Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-12
POLES AND SOV|ETS
TO SIGN. ARMIST|CE
DOCUMENT TODAY
Delay Because of Inability
to Get Ukrainian Text
Prepared.
MANY UNvERIFIED RUMORS
OF LATE DlSAGREEMENTS
General Budenny, Red Cavalry
Leader, Joins Anti-Bol-
shevist Forces.
by Associated Press.l

RIGA. Oct. 1.-THE Russo Polish
arnistice and preliminary peace
treaty we're not signed tonight. I,
was announced that delay until
tuesday afternoon was made neces-
sarE because OF the impossibility OF
getting the tkrainian text prepared.
There arc many unvcrlfied rumors
oil late disagrecments in the deleEa-
tions II Is known that Secretary
Lorcnz. o. the Bolshcvist delegation.
telephoncd to the Poles shortly be-
fore o'clock tonight and anologized
Tor inability 10 complete the Ukrain-
IAN text for signature tonight. lie
explained il would be ready Tuesday
afternoon.
Under the armistice terms both ar
mics will remain in the positions held
by them until tho moment OF ceasIng
operations, provided the Russian and
ukrainian troops are not nearer than
iifteen klometers from the determined
Polish front line. y strip OF fifteen
kiiomeiers between the two fronts
VIII constitute neutral zone in the
military sense. which will remain un-
der the administration of the side TO
which the territory goes under the
preliminary peace terms.
Regulates Troop Movements.
Troop movements necessary TO ey-
ecute the armistice conditions must
be executed at not less than twe,,v
kilometers daily. and must begin not
later Than midnight OF October is.
The treaty will be executed under tho
direction OF mixed commissions. The
taking of hostages and the eyacua-
'ion or civil prisoners will not be
permitted during the withdrawal o..
'hc troops. Compulsory sale of
goods and rcquisitions are forbidden.
The first article OF the armis,ice
defines boundaries. and is, in part. ms
follows:
Russia and Ukraine renouncc their
rights over territory west of this
frontier, while Poland renounces It's
claim to all territory east OF this
frontier. y special frontier commits
sion will be set up immediately to
trace the frontier and erect sign
posts.
Both parties agree that IL the
disputed territories between Poland
and Lithuania form part of the ter
ritories west of the described bound
airy, the decision as TO their belong
ing TO Poland OR Lithuania remains
exclusively with Poland and Lith
uania.
kespect state Sovereignty.
Both contracting parties assure
each other complete respect for their
state OF sovereignty and agree to re-
frain from any kind of intervention
in the internal affairs OF the other.
Moreover. both agree TO include in
the treaty obligations neither to
create nor support organizations
"h'cn nave for their purpose an
armed struggle against the other
contracting party. nor to seek the
destruction OF the existing state and
social order OF the other side-mcan-
ing an attempt against the territorial
integrity. as we'll as the organization
assuming the role CT the Eovcrnmcpt
OF tho other side.
upon ratification OF the present
agreement, both contracting parties
undertake not to extend their sun
port TO foreign military action aGains,
the other side"
Article III. provides that the resi-
dents of both countries shall have
free choice of Russian or Polish
citizenship.
Articie ~. guarantees the rights
oil minorities in both countries.
Article V. renounces rcciprocally
expenditures for carrying on war be-
tween the two nations, and also the
war losses suffered by the govern
ment and citizens through military
action.
Article VI. provides for the ex-
change OF prisoners CT war and the
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