The Washington times., 1920-08-20
HOLD Up POLE,
SUPPLY SHIPS
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Official Circles Alarmed at Ac-
tion of Allied Commissioner
at Dantzig.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.
tionaI News Service.


Alarm over the situation at Danzig
is expressed In official circles here,
lest the trouble there over the unload
ing OF ships freighted with NUM-
tions consigned to the Polish army
jeopardize the victory OF the Poles
at the gates OF warsaw, again put
ting tffe capital at the mercy OF the
Reds. who are now reported on the
run.
The State Department has not been
officially informed OF the alleged re-
fusal OF Sir Reginald Tower. British
allied high commissioner at Danzig,
to permit the debarkation OF am
munition for the Poles. but admitted
an investigation Is under way.
The French government, IL Is un-
derstood here. is preparing a vigor-
ously protest II, as has been reported
to Quai d'Orsay. important French
shipments OF war supplies have been
held up by Sir Reginald and thus pre-
vented from reaching the Poles. A
similar protest, 1t was said. might fol-
low from America.
GERMANS sTOP TRAINS.
The situation Is regarded as all the
more serious because OF the attitude
OF workers in Germany and elsewhere
refusing to allow the free passage OF
trains bearing supplies for Poland.
Despite emphatic protests from the
French. trainloads OF materials bound
for Poland have been sidetracked or
detected
Belgian syndicahsts arc reported
here as having adopted a similar view
on the transport of troops or muni-
tions through Belgium II destined for
use OF the Poles.
These and similar conditions. II is
observed. tend to impregnate with
perilous possibilities the affairs OF the
Baltic port.
ONLY MEAGER ADVICEs.
Official advices from Danzis have
been extremely meager for some time.
II was admitted. and a complete re-
port on the situation there may not
be possible until the arrival in the
Baltic OF Vice Admiral Huse aboard
the cruiser Pittsburgh, scheduled for
early next week.
Disorders among lockers at Danzig
have been frequent since the East
Prussia harbor became free port
at the Baltic end OF the Polish corri-
dor. and IL is the view in government
circles that IL Sir Reginald has actu-
further cargoes of munitions to be
landed there, his action must be
based on complications OF this or
some other imperative nature.
4 number OF munitions ships, prln-
cipally. II not all French, are report
ed held up outside the port awaiting a
decision, while around Warsaw the
Polish army, according to advices re-
ceived at the Polish legation here. Is
Handicapped in its fight for life by the
need of supplies.
According to the very sparse in
formation in the hands OF officials
here. the allied high commissioner
probably fears disorders in the. event
ammunition for the Poles is landed at
Danzig and having at his disposal a
limited number OF allied troops, is
afraid he would not be. able to put
the trouble down. .....
NOT ACTING FOR BRITAIN.
Sir Reginald is under. the orders OF
the Allied Supreme Council, it is
pointed out, and is not acting on the
authority of the British government
alone. 1t is not believed here that
his reported action has anything to
do with Premier Lloyd Georges Rus
sian policy, which has been in
terpreted here and in Paris as of pro-
soviet tendencleS.
Sir Reginald Tower, known here as
a distinguished diplomat. is said to
be distantly related to Charlemagne
Tower, former American ambassador
to Berlin. He was once stationed in
Washington as secretary of embassy.
John w. Davis. American ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, is now on his
way back to Washington from Lon
don. He is due here the latter part
of next week. While his trip home
is said to be for reasons purely per-
sonal and in the nature Of a vacation,
it is generally understood here that
he will have a number OF very i'm
portant conferences with Secretary
OF state Colby and probably President
Wilson himself. making an exhaus-
tive report to both on the entire Euro
pean situation. particularly with re-
gard to Russia.