RUSSIA.

Timaru Herald, Issue 170297, 16 August 1920, Page 7

RUSSIA.

i ... REMOVING POLISH HARVEST. TROTSKY'S PROtJD CONCLUSION. Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright. | Australian and N.JS. Cable Aasn. Received. 5.5 p.m., August 35* h I COPENHAGEN, August. 14." ' 1 Reports fronx Warsaw state tint the Bolsheviks are requisitioning the Polish harvest, and sending the grain eastward. j The "National Tidcnds'' states that ' M. Trotsky, in a -speech at' Viln.n, said , that MAI. Kamaneir.s and KrassitrV, ' solemn reception as representatives of , the Russian. Government in London. | meant that the Western Powers recognised the Soviet Government. Ho added that Bolshevism had captured I the whole of Europe. UKRAINIA APPEALS FOR HELP. ]

VIENNA, August 13

The Ukraine Cabinet, which is taking refuge at Tarnow, has issued a manifesto asking for tho help of Western peoples in maintaining the independence of Ukrainia. It demands the withdrawal of Bolshevists -to enable a. Constituent Assemblv to meet and develop a democratic system of gnveniment.

ROUMANIA THREATENED

W'ASHINGTON, August 13.

Advices lead military officers to believe that the Bolsheviks will soon launch an attack against Roumsn-ia, with the object of regaining Bessarabia. Rournania recently as-iced the Bolsheviks to withdraw all troops from Roumanian territory.

BRITISH LABOUR

STAND AGAINST INTERVENTION-

By Electric Telegraph—Copyc-ght-Australiau and N.Z Gable Assn, Received 5.5 p.m., August Hth

LONDON, August 33. Mr A damson, presiding at the Labour Conference, said that the action of jingoistic France and the manifestation of the dollar-making instinct of America during the last 48 hours made the holding of the Conference more than ever necessary. He challenged Mr Lloyd George to deny that lie had repeated the declaration of the Soviet to preserve Poland's-independence. The Labour Party told the Government categorically that there would -is no war between Britain and Russia.

Mr Thomas, in moving a resolution approving of the Council's action in the present situation, said that, if circumstances demanded, it would he better for the whole of the Labour movement to decide on direct action. Only desperate and, dangerous methods could prevent a calamity.

The following resolution was adopted by acclamation:—

"That, realising the gravity of the international situation, this Conference pledges itself to resist every form of military or naval intervention against the Soviet Government, and instructs the Council to secure, firstly, absolute guarantees that Britain's armed forces shall not be used to support General Wratfgel's or any other effort; secondly, the withdrawal of Britain's forces operating as a blockading intluenee against Russia; thirdly, the recognition of the Soviet Government and e establishment of unrestricted trade relations between Britain and' Russia- 1 The Conference refused to be associated with any alliance between Britain and France committing those countries to support Poland or General Wrangel. Mr Thomas (Railwaynien) declared' that if circumstances demanded it the whole labour movement should vote for direct action. Renter. The Independent Labour Party Executive at a meeting at Glasgow: passed a resolution that French recognition of General Wrangel indicates Allied dujplicity, and the conference demands the severance of the France and British alliance and the expulsion of Mr Churchill from office. AMERICAN APPROVAL. WASHINGTON, August. 34. The Farmer-Labour candidate f or the Presidency, Mr Farley P. Christensen, cabled Mr Adamson, chairman < f the Labour Conference, congratulating tlio British workers on their determination to resist military intervention against Russia.