The sun., 1919-10-08
DENIKINE'S TROOPS
FIGHT UKRAINIANS
New Russia's General Seeking
to Get in Touch With Po-
lands Armies.
GALICIANs NOW PASSIVE
Opportunity Seen for Allied
Diplomacy in Dealing With
the Situation.
by CHRISTOPHER LUMBY.
Special Cable Despatch TO TnE srs from "a,
london Times Serrtce.

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WARSAW. Oct Cen. Denikine's
troops are fighting the Ukrainians in the
~ region of Balta and Uman, between Kiev
VI and odessa 1t is uncertain which side
=, took the offensive. but probably II was
- Gen. Denikine Various indications sug-
eest that Gen. Denikine is trying to
~ secure his flank by clearing up the
.a ,Ukrainiat army and getting In touch
with the Poles. 81.
fa II this is so. II Is unlikely that the
i Galiclan troops, who are only hghtins
q for Poland in hopes Of getting east Ga
licia from Poland would offer much re-
I. sistance.
-9- 1t appears that the. Bolshevik forces
(which a fortnight ago worked north
from Odessa and subsequently occupied
Jitomir were allowed to pass by both the
- Ukrainians and the Volunteer Army in
n the hope that 1t would attack the other
"a side. That detachment now has raided
- the .Bolshevik forces north of Jitomir
q, and Is astride the Kief-Sarny Railway in
II formidable strength. They are exercis-
ing considerable pressure both to the
eastward and westward. and the chances
Of juncture by DenilSine with the Poles
,rron that line are less feasible than they
we're three weeks ago.
The Poles apparently regard the idea
of a junction rather passively. From
their viewpoint there are several OBJ
4, Jections In the Hrst place theft
strategical position is about as good as
ls "A r-t
their positions run northward following
! approximately the course of the River
! Horyn.
4 On the Sarny-Kief line the Poles hold
Clewsk and on the Luniny. Wosyre line
their most advanced point Is Petrykow
Il They have a good railway system be-
hind them, with excellent lateral COM
s muhications and see little reason for
pushing further at this season Of the
\ year.
The winter equipment of their army is
!. very peor. and IL is to their best interest
II to get comfortably dug in in their pres
. ent positions before cold weather sets in
Secondly. the idea the cooperation with
. Gen. Denikine would bring a cry from
/ the Socialists that the Polish Army is
! being used to restore reactionary Rus
y sian Government
4 In any case. public opinion would be
| against actively assisting new Russia
! until 1t Is made clear what the attitude
of new Russia toward Poland Is going to
be. All OF the objections probably could
4 be overcome if a clear statement were
! issued by Gen.. Denikine renouncing any
claim by new Russia to parts of Poland
I and Galicia and accepting the fuling OF
the League of Notions as to the frontier
districts further eastward now occupied
Il by the Poles.
4 1t is hoped that advantage will b,
taken by the Allies of the recent arriva
y of a Polish mission at Gen. Denikine'i
= headquarters to get some of the doubts
! and difficulties between the Poles ant
new Russians cleared up. The cpportu.
nifty OF getting a country SO valuabl,
TO the whole world as Ukraine under q
settled Government ought not to bs
missed for want of exertion of allied
diplomacy.