Warsaw state that the acßosttce is denounced owing to Lithu> antenbreiuihes of faithi particularly as ■ rtgard* military relations kith Russia, "■ prejudicing Poland. -They state that a > nianber of Spartacists from Prussia ■' passed through Lithuania and are fightjng in tie Soviet ranks, while the Lithi- uaniaas have mobilised their forces, which are maintaining an aggressive atThe Polish communique Aentioning tie latter fact adds particulars of the opera- . * lions against 1 Russia, f com whom the PoW® M«im to have captured thousands - >f prisoners, guns and booty. The comirutflfue states that the line of Septem•w Vst 22 rufia) through Rodna, Ostrag and ~± tff»pogvo^k.—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

. APPEALS TO UNITED STATES. yu, v EACH BLAMES THE OTHER. > - -Received Sept. 26, 5.5 p.m. ■■£:<> ' New York, Sept. 24. -95< The New Yodc Times reports that the Utfcltaipan representative in Washington l& to die State Department to me tlte .United States' influence to prevjat farther unnecessary bloodshed bebireen tie Poles and the Lithuanians, the representative charged the Poles with hiving resumed hostilities without justification, and advanced in force across the * Allied demarcation line north' of Grodno. 4 . The Polish iegation in Washington lut« repeived a cablegram from Warsaw 'stating that the Lithuanians obstinately ' refused to withdraw troops from Polish territory in the Suwalki region, de■fljite the decision of the League of Na-tians.—Aus.-N.Z. able Assn. POLAND AND RUSSIA. / MORE AMIABLE DISCUSSION. ' Received Sept. 29, 5.5 pan. Riga, Sept.. 24. The Russian delegation caused aurtafetf fcy. announcing that the Moecow QdVehuoent was prepared to abandon of claims, including the reduction of the pnmber of the Polish army, Ite rorrender of war material, and the ctuirtlon of > war industries. The negotiations After that took a more amicable turn, and committees were appointedto Crfrjuuft'details of an armistice.—Aus.«r#&M«A&n. Ijteceived Sept. 26, 11.55 p.m. Warsaw, Sept. 26. The Soviet's representatives at Riga did not object to the Polish proposals foe a tails for discussion, including wjAtf guarantees, inviolability of . timiin, wk-fnfetfewnee frith each otheifg domestic affairs, and renunciaiionof claims for war expenses and jralbijge.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.