The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02
"Uncommoaly Generous
Are the Terms Offered
Poles Says Red Chief
WRITER TALKS TO HIM
Correspondent Finds Dictator
"A Plain, Impressive, Eff
ficient Business Men
by a STAFF CORRESPONDENT
ntCrLa ,iouul News Service
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MOSCOW. Sept 30.-Via wireless
To Berlin, tdcaycdD Leon Trotsky.
minister OF war iu the soviet gov
crnmvnt. ~ immcusly proud OF the
lt"d army But he expressed t"cu
Disappointment today because the
soviet hnd TO interrupt It's ndaBtuai
ana economic program to build up
a lighting machine.
In an exclusive interview with tho
Intcruatlcutl N"wH Service, TrotHky
declared Russia sought "uuly peace
with Poland He said tnHf Russia
was determined to have posc u she
lad To tlght fUs A.. ltDHaf sia,".
mcnts on the Russo Polish g.tuuGon
were extremely timely iu Wow of
the negotiations which arc now In
pre- gress nt riga
The war minister said.
1--WE Fight For Peace"
I'm the struggle with Poland our
only aim has been peace. ON the
eve OF the Polish war We were Civ
fng our undecided attention TO peace
ful work ana the problems Of peace
ful puiBults, ! myself was IN the
Ural district, whore | was president
of tho first labor army Never IN
all my service In behalf OF soviet
Russia have | experienced 30 much
satisfaction as In this economic work.
The Polish war diverted our efforts
and our attention from this con
structlve work our aim was peace
at any cost. We offered the great
est concessions to the Polish govern
ment We took our offensive
field to compel the Poles 10 givc
us peace. our offensive did not
brig us complete success. Now the
NAUHs.
mi,tec again IL offering uncommon
~ generous tcrms--T do not say cx-
travhRant concesslons---to attain
peace which would enable us to re-
turn to our reconstruction and our
economic problems. our terms
were not only generous but very de
monstratiVe. We must and will
prove 90 the world, including the
Polish people that pence In our real
aim. even IL we have to pay n high
price for It.. Our terms were an
expression OF the self confidence OF
the Russian workers and peasants
who wart peace and are ready to
make concessions to get II. II their
peace proposals are again rejected,
they are fully able to gain peace by
victory on the fiolo." They are
conscious Of tho unassiacmle right
eousne,s OF their cause
Only two years ago Trotslty was
asking American and French Off
cers elementary questions on mill
tary matters Since that time he
has ,bnilt up on the ruins OF the
ozariRi army and amidst of the
shattered industries and railways of
his country Red force OF 100000
or more. well armed, equipped, fed
and drilled. There IN no guard
maintained before Trotsky'a office.
A single sentry stood before tho
door when the interviewer sought ad-
mission. At tho appointed hour
20 the very minutc---Trotsky wns Mt
his desk In his headquarters ready
To receive the correspondent. II
was an immense room, plain and
revere In aspect There arc no pie
lures. but one wall covered with n
huge map OF Russia. a cabinet
stood IN one corner containing re-
ports Of various kinds which are re-
celvcd daily from every army unit
Therewas an elaborate telephone
system. All the Ggeat switchhoards
were long distancs lines stretching
10 headquarters ia the field, There
was absolute silence when the cor
respondent entered. except for tho
ticking OF a great grandfather'B
clock.
Trotskv snt Mt his desk, Tho
desk was big ana square ana clcan.
The man looked like one who pos.
scssed quiet power. lie appeared
considerably eyed and was slightly
gray. His uniform WIS plain with
no insignia. when he spoke. 1t was
In excellent French.