SECOND EDITION. THE POLISH WAR

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160724, 10 August 1920, Page 7

SECOND EDITION. THE POLISH WAR

DEFIANT BOLSHEVIKS DETIMpIINED TO IGNORE ALLIES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. A.ustiaiian and N.Z. Cable Association. Received August 10, 12.30 p.m. LONDON, August 9. A Rus=ian wireless to Britain says iliac the Poli>h Government announces its readiness to send delegates t<> Minsk to conclude an armistice and peace preiiniinarie-. The Bolshevik Government, therefore, expresses its belief that the object of the Allies, namely, the cessation of hostilities and the establishment of peaceful relations between Russia and Poland, on a basis of the full indejiendcnee of Poland, will be attained in the most speedy and simplest way. through direct negotiations. The Bolshevik Government is of opinion that the Allies will undoubtedly acknowledge that their object will lie Tullw covered by the impending Russo-Polish conference at Minsk. The contents of the above Note are regarded as practically amounting to the rejection of the Allies’ participation in the Russo-Polish settlement. BRITISH CABINET MEETING. LONDON. August 9. Mr Lloyd George called a Cabinet electing for six o’clock to-night. when he will lay the whole situation, as the outcome of the Eympnc Conference, before his colleagues. SUPPORT TO POLAND ALLIES IN COMPLETE ACCORD. Ecu tor. NEW YORK. August 9. The Hytho Conference ended in complete accord on support to Poland with military advice, munitions and war’hips, but not troops. KRASSIN’S MISSION. NEW YORK. August 9. Kras? in remains in Loudon pending the armistice parley at Minsk on Wednesday.